Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07

lleQ anu Mat TIC LndllCL lA4 u<EA
brought TO ne attention OF prac-
tically every grand jury for the
past ten years.
q opposition. by crying poll
tics, has always been able up until
he last grand jury. to retard in
dictments. the county judge stated
IN speaking o. the civil suits filed
Judge Dancy said the law delay was
very unsatisfactory"
I'VE filed q suit IN December,
1922. got trial In the district court
in January. 1923, and collected the
non In 1928 after almost six
years." he stated
Nothing Personal
CT want II understood that I am
not anxious for indictments, also
hat there is no human being for
whom : have 10 l for that I want
to see 60 to the penitentiary. But
! do want q clean courthouse, and
1t takes indictments and stripes
to bring 1t about. then ! am Tor
such indictmnetS and stripes" the
county Judge stated.
Judge Dancy's statement follows:
1T Is indeed rcgrettable III
the first grand jury that has taken
the real initiative towards enforc-
ing the law within the four walls
OF the courthouse should 90 out
OF It's way TO make a most m
justified and unwarranted attack
upon the commissioners court, or
which ! am O. member, being the
chairman thereof, and therefore
the one most responsible. IN case
OF any dereliction OF duty, on the
part or said court.
Il make the positive statement
that the commissioners court has
done everything that could Be
asked Of reasonable officials in
enforcing this law requiring re-
ports 10 be made as well as COL
Letting moneys due the county. We
have taken of OF the pay ron Of
ficers who failed 90 make these
reports; have filed numbers and
numbers or civil suits: IN fact ten
In all and have through either
the county Judge. the county at
torney or the county auditor. had
the matter brought 10 the attention
OF practically every grand jury for
the past ten years.
This fact OF failing 10 make
reports Is 50 old that II has whis-
kers.
Defends Commissioners
while I was county attorney Y
began my efforts to get these re-
ports TO be made, end 3eared
before numbers OF grand JurIes ID
until 1925 when. by reason Of vot-
ing such large bond issues for flood
control and road improvement be-
ing no super-man. I felt. that ii
was my duty TO give greater at
tention 10 the bond issues which
were TO be paid of BY a future
generation than TO matters or more
small moment affecting u people
right now. But since that time the
matter has been taken up by either
the county attorney or tn county
auditor before practically every
grand Jury.
There Is only one thi- that the
commissioners court could have
done that It has not done-and
they really IRE under no more
moral obligations to do that than
any other tax payer-and that Is
TO 90 before the district attorney
or his assistant. cThe matter be-
ing official misconduct coming
more clearly within the district at
torney's Jurisdiction than the
county attorneys and make COM
plants and have examininV trials
and get these officers ound over
to grand iuries. AT all events N
had TO 20 before the grand turtles.
either with on without complaints
Mistake 10 File
Nov. suppose some OF us had
made criminal complaint. As II
takes nine out or the twelve 20
indict. st would have be a easy TO
secure four sinkers and prevent
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