San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-17
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS. Tex Sept. l6. l!

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To the San Antonio Daily LIGHT.
Judge Rebt. f. Horde, of the fourteenth
judicial district court startled the moral
people of our town, where after swearing
in his grand jury with Tom Warren,
foreman, he declared that Dallas is the
gamblers paradise, and said that gamb-
ling houses were running wide open, and
that both city and county officials knew
and winked at the shameful violation Of
the gaming law. The judge thinks all
manner of cOntraband games are indulg-
ed in: and that houses Of prostitution and
designation are conducted in the city
openly and in defiance of all law and pub
lie morals. The professional forgers came
in for their share Of attention. Dallas
has some tony men, regular hightlyers,
who belong to this class, The
judge ordered the grand Jury to
give them gOOo raking over
and start them on the way TO the pen.
He touched too upon the abuses by men
OF influence and wealth, of writs of at
tachment and SeQuestration; he stated
that public opinion no longer tolerated
shameful farceS Of jury trials. 1t is now
possible to convict ana punish murderers
and other deep dyed criminals The
honorable gentleman then paid the press
of the state high compliment by saying
II deserved great credit for the change
that had been wrought
The ball put In motion and is moving.
In Judge Jas. II. Burke'S court attention
was ca led TO the many violations of law:
''one OF which, he said. SIS the selling
of spurious liquors TO minors. This law
is violated every day. The southern por-
ton OF the first ward is so infected with
houses of i repGte that all decent people
have been forced to move to another part
OF the city. The way in which the keep
erS of stheSe houses are regularly fined
is equivalent to licensing them. II con-
tinued, | believed IL better to license
them, instead of paying tribute in the
anOVe manner"
The uAmerican Produce company lost
two valuable horses the other dav Their
team was being driven on Commerce
street, when their horses came in contact
with broken trolley wire. They were
kille instantly.
Report has IL that there is a petition In
circulation in Dallas, asking Senator
Richard Coke to resign.
A rapid transit motor man was held up
and robbed by two masked men last Sun
day night. The men boarded his car.
when near South Park. which is Quite
country like. One threw the trolley.
while the other covered The aStOniSh he'd
motor man with six shooter Fourteen
dollars was taken.
The corner stone of the Oak.Cliff new
$4,000 public school building was laid
Tuesday.
Richard Her krOd, a mOtormau on the
Main street line. committed suicide by
taking morphine. No cause assigned
But little was known Of the mans hiSto-
ry. He was buried by the Odd Fellows.
Among the cabin passengers of the
Normania were Frank Hamm and family
of this place. They are still Quarantined
in New York, but kilograms received state
that they are all we'll.
The order to "Cut down your weeds"
has in some instances been ubeyed. As
yet the sidewalks remain in some lOcal-
ties almost impossible. In passing such
pedestrians take the middle of the street.
rather than come in contact with the
giant bull nettleS that grow so Iuxuri-
antly.
The Texas Paper Mill company o. Oak
Ciitf has issued $4,000 additional bonds
for the purpose of enlarging operations.
The oak Cliff college was dedicated
last Monday. The program was a very
appropriate one With all the schools
there are in Dallas no need to send one
away. y. y. y.