San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Adjutant General Reported
Planning to Seek Indict-
ments at Austin.
STATE FUND INVOLVED
Bexar Officials Could Be
Billed at Capital Under
Special Law.
State Adjutant General Thomas d.

state AdJutant General 1nOInas ~.
Barton. having failed in his efforts to
have Bexar county officials indicted
|bn charges of misapplication of pub
lie funds, growing out of the excess
fee collections, is expected to shift
mis- attack from Bexar to Travis coun-
ky. This was predicted Saturday after
The Ninety fourth district court grand
hurry on Friday had mo billed five
bubble officials against whom state
Rangers had filed complaints in a
county justice court.
General Barton returned to Austin
the latter part of the week. The
Travis county grand jury is in ses-
sion. Predictions here are that the
hdjutant general, having failed in his
attempt to have the Bexar county
grand jury indict, will make SPECIAL
plea to the Travis county grand jury
I'M the hope that he can be more sue
cessful there.
Claim It's Only Politics.
A ranger captain, presumably at
the direction of General Barton, filed
the complaints last Wednesday against
Mayor John w. Tobin, former sheriff
bf Bexar county; County Clerk Jack
DurAe, Soupt 1,,aot Iabn
NeWton, ,So9n,y NoiivS,or
oltter ana pis.lle. n oro sent
Arcner. ne sonip :.i..s ,,nta,,. wi
the sranu jury inaS.;nat;on ths
alter W. uass IT, h;1is This
ran1 July atn.ai ~ afNc;ojs n.
,onipieteis sAonera.eu t f;iai ~ Al.
~ G s Rar,nn and the nresent
utant Sener.lt oalson, anu '-iS
rn my, yuIy .to -tho oor,n,,;nts
Iaose aeainsl MnV III. :, ns mere.
were thee, enaIkN ma. ,,,n n.r, ~
pohs rf D. and n;str;ct
aJu.an. "a 4 %goAst;,, Thev no;nted
a..othe! IL a. $3.50 Nd hesn ;nves-
Put tnat .ne arand ;mr;es nj
sateu ~ nun ~ 70 d;sfr;ct at.
'ne lhs,lta.iDi vi I'll r w ;mr;es had
orney anu . j;asa,,ts hn,dinc
leciihed 70 re.urn . inu @ IN T,r,
mar no cr,ininan iiiien' ap Ill , sba~n
pi the pIDiic oit Wnn nau Suits Sn "
ga! Ie y" $3.50 W s',her he
Aalutant OelieIai f;saS h'.a aff;.
mad the coinpiaIh's -, ,neu ai, .hat these
ciais assert, kheM iui. wen ,,nJ haar
grand jury lnVes.s h lay fr;ondlr
naae ana kheM iur.lsr .;n' ,ha Seven.
civil smt Is now pehuins Al .Iy a.
ty-tnlrG ois.rie. cout. ~ u.h,ah arc
ownership OF .ne iets Mo ona the
claimed potn o! .ne oii .snu " "H
state. he also EheWs W.. ;nes ~ - ;n
declare, tnat ever! oiiie n VIZ u.;I,;ng
Eoived IN the case is re,.ns anu tha s,ate
70 turn the amour, over ~ n hoinnrs
if the courts deciae 'na' IL oe'o"s'
there. and not 10 them. III .h;s
General Barton, kno%lns al u ne
|2nd knowing that an De a:a,t vou"t :,
ehoronehly understood lns s,.u o donn.- -
ps claimed, must nave hhd soihe uIep ~
motive IN iiiing MS eomp,a.nts n
HE could not nave hopeu W $500
Indictments before DeA M,,o oouI hS
grand jury, IT Is asserted. 1heh WHY
file the complaints:
Bexar county officials ana San an
|tonio. attorneys SATURDAY Were pre-
pared to answer thus question: zen
|eral Barton filed ms cohpi.I"ns III
Bexar county, they declare. III orueI
that it might appear tnat ne ha9
sought justice here and oeen aeniea
BIT. After that move. IT is pe,ieSe !
he would take ms case 10 Mustih
where he would present 1t TO a rays US
county grand jury. claiming ina, ne
could not get justice IN Bexar county
la Travis county grand Jury. mus mp