El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-01
NEWS OF
THE COURTS

The Anti-Gambling Crusade Opened.
| BY request of the special attorneys
representing the w. c. T. u. Judge
Walthall today charged the new grand
| jury in reference to indicting the gam
blers.
He read communication from two
members of the bar as follows:
To Hon. A. NJ. Walthall. Judge of the
Thirty-fourth District. E. Paso. Tex.
The undersigned attorneys at law
would respectfully bring it to the atten-
ton of your honor that information
comes to us from clients in whose We
racity we have the greatest confidence
and who are representative citizens OF
the city of FL Paso, that III almost ev-
cry saloon in said city there are openly
and VIGOROUSLY exhibited therein
games of chance and gambling devices
such as roulette. faro. policy. and craps.
all of which are prohibited by the laws
of the state of Texas. 1t further
comes to our notice that such games of
chance and gambling devices are run
openly in defiance of law and under the
notice and protection of the peace Of
flyers of Ell Paso county and with the
consent and approval or the munlclpaI
and peace officials of the city of Ell
Paso. Texas. Our clients have request
ed us to ask your honor to give to the
grand jury that will convene in Ell Paso
county April l. 1901. a special charge
that will and may conform to the facts
and information above recited by us
and that you may give in charge to said
grand jury the laws of Texas relating
to such matters and request that it may
and shall inquire into and investigate
the said facts and information and re-
port thereon to your honorable court.
Respectfully submitted.
TnIxp
John S. Steeley.
After reading this he delivered oral
instructions informing the jurors that
it was their duty and province to in
vestigate such offenses and indict such
offenders and that such offenders might
also be arrested. by peace officers and
when peace officers failed to do their
duty it was the jury of the grand jury
to Investigate" the peace officers.
The names of the grand jurors fol-
low: R. B. Bias. foreman. E. M. Bray,
r. H. Henry. VIM. Fink. VIM. Fatman,
C. c. Black. T. S. Kerr. w. H. Winn.
w. ]. Fewel. Frank Del Buono J. F.
Hatcher a. III. Richards.
A Bloody Mexican.
A bloody Mexican with a bundle
under his arm on which blood had
dripped. went before Justice Spencer
this morning and filed complaint
against a bridge guard (name I'M
known) for striking him over the head
with a six shooter
The Mexican was badly hurt. He
works in this city and was going over
to JuareZ last night at 10 O'Clock, when
he says he was stopped at the Santa
Fe bridge and after a moments parley-
ing struck was with gun by the
guard.
Brough In.
RONALD JaqueZ. one of the alleged
raiders who is charged with having
robbed and tortured a man in Mexico,
was brought in today from Maria and
will be given a hearing before Commits
sioner Howe
Courts Open
Both the district and federal courts
opened this morning for the term
Judge Maxey and wife arrived yes
terday and Clerk Hart. Marshal Sic
brecht and District Attorney Terrell
will be in within the next few days.
Tax Suit.
The state of Texas VS.. Mary Wood.
ct al. is the style of a tax suit that
has been filed in district court.