Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-06
THE DAYS DolAGS At WACO.
THE GRAND jury STIRRED VI
WITH A VIGOROUS CHARGE,
rhs standard OIL Trust WIN Probn-
bly, he Investigated and Some In
feresting Revelations Are Prom
iscd-siakine Preparations.

iscd-,iakins Preparations.
Waco. Nov s.-Ths grand Jury met
this morning and Judge Scott delivered
to them ringing oral charge. cali
Ing attention TO various violations Of
the law that had come to his knowl-
edge.
The cour, began by referring to the
Wholesale killings that have been a
curse 10 Molennan county for the past
two years He mad been Informed that
there had been twenty-five or twenty
eight killings in this county during
that period.
This shows. gentlemen. that some
thing Is radically wrong" he went on.
land tina, the law Ia not enforced By
those who are summoned to pass upon
the merits OF the cases. and has given
rise to a lack OF fear OF the law SO
far as It applies to murder cases. So
reckless has this custom OF killing be
come that It might be said that for
man to be charged with murder means
acqulttal while II he IL charged with
stealing a yearllng, he Is almost sure
to 80 to the penltentiary. McLennan
county ~ not alone responsible tor this
state Of affairs. II seems that all over
the state Saturday never passes With
out furnishing to the world stories Of
murder and bloodshed, ana II often APP
pears that Saturday nights seem TO
be reserved Tor that class OF crimes"
lie knew that In come cases there
was excuse for killings. when the par
~ was unfortunate enough TO be COM
PEELED 10 take the lie OF another to
save his own. This the iuries should
Investigate with Justice and impartlall-
ty
lie called the attention OF the jury
10 the fact that there were some peo-
Pie who complained Of a prevalence OF
crime, but had an aversion to telling
the grand Jury what they know Such
people needed watching. No one Is In
favor OF enforcing the laws unless
he Is willing TO connect himself with
It's enforcement
In regard to the laws against gam
bling. he said II was impossible to
prevent gambling altogether, but he
did not think Il Justice to prosecute one
class and leave the others alone while
all were IN the same category. II
poker game were established on the
ground noor with open doors on Aus.
NaN - Nff hfiNW ANNHf - WNNAl'f NV hil
an hour but he was Informed that
lottery Tickets we're sold openly and
above board and the tickets displayed
In conspicuous places Tor sale lie ala
not see why thnt class should not pay
their quota Of revenue TO the support
Of the government.
Doallng In futures was then taken
up. The United States could frame no
constitutional statute against H. but
the stntcs could and did lie read the
law prohibiting the same and denomln-
nting dealing In futures, In cotton,
wheat. grain and provisions, bucket
shops etc, MS a violation OF the law,
aud plainly gambling. He had been In
formed that an establishment Of that
character had been operating In this
city for six months and Instructed the
grand jury TO investigate u. lie also
laid stress on the law making It an
oifense for any ouo to permit gambling
70 90 on IN q building owned and con-
trolled by him.
The trust law had been discussed a
great deal. II Il was had It should
be enforced to sechre Its repeal. II 1t
was good II should be enforced TO the
letter, IL the people can't enpnge In
busglneas IN Texas without ylolatlng
for tharc was no room for that class.
He had been informed that thoro wore
parties here from q distance to testify
IA regard TO trusts. and as they could
only remain n few days he asked the
grand Jury to Investigate that and
adjourn to Monday. on account OF the
condition OF Capt Blair, the county
attorney.
ho cautioned tho Jury about selecting
balllits, and concluded his charge.
u Il understood that the Grand Jury.
which convened today. viii Give con-
slderatlon to the standard OF triqt.
Thia TO evident from the chang. OF
Ing,
Among the witnesses ls lady from
Onto whose presence ~ M city. iI
Va understood. " brought through the
efforts u Or, @. HARRIS, Of Bruce.
Vile. who stated, as appears from The
report OF the last Grand Jury. that II
! given time he could produce evidence
! against the trust. II VIII be remem-
bered that pr Harris. In support OF
The statements he made nralnet TIM
| standard ON company and TIA TrXas
representative, the Waters,p eres COM.
pany. referred TO the letter written
u him by one Rice OF Nor etta. ohio.
letter.
Nsaistnn, County Attorney strihlnr
| SAID today that he coult not mako
| public the name OF the lady ct give
! any Information concerning her az
| present
W, A. Patterson, who with II. p,
| Mcdonald, president OF the Bcsson,
/ nettc Compress company. went 10 pos.
| ton with the celebrated car OF cotton
OF which 30 much has been yaid Inns
returned. He Is enthusiastic over the
| reception accorded to the new bale
and COMPRISING system by the ca stern
spinners, and says complete success
attended the undertaking. TherA Is NJ
doubt, he declares. OF the success OF
the new system and this will shortly
manifest itself In the movements OF
tho company.
w c. Brann. as chairman OF the
local press committee having charse OF
the program for the entertainment Ol
the visiting editors and newspaper
men on "Edl,ora' Day" at the Texas
Cotton Palace has called meeting
of the committee tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock at the parlnrs OF the PA.
cific hotel to consider the provrnm
1t has been decided tina, Mr. Branu
welcome the "moulders OF public onin.
ton" by a halt-hour's address on that
day.