San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-04
BLACK TERROR
CAPT0RS To
GET FUND
James and Carver Will Be
Presented Cash Raised
by Citizens.

With 1851 already on hand, Deputy
Sheriff Sam James and Constable
Duke Carver Saturday will receive
their reward for the capture Of the
BLACK Terrors."
Contributing $50. Mayor John w.
Tabin started the fund to which The
Light Immediately added $50. Sheriff
James Stevens donated 800 and doz-
ems Of their friends and grateful San
Antonians made other contributions
which totals $361 Friday.
The Light, which, was appointed
trustee, will present the reward to the
officers who made the daring capture.
Fore more than year the BLACK
Terrors," fearless band Of negroes,
baffled San Antonio police and county
officers in q reign Of banditry on the
eastern fringe OF the city.
Sheriff James and woman decoy
sat in an automobile in the bandit in.
tested district night after night, hop
ing that the "Black Terrors" would
make their appearance. Many of the
silent vigils also were kept by John
Long, chief investigator of the district
attorneys office, snd Constable Duke
Carver, one or the other Oftentimes
remaining near the decoy car.
Constable Carver, as was planned,
appeared just at midnight and assisted
with the capture of the first Terror. !"
The bandit was shot and wounded
, and the Others later captured.
County officials and the mayor con-
sidered this capture worthy OF re-
, ward and the fund was started with
The Light acting as trustee.
Contributions to the fund can be
made through Saturday. They should
be brought or sent TO The Light,
marked for the "Black Terror Fund
The following donations were made !:
Mayor John W. Tobin, S25; The
Light, $50; Sheriff James Stevens,
500; Jack Burke, $40: X. Neil
Campbell, IS: V. T.. Hamilton, %;
G. A. Goforth, So: j. =. Deyine, SO;
Chief r. o. Miller, 50; Sam Street,
50; Bill Ports, 81; l.. james, 81;
Charles Berger, 81: w. ID. Miller.
81; A. Vidal, so cents; J. X. Gray,
81; NJ. Valdez, 80 cents; j. Il.
Cabanauch, 80 cents; III. Il. Roberts,
80 cents: g. l.. Dorset, so cents;
j. J. Calderon, 30 cents; Mike 1.-Two,
80 GENTS; l.. Lopez, so cents; X. &.
Trevino, 81; A. r. Gonzales, 80
cents; L.. A. Williamson, 80 cents |;
Buck Seffel, 30 cents; j. A. Moglia,
81; L. Grow, 80 cents; W. II. Ship,
80 cents; A. Dutzman, 80 cents;
william +. McKaughn, 80 cents: il.
y. Davis, 80 cents; NJ. l.. Kelly.
30 cents; Albert Messer. 81; William
Hobbs, 81: DIR. 5. Il. Kaliski, 81;
Captain Gus Klockenkemper, 81; a.
Salinas, so cents: Charles Homan,
80 cents; =. n. Torres, 30 cents;
! e. G. Mills, 25scents; Rudolf Engle-
haIdt, 80 cents: friend, 81; j. f.
J Brown, 81 ;;Fs~E. Rue; So; Joe Har-
ris, 81; w. A. Harvey, 81; G. j.
Stendebaeb, 80 cents; +. L. Little
page, 80 cents; Wayne Parks, 80
cents; Sam Dryer, 81; +. G. Yolger,
% cents: William l.. Richter, SD;
Eugene j. Hernandez. camp, United
Spanish War Veterans, So; +. W.
Lowe IS: G. X. Basse, So: Louis
w. Epscomb, $40; J. A. Adams. 50;
HGgy and McCollum, SO; A. j.
Rogers, 50; Stanley Newding. So;
J. ii. Holmgreen, $40; q. w. Kilday,
IS; Jourdan Campbell. $25; J. y.
Moltz, $15; +. i. Smith, 81; u. j.
Heinen, So; Il. G. Matthews, 81 ii.
II. Hurd, 81; Clinton 5. Brown. 50.