The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-10
DNLY CRIMINAL COURT
N GALVESTON


criminal court here. Its statutes
are the IL military rules Of one
man. Its process denies jury. bail
and appeal
Eight civilian prisoners were BE-
fore the bar. Two were speeders,
tnree had hooked on the wine when
4 was red: the others were "vags
A military policeman. whom later
oDarned was . 17-yearold San An
tonic high school boy. was the com
staining witness in two cases
s"Gee whix but he was going fast
so miles an hour" he testified boy
lnhIy against T.. v. Hempie. Houston
tobacco salesman.
Hempic denied the charge.
xssyou're fined -sss.- ruled Captain
UeBrien stevens. the Judge
sfm appeal" Hemple said
There's no appeal from this
&ourt. General wolsers has issued
~ order against speeding. Either
ny the clerk or 60 to jaiL- Hem
~ paid.
The other speeder demanded .
1ury trial.
I'VE have no juries here Stevens
aid Every case was conducted In
this fashion.
l s6ENERAL ORDER r
~ DRASTIC
wolters General Order No. >
eads.
ANY civilian who makes insulting
remarks to any member Of the mill
- I<p ~
q occupation. Each prisoner 70 con.
fined viii be forced to salute each
Individual member Of the guard each
Uorning at 10 A. M
The plan OF the wosterr Clique
Was TO declare Editor Sanders guilty
- violating General Order No. Q!
Tho machinery OF his scifmade
NV was oiled to heap indignities
upon the editor. But the plan failed
Three months ago wolters became
Dictator Of Galveston The long.
ol3oreman's strike was the pretext
used for the military taking over Of
Galveston.
There II hot. rebellion and dis.
ors1er 1ere. -srolter~s told Gov. w-P
Hobby following an investigation.
He cited three examples-all minor
disturbances In which one man. n
negro police officer. was injured.
This island Is as peaceful as any
city In Texas" Mayor w. r. Sap
pington and his four city commits
dcners replied we do not need or
want troops"
Hobby took the vurd OF Wolters-
WOITERs' GUARDsMEN
TRY TO ARREST REPORTER
what has happened since I
harmed from the city attorney.
Frank 8. Anderson. Police Chief
Dedgwick and City Commissioners
George Robinson in back alley
i Interview" while VOTERS guards
ren vainIy sought to arrest me.
The militia came here TO deal
w..h the strike OF longshorcmen."
Anderson said. Instead. they have
taken over the city government
4 completely. made their own laws,
and now seek to destroy the free
dom OF the press, Americas most
sacred institution"
THE real object behind the com
ing OF the militia" Anderson said. is
10 establish the open shop in Calves
ton. The force Of arms is being used
70 that purpose.
because the city commissioners
opposed this. we we're ousted from
office.
JUDGES DRIVEN
IRON THE BENCH .,...
"Wolters, drunk with his new
found power, dismissed all police
men. Then he drove the Judges
from the bench and set up a mill.
I tary court TO try civilians.
Trial by jury was denied. Fines
were levied without 80 much as n
formal charge being placed. and the
money 10 collected Is kept by the
guard.
New laws have been written daily
By the military.
when one man, W. r. McMasters,
sought a writ Of hsbeas corpus. VOL.
fers refused TO recognize 1t. McMas.
tiers appealed to the federal court.
Judge Rufus r. Foster. Of New
Orleans, sat In the case. He ruled:
s~The Constitution does not
guarantee tho right Of trial BY
Jury In the states.'
This decision gave the military
unlimited pova.s j