Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-07
Why the Maynards Were
Released.
w, c. T. U. MAKES A KICK.
Passed Resolutions Protest ting Against
Officers Signing Petition for Re-
lease of Such Persons.


AUSTIN, July G.
As has been published, the Austin
Women's Christian Temperance union
has of late been paying its respects I'm
the shape OF condemnatory resolutlons)
to the governor for pardoning two par
ties who were charged and convicted
of conducting an designation house In
almost the heart of the city. The ac-
tion of the chief executive at the time
was much commented on and the scam
dal mongers kept their tongues wa6>
glng almost continuously with ire
sponsble chatter on the subject. and
assertions which the Gazette CORE
spondent has heard no doubt contained
but little. If any, truth, but were her
aided from one end OF Austin to the
other. The white ribbon" people met
and, as above stated, eXcoriated Gov
ernor Culberson. They did this with
out (as they admit inspecting the pa
pers in the case, then on file in the sec
rotary of states office. They now seek
by a meeting held on last Wednesday
to throw the blame on other shoulders
as well.
The last resolutions. which 1t is re-
ported were unanimously adopted, read
as follows:
Whereas, a copy of the petition in
the now well known Maynard case
having been brought before the union
and carefully inspected and considered,
and
Whereas, this petition was signed by
the sheriff, county judge, county COM
missioners. deputy county clerk, county
treasurer tax assessor, county clerk,
clerk district court constable and jail
err and
Whereas. had the union known that
this petition was accessible and could
be inspected by them, the late resolu-
tons anent the governor of Texas
ID,
ing above all things to be just; there
fore be 1t
Resolved, that we regret and deplore
the action of our county officers in
yielding TO pressure and recklessly
placing their names on n petition that
is so demoralizlng to our citizens, and
for not placing provlso in said pc
tltlon that the fine should be RENTED
on the condition that these people
abandon their inlquitous business.
Resolved. that we, as mothers OF
sons and daughters must and do pro-
test against the open and known dens
OF infamy in our city-so well known
to our oilicers-which are traps leading
our children to destruction; and we,
as wives and mothers, ask our officers
TO enforce the laws and remove the
dangers that threaten our loved ones.
The meeting which adopted the reso-
lutions was well attended, the officers
say. The membership of the union Is
about ninety. The petition on file in
the secretary of states office shows
that w. Ct. Maynard and Lou May
nard, husband and wife, were con-
victed before a justice OF the peace of
keeping a dlsorderly house on May II,
1896. and were fined 5000 each beside
costs; that from and ever since said
date the said w. G.. Maynard and Lou
Maynard were confined In the county
jail, and that they We're each about so
years of age and owned no property
whatever except few household goods
of little value; that they were very fee
BILE and In a helpless condition; that
neither one Of them was able to do
any work whatever, and We're an ex-
pense to the county; that they have no
relatives who are able to pay their
fines; that the only relatives they have
here are the mother and brother of
Mrs. Lou Maynard. the mother being
about So years old and supported by
charity and the brother dying of con-
sumption, and therefore a remittance
of the fines was asked for. The cover
nor, after examining and considering
the papers in the case RENTED the
fines for the reasons set forth In the
recommendation Of the county officers
and for the reason that the above
named parties had already been con-
fined in jail for twenty-six days.
/ A O.