San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
JURY FINDING
Bellies CLAIM
Of VICE HERE.
Barton's Condemnation of
City Unsup-
ported.
ONLY SEVEN BILLED
No "Higher-ups" Taken
and Little Vice
Shown.
ONLY SEVEN BILLED

Following a two weeks investiga.
ton into alleged unusual" gambling
and vice conditions in San Antonio
I66nd Thorough sitting fevidence sub
1hitted by Adj. Gen. Thomas ID. Bar
ton and a number of SPECIAL investiga-
tors said TO have been working here
for three or four months, the Ninety
-FOUR district court grand jury Thurs
day returned but seven indictments
charging gambling. "No bills" were
returned against two men under in
vestigation and against whom District
Attorney ID. A. McAskill had secured
1nJunctions. The action of the grand
jury. Thursday is generally considered
as disproving Adjutant General Bar
tons assertion that San Antonio is
the worst city in the state with the
possible exception of one.
The indictments returned Thursday.
charging exhibiting gaming devices
were against ID. n. Carver, Burton
Buick. l.. Anderson, F.. Cantu and
Bill Ramsey and one other man who
has not yet been arrested. Two indict-
ments weer returned against Ander-
son. The five men arrested gave bond
in the sum of $500 each, with the ex-
ception of Anderson, whose bond was
fixed at $500 on each of the two
counts. and all were released.
The two men against whom no bills
were found were Johnnie Clayborne
and j. A. Mangum. With but two ex.
ceptions, the indictments, returned
Thursday were against men taken in
the raid on the Pastime Club on South
Flores street which was led by Adju-
tant General Barton at the head of
detachment of state rangers.
No Higher Ups" Billed.
The, fact that the indictments re-
turned were against none of the
higher ups" was the subject of con.
siderable comment at the Bexar county
court house Friday. General Barton,
shortly after making his raid here. had
stated that his men had been inves-
tigating conditions in San Antonio for
some time and though he had not
raided the places, he had evidence
against those high up in alleged gam
bling circles. 1t had been expected that
he would submit this evidence to the
grand jury and that indictments in
sSsch cases would be returned.
st later date General Barton
also said that he had evidence on a
number of large gambling establish !
ments which he would submit TO the
grand jury. This evidence was under.
stood to have been secured by his |
specials" General Barton also de- |
clared, when the Bexar county grand
jury took official notice of the send |
ing of rangers TO San Antonio in its
report to the court, that the grand |
jury need not take the word of the
rangers regarding gambling conditions.
but that he had the names of 100 San
Antonians who could corroboratc such
testimony. On the day he made this
statement the adiutant general cams
to San Antonio and it was expected
that he would submit these names &c
the grand jury.
Barton Failed to Give Evidence.
General Barton remained in the city
two days, however, visited the office
of District Attorney ID. A. McAskill.
adjoining the grand jury room, but
failed to appear before the inquisitOr-
ial body. In fact he left the city with
out having gone into the grand jury
roomh, although that body had been
led to believe that he would appear
before it. All things considered. those
who have been watching the situation !