Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-16
INVESTIGATING
The Charges Against Kern and
Maddox.
MANY WITNESSES EXAMINED.
The Testimony Agrees Substantially With the
Account Published in the Gazette.
Sigh, Disagreement Of the Evidence Of The
Witnesses How Many Drinks Docs u
lake 10 Make Man Drunh
And How Dfuakl

"Wednesday morning in THE GA
ZETTE's city council report were print |
ed two communications from Police |
Chief Maddox, making complaints OF /
Police Judge Kern and Patolman Sebc |
Maddox, asking that the commmica- |
tions be referred TO the police commit |
tee, before whom he would appear 1
and state why he made the request
Yesterday murning at II o'clock /
Chairman Montgomery and Alderman /
Ward OF the police committee mot to
hear the complaints. Alderman BOwles
subsequently camo in
Alderman Montgomery asked the
questions.
Chief Maddox said it had been re-
ported TO him that Judge Kern was
drunk las, Monday night and WAS lash
ing q Six shooter. He WIS told that the
pistol had been displayed in Fields y
Abbey drug store and IN the Board OF
/ Trade saloon, he had seen Kern
| himself under the influence OF liquor
several times, but mover 80 ON tho
! bench. "Thc reason | filed the com
plant WIS because It had been reported
| 10 me by an officer that he had boon
4 drinking, flashing siX-shooler aud
! gambling Monday night
By Alderman Ward Was he under
| the influence OF liquor ON the bonchs'
/ mo. He acted as we'll as ANYBODY
could on the bench and attended to his
4 dutics.'
Mr.. Chief presented his complaint
! because he beloved IL his OlliciSl dU,y
/ TO do No.
CAPTAIN L1GHTFoor
testified he got to the saloon soon after
! the trouble occurred aud took the pis-
tolls Of both Kern and Sobe Maddox
from them. Tie rotated the story OF
the trouble substantially us 10 has bcen
told Ia Tm GAZETTE Korn was eN-
cited by angor and by drink, but not
| drunk,
Tho cross examination developed
that Kern was worry angry; that Kern
had been electiuneoring with CunoN
Doe, Davis ct al; that after the quarrel
and the discharge OF the pistol In the
room and the arrest, Kern wanted his
pistol back and said he would go homo
! iightioot took him pact Of the way
home aud then left him.
The party In the room when Light
foot went back woru three mon, Sebc
Maddox. Bill. Rial and Jim Strong and
two sporting women.
JERRY DEEMS
was On duty at the bar Of the
Board Of Trade Monday night whom
there was little disturbance, He
WIS angry that tho people there would
make row. He named the party 10
the wine room, the same "a Cap
lIghtioot mentioned. No one was
maudlin drunk when no went
back 20 tho room. Judge
Kern was 10 certain extent
la q lf.tsFss lac fe
easily affected by liquor. The party
with the women came IN FIRST and
Korn afterwards. Deems told him who
was back there; did not namo the wo-
men, only tho men: heard laughing and
talking AZ II thoy wore guylng one nu-
other, then munied sound rs II some
one had hit on the partition or WAS
thumpodou the head with BiX-BhoOtori
then he heard disturbance ana wont
back and found what ~ was. Saw no
pistols displayed by anybody.
CHARLES G. ABBEY.
Judge Kern came into his store about
o'clock Monday intoxicated. His LAM
pmire indicated that he was drunk.
lie drew his pistol, held IL 20 his side
and said: -"Giyome every cont Of money
You've got Ia the house" Know
, IL was joSingly done, but
/, Abbey did not enjoy jokes Of that kind.
, Kern talked thick Knew him we'll,
aud he was certainly under the inhu.
ence Of liquor that night. He WIS Ia
GOOD humor when he made the domnud
= for the money, and II was not consider.
ed for nm instant other than Joke.
D BILL RIAL
, was back in the wine room whom Kern
came Ia. He and others in there had
5 been drinking, He did not know the
3 character Of the ladies, but hnd sus'
g pici0n. he did not consider Kern
4 drunk Saw Kcrns gun after II wat
{ fired, but saw no other. Knew nothing
OF any difficulty.
JIM sTRoEo
testified about as did Rial The wine
, room party had served drinks before
y Korn came IN the room; he only took q
1 glass Of beer, did not think he was
, drunk. He pushed tho door open
= laughing and talking al first, then he
. got 20 roasting Maddox about some
thing; did not think i anything sorious
until the gun went OIL
oFFIcER JUDK1Es
o thought Kern was little under the In
o nuence Of liquor. When after hearing
o the shot he got 10 the place Kern va
y In the alley back Of the saloon ana oii
i not want 10 give up his pistol for feal
e tho other man would come on him. III
+ did not think Kern was IN q dangerou
5 condition from liquor.
r OFFICER DICK KITS
I saw at another place Kern drink from
bottle what he took 10 be wbiskel
q There we're eight or nine men prcen
= and the bottle was half pint il wa
before ~ o'clock and Kern wis not VA
% der the influences Of liquor then
n oPFicER FARMs
e heard the shot and went with ludhn
u 10 make the arrest He never say
= Kern drunk on the bench
CHARLES WARD
saw Kern that night about on
y o'clock and did not think be was drum
2 or under the influence Of liquors knee
4. him woll.
4 JUDGE KKRN
d testified IN bis own behalf, y
: had drunk that night between and
one sulall drink Of whi.key; had tao 2
three other drinks while he was di