San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-09
YOX POPULI
CONDEMNS AN UNPOPULAR
JUDGE.
THE MASS MEETING ATTENDED,
BY THOUSANDS.
Grand jury Given a Serenade and
Grand Ovation, by Their
Supporters, at the Jail.

The torch of liberty and of light in
front of the LIGHT Office shines brighter
| today.
BY It's fearless and bold stand for justice
and the peoples rights it gains victory
and is rewarded.
The mass meeting held at Convention
Hall last night was the largest mass
meeting ever held in San Antonio.
1t was not so much the result Of the
street dodgers and newspaper calls for
| the meeting. issued but few hours pre-
| viouS to the hour of meeting, as IL was the
| deep responsive chord aroused in the
minds of all law abiding and solid ciJi-
| ZenS.
The hall was packed with the best citi-
| ZenS
1t was built for the democratic cOnven-
| ton and was destined to hold thousands.
| AT least two thousand gained entrance
| last night.
| One or two thousand more were outside
| unable to get in. They crowded the cor
| ridorS and streets and listened. When
| the responsive cheers echoed at the read
| ing of paragraph after paragraph Of the
| condemnatory resolutions, the outsiders
took up the cheer and it was heard far
| over the city.
There was no door keeper or sergeant
alarms to keep the peace. None were
| needed.
Captain Edgar Schramm took the stand
| and announced the object of the meeting.
| Henry +. Vernon was elected chairman,
and Carl Runge secretary.
| Joseph Ryan moved that a committee
| Of five be appointed to draft suitable res.
| outions bearing upon the subject. The
chairman appointed Joseph Ryan, w. NJ.
Locke, Charles Hugo, Edgar Schramm
and Gustav Groos. A recess Of ten min
| uteS was taken that the committee might
| make its report. 1t took them longer
| than the allotted time to do the work as
they had considerable squabble
over the incorporating of para.
| graph in the resolution which asserted
that they believed strife and discord
would be averted and the interest of the
resignation of Judge w. w. King 1t
was only through the urgent advice OF
| certain members of the committee that
| the above clause was stricken out and
not permitted to go before the meeting.
The committee finally finished their la
bOrS and the report was read by Joseph
1 Ryan. 1t was received with applause. 1t
| read as follows.
| Hereby asserting the right of publicly
assembling together as free men and Civ
| ing utterance 10 our opinion upon public
/ affairs, we, citizens of BeXar county, in
| mass meeting assembled, dc hereby eX-
| press our serious regret at the unfortu-
nate attitude of one of the judges OF our
| district courts, tO-wit: The Judge OF the
| Forty-iifth judicial district towards the
| members of our late grand jury, organized
| and empaneled by the Judge of the
| Thirty seventh judicial district court,
| the only court authorized by law
to organize grand jury for BeXar
| county; the said grand jury having been
| adiudged in contempt of court by w. W..
| King judge of the FOrty-tfth judicial
district, while in the exercise of their Off
| cial duties in attaching said King as a
| witness before them while pursuing their
| Investigation of crimes against the law,
| and after the adjournment of said grand
| jury having each member thereof commit
| ted to jail by reason OF said contempt and
1 are now incarcerated in our county Jail.
| Therefore be it resolved
| "FirSt-That we endorse and uphold
| the action of our grand jury in making no
| distinction Of persons in requiring the
| attendance of witnesses before them in
| their Investigations, and believe that all
| public officials should be the first to rem
| der the grand jury of the county their
| assistance and support.
"Second-That we feel confident that
| the members of the grand jury have been
| endeavOring. to do their duty to the best
| of their ability and the citizens of the
| county have cause to be grateful to said
grand jury for the work they have done
| for the welfare of the county.
''Third-We believe that the inter
ference of one Judge with the organiZa
ton and machinery of the other court of
equal civil jurisdiction and additionally
charged with the administration of Grim
inal law is a lamentable misfortune, and
we deem the action Of said Judge w. w
King as unwarranted, haSty and uncalled
for and,that the result thereof has per-
petrated a nagrant injustice upon the
members OF our said grand jury and
great injury and indignity 10 the COM
munty."
Signed by Joseph Ryan, Gustav Groes,
Edgar Schramm, Charles Hugo, w. NJ.
Locke.
After the cheering that followed the
reading of the resolutions had subsidized.
the chairman put the motion that was
made and seconded to adopt them.
The motion was put and the vote aye
was unanimous, as in one strong word the
entire throng thus voiced their appro6a-
tiOn of Americas liberty loving constitu-
ton and gave earnest notice that the
peoples rights, the peoples protectors and
grand jury representatives were to be mp
held and supported against tyrannical |
dictatOrS of every kind.
The vote may" was unanswered when |
called by the chairman.
The meeting then adjourned and
though there were calls for speeches, no |
one responded.
Outside. the crowd remained massed and |
orderly.
The Alamo band was placed in front of |
the column and the chairman and mem |
bers of the resolution committee headed