San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-02
FOR LIBEL.
Alderman Gallagher Arrested for
Alleged Libel of Ed. p. Ciau-
don, City Clerk,

uOIl1 SilS NiSiN'
The city administration does not
allow itself to be libeled and takes
one method or another to resent it. 1t
don't care who suffers, just so the
right ones are caught. Its employees
seem to be falling into the same habit,
as Alderman Gallagher is the latest
victim, being arrested yesterday at
ternoon just after the council meeting
on a charge of libeling City Clerk
Claudon, by publishing in the three
daily papers little slaps and nudges
at this official, under the head of
"Chips from Chopper" and over the
nom de plume of chopper" The in
dictment by the grand jury reads as
follows:
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AU-
TORITY OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS
The grand jurors of BeXar county,
state of Texas, duly elected, tried.
empannelled, sworn and charged, at
a term of the district court, of BeXar
county, beginning the first Monday
of September, A. D., 1888, to inquire
of the body of said county of Bexar,
upon their oaths, in said district
court, of Bexar county, present, that
n. Gallagher on the 18th day of
the month of September, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and lightweight,
and said county of BeXar, and
state of Texas. in the county and
state aforesaid, with intent to injure
E. P. Claudon, did unlawfully and
maliciously make, write, print, pub
lish, sell and circulate a malicious
statement of, and concerning one E.
p. Claudon, and affecting the reputa-
ton of the said E. p. Claudon, to the
tenor following, to-wit: "San Anto-
Mo, (meaning thereby the City of San
Antonio. BeXar county, Texas may
not have many great things, but
one thing it has got, sober city
clerk-to get" (meaning thereby that
said E. p. Claudon, as clerk of the
said City of San Antonio was a
drunkard.)
when whisky is in wit is
out. this accounts for the
vacancy in the city clerks office.
(Meaning thereby that the said E. p.
was ullll w lllC
duties of city clerk of the city of San
Antonio, by reason of his drunken
ness by the use of whisky.
Callaghan (meaning thereby Bryan
Callaghan, mayor of said city of San
Antonio) now carries the key of the
safe, while the saloon keepers carry
the key of ClaudOn-whis-key
Meaning thereby that said Gala
CHAN, as mayor of said city, mistrusted
the honesty of said ClaudOn, and
therefore would not permit said Clau
don to carry the key Of the safe.)
eff the Hopper meaning the said
E. p. ClaudOn) was "boiled out,
postage stamp would make him an
overcoat, and he would nave to en-
ploy boy to keep people from step
ping on him. (Meaning thereby that
the said E. P. Claudon was bloated
by the excessive use of ardent spir-
it's.
'Since the Hopper (mean ing said
f. p. Claudon) lost those one hundred
dollars his Toner (meaning thereby the
mayor of the said city of San Antonio)
permits him meaning said K. 2. Clau-
dom to handle only the whiskey
money. He puts that, however, where
it does the most good Meaning
thereby that said ClaudOn had misap-
propriated one hundred dollars of the
money of the said city, and therefore
the mayor of said city will not trust
the said Claudon as clerk of said city,
"Lost-BetWeen the elevator and
the Elite the Flopper's (meaning
thereby said f. p. ClaudOn) brains.
OF no use to anybody, blade of John
son grass is offered for their return to
3. Ryan meaning Bryan Callaghan-
and further that said ClaudOn was an
imbecile, and without sense from the
use of Intoxicating liquors..
Contrary to the statute, and against
the peace and dignity Of the state.
A. ID. JONES,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
Alderman Gallagher was arrested
by Sheriff Lewis and was requested
to give bond in the sum OF $500 today.
He was then allowed to 60 as he
pleased. He says he is surprised at
the Indictment. ClaudOn published
equally as scurrilous stuff about him.
He really pities Mr.. Claudon for
his weakness; yes, he has more pity
for him than contempt. That he is
merely the cats-paw of a corrupt adj
ministratiOn Mr.. Gallagher has not
one doubt and thinks the whole thing
was arranged by the masters in Or
der to reach him for having shown
something of the inside workings of
city affairs"