San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-29
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NO NEED FOR
COURT CHANGE
Oppose New Tribunal and
Extension Of Police Court
Jurisdiction.
MAY SETTLE QUESTION
Discussion Shows Measure
to Be City Hall District
Attorney Project.

Members of the San Antonio bar,
by vote of IS TO IS, went on rec
ord Monday morning as being opposed
to the establishment Of an additional dis
trict court in Bexar county. By the
same vote they opposed the enlarge
ment OF the jurisdiction of the cor
\ poration court. The vote was taken at
a meeting of the members Of the bar
in the Seventy third District court room
and included both members and non
members OF the San Antonio Bar Asso-
citation.
Although it was admitted by those
sponsoring the establishment of an ad-
ditional court that the Bear county
delegation at Austin has agreed upon
| bill which would provide for the es-
| Enlistment of a new court with Grim
inal, and q limited civil jurisdiction,
| the secretary of the meeting vas in
! structed to at once wire the delega-
ton the result Of Mondays meeting. II
is not believed, that in face Of the OPP
position Of a majority Of the attorneys
of San Antonio, that the delegation
will see fit 10 force the bill through.
II is also suggested that the action of
| the attorneys will blast any hopes
Mayor o. r. Black had had for be-
coming a judge OF a district court. II
had been rumored that he was to be
given the appointment by the governor
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! Discioses VINO sPonsorod Dill.
| The vote on the two propositions,
which was taken after more than an
hours discussion, showed sharp d.
VISION OF members OF the par, those
supporting the measure Tor tne most
part oelng ldentiiied Win the CITY
nan or tne uiSttiet a.tornsy Office Inc
vote ois .,, uls'ineuy tnan .ne pro-
poseu pil Vas cty hSii-uis'rie' a''
'orney 1iilee 'meaS NJ. I,. Al.
Judge james n laws orousn. tn
matter 70 snosaoNh mnen nc oilsfeu
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y. a. pavies ior apprv,t y. tue .as
| 9re as!~e upon y! tao Del GUY
ueiess'ioH' ohe .nat 'no "e.us 81 W
IseoIu 90 Upposeu ~ tne esn Isn
Oh any aual!lona, uiseriet eouI.s. 'uuse
laws nau JusI otoushS H UuI tnx' mel
vas J;ieIon IA tn. uhi wn..n i., mouI ~
sNe ING uisttct 3''oIhes Ihe ss0uns VI
eases IN tne new court, instead OF tos
!uoses. ne gnspIcI a'.orhe!, hoSs'ef'
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McAsS1h spesks Tor Measure.
| ID. A. McAskill, district attorney,
made long speech in support Of the
proposed measure. IL was at Judge
McCloskey's suggestion, the district at
torney explained, that q compromise
had been reached whereby the new bill
would take away criminal jurisdiction
| from Judge Tayloe, in the Forthwith
District Court, and would create a new
district court with criminal, and
limited civil jurisdiction. He explsin-
ed "limited civil jurisdiction" BY
stating that it could try divorces, in
| functions and receiyerships. Judge Nc
Closely, on a visit TO Austin, the dis.
trict attorney said had. told the COM
mittee that JudVe TayIoe did no wish
| "a try criminal ce.ss
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,,.tL US :.o = 80
an. .oi ss,..
anu sSSer'so Una. .ne S n c1s'
Wouid De very Httle. ne clted tns
numoer OF courts IN other counties tne
size Oh be1ar IN support Oh DIS argu-
ment.
Claims One Court Idle Part OF Time.
| When questioned, however, the dis
| iAlCb II
jurisdiction is taken away from Judge
Tayloe and the new court given both
criminal and civil jurisdiction, there
would be little relief from a criminal
standpoint. All that would he gained,
n was nointed ont would he a. ,ddi.
tionaI civil court, Judge A. W. seelig.
son also inquired Of the district attorney
If his office could take care Of another
court. remarking that Il seemed when
criminal case was on trial in the
Forty fifth. the Tbirty-seyenth vas
idle. Mr., McAskiII asserted that his Of
flee could tax. care Of cases In fine new
court
This di.cuss;on fo,Ioue5 , nation
br r NJ Wet tb,, 1bs r,co,;r. AZ Az
on yccord as fsror;r. N. crss,ion of
new conrt co. Ps,or .onr%. r;,b
1eneroI inr;.d;c.;n, Sor,a p,sn,h.rs ~
fbe rneet;n. .s.or,od tb.t an" ~.
Uos,ing ths;, e. az 1890
cIostsr "a na ard up PnT.- c ooust dsic
| oat;. Is5 Sou"e! N''.