The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24
SOME TEXAS STORIES
characteristics of Life in Parts Of tn.
Lone Star State.
From the Galveston News.

lone star state.
From the Galveston News
San Antonio, June Ex-senator p.-..
j. Lewis, who represents the Free Stat.
OF Bexar' in the Texas House of Tord.
tells story on Congressman Joe Railon
for which, however, he quotes Senato.
A. M. Carter, Of Fort Worth, as author.
ity.
Zone day. said Lewis, "Carter and
Joe Bailey were standing on the str %'at
when they saw approaching them dar JOs
mounted on a frisky and spirited horse
whose hne appearance caught the fancT,
OF carter, who is a lover of fine horse.
marked: ~--N ~
THAT'S pretty spirited animal W,
are riding, old man; is he good RIM
ner2' Jus
Well, no sab; he isn't much of a
runnln' horse replied the rider
Oh, Then, he is good trotter. I SIM.
pose remarked Carter. -p'
No sab, he amt no trotter. neitbsr,
said Scipio Africanus. o..
| "'Oh, l see,' calculated Carter. 'be ia
mum ber-one PAGER
No, sab, dis boss amt no trotter. nor
he amt no racer, needer.'
"'Well, what is he fit for. anvbown
asked Carter. '' '''"'
"'Just ter prance aroun, an look sno
boss replied the darby, AN dats wbyf
has outen compliment named him arfer
| Marse Joe Bailey, darn
Judge w, w. Walling, who has been
holding court out in the late Judge Marrs
old district under special appointment
| by the governor, tells a characteristics
story of MARI. The latter, though
stickler for the dignity of the bench, was
great pipe smoker, and allowed the at.
torneys the privilege Of smoking in court
On one occasion he was trying murder
case at Carizzo Springs, in which
there was much suppressed excite.
ment and so much bad feel.
ing that it was feared trouble
might break out at any moment. Late
one afternoon, while the opposing counsel
were arguing the case and the feelings Of
the spectators were wrought up 10 the
| highest pitch solid old citizen sitting
just under the judges stand deliberately
filed his pipe, and with a graceful sweep
| OF his arm drew a parlor match across his
jeans pants leg in such fashion as to
light it with loud, sharp crack The
court and jury were startled, and every.
body looked around in a startled manner,
as if expecting general fusillade to fol.
low, whereupon MARI quickly appre-
hended the situation. and rebuked the
pipe smoker about as follows:
Gentlemen, the court tolerates smoking
in the court room. In fact, the court
smokes itself, but it must draw the line
at gentlemen lighting their pipes with
their six-shooters.
A gentleman from Rio Grande City was
in San Antonio few days ago, and in
conversat ion with the News correspondent
about the Starr county drought sufferers
said:
"We have not made great success col.
Letting funds for relief purposes. Judge
j. w. Munroe of our town was sent out as
| a committee of one TO solicit aid. We now
realize that we made great mistake IN
selecting HIM, not that he lacked the ZEAL
but for other reasons. He weighs over
200 pounds and is probably the best fed
man on the Rio Grande border, and when
people looked at him and heard his little
story about people starving in this coun'
try, they just gave him the laugh. After
canvassing week without raising cent
we called him in and sent out another
man whose appearance did not belle MS
words"
Many amusing stories are told of Roy
Bean, the famous justice of the peace o.
! Langtry. He is a unique type OF rouga
frontiersman. with good, hard sense, and
there is no red tape about the justice ne
deals out. On one occasion he was calea
to hold an inquest on a dead man az
Pointed Cave. Getting the witnesses TO-
gether, he said to them: Stand up, =
- you, and be sworn" They stood up
and this was the oath he administered
them:
"You solemnly swear that the testl,
mony in this case, in which the state VI
g. ~ nd fha
here Is defendant, snail be the truth tlo
whole truth and nothing but the truIn'
so help you God. Sit down, - you
On another occasion he was examining
witness who had a cigarette IN Is
mouth, and one of the bystanders cale0
the Justices attention to that fact' Iii
81 don't see why he can't liejust as "eI
with a cigarette in his mouth as ouV "
it," replied Judge Bean, as ne conIlnu00
the questioning. ,.,.
He was called once to hold an lnques'
over man found dead. Among the er
fects of the deceased were $53 and SlA
shooter. AS funerals were cheap a.
Langtry in those days and there was IlOso o
than enough money on the body 10 uuty
it, the question of what dispc slIou ,hS
make of the funds was soon solved Dy SnS
Justice filming the deceased for cariSi.s
concealed weapons the sum reuiaIn"o
after the mterment had been paid lot
Judge Charles Merritt Barnes the wor
justice who made himself famous by OHS
ruling the supreme court ana uGciGs'
the Sunday law unconstitutional
jolly good fellow, and for years Delorg io al
elevation to the wool sack was U o,cA
reporter His first case was a minor . .irs
suit furiously contested by the opp0sHs
counsel, and, after listening patlensS5
all the lawyers had to say, he 1urnO'
the jury and charged them; ~. b,vs
"Gentlemen of the Jury: YOU i.r Una tbs
heard the argument Of the counsel i 10 t s1
plaintiff; If you believe what he ssyS SSm
will find a verdict for the plaintluii ,tood.
have heard the argument for the u9iy Iii
ant; IL you believe what he says YIN h
find verdict for the defendant. pTHHl
you believe as / do I'll be bloweGT ske
know what your verdict will DE- -
the case"
In London. -German-Who Is 'hi'
ROseberry they are talking about! - chap