San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
COUNTY
| OFFICIALS
CLEARED.
Rangers Attempt to In
criminate Officials
Fails.
lEBUKE TO BARTON
rand Jury's Action a Slap
in Face to Adjutant
General.
10 GRIMM AL ACT
Investigation Into Charges
Brings Exonera-
tion..
10 GRIMM AL ACT

| A stinging rebuke was administered
State Adjutant General Thomas d.
Rrton, for his attempted interference
Bexar county affairs, when the
District Court grand
|ry Friday noon ''no billed" county
Id city officials against whom the
ate rangers had brought charges of
tsapplication of county funds.
Those "no billed" were Mayor John
Tobin. former sheriff of Bexar
UNITY; County Attorney Tom J..
ewton: County Clerk Jack IL.
|Irke: District Clerk Osceola Ar
er and County Tax Collector oShn
Bitter.
THE action Of the grand jury com
etely exonerates all of these offi-
his from any criminal charges IN con-
|ction with the collection Of ex-of-
lilo fees, which was the basis OF the
mnlaints filed at the instigation OF
z state adjutant general.
The grand jury at the same time
urned "no bills" in two other cases,
Iose of Mildred Mckinney and Al
IF Tessman. Both Of these cases
no ranger cases, state rangers under
direction of Adjutant General
triton having raided the home n, on
IS. Mckinney and of Tessman. Inc
hn& jury had been investigating
urges of false swearing drought
ainst these two, presumably at the
litigation of state rangers.
The grand jury made its report 10
dee W. w. McCrory at noon ana
seven "no bills" were all tnat
innuisitorial body reported. NO
hills we're returned. 1t was ad-
rned until next Monday
A Slap at Barton.
rhe action of the grand jury, coun-
officials declare, not only COM
telv exonerates them from any
rye of wrong doing. but at the same
e is a slap in the tace OF al
ant General Barton and the dis
IF attorney and a, intimation to
state official that Bexars county
.apable of handling its own affairs.
was generally supposed that the
nd Jury would "no bill" these Of
ais as other grand juries had con,
ted similar investigations ana hau
led to indict. Az
The charges were filed against the
county and one city official by
niger Captain b. c. Baldwin IN
tice precinct court No. z late wed
day. They were f. ed after Ad-
ant General BARTON. in company
h District Attorney d. A. NC
Kill had visited the office of County
Iitor Walter S. Kendall and de-
nded that he make certain affida-
]. The county auditor. is under.
N to have informed the dlstrict
brney and adjutant general tnat
matter they then were working
had been investigated by numer-
Grand juries, that it was even
n the subject of friendly civil
kdiutant General Barton. seeming
displeased with the refusal of the
nty auditor to grant his demands,
reupon declared that he himself
lid collect the fees. He departed
N the court house.
ate Wednesday afternoon Judge
sher, Tom Newton and Collector
ter were surprised when approach
BIZ state rangers and told that they
e under arrest. After having the
rants read to them they all went
the Justice court where the COM
nts had been filed and waived ex.
nation, giving bond in the sum oil
%. Mayor Tobin was not served
il Thursday morning. as was also
( Burke, who had been in Dallas.
District Attorney Testifies.
thursday mor8ing, Judge McCrory
ed the grand jury before him and
ructed it to make a thorough in
legation of t charges. If the
nty officials were guilty of any
linal act, he laid, they should be
cted but if they were innocent,
should be exonerated. both in
ice to themselves and the general
bic.
DE grand jury thereupon dropped
other business and started its in
igation. District Attorney ID. A.
Askill is understood to have spent
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