San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-15
RECORDERS COURT.
STILL ANOTHER DISPENOER OF
JUSTICE TODAY.
This Time It.: Was Mayor Protein Ronse
Who Dealt 1t Out With Blind
folded Eyes.

This morning at o'clock there was
one gentleman in this city who bore
quite lengthy string of titles before
his name and that was no other than
Mayor Pro tem-Alderman-Re Recorder
Ronse. Recorder Lewis being absent
and Mayor Callaghan being out on a
sewer inspection trip, it fell to the lot
of this gentleman to occupy the judi
cial seat Of justice in behalf of the city
of San Antonio for the second time
during his official career and quite
well did he fill it, too.
Mr.. Warrington was still on duty in
Mr.. Hertzberg's place to see that all
the evidence, especially in favor Of the
city, was told. The first batch he FIR
ed into the hopper for the new recorder
consisted of three persons for fighting,
which at first evidently bewildered
His Honor as he was not looking for
more than one, or at the most, two
at once. However, he soon recovered,
patiently listened to the evidence and
| ned each participant IS. They were
Joe BONNER, Chas. Garrett and Chas
Lambert and were the three men who
|
er's facial appearance in front of a
South Alamo street saloon last Sat-
urday evening.
The august recorder had hardly put
| aside the blotter when two more cases
| were called out and Robt. Alexander
and Chas. w. Gates, victims of OFF,
GERS Shelburn and Quintana, were
| standing before him on the charge of
threatening to shoot a Mexican, with
| a name as long as our genial city en-
gineer. His Honor failed to see that,
any ordinance had been violated how
| ever, and wrote dismissed" in the
big book in front of him.
Joe Wright was next brought up for
striking Louis Chapman and a five dol
lar fine was entered opposite his name,
when His Honor proceeded into the
details of a scrap between Anton Clark
and VIM. Richardson which took place
on Military plaza yesterday afternoon
and which was suddenly brought to a
termination by Officer Krause placing
the nippers on the two of them. In the
evidence 1t developed that Richardson
had pulled gun" as Clark expressed
1t and accordingly a verdict was rem
dered by His Honor which allowed
Clark to go free and compelled Rich
ardson to fish out five dollar bill and
pass 1t over to Capt Hennessey.
AS the next two cases were called the
dispenser of justice was noticed to
move uneasily on his seat as they were
of the opposite gender to that which
he had been dealing with all morning,
but when Mr.. Warrington called out
Angel Lagra and Mabel Taylor" the
second time and they boldly walked up
and pleaded guilty to the charge of va
grancy, he quickly recovered and said
Five dollars EACH"
The next case had a woman in it also.
but as this was his second one, he did
not seem uneasy and fined her FIVE
dollars for fighting with Albert H.
Cavellero, and allowed Cavellero to go
free. These two cases were credited
to officer Battle.
Senon Estrada, chronic, was next
trotted out before His Honor for imbib-
ing too freely of intoxicants and re-
ceived 81 fine.
Then came victim of Officer Collins,
and not a very small victim at that
He answered to the name of L. Mo-
limo and would tip the beam at some
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was charged with committing null
sance, but after carefully
listening to the testimony His Honor
came to the conclusion that he had
violated no law or ordinance and dis
missed him.
| Mr. Wellington next presented two
west side bellies, who had been disor-
derby last night, to His Honor who
| blushed mildly and then assumed a
very dignified air which he retained
throughout. He, however, did not
see the case in the light Policeman Ad-
dington did when he made the arrest
and dismissed o. German, one of the
ladies, and continued the case of Edna
Earle until tomorrow. The Earle
woman also had a charge against her
for keeping a vicious dog which was
allowed to go over until tomorrow. His
Honor evidently being averse to hand
ling such cases.
Two of officer Diaz's victims, Ar
nando Chavez and Sam wilkins, were
next brought before His Honor on the
| charge of vagrancy and were assessed
a V each without any great ceremony.
Their attorney, however. was not of
the same opinion of Mr.. Ronse and
gave notice of appeal.
The session was brought to close
by the trial of A. Garbrecht, subject
of Emperor Wilhelm, or a former SUBJ
ject anyway, with a facial resem-
blance very close to that of the great
free silver prophet, Richard Bland.
He was charged with being unlawfully
drunk on officer Shelburn's beat and
| fined 81 sa1ERyu1pl =