Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-16

The sheriffs Of the state, Ia Convention
Assembled, Hard a. work on
Business.
A Countorfeiter In Custody The Episcopal
ETisstou--The sew Postmsster-
watsr-works Talk.
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nreoIal . tho eaae..e.

WACOi iFA hNo, W. 2. 10y - -
all OF whom bore the looks OF rrsolut
men In their faces, sat IN me pafquette
tho Garliud opera-hou-e this morning
They were Texas sheriff, with here anl
there deputy representing his principal
a deputy marshal or Upited States mar
shat The gatheriag wa the seventh ~
nual SESSION Of the Sheritfs' association 0
Texas. The sheriff commenced arr'vin'
yesterday evening aud others came tbs
morning. The obirct OF the meeting 4
SIMPLY aud sdely 60 get better acquainted
with eaeh other aud talk 0ye
measures taicunted TO secure
better enforcement OF the criminn
laws, AK Neil as u Improve the iaoilt
ties for unmrthn0 crime ald captDiinl
criminals rpey were a mia manh"red
body Of men, these -hcnh ---tn s"agger'
ing or displaying ~ stockholders, too
many oiilcrr- are gwen 10 dong. Mr. II.
lG. Barber sheriff ~ nays county ana
president q The association, called tht
body IN order The other olhcers pres
eut were Mr. u " Baine, sherlh "i
Houston county vfe-prcsidtnt' ana Mr.
JOhu 7 hitk ui Travis county, secretary.
The president dii not deliver any annual
address nnd the clni business trans
acted dnrlug inc morning was IN
reception VI new members ana payment
Of dues rhn following answered pres
ont at roll.ca.l'
John II htby, d putty, lNlefi w L
hadd x, Ttrrut; w. II W. Smiih, Dii'
lasi j. Cunningham, Ia'loIi Il. H.
McCmin, Nnnmgari W. D. daGhson >
Blancoi J, y STAFFORD, camp W.
Choale, CasSi B, w MOTIFS H0od'
George a. Scarborough, jones' G. H..
MTllnnuI1. tJUnfnU. w NJ. Ken.
city marshal Fort worm, Tar
rant; w = Harris, McLennan;
q g Dhitee, Frankllni Z. T. Daugh,
Wllbnrgeri WhW Idylor, Maloni >. IL
WiihamH, Rock Nalii Geo. II. ugieSby,
deputy, dcLennani WIZ A ASH, deputy
United states marshal, McLthnani D W
NEAR, M'hafd w. u. Adilr, WALKER
ID. U. DAWSON, BfhzoNi hpterNpn
Polki A. f. Ficlh, CaldwtlI' NJ. VI
Honesty, lrNisi w. H.. Jones, Con
znlcsi X VI. Love. b'mcstonei /. u. NC
MurraN Cu'kti > h's-i deputy NC
bennau; i townsend C"lorhdui
Van Hall, eS-sh"rin, McLennhui
H. Whitei deputy United States mlr"hal
III pelug nearly noon the association
took recess until 1880 p m,
AFrtKNooN SESSION.
Az ! 100 q. m. the a4s1clhllon met again,
with the following additional members
presents a Steele (depuiy), BrazOS;
II. NJ Davis "ichltai II. e. Douglas,
Grayson.
Gen. i >, ROSS was Introduced and
made very neat welcoming address, IN
MS own happy style, that was greeted
with applhn7e.
Inc ciectnn OF officers Tor the ensuing
year was then gone into, Mr. IL. b, Bar.
Der OF Hayes county was Reelected preSi.
dent ny ncclamtuppi Mr. H. a, Bayne,
Ylce-presldrnti Dennis Corwln OF Travis
treasurer, aud MT KIRK, secretary All
these ON; we're reelected.
Secretary ktrk read his annual report,
IL shows twenty-sX new members re-
ceyed since tue last meeting Receipts
from limitations. dues, etc, Sl6a 36i dis.
ourSelnent', Sl6' 10, leaving a.bglance OF
~ 20 Ia the 'feas nrV. On notion The re-
port was received and adopted.
A committee WAS appointed TO memo
rlallLo the legislature 10 amend the laws
regulating tue compensation OF sherlnS.
IL In contend that officers have 20 do n
great deal OF work. especially In criminal
cases, where no compensation IL secured.
rms Is about the gt>t OF the work done
this evening, although several subjects OF
Interest 70 the officers were discussed In
an informal manner Several committees
are to report tomorrow morning, aud
then the BODY Will get down to business.
several sh"rluS arrived to-day.
MOTIFS AND OBSERVATIONS.
The session will not last longer than
tomorrow, AZ nearly all the sheriffs hav'
courts aud other business awaiting their
return.
Mr. Kirk, the secretary, has filled that
position since 1879, and though not gu
oitiier now, the sherlffs will not dispense
with HIS services.
drive around the city, II visit TO The
theater Tonight aud a banquet tomorrow
are down ~ features OF entertainment.
The officers don't talk politics much
but numpers OF them say they are for
Ross Tor governor. Gen. II. used to be a
sheriff himself, and good one.
Sherin liornsby OF Austin says 1t ia all
"hap doodle" TO talk about the series OF
murders In his city being committed by
some bio ,d-thlrsty maniac. He thinks
every murder had motive ANA a differ.
ent author.
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