Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-21

as Valley canal builder and developer,
and for his part in the war.
The first acceptance of the series OF
three challenges 10 debate at Harlingcn,
San Beni;o aud Brownsville came last
night at San Bcnito when, following a
spoken invitation by Judge J. c. George
OF the anti-Vann forces, Judge w. r.
Jones, supporter of Nann, announced that
he would meet Judge George in debate
on the issue. Nann's Official record.
Judge A. j. Wood Of San. Benito was
chairman Of the meeting, which was held
on the lawn of the San Benito hotel
The agreement was for for;y-iiye min
ates Tor the challenger, one hour for
response, and fifteen minutes for re-
buttai.
The crowd numbered from three to
four husdrcd people. and included a
great many women. Many farmers who
we're IN town with cotton waiting 10 be
gInncd were in attendance.
The crowd was orderly throughout, APP
plaudlng conservatively when the speak
ers made telling points. and making i
difficult for an observer TO determine
whether il might have been described a.
a Robertson or a Vann crowd. although
Nann's name was shouted several times.
Judge George discussed what he de-
scribcd as the late official record OF
sheriff v. 4. Nann, presenting to the
audience a series Of affdavits, including
one charging certain acts by the sheriff
N the jury room ia September, 1922,
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under consideration. This affidavit was
made by Fred Rosenkoetter, "A rcsiden;
Of Los Frcsnos. who was member Of the
jury. The other affidavits were in CON
nection with the Marie Schroeder case.
Judge Jones denounced the Roscnkoct-
ter affidavit and told the audience that
4 they wanted another version OF the
Incident they could obtain il by tclephon-
ing any OF three Brownsville men, whose
names he mentioned and who he said
we're members of the jury. He pointed to
Sheriff Vann's record of twenty years
as "A Texas peace officer. lie took up
the Marie Schroeder case, discussed his
own part IN il as district attorney, and
expressed his belief in the guilt Of one
Of the men charged with the crime. He
criticised the attorneys who defended the
men charged with the Schroeder killing.
and who secured "a change Of venue and
the dismissal of the case.
In rcDuttal Judge George, who was one
Of the attorneys for the defendants, de-
tended his own part in il, and declared
that If he had been district attorney Al
the time "he would have followed the
case 10 Chicago to prosecute it,"
Tonight winds up the campa gn.
Judge Jones said today that he did
not know whether he would accept the
for tonight's meeting at the
district courtroom as he has not been
well. due TO the loss Of his teeth be-
cause Of salvation ut Corpus Christi
last fall.
Robertson men charge that an attempt
was made Wednesday night al Haringcn
to break up the Robertson meeting
by arranging fake fire. A bonfire was
started several blocks from the scene of
the meeting when il was about TO start.
they claimed. and the fire derarta-nt
responded. They charged that some
twenty automobiles were planted at the
meeting, and these made a break when
the alarm sounded However. the Rob-
crtson men declared that the incident
acted as a boomerang. for it eventually
brought larger crowd than the one
present when the meeting opened.