The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-22
h CONTEMPT OF COURT
.,,,sstosSER BECKER TAKEN IN
Hl&,p BY HE SHERIFF.
vasmer DeeIsed II He Had Been
s1.. IN Like Mannr He Would Have
Resisted thsoffieer.

s 1870 in Like Msnnr He Would Have
Resisted thGOffieer.
-, conferred around the commission
ln'..s room yestcrqaA Pursuant to
g lament. Commissioners Dunks aud
sl o.nS,l we're on hand piomptly at 0
1' ~ a the morning
- .,,s.iouer Butcher linAered elsewhere
eoDs or shortly Thereafter, when he
''ul ~, ~ but the court still sckcd one of
q'' 10 sheriff Anderson esJied Com
A - pecker across the erect ana
rns', ,tter him with warrant hsuNd by
~. -, Of which he IS member, whiSh
y ~. was based upon the following oc,,
~, ,stsp by the court on the day pre-
'esA ~. IRE goth day of October, A. D.
" ~ commissioners court OF Harris
" .st in special session. pursuant to
os pn made. The roll was called
Z. "a following members Of the court
Y. to their names
' butcher commissioner precinct
"
y nanks commissioner precinct No 2.
. Z paIes, sat commissioner precinct
r.
sh,spt Judge 2. II Vasmer, county
olFt and d ~ w. i''''N'
sstlnI, smhors OF the court present not
IVY sg,..,iae quorum for the transaction
qiss.u.a-,ant business. for which the SEES
Ied been called, and II appearing
1le NY had been duly served with
pun ,,tnnd fila meeting and that
dics,ai,. absentcd himself therefrom for
Nll,.us ~ nreyeutiug the nssembi1ge
a Pnhe.,,n, Of the court, and the trans
qua aeoessarv and pressing business.
w cotton Of II. d. Dunks the said j.
" peeter was declared and held to
y enntempt Of this court. and it was
... y nrdernd hy the court that n war
isII lsns ~ Bexar county, to which said
.s,s tbe court is informed the said
Esr Rad ded, or any county In the
H. where the said Becker may be
INA directed to and commanding the sher-
al any constable of Bexar county. or
tsss ccnnty. where he may be found to
.arib S' arrest and bring the said Beck.
Niore this court to answer for said
$stsmpt and await the further orders
4 4 sctIons ~ this court.
1rnrn the motion of r. Il. Dunks the
M took recess until the 21st day Of
ksobef. A, D. 1902, at . O'Clock q. M.
TAKEN RY SURPRISE
r.-risstoper Becker yvns evidan+Iv
2ken ey suorise' put ulaue no RESISTANCE
\ he courts order He accompanied the
r. 4 ,ss 10 tba court bonse TTnon arriy
b there. be requested 10 be allowed to
,eopest was denied him and he was
Hediately ushered upstairs into the
Fsence Of his colleagues. who, having Mt
k,st5ed an once TO business
qrnssioner Becker was invited to take
.it when the sheriff declared t1o court
s,ez in Soy @ uTffi, t thn erd o
kiiripg Commissioner Rocker fin IN.
put - ~
N . sas POM . doHe Nasmer walked into
gns oftls,- ~ az" M ,u nr,., MS scat as pre-
n ,S,s limo mo nrescnce ~ a o,,,-,,r,
~ IN, ,lls llun ne lne p,escnye OF quorum
& ny cor-t roo,,, boe,n,, ~ al, ~, lily,
91aG,srs VIZ WV
3rmmlssi,Aer Rocker moved that the
onnIss Mel M V RySnr oh al, ,lSito IT,
81 might be- n good one
+, hsmmIssioner R,,t,,bar ohioo+od ., .i,o
0lund hat iris was a limo whom aii thc
tlfty nossIhie should bn ,iiloi, e. H.
Irtedngs The motion faIied ~ n se"-
4 and was NOT voted on
Sdge Vasmer manfred what upari,bod
f'tncss was on the table Ho wos fnId
E5 there were presidinr officers NJ the
tloa to be appointed. some road and
Nge contracts undisposed of. and the
patton Of an officlal ballot 70 he nj
&ed to-
IIn THE CONTEMPT ORDER
i fonissioner Rac,,o. n,,r,,,d r,,,,,o,. =,
II 4.mr, Pe'su H'N'SeA u
re Yasmer-"WhHt contempt1"
% clerk handed him the courts order
BE previous dav dccI,rin,, Commute
4, 49, % N4', ueV'allns Nouilnls-
DeeAer IN contempt.
fnge Vasmer perused the order slowly.
an amused expression on his face,
yoa car n.y. no. 1' eAc la, Gehtle,
ena I'D dec San not mot. do this. You three
- sert a'5 oi tSs > conr+ noro, +no+ 10
surt \ rJ saS court SIlEor be allowed to leave
s3 Bac Ess 1s qsa out Of order Com