San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
RANGERS WILL
CONTINUE FIGHT
pN POOL HALLS
Will Seek to Contest In
junction Granted
Tuesday.
SAY LAW VIOLATED
Baldwin Says He Will Use
Every Means to Rid
City Of Pool Halls.
BAY LAW VIOLATED

State rangers will contest the tenn
orary injunction granted by Judge
N. S. Anderson Tuesday afternoon,
fstraining them from molesting local
DOL hall operators. with every legal
Psource at the command of the state
L Texas. This was the assertion
JADE Wednesday morning by Capt.
c. Baldwin. in charge of the de-
tchment of rangers stationed at San
ntonio. Captain Baldwin said he
as appealed to Austin for assistance
nd the attorney generals department
Probably will handle the case.
I'VE are going TO fight to the last
Itch and use every means in Gar pow
to rid the city of pool halls" Cap
bin Baldwin said.
The temporary Injunction. which
as granted by Judge Anderson Tues
by afternoon, was not filed on the
strict clerks docket until nearly
eon Wednesday. 1t is signed by
avis and Black. as attorneys for the
Continental Club. +. f. Rodriguez
ave Coy. A. S. Flores and j. Addick.
captain Il. e. Baldwin is named as
efendaht In the suit.
Enjoined From Filing.
The petition for injunction was
resented to Judge Anderson Tuesday
'ternoon BY Mr.. Black and Senator
ii. Ridgeway and Judge Anderson
aced his fiat upon it. thereby grant
z the temporary Injunction. a Pc
lliar thing about it, local attorneys
\. is that the Injunction Restraints
e rangers from filing complaints
kainst the pool hall operators. This
torneys say, is new departure IN
functions.
The petition filed Wednesday sets
IT the claim that the Continental
ub is a corporation chartered wder
e state laws for the purpose Iof a
bowling club and other innocent
nusemonts" for profit. The club. II
VS.. has established pool tables for
e use of members.
On April II. the petition alleges,
aptain Baldwin and his rangers en-
red the place. ordered the members
,t TO use the pool tables and to close
the pooI rooms. Unless this was
bne. the petition says, Captain Bald.
lin threatened to break up the pool
blcs and cause the arrest OF the
ayers. Some complaints we're filed,
Q petition alleges.
The petition then prays for a writ
Injunction restraining the rangers
ON "intimidating. molesting or har-
sing the pool hall owners and play
and from filing charges against
en-.
No date for final hearing of the in
notion is NAMED in the fiat signed
Judge Anderson.
Had 10 Do 1t Themselves.
While no statement from, Austin
rs available it is believed that Adj.
IN. Thomas ID. Barton and an assist
/ from the attorney generals de-
rtment will come TO San Antonio
contest the injunction. Captain
edwin admitted Wednesday that he
d heard the pool hall men were seek
protection in order to operate their
Establishments but he, declared en-
atically that the state rangers would
4 cease their efforts to close them
They are operating in violation
the law. he said and should have
ZEN closed up long ago. Captain
aldwin said he had endeayored 70
We the district attorneys office file
Functions in an effort TO close the
ol halks but had not succeeded so the
myers took it upon themselves to do
work