The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-26
Old And THE MEN,
u, 81 Sheriff Albert Erickson.
An Immense Funeral.
IrHlf ANDERSON ELECTED SHERIFF
osoce Of city Nnrshnl IL Thus
v.de neutrality-suspicious. ms
10 It's Successor.

IN Erickson. who killed himself on
~ afternoon in his office in the prsa-
!, two of his deputies. was buried yee
afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
~, district court building, and his re-
20 we're followed to the grave ny one
,onrest funeral professions that has
a GENTLY witnessed in this city, some
~ ia length being gotten from the
nj that when the hearse was two
\. beyond Minister'S store on Washing.
sl,,et the last buggy was Just crossing
rilam street bridge into Washington
MI
N me county officials attended. the
y, and county offices being closed dur
4. day out OF respect TO his memory.
2. tlty council also adjourned its meet
~ az respect to the dead sheriff. Act
Yayor Tuffly called the council to or
4 The appointed hour, and, upon mo-
q Alderman Aubertin, the meeting
adjourned until this afternoon as a
4 a respect to Mr.. Erickson, and AL
IN. Aubertin, Heiser and Rosenthal
i appointed committee to draft suita
memorial resolutions.
|vuneral services were held at 10:30 a. M
Rev. Seth Ward over the remains us
!, rested In state at the criminal court,
w they were viewed during the day by
NE number OF the friends Of the de.
-. deceased ives member u Texas
6rs No. i, Knighs OF Pythias, Magnolia
n No. Z, Sons of Hermann. the Red
n Elks and Turnvcrein. all OF which
NJ attended the funeral. Ill
M4 D. m. the bier was removed from
court house to the hearse by the fol-
rng pail bearers: B. A. Randolph and
4. Abel Of the Red Men; Louis Schwartz
c. W. Bocock OF the Turnverein; r.
Relchardt and Gus Warnecke of the
ID. and W. NJ. Baugh and James Per-
\, Of .he sheriff's office.
ne long line of carriages, buses. wagon
us and buggies moved from the court
nse up Capitol avenue to Milan street
thence to Washington street over the
Ham street bridge. There was an I'm
nse display of floral designs, the grave
hg completely hidden by a profusion
kantifully arranged designs of natural
yers and evergreens.
Justice Fitze. who held the inquest, took
W the testimony Of Deputies Baugh and
rkins, the only eyewitnesses to the
ding. and rendered his verdict IN ac-
Edince with their statements as pub
NED In yesterdays Post.
The bullet with which Mr.. Erickson
ID himself is now in possession OF Mr..
nigh II was steel bullet, shot with
dynamite cartridge. The ball passed
afely through the body, piercing the
N and lodging in the wainscoting pn-
the window. '
10 entrance to the court house ana
Rlcularly the entrance to the sheriff's
40 were profusely, draped with crepe.
mere was great deal OF speculation
1stte street during The day as to the
ae; 1t was. In fact, the universal topic
discussion. Without reference to the
nous causes assigned, nearly every one
has Of late been intimate with Sheriff
Reason reports that his general demeanor
Oeen very much changed; that he APP
AiA sullen, absent minded and melau-
oy but at the time these symptoms
manifested no particular attention
PAID to them, as those noticing them
salaiiy concluded that they were the
" Of political annoyances, none for a
.lspt dreaming that his condition of
.n sss bordering upon deliberate PLAZA
Mdestructlon.
y interest conferred yesterday in the
~ " the commissioners court, which
ven called in special session to select
i# Erchson's successor. The court
Z eOnvened at 9 a. m. but adjourned
prospect to the dead officer, resolving
y INTO committee Of the whole to
Nr appropriate resolutions and adj
ling 70 attend the funeral and recon
ate .. M.
suns the day the political wiseacres
MsSvVered that the court was divided
~. deputies w. NJ. Baugh and James
s,nt.,, 49, III icuSOH 3 successor lot the
, Ms term. both being deputies in
AVS Sase, Mr., Baugh holding the position
NJ IN the evening it became known
compromise was on foot and that
Nv, ANDERSON recently elected city
E'ichson
a,, "urt convened at 6 p. M, pursuant
M ya,alnent When nominations for
were called for Commissioner
49, aonlnated Archie Anderson. Com
=. Ehrhardt nominated j. b.
"A the vote being two to two there
4yslon the court adjourned TIL 0
y xaen Commissioner Hirsch renom-
~ archie Anderson, Commissioners
". withdrew the nomination Of Mr..
~. Ana nominated Alex. Erickson.
~ resulted as follows; Becker,
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