Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
Gill, New Hidalgo Sheriff,
Is Picturesque Character

from Jones county, Wnefe ne SerseG
as deputy sheriff. taking part In Q
number OF well known bank rob-
berry arrests. Prior 70 that, Adams
worked with the late Jim Stevens
In San Antcnso who was at one
time ranger captain In Hidalgc
county.
Rowson has been in Hidalzc
county the past several years, COM
ing from Houston, where he served
as deputy sheriff during Monteith's
f0rmem administration. Rowson grew
up In San Benito, and as a boy,
drove Sheriff Robertson's a dur
ing the bandit raids.
Fred Flanders Is jailer, and II. T..
Graham Is detailed on paper work.
Other deputies assisting Gill are
Lee Peters. who has charge OF the
office. and Ed Etter Of Edcouch, A.
M. Albrecht, Hargil and Guadalupe
Munoz. Los Eban D.. precinct depu-
ties. NJ. c. Galbreath, formerly
marshall Of Weslaco. is court bail
IF. and j. r.. Norwood Is pound
master. Etter has been active In
Edinburg since the first Of the year.
assisting as court bailiff, for the
present time.
The jail Improvements include in
~stallation OF gas heating fixtures.
repair Of the electric lighting sys-
tenn. and the purchase of cots and
bedding to take care OF the pris-
oners.
Gill, always active in law enforce
ment work, has served In many ca
pacities. Growing UP ia ranch
country. having been born at Oak
vile Ia Live Oak county, he lived In
the cattle country where the Law
was nothing TO be sneezed at.
AS a young cowboy he went To-
a cattle ranch in the Indian Ter
ritory where he spent several a
before the territory became the state
Of Oklahoma.
At the same time he was serving
as marshall. he was appointed the
first constable Of the township, un-
der Governor Ferguson. the first
governor OF Oklahoma. Besides
these duties he served as deputy
sheriff under Frank Smith, the
first sheriff Of Caddo county.
Those we're the days when an
officer was really an officer. Now
all you can have is one measly little
office" Gill sad this morning.
III health caused Gill TO return
to his home in Live Oak county, but
the restless young cowboy was not
content to stay around home, es-
pecially after all the other young
men Of hts acquaintance had wan
dered off, as cowboys have a habit
Of doing.
So 1900 found Gill down In this
part OF the country. Making his
headquarters in Hidalgo, he and a
brother. who had come previously.
drilled oil In wells in Northern
Mexico.
After 3. y. Yoakum built the rail-
road in the Valley, and small towns
began to spring up. Gin settled in
Mission, and became its first mar
shall.
In 1915 Gil went into the GUS
toms service. continuing until 1920
when he resigned in order to rus
for office as sheriff against A. Y.
Baker. in which election he WAS
defeated.
Retiring to private life. and de-
voting his time to ranching and
automobile business. Gill again t.
came a candidate for the sheriff's
office. after much hesitancy.
tx thought I had served ms dav
totin' guns around. but nov that
I'm back in the saddle, Tn Just
rarin' 10 CO." he said.
When asked If he is the Tom Gin
the writer Of ranch stories. appear
ing in current magazines, he ans
wers. BY people not knowing
whether I'm a story writer or not
Is mighty rcmantic-and I sur am
devoted to romance