San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-16
THE SHERIFFS ADJOURN.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD
AT DALLAS JULY, 1897.
Election Of Officers John Il. Beckett, Pres
ident, and Ben 0abell. Vice Presi-
dent-0ther Matters.

The sheriffs' convention was ex-
pected to continue until today, but
as 1t finished all its business yes
terday afternoon, it adjourned sine
die. Thus the eighteenth annual
meeting of the Sheriffs' Association
Of Texas passed off successfully.
Dallas was chosen as the next
place OF meeting, which will be
held the second Tuesday in July,
1897. kilograms from Mayor Hol-
land, of Dallas, and from the Dali
las Commercial club were read, in
viting the sheriffs to hold their
next meeting at Dallas and stating
that nothing was too good for the
sherifis.
At the election of officers Mr.. X.
M. Love, who had served the asso-
citation as president for eight years,
expressed his appreciation OF the
honor, and asked the association to
select someone else. The election
resulted as follows: President,
John III. Beckett, of Milan; vice.
president, Ben Cabell; secretary,
John p. Kirk, of Travis; treasurer,
r. E. White, Of Travis. The ex-
ecutive and finance committees are
made up as follows: Executive
committee, J. III. Beckett, ex-officio
chairman; r. E. White. Albert
Ericsson, j. V. Cunningham, J. T.
Hunter. Finance committee, r. c.
Cabell, ex-officio chairman; Fl. B.
Sherman, G. w. Shields, j. G. Rem
fro, j. w. Vann.
After the installation OF presi-
dent Beckett, Vice President Cab
ell read the report of the commit
tee on resolutions, thanking the
citizens of San Antonio, Sheriff
Campbell, Constable McCloskey
and others for courtesies extended.
The following were elected to
honorary membership yesterday
afternoon: Misses Ada and
Mamie Wilson, Mrs. A. Loessin, |
Hon. R. w. Stayton, Mike II. |
Campbell, James Van Ripper, VIM.
II. Hennessy, A. j. Bell, B. A.
Durham.
Several important questions
came under discussion before the
yesterday afternoon.
One was the state vagrant law to
provide place for professional
crooks and criminals apart from
the younger offenders another, to
make burglary at night punish.
able to life imprisonment on the
grounds that when a man enters a
house at night he is prepared to |
commit murder. The president |
was instructed to appoint a com.
mittee Of five to confer with the |
on these matters.
The question of accommodation |
Of lunatics was also discussed. The |
sheriffs were united in the opinion
that the state needs another asy-
lum to accommodate the unfortu-
mates, hundreds OF whom, they re-
port, are confined in jails with |
criminals. This matter was re-
ferred to the executive committee
to be brought before the legisla-
ture.
Dan Murphy, of Pecos, sug-
gested plan for the speedy extra
dition Of criminals from the Unit
ed States to Mexico, and also that
sheriffs be empowered to make ar
rests for crimes committed in their
presence in other counties than
their own. The sheriffs were re-
quested to bring the matter be-
fore their congressman.
After the convention adjourned
the sheriffs and their families and
friends were given street car ride
over the city, followed by a Next
can supper at San Pedro Springs.
Sheriff Campbell and Constable
McCloskey, with the assistance OF
Mr.. John Gallagher, left nothing
undone to make it pleasant for the
visitors during their stay here.
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