Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-25
GEN. STANLEY. ARRESTED.
The Old Arsenal Block at Austin the
Cause OF Another Sensation.
Head of the Army in Texas Arrested for Alleged
Attempt to Commit an Assault on a
Ward Politician.
Special to tie Gazette.

Special to the Gazette. M
AUSTIN, Ten, Dec. 24.-GeneraED
S. Stanley, commanding the departIE nt
of Texas, and his aid, David j. RdTRs
bergh, were arrested here to-day upon a
civil warrant, issued from the court of
Justice Stuart and executed by consta-
BILE. The arrest caused big sensation III
the city, and the following is its history:
There is a valuable block of property be-
longing to the United States government F.,
in Austin, known as the old arsenal
block, and was occupied by federal troops
before the army headquarters were made
at San Antonio. Along i'll the first of the
year the board of school trustees of Aus
tin, including County Judge Z. T. Full
more and a. P. Woodbridge, prominent
banker, set on foot plan to secure from
the government the block-which is va
cant property-fOr the use of public
schools. Through Representative Sayers
in the house and Coke i'll the senate they
procured the passage of Il bill donating
the block to the city of Austin, and the
secretary of war made out q deed and
forwarded the same 10 Mayor Nalle and
the city council. Mayor Male, however,
was opposed to the receipt of the ground,
saying he had rather get the military
back to Austin to occupy it. The deed
was refused. The school board then
went to work and had the deed changed,
whereby the United States govern
ment lodged the title in themselves,
which was done, but in the interim of the
government 5 REIMBURSEMENT of the prop
erty and its reception by the school board
a Job printer and Republican ward poll
ticianS named J. NJ. Snyder at the insti
CATION of other parties, so il is alleged,
stepped in and on the principle of squat
ter sovereignty, took possession OF the
block. The school board then appealed
to General Stanley, commanding this de-
partment, to put them i'll possession. To-
day the general and his aide came up
from San Antonio to turn over this prop
cry according to the deed. Accompanied
by Mr.. Woodbridge, representing the
school board, General Stanley went down
to the disputed property. No sooner had
they stepped on the ground than a con-
stable, armed with warrant from Jus
tce Stuart s court, arrested General
Stanley and the aide for alleged attempt
to commit an assault on Snyder. They
quietly submitted to arrest and
were carried before Justice Stuart.
After hearing speeches, and very good
ones, from General Stanley and his aide,
and Snyder's lawyer, Justice Stuart
bound them over in $500 to keep the.
peace. General Stanley refused to give
bond and said he would go to Jail first.
The constable then proceeded to take
him to that institution. Arrived Mt the
door of the prison, Sheriff White of
Travis county asked General STAN
ley if he had authority from
the government to transfer the property
i'll question. The general said he had
and produced his orders. Sheriff White
then said he would not recognize the
order of commitment from Justice
Stuart and told General Stanley to go.
In the meantime Snyder holds the fort
and General Stanley has telegraphed the
war department at Washington stating
the facts and asking further orders. 1t
is believed if he is sustained that General
Stanley viii after Christmas bring mill
tary force enough from headquarters ut
San Antonio to put the school board in
possession if it takes park of artillery
to do it. .as tsgs.,