El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02
LIQUOR LAWS ARE
BEING VIOLATED
Grand Jury Report Says
Many Social Clubs Are
Run as Saloons.

That there are numerous violations
of the liquor laws in FL Paso which
are rapidly on the increase, is the
report of the grand jury submitted TO
judge Dan NJ. Jackson. Of the S4tn DIS
trict court, Saturday afternoon VI
the rs bills found by the grand jury
about one-haIf are reported to be Tor
violations of the liquor laws me SIaIlu
jury recommends that the peace OF
ficers of the state, county anu Cl ty
take steps to vigorously prosecute the
liquor viOlatOrs.
lation of the liquor laws the BIaLQ
jury takes a rap at the socaIIeQ Soclae
clubs, there being numerous CL4DS ~
this character, the grand JuLy 81 =
which are being run IN olIeCI 49, -
ton of the laws. The grand jury
classes those as disorderly Eous s',
constituting an injustice to lne So
loon man trying to run ms se'lOOH IL
accordance with the law ,,..
As a result of the grand jury s pIoDe
into the case of the Lone star nm -
r Ederle paid a fine OF SLO anu cOsl9
in the court of justice OF Ine peace
E r McClfntock, on the charge OF at
4arJxfne- T. T Mccullough, MEMBER Oh
the grand jury. Mr.. Ederle nad DesLi
a witness before the grand Jury 81 IL
later, when he met McCulIOusn IN the
Sheldon hotel the trouble occurred
The grand jury probe brought out
the fact that a club had been organ
lied at the Lone Star Inn Win seVeIai
well known FL PaSOans as Officers. "a
cattleman was the president, ana a
banker was one of the directors. Tney
have all resigned, it is stated.
The report was to nave Deen lne
final reD0rt until the grand jury was
Informed that it had another month
to serve. It then was submitted
The Report.
The report of the grand jury foI-
lows: -u,1-, .r5 - the
best of our ability investigated al
1 matters brought before US; -.
/ 1--WE have found IS true bills, about
/ one-half Of which number are Ior
| violations of liquor laws We tInd
,IIIeOIis social clubs, so called. be-
/ inc rim as saloons in strict violation
of the laws, but holding charters IS
| sued by the state A numDer OF
| these have been organized and pro-
/ %,ofed nv saIoonmen and beer agents
| solely for the purpose OF the SAFE OF
| If0uor. They are not only disorder
| houses and very detrimental 70 lne
] good society and morals OF the COM
( T7,r1ritZ- b1f are also an injustice TO
/ tbe saIOOnmen who are trying 70 run
/ their saloons in accordance with Ine
/ law. We recommend tnaI Lne couLl
/ and all peace officers or Lne SlaIs'
/ county and city take aggressive steps
! to vigorously prosecute and stop tne
| numerous violations OF L4e ~ ~
| laws in our community W n4CH a = .
| fdlv on the increase, and We IurLuel
| recommend that a copy OF TINS repoL!
/ he sent to the attorney general anu
| the secretary Of state t
! I'VE are informed that the county
| attorney has but one week IN tWC
/ months to prosecute criminal cases
I ~ oy1ine- 70 the crowded docket il is
in1oossibie for him to try but few case:
/ Of indictments found by the granc
jury. and we would strongly recon,
1 mend that some provision De nau'
To- fba carly trial OF all liquor cases
1--WE have investigated violations O.
election laws. on numerous complaints
o. poll taxes being paid illegaIlly' ou
have been unable to obtain suLIlcleH
] evidence for indictments.
1--WE have visited the county nosplL "a
! and have found it clean and fairly wel
! run, but buildings entirely lnaGequs5,l I,
the needs of the inmates