The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-13

If anything should happen to Samb for
ne depends on him TO make all the ar
rangements for his trlumphal entry Into
mis- kingdom OF No-Tsu-Oh. 1t would be
terrible disappointment should the king
not come, for Samb said he would bring
upon his royal yacht cayalcade of snow
white Arabian steeds to transport him
anu ais suite, and this will be sight
worth coming many miles to see. King
Notice is OF a rather Jealous disposition
ana huNing heard OF the magnificent cream
co.Ored horses Of his majesty, King Ed
ward VII, has determined to surprise him
and he will ride at the head of his court
ON pure white charger Ike the one st.
George rode when he oyercame t1c Dragon,
aud his courtiers VIII be mounted in
way that will transhX all heholdcrss But
here | am letting the eat out of the bag
Tor these Arabans were intended as
s0eosossSOsso0sO ssssseosss
Ecod Of bawdJ houses When ! first -
tered the saloon did not see Officer Proc
;or, but HI appeared shortly afterward; he
hau been having trouble with Lulu Gray.
suppose | took TOO drinks during the day,
Proctor took twenty or thirty drinks during
The time he was here taking whisky and
ahsiWbp and straight ThiS6y-full drinks
ench time. he drew his siX-shoutar several
times ana grew noisy, lut became quiet
Whom usked 90 90 SO. nc did not perform
any official duties after ! saw him. do
L"i know whether l4uu GRAY j. frequent
her and other women at the place
officer Henry Lee tesuhed-On the POD
Of September l went down to Noss' place
In answer to telephone message asking
me {. come after drunken ofticer-lt said
1t was Officer Proctor The chief told me
10 90 down and ] went, but could not see
Proctor because he was In the Wine room
and was locked in. only officer Johnson
was present when the telephone message
came and no one else was present until the
eAiet arrived, | was police oulcer OF
HouSfo on al that time. Ii Is the custom
for police to answer telephone messages.
George Noss testhcd-lavc resided here
ten years and am proprietor OF a saloon, |
saw Officer Proctor on the sunday men
toned. Sncaking out of the wine room;
have been I'm the business sixteen years
and can tell when man Is drunk; l heard
Officer Proctor was laid out and went 10
the saloon where Proctor had locked MIN
self In the wine room. Later / saw Proctor
peep ol't and then he came OUT and asked
10. a whisk broom and began brushing his
clothes. while he was doing this woman
came along looking for a policeman, saying
she had been robbed; l pointed to, Officer
Proctor, but he refused to take the case
and told her to file her case. have no bad
feeling toward Proctor, except. for his
place. ] keep the best blackberry | can
buy and II has no bad properties about It.
| have never kept any kind of drink to put
On cross examination he said saw him
when he came out of the wine room. lie
staggered out and almost ran over the por-
ter He was not drunk. but acted like
man who had been drunk Woman come
into my wine rooms and get drinks.
Re-direct-Proctor had been on my beat
several times. l don't know why Officer
Proctor should not have enforced the law
If he had seen 1t violated. The sergeant
came down with another officer, but no
one was placed on the beat while Proctor
was drunk. so far MS | know.
!, T. GHnstead tesuhed-I am day station
keeper at the police station being clerk.
] held this position on the 22d of septem-
Der. NV duties were to release parties on
bond receive telephone messages, etc.
was required to keep a reco d of important
message that an officer was sick | would
have reported to the sergeant. On the day
Johnson and two mounted police could
have answered a message On that day
did not receive message that Officer
Proctor was sick.
police officer to answer telephone mes
saGes Lee, James and Smith were the
mounted officers on that day other oni-
GERS are sometimes there. but not often
during the day.
Onicer James testfed-On the morning
Of the 22d OF September | was a mounted
receive or hear of any message received
stating that Officer Proctor was sick.
Other policemen come, about the office and
they can answer the phone II they desire TO
do So The mounted men usually do this
and report II at once, The station keeper
or turnkey usually answers calls of this
j. H. White testified am not the Jack
White testified about yesterday. On the
I'D of September / was In Voss saloon and
saw Officer Proctor ] went In some time
after II and saw officer Proctor and
others taking drink; | was Invited TO
drink and after three rounds OF drinks !
left Mr. Proctor took whisky each time;
he acted Ike he was drunk; had to hold
up against the counter. have been In
the saloon business and have seen men In
toxicated. In the afternoon went back
to the saloon between and o'clock and
was told Proctor was in the wine room. |
then went out to the pan game, ana i,, on
parties. He looked tough-like l feel after
a drunk.
Cross examlned--I have seen. men said
to be under the influence of hop they
look pretty tough. ! only know the bar
keeper, Wilson and Pcudarvis Of the parties
prese MT when | was there am not keep
ing bar now. but have been sporting
chicken lighting, playing poker horse rae,
ing etc. left the saloon before II
O'clock l did not see Proctor outside of
the saloon until in the afternoon. saw
the woman who was hunting an officer
'qlkng to Proctor. ] don't know why
Proctor did moi arrest the man the woman
ofdcer Kessler being sworn, said: u
have lived in Houston most OF my lie;
am clerk OF tue police departtment ana ana
about noon. ] have nothing to do win
the telephone ul-ess no one else Is there
to answeT, IT, 4 al message E Is received
and report 10 the chief in the meantime
having a man put in his place On the
dav in question. ! had no message that
ofdcer Proctor was sick; st was reported
TO me that a message had been received
asking for some one to go 70 Noss saloon
after a drunken policeman"
Officer TufhN testified; II have been
here about forty-hve years, and was on
the force on the 2ad day OF September Il
Is the custom for mounted officers 10 stay
Two hours at the station and go out two
hours on the day mentioned Nv was o there
Proctor. do not know whether he was
present at roll cal that evening "
twenty-GVe years Am a mounted police
man; remember the day Proctor Is said
message from officer Proctor on that day
Other policemen drop IN during the day
M Intervals I know Mr.. Proctor; | think
/ saw him at roll call on the evening In
question, but gave no special attention 20
him. have known him since before he
went on the force. ! never knew him TO
be drunk and so far as know he was
ofacer Ewing testified. 81 have lived