Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05
INQUIRY BODY
CHARGED,
BEG|NSLAB0R
w. B. CLINT is FOREMAN OF GRAND
JURY IN NEW CRIMINAL DIS
TRlCT COURT. CHARGE is
SHORT AND CONCISE.

Investigation of the criminal law viola
lions brought before il and the observ-
ance of the law of common sense were
emphasized this morning by Judge Walter
Iimun of the criminal court IN hIS charge
a. the grand Jury. Judge Timon told the
Jury that i was not hiS purpose 70 deliver
a lengthy dissertation on government ~
that was not necessary nor contemplated
hy the law. The court admnni~hed the
body against allowing itself 10 he made
a cat~paw for men who. without courage
enough To make charges themselves would
appear before the grand urv and seek a
u~e Il to crafty personal spite.
''Scourge such persons from YOU with
a whip Of SCORPIONS he charged "thc
grand jury j. no place for revenge"
Judge Timon also told the Jury not a.
return indictments where there was not
sufficient evidence for petit Jury Ia con
Wet. The court stated that the pro-ccu-
tion of criminal eases was an expensive
thing Ia the county and the state and in
flcted an Iniu~iice upon the man who WI
charged with crime of which he could not
he convicted. The Judge urged unon m.
body the performance II ! full day. wori
each day they were in session. suggesting
that the same hours a. those in force in
tho court room be adopted The court
said that he did not expect the Jury to be-
N session many days.
ln closing the court admoni-hcd the
body to he guided by the district attorney
who had been long in the harness and ~,
well acquainted with criminal law and
procedure
". i. Clint was named foreman of the
Jury. which j. composed Of: W. r. Clint.
:. G. Tucker. J. J.. Parker. !. G. AdamSon
Roger Valentine II. G. Ware. l.. g. Mich
olS, ". II. Mason. ir., f. II. Howard, Fred
Starck and Fred Tate.
The court this morning called the Grim
lnal docket and with the assistance of the
district attorney liehtcned the docket con.
slderably. The eases disposed of follo>.
Lazaro Cantu. theft of horse. di~mi~ scd
on account of insufficient evidence.
Simon Rivera. assault with intent "a
commit murder. dismissed on account Of
insufficient evidence to convict
Rogerio Cahallcro. II N. murder. con
tinued for arrest IF the other parties i'm
the action. A case charging the same par
ties alleging robbery ~ force of fire arms
received the same order.
Ramon Pizana. Il al murder. continued
for arrest of other parties
Francisco Gonzales ~ N. murder. con
tnued for arrest of other parties. Con
zalcS himself having already been acouii
ted of the charge
Four eases charging murder. robbery
w force ~ fire arms. and assault to mnr-
der against Melquiadc- Chapc ct nj. was
continued tn other parties for arrest
Chare having been convicted and hanged
for hiS crime
Four Simiiar<aSeS against Refucio d..
mIneucz Ct nj. were dismissed a- IN DAMN
gncz, who has died since the case was VT
and continued for arrest ~ ~ the Other
parties
Quirino Guaiardo ct al. murder. was
continued for arrest of The other partic-
Gnalardo having been acquitted II III,
charge.
Daniel IIinoiosa, unlawfully receiving =
bribe. was dismissed on account of in-uf
fcient evidence.
Henry Havre. murder. dismissed on ac-
count 81 insufficient evidence 10 convict
Carl J. DuncheS. assault with intent N
murder. dismissed on account of inSnffi.
cient evidence.
The cases against CabalIero. Pizana
Chapa. Flores and Gua aiado are the las
of the famous "bandit" eases. filed n
1915.
John Seaman was sworn in rs cour
interpreter to succeed Frank Champion
who has been made clerk of the court ane
John Mann was sworn in a. door baihT fo,
the grand jury.