San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-09

The crowd on its way TO the Jail filed the
entire space of Houston street from North
Flores 10 Cameron. and when the head
of the column turned into Cameron street,
the solid phalanX had not ceased pouring
out OF the Convention hall.
1t strongly reminded beholders of the
mass OF citizens who marched 10 the New
Orleans jail and ria the country of the
Malta aSsaSSinS.
With this difference: This crowd was
not mob; was unarmed and its inten-
lions were peaceabe and to uphold the
law.
The band played in front of the Jail and
some one set of large quantities of red
fire.
As deafening cheer arose from the
thousands maSscd in front of the Jail, it
announced to the grand jury the arrival
of their sympathizerS.
Several were engrOSSed in quiet game
of dOminoeS ia the jailer'S room. The
game was stopped and the front windows
were soon crowded.
The grand jurors were sure enough
playing checkers with their noses
against the iron bars.
Mr.. Ryan was raised to the front win
dow and by the aid of jail lantern, read
the resolutions to the grand jurors.
Calls for Russ" 'Russ!" were heard,
and the General soon put himself to the
window and thanked his friends for this
demonstration. He asked them in behalf
of their friends and of public order, to
quietly and peacefully disperse and go
home to their wives, and you may be
sure all will yet be right"
More cheers, more music, more fire.
works, and the greatest demonstration OF
the popular voice ever seen in San Anto-
MO, was over. The crowd quietly dis
perSed.
The topic of conversation for the re-
mainder of the evening was the events
1t was talked of in the hotels and the
clubs, in stores aud saloons.
The grand jurors, to several friends
who crowded TO the windows of the jail
for a friendly handshake, stated that
they were as comfortable as they could
well be in such place.
They occupy the Jailors large front
rooms, and are not put in cells. Beds and
other comforts were sent in during yes
terday.
Mr.. Albert Maverick looked the most
worried. 1t is understood his wife and
babies are all sick at home.
The counsel for the grand jury left for
Tyler last night.
The following resolutions, more terse
and strong, were handed in to the meet
ing after the reading of the former reso-
lutionS was begun, to-wit:
Whereas, Hon. w. W. King, Judge Of
the 45th judicial district court, has, an
der color of the powers of his office as
judge, as aforesaid adjudged the mem
OerS of the late grand jury of BeXar coun-
tV guilty Of contempt for lawfully issuing
process to secure his attendance before
them as a witness in the Investigations
enjOined upon them by law, and has fined
each of said grand jurors in the. sum OF
fifty dollars, and has committed them to
the common Jail of BeXar county in order
to cOerce from them the payment OF said
fines: therefore
Resolved, /. That thea ct of said grand
jury in issuing process to secure the at
tendance of Judge w. w. King before
them as a witness was authorized by the
constitution and laws of the state of Tex
as and was in perfect conformity with the
custom of the grand jurieS OF Texas from
the days of the Republic down to the pre-
sent time; and that there was nothing in
the manner of the issuance and service OF
said process not fully warranted by the
aforesaid constitution, laws and customs
of the judicial institutions of this COM
mOnwealth, nor in contempt OF Judge w.
W. Kings court.
Resolved 2nd. That the aforesaid act,
of Judge King is without a precedent in
the history of the judicial institutions of
the English speaking people, and should
be condemned and reprobated by all
liberty loving people, as IawleSS and
revolutionary, and inconsistent with the.
time hOnored principle that a public
Office is a public trust.
Resolved Bird. That the aforesaid ac-
tiOn of Judge King evinceS a purpose
upon his part to place himself above the
law which he, as judge, sits to mete out
and administer to others, and to arrogate
to himself privileges and immunitieS not
loved nv nj her mem hprS Of the com
munity.
Resolved, 4th, That we endorse and up
hold the action OF the members Of the
grand jury in refusing to bend the sup
plant knee to the Unwarranted assump-
lions of authority of Judge King, and
pledge them our support in all lawful
efforts to have set aside his void and rev.
OlutiOnarY order