San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-15
The Daily Tight
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1892.
COURTHOUSE RUMPUS.
GORDON APPEARS IN COURT
AND DEMANDS AN OPEN
INVEs TIGATiON.
Caliaghsn Objects and BE comes
approximations Kroeger
Talks-The Open In
yestigation VIII

be Had
aFor the past ten days the citizens OF
San Antonio have been waiting with
anxiety to hear the result of the inveSti-
eating committee on the courthouse mat
ter which was appointed by the COM
misSioner'S court recently. As there has
nothing as yet developed, and as the COM
mittee held secret meetings and refused to
hear Architect GordOn's explanation, he.
with Contractor KrOeger, appeared before
the county commissioners this morning
and demanded an open investigation of
the construction of the new county court
house building. Mr.. Gordon in making
his demand said:
Your Honor, and gentlemen of the
court: With your kind permission de-
sire to make few remarks relative to
this investigation. Ever since the grand
jury report have been resting under a
cloud, which | should have cleared
up long since, by a statement of
facts and figures, had not this
court appointed committee TO
investigate this report. | have waited
ten days since it's appointment and have
not offered wOr0 10 the public in the
way of an explanation. This committee
that you appointed, are conducting their
hear any explanation from me, or refuse
to take the records of my Office into con-
SideTatiOn, and | now come before you
and REQ ueSt that this investigation be con
Quoted openly and before this court. have
nothing to conceal and think the public
should know the proceedings OF this in
VeStigatiOn, and that, at once.
While the committee is composed OF
men thoroughly posted 10 their PROBES =
SiOns and business. | would ask that a
number of experts be added to their CON.
mttee, TO assist them in this open invest
igatiOn."
Judge Callaghan arose in an instar'
after the CO.. ciu>iOn of Mr. Coz il
speech. and in IA long and pOwerleSS cXur-
ton OF the throat. he most seriously 0 B.
jeCted to the committee holding an open
investigation. He said. in referring TO
that portion of Cor; On'S remarks where
he spoke of the ability of the committee.
You PREJUDICE this committee He also
said that if the Investigation be mad
openly. he would not serve on the com
mittPc, but would act as judge only.
. O.P. krOeger, of the firm OF Dugan &
kIoPger. contractors for the new court
house, tLen made u few remarks. stating
that he agreed with Mr.. Gordon in the
matter of having an open Investigation
Callaghan asked him if they had been
represented before the grand jury.
mo. ~aS'krOeger'S reply. We have
he'd enough star chamber proceedings be-
fore the grand jury, and that is the rea-
son we appear before you today and de.
mand an open investigation and let boIh
sides he heard so that the general public
can judge for themselves"
la accordance with The demand above
referred 10 Commissioner Dryer, after
the wrangle was over, made a mo
ton to the effect that an open in.
veStigatiOn he had in the matter:
that the members OF the commissioners
court be added to the said committee and
that the investigation commence at
% clock this afternoon. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Jonas and
when put to vote. was carried.
Judge Cal}aghan, again being ''wrathv."
moved that the former committee on iu.
yes;igation be discharged. The motion
was seconded by Jonas and the committee
was accordingly discharged.
The investigation will begin at O'Clock
in open court, presided over by Judge
Cailaghan. He will not have voice in
the matter, according to his own state