The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
VETERAN JUSTICE
DIES OF OLD AGE

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HE time pat Whelan had taken 90 soino
ID iho men ~ hardest regulations that
ever operated ln the southwest
Whlie man ~ heen judgment and
uu1utsilonsd urfve. he was - mpt-
theiif and charitable almost to fault
and % holi ln lovne remembrance ~
iht MrAlfan population ns Don Pa
iriciu fof thc hundreds ~ arts ~
blindness aud charity toward them
ghr uifir, uf sheriff war voluntarily
riten up hs So Whulan and he was
rufrnrded b, John McTieruan f.hfer
Sal Whelau wHa appointed Justice ~
mo rrncr which position boz held up
sos ihe Time ~ hia death being re-
elected with little az no uppualilon at
tnch election.
AZ % psac.s officer pnf wholan had
been W. mHnF CLOSE AMI dangerous
n.acfe. huf newer under any creum
afHnara hnd he been known So fnfcf
lr ha iulY iIr has been aroused ~
boiling fearless and fenntdlsHH ~ hif
own safety tn fault hni they ai look
nd nilft 40 pnt Whrinn when ii came
tu mnhlnN nu arrest Tho term ~ ~
firr ~ ptt WheiHu waH during ihn ps-
fiad when ihe euuihwe~i wHs she feu
drftDuH uf aurh bad men HH Ngn
Thomusun tting Fisher John Wcnry
Harden sam infs. 1879 LonrlcY md
numerous uthnrF but NurcUa counts
WHa not ONE OF the counties these mon
Hrl0ctfd go perform ln The policy ul
| lui WhDlnn tho officer ana iHt Whe.
au thr nriNntr oiiiznn WINS tn save iifs
hnd mot in take 30 1903 have % taken.
A. rowrf in politics iu the enri,
ants ANA nn into the bate yanrH ga
Wleian ranked hieh and wnH foremost
lr numerous warmly contested poilti.
rHi nffalra pf both the county md citF
% is related thHf ni Gre time during q
contest Tor rp- election nH sheriff WhN.
/ nn called nu thr governor Goo appoint
+ for dnY election duy Ranger Can.
+ tHln IoRrrn fn Hct na sheriff while h'
could be fontinose 10 look after bis
own political fortunes This was done
and thr result was TINT Whoinn sweep
egain into tho office with pronomnc
ga victory Another instance ~ hil
/ udrmsnt and reHuurccfulnos- wal
I wnrn o. prisoner held for him H
/ brownsville bod hfon aelectod ns th'
center of o. lynchirs party ou tho wn'
! to thr Corpus Christi lad Wheiai
/ got bis prisoner. took him to poin
I lHnhri thence hY boat % Galveston
/ 1nd thrure hN boat tu Corpus christi
B nndirr nt the wharf with hts man an,
I had him safe iu inu before anyone ha,
/ time tn form iyuching party o.
another occnnipn Whelnu hnd female
Z prisoner whom the Mexican huthorl
ilea demanded ne refused Co aurren'
drf thr prisoner Later the governor
/ fHrErd un toe demand Tor delivery al
/ ihD prisoner ban Whoinn atiil refused
mud after much negotiations thfeatl
Hud considerable feeling % war agreed
/ flrN fhr sheriff of Nuecos county WA
firhi and the demands were Withdrawn
lif Wta an Interpretation 81 techuicn
irfai points and Wheinn stubnornii
! maintained hia position until uiheu
/ were convinced ho WIS right n latel
/ WHH proved fhp person had beer
| WfonrfuiV chnrHed with an uffnnHc
| Tnat psrsnu b. still ou this slide OF th,
IrNrr.
I Surviving Judge Whelap b. n daugh
/ i0f Mrs % Rolf Of Mineral Wells
who was present at the time ~ hn
dtlih and brother Tom Whuian al
corpus Christi granddaughter Mrs
\ liunr BATTER nf Ahilonr. nnd hunter.
oue grandchildren and niccca and
/ npphcwH.
iutormoni viii be- held iu Holy Gross
cemetery This afternoon 40 $50 o'clucl
, from tho family residruco. i9lC Mes
quite stftrt Funeral services viii b,
luduofed ut thc Catholic church bl
90 Rev g. Dinottc ana Rev Dumim
| 1Ruuiko
ludgc Walter o. Timon D. j ONION
John Dunn pelmns Givena Joe Mnou
ana james Mcbride viii nrt nr nail