Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-19
DALLAS.
The Senior Funderhurg Tells all he
Knows and is Released.
Grand Jury Report-1he Texas and Fac'fc to
Tut on Another Fast Train to It. Louis,
Starting From Fort WORTH.
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Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 1s.-Josepn
Funderburk had his examination before
United States Com NJ issioner Lednum on
the charge of counterfeiting. Fuuder-
burk is Q resident of Ellis county and
lives near Red Oak. He is the man
brought in by United States Deputy
Marshal Smith on yesterday, aud u
father of Tom FundeIburk, who is in
jail. emerged with passing counterfeit
money eOogt Il week ago IN Haulon s
theater. Tom was detected and arrested
before he left the theater, and had in his
possession s. number of counterfeit
dollars. At the examination Of the
father, he testified that he knew the
bogus money was being made at his
house by his sons George and Tom and q
man named Russell, who ia the principal
in The work. Funderburk, Sr. , denies
that ne ever assisted in tns work and
tried TO persuade his boys from having
anything to do with the matter, stating
to them that it would certainly get them
into trouble. After due Investigation
Commissioner Lednum dismissed the case
against james Funderburk, es there was
no evidence TO show that he had, in any
way, been party to the making of the
money. The son Tom, who is now in
jail, is in bud fix, there not only being
the case against HIM for passing the
money, but another case for counterfeit
ing. The older son, George. and the
man Russell, are the worst of the lot and
are still AT large, although they VII! in
all probability be- caught and made to
stand their trial.
The following report of the grand jury
was to-day submitted 10 Judge Burke OF
the Fourteenth district court, and the
same has caused much comment in the
city:
We. the grand jury impaneled,
sworn in and charged to inquire OF
offences committed in said county on the
Sfh day of September, 1890, beg leave to
report tina. We have diligently inquired
into all o(fenses under the general statue
OF the state made penal in SO far as was
possible for us to DO, and that we have
returned into open court during the five
week 3 Investigation 293 indictments,
the same being nearly equally divided
between nisGemennors and feionies. Our
efforts have been untiring in trying to
ferret out all violations under your hon
or . special and general charge.
Referring to your special charge in
reference to houses of ILL., fame, Illegal
voting, betting on election and gambling,
We lind that the last legislature con-
ferred exclusive jurisdiction on the city
of Dallas to regulate AMI control houses
of il lame and relief from these offences
must be obtained through the CITY
officers and courts only.
While we have heard some repor. of
Illegal voting at the last election we have
failed to find sufficient proof III any case
to warrant US in bringing in bill, and
We are Satis.i d from our Investigations
that the number of Illegal votes cast, if
any, too small TO have changed the re-
suit of g SINGLE candidate before the
people.
We could hear great deal about bet
ting on the result of the election and
have reason to believe that the law was
violated in this respect, bat we were un-
able 10 get sufficient; proof to convict.
Perhaps fully cne-third of our time
was devoted TO ''gaming cases, and
We regret to cay that our efforts in this
direction have been almost q failure.
We have had abundance OF proof 10 show
thnt there are at least dozen gambling
houses, white ana black running con-
stantly III open violation of law in the
city of Dallas. C1tizeEs, deputy sheriffs
ard police officers under oath testify TO
1t. Men are fined monthly in the city
court for gambling. They plead guilty,
pnv their fine and repeat the offense.
Special officers are detailed TO look after
this class OF offences 10y the CITY au-
fines and enter pea of guilty for gam
blers. This condition OF things has
been going on for years. Yet
under oath they testify they do
not know the names Of the men who
special detectives did remember the
had left the city. The law-abding peo-
Pile DO not visit these places. Law
breakers, as d rule, will not testify
against each other. Our only hope,
therefore. 10 destroy this evil IS under
the Information ATTAINED through the
peace officers elected or appointed fer
the purpose of prosecuting violators of
the law. They should secure the evil
dence, as in other cases; but when they
wiilfully or through misconception OF
their duties close their eyes or purDosely
avoid this class OF law brakers, instead
OF awaiting themselves OF every oppnr-
tunity presented for the purpose of OBJ
I tanning such evidence as will secure
conviction, there is little for the grand
jury 10 do. They should bring in indct-
ments when such evidence OF gull. is
presented as they think will secure cou-
viction.
We recommend that your honor aD-
poiDt,a special committee TO inquire into
ana report on the financial condition of
Dallas county. This recommendation is
made in view of the fact that an exami-
nation has not been made for years, and
not that we have any reason TO believe
that there has been any wrong doing by
the county officers.
We extend our thanks to the county
attorney, his deputies, the sheriff and
his deputies for the uniform kindness
and courteous treatment extended TO US
during our investigation.
j. 4. CRAWFORD,
Foreman Grand Jury.
II. G. Brady, W j. Owen, A. Gard
ner and Thomas Nussbaumer as incor-
DOrQtOrS. have received a charter for the