San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-08
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Texas, May, 5, 1891

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May 1st. The day was celebrated by
q grand picnic at the fair grounds.
! Music hall was thrown open. Child
rem and teachers assembled at High
school building, formed In line four
abreast, marched to strains of music
furnished by q brass band to the ter
minus of the rapid transit line, where
fifty four cars stood waiting. Alder
men, scho u trustees and many other
prominent citizens were present.
Next Friday the colored free
schools have "their day"
Garter Roberts, who killed the Rev.
A. F. Jackson, Dec. Is, 1889 has been
sent up for life. After the verdict,
murder in the first degree, was rem
dered, his attorney went to work at
once, preparing motion for new
trial. The prisoner had expected al
acquital. The jury stood on first
vote, eight for hanging, four for a life
sentence.
Carter is a'cultured -, we can't
call him negro, for he is not. 1 sup
pose in San Antonio he would be
called a Spanish Mexican. He has
more of the Grecian cast than negro,
but the color line is drawn, where
negro blood flows in ones veins. He
was quite leader among the colored
people, and had many friends among
the whites till he killed Parson
jackson in cold blood, and later, tried
to prove he did it in self defense. No
self defense about it. He went to
Jackson's gate and called him out.
Returning to his own yard, across the
street, he fired at the preacher, shoot
ing him down like a dog.
Why not put stop to these cold
blooded murders by making examples
of such men as George Martin and
Carter Roberts-and we might say
Cash.
1t is a great thing to be a hero. We
| thought so the other day as we saw
one after another 60 up and shake
hands with the ex-outlaw Frank
James. He has our distinguished
| consideration, but not admiration. In
any crowd, wherever it is, under any
circumstances, he is lionized as
/ though he were a great man.
The colored walters gave a grand
| ball in their park, situated in the
northern outskirts of the city. A fter
| the festivities were over, mum Der
| who had doubtless imbibed too free
| ly, boarded street car and ordered
the driver to roll out" The driver
had orders to leave only with full
| cars, and he refused to obey. A fight
ensued; one negro was embOwled
and will die. Sam Jones, a driver of
one of the cars, was knocked and
| pounded over the head with palings
from the cemetery fence.
| AT the close of the year it was
deemed expedient to move the court
from the farmers alliance building.
The farmers alliance building is with
| in stones throw of the courthouse:
some urged its location, the surround
ings, &c. 1t was moved into the
Clark building in March. 1t is now
claimed the present building is uu-
safe. During the Cash trial it is said
the floor settled several inches. If
the building is unsafe, it behooves
the commissioners to investigate the
matter at once, and not wait till after
the mischief is done. Better to have
done away with some of the objection.
able features surrounding the Farm
er's. Alliance building II al to have
moved into an unsafe ono.
| Rev. DIR. Kerfoot of Louisville XIV.
is to preach the sermon dedicating
the new Baptist church. The large
organ is being placed III position.
A grand barbecue, which was to
have taken place San Jacinto Day,
will be held Friday at Oak Cliff Park.
1t is given for the benefit of the Girls
Cooperative Home. Fifty cents adj
mits you to the ground, where you
get good dinner.
The 10 hour go-as-you- please is the
drawing card at Myers garden.
Mr.. and Mrs Jules E Schneider
entertained the great journalist of
Kentucky at a dinner Thursday.
J. ROl Reel, Dallas correspondent
of the Kansas City Sunday Sun has
come to grief as his predecessor, :.
Darlington Leake did. S. Garling ton
Leake shipped for parts unknown,
when it was made too hot for him.
J. Rol Reel tried to follow in his foot
steps, by sending matter of a most
sensational character 10 the "Sun."
Sarah Scott who loaded a we'll In
south Dallas, near the cotton mills
and where every body that wants to
gets water, with rough on rats is still
in Jail.
Sarah got mad with some white
folks in the vicinity, and swore re.
venge, and put sufficient poison in
the well to kill the entire community