The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 102, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1920 Page: 4 of 28
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M JURY’S
f HEPOBT URGES
GD URT REFORMS
Want More Attention Given
to Collection of For-
feited Bonds.
FIGURES ON DOCKETS
Would Have District Attor-
ney Only Recommend
Dismissals.
Morn active efforts to collect upon
forfeited bonds and a revocation of the
authority which now permits assistant
district attorneys to recommend the dis-
missal of felony ease* is urged by the
37th District Court grand jury in a re-
part to Judge W. S. Anderson Friday
morning. The grand jury points out
that "for 20 years little or no effort has
been made to collect forefited bonds”
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Out to-morrow
I NewVictorßecords
I for May
I The announcement of this new list of Victor Records
I really constitutes an invitation to hear them. Wherever there '
| is a Victor dealer he will consider it a privilege to play any 1
| music for you.
r Number Size Price I
E Carmen —Habanera Gabriella BeaanToni 74613 12 $1.50
* Chanson de la Touraiae tSone at Touraiae) Emilio de Gogoraa 64862 10 1.03
c CradU (Mendelssohn) Vioha Mischa Elman 74607 12 1.50
K I n Hera the Haptic Laric Amelils Galli-Carci 74608 12 1.50
K Cell Me Thin. Own Mabel Garrison 74612 12 1.50
K Sunrise and You Edward Johnson 64864 10 1.00 ci
U Fond Recollections Violoneena Hana Kindler 64861 10 1.00
Symphony in G Minor—Menuetto (Mozart) Philadelphia Orchestra 74609 12 1.50
f Dun. Reinaid Werrenrath 64863 10 1.00 g
* How Lovely are the Messengers (2) See the Conqu'ring 1
Hero Comes Victor Orchestra 18 e55 10 .85
b If With All Your Hearts (2) Pastoral Symphony Victor Orchestra) Ld
I Daddy You’ve Been a Mother to Mo Henry Burr) I
Just Lik. th. Rose . Charles Harrison 10 M '
L How Sorry You’D Be Wait’ll You Seo Esther Walker) I
He Went In Like a Lion and Came Out Lika a Lamb Billy Murray J '
P Hand in Hand Again Albert Campbell and Henry Burr) i
L AU That I Want is You Charles Hart P 8658 10 “
;• Hiawatha’s Melody of Love Sterling Trio)
E- Im Always Falling in Love with the Other Fellow's Girl Elliott Shaw
Left AU Alone Again Blues—Medley Foa Trot Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)
Whose Baby Aro You? —Medley One-Step Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra) * ‘ S
B Karavan-Fox Trot Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra) g
When You’re Alone— Fox Trot Paul Bieae and his Novelty Orchestra) E
I’ll See You in C-U-B-A-Medley Fox Trot Palace Trio) K
The Crocodile—Fox Trot Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet) 1 3 E
Hear these new Victor Records to-morrow at any Victor
dealer’s. He will gladly give you an illustrated booklet K
describing them. New Victor Records on sale at all dealers
* on the Ist of each month. Victrolas $25 to $l5OO. D
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FRIDAY
nod gives figures to show that during
the year 1918 not a forfeited bond was
< ollected.
The report the final for the term
nlao dißm«j»ed the condition of the dis-
trict court dockets and recommended
that legislation be enacted to permit the
transfer of criminal cases from the 37th
District Court to other courts when nec-
essary.
Referring to the practice of ns.«i>t-
anta in the district attorney’s office rec-
[in mending the dismissal of felony case*
the report says: “no subordinate should
have the authority to recommend the
dismissal of criminal cases. Buch rec-
ommendation should bear the signature
of the district attorney. If it is be-
yond the court to control this practice
our legislators should be asked to secure
the passage of laws to correct it.”
Encourages Contempt of Court.
The report says “there seems to be a
doubt Rs to the responsibility for collec-
tion of forfeited bonds. For the last
30 years little or no attempt has been
made to collect upon such bonds. This
result* in a miscatriage of justice and
encourages contempt of court.*’ It is
urged that a bill be passed by the Leg-
islature to define the bonding law. fix
responsibility for collection of forfeited
bonds and provide among other things
that no member of the bar or other pub-
lic officer may sign a bond except upon
consent of the court for reasons stated.
Figures showing the number of cases
filed tried and otherwise disposed of
by the various courts during the year
fmm December 1 1918 to December 1
1919. are also given as follows:
Civil cases: 37th 4.7 th .77th 73rd
Filed 1312 .744 129 920
Disposed of 707 661 142 629
Criminal cases all filed and disposed
of in the 37th District Court as fol-
lows: Indicted. 101*9; tried 178; dis-
missed. 485; bond* forfeited 23; bonds
collected none; transferred. 46.
These records show that 2412 civil
nnd criminal cases were filed in the
37th District Court during the year
of which number 1430 were disposed
by that court either by trial or dismis-
sal. while 46 others wore transferred to
other courts. The 45th aid the 57th
courts both disposed of more cases than
wore filed in those courts but the num-
ber filed in those courts was much less
than the number in the other courts.
Would Tranfer Cases.
Referring to the work of the courts
the report says “perhaps it required
a longer time to try cases in some courts
than others because of the nature of
the cases.’’
In this connection it is urged that the
37th District Court docket where the
filing is exceedingly heavy should be
relieved of some of the cases by trans-
fer to other courts. The report sug-
gests that if “this is not possible under
the law. a bill should be pasted by the
Legislature to enable such transfer.” Il
is recommended that a new court would
but add to the tax of the county and
would not solve the question.
The report states that the condition
of all county institutions is satisfactory.
Fifteen bills of indictment were return-
ed. nnd the grand jury dismissed for the
term.
Houston Rank Makes a Change.
Austin Tex. April 30.—Permit to do
business in Texas has been granted by
the State Banking Board to the Hous-
ton Land and Trust Company of Hous-
ton. capital stock $1009000 with
.5300090 surplus. P. B. Timpson is
president and U. R. Weyrich cashier.
This bank assumed the guaranty fund
to protect it* depositors. It is a con-
cern which has heretofore been operat-
ing under an old charter granted prior
to the adoption of the state constitu-
tion in 1876 and is now being converted
into a state bank and trust com-
pany.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
DEFREES IS PRESIDENT
I'. S. Chamber of Commerce Elects and
Says Government Must Keep Out.
Atlantic City N. J . April 30.—Jos-
eph H. Defrees of Chicago last night
was elected president of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States. He
was named by the chan i>er s board of
directors at the conclusion o' the eighth
annual meeting to succeed Homer L.
Ferguson of Newport News. 7a.
“In government and business said
a resolution “it is esseniiul that our
government should scrupulously refrain
from entering any of the fields of trans-
portation. communication industry and
commerce or any pha.'e of business
when it can successfully be undertaken
and conducted by private enterprise.”
Matthew Woll vice president of the
American Federation of Labor who ad-
dressed the convention was interrupted
by hisses and cries of “time” when he
attacked the Kanias industrial law as
“an amusing experiment.”
Thereafter each time he tried to
speak he was forced to desist.
Governor Allen of Kansas later ad-
dressed the chamber declaring the Kan-
sas plan had succeeded where “union
labor aristocracy” had failed in settling
labor disputes.
Father Wanted for Child’s Injuries.
Ixaredo Tex. April 30.—Police yes-
terday were searching for Manuel Sa-
manign. a Mexican following the find-
ing of the body of his daughter. Man-
uela. aged 15. The body was discov-
ered shortly after neighbors heard cries
of the girl. The body showed several
stab wounds nnd a broken dagger was
found nearby. Samanigo is believed
by officers to have escaped into Mex-
ico.
TEACHERS IN FIGHT
FOR AMENDMENT TO
RAISE SCHOOL TAX
Charge Parents Fail to Give
Serious Consideration
to Probletn.
Asserting that San Antonio public
school patrons do not understand con-
ditions growing out of the payment ot
low salaries to teachers here the Sun
Antonio Teachers* Association ut a
special meeting held in the Wolff A
Marx auditorium Thursday afternoon
passed resolutions committing them to
a fight for an amendment abolishing
the 50-cent limit on school taxes.
It was suggested that temporary n-
hef could be secured by amendment of
the school district charter at the special
session of the Legislature in May ano
the Board of Education was requested
to look into the matter.
Referring to the constitutional amenr*
meat abolishing the tax limit the reso-
lutions declare: “It is our first duty
then to do all we can to get citizens not
only to vote but to vote for this amend-
ment.”
Lack of serious consideration by pa-
trons of the salary question was charged
and the following statement made in
this connection: “We quite appreciate
the position of the Board of Education
and the superintendent in this trying
time. It is their duty as leaders to
take an optimistic view. It is. also the
duty of the teachers to encourage the
tax payors to help the board meet the
emergency.”
The resolutions assert that “classes in
San Antonio have changed teachers a*
many as three times this year.” and that
“one whole department will be discou-
tbued on May 1 and the classes left
without instruction for the rest of the
term.”
JURORS WHO TRIED
CROW ARE WITNESSES
AT MOTION HEARING
Defense Asks Arrest of
Judgment Because of Ex-
cusing of Negro At Trial.
Thirteen jurors accepted for the trial
of Tom W. Crow one of whom was
later excused appeared in the 37th Dis-
trict Court Friday morning as wit-
nesses in the bearing on Crow’s mo-
tion for a now trial. The hearing
opened at 11 o'clock with the court di-
recting its attention to a motion to ar-
rest judgment on the grounds that the
excusing of IL E. L. Harper a negro
one of the jurors accepted in the trial
was illegal. Harper was excused by
agreement of counsel for both sides aft-
er it is said other jurors objected to
serving on the jury with him.
Crow found guilty by a jury in April
of murder in connection with the death
by poisoning of Mrs. Ora Parker and
sentenced by the jury verdict to death
was brought into court at 10 o’clock
but delay in preparation of a motion
prevented the opening of the hearing
until an hour later.
The motion for arrest of judgment
recited that the excusing of Harper
constituted an error because it was in
effect a violation of the defendant's
right to be tried by a jury of “twelve
men first selected” when “in fact thir-
teen jurors were selected and one ex-
cused without the consent of the de-
fendant.”
The morning session was taken up
with the introduction of testimony the
court stenographer clerk and deputy
sheriffs being witnesses to “prove up”
the excuse granted Harper. During
the afternoon it is announced mem-
bers of the jury and Harper will be
put on the stand. It is understood the
defense will seek to show by members
of the jury certain discussions of the
jury in arriving at a verdict.
Judge Andersou announced that tlr:
hearing on the motion would bo com-
pleted Friday if it required until Ibid-
night. The term of court ends Satur-
day night and he advised counsel that
Saturday is reserved for other mat-
MUCH MARRIED MAN
MAY BE MURDERER
(Coatinued From One.)
eats but did know be wan born some-
where in the South. He said he bad
little education.
Desire to Kill Came During War.
“A desire to kill.” came over him
according to the alleged confession
about four years ago ’‘during the
war.”
He said he married first in Canada
about that time but had been “married
w often since that be could not re-
member names places and dates.”
Throughout bis statement which was
given at intervals over a period of
nearly four hours from 8 o'clock to
nearly midnight be was hazy as to de-
tails.
He admitted the officers said that
he had no direct motive in killing his
victims. Some of the slayings were the
results of violent quarrels they quoted
him as saying.
He said*they declared he Lad killed
some women who “had no money.”
“Something just told me to do it” he
was quoted.
He told them he obtained a certain
satisfaction in the very a* t of mur-
der the officers said and experienced a
sense of relief that the woman in each
case was dead.
Attorney Marmaduke representing
Htiirt staff'd at the conclusion of the
alleged confession that it had been
given to the district attorney “in the
ben interests of bis client.”
ONE WIFE WAS A KENTUCKIAN.
Was in Mexico When laM Heard From
by Relatives.
Ixiuisvillf Ky. April 30.—Nina Lee
D< Pmey has been identified by relatives
as a former resident of Hodgenville
Ky. No word bos bean received from I
her since January 25 when a postcard. I
dated Tia Juans Mexico was received
by her sister Mrs. Alice Noyes of Floyd
knob Ind. a village near Louisville.
It recited that “We are going tn South
America. Don’t expect to hear from me
for three months.”
Mrs. Noyes. a< cording to Louisville
rolfce. said the handwriting was not
that of her sister.
Mrs. Deloney left Keutucky six years
ago with her husband for Gateway.
Mont. Later the couple separated. Mrs
Deloney went to Alaska and from there
to California. Letters from her an-
nounced her marriage on December 5
1919 to Charles N. Harvey.
For Saturday —One Day Only!
The Shop for Women Ann ounces a
Sale^Blouses
That will afford San Antonio women with a most
unusual opportunity to select Dress and Tub Blouses at
a price that represents only a small portion of their
genuine worth!
About 300 Blouses Are Involved:
Divided Into 2 Groups As Follows:
Group No. I Group No. 3
Georgette Blouses White Voile Blouses
Worth to $8.50 of Best Quality
’5.45 ‘1.95
In a variety of trim new beaded and In plain and satin stripe effects
embroidered designs in colors of white daintily trimmed in lace also
navy tan and flesh. All sizes in the sports blouses in colors dotted
group. or striped short and long sleeves.
New Flesh Tinted Brassieres —of Lace-trimmed Wash Satin $1.95
New Bandeau of Brocade —Trimmed in Lace are $1.25
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—Beginning Monday
Qad.Wfen
“Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars”
In Fresh and New Summer Merchandise Will Be at
Your Disposal Monday Morning
With Savings Which Average a Good 25%
The Details Will Be Published in the Sunday Papers
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APRIL 30 1920.
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 102, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1920, newspaper, April 30, 1920; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1621147/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .