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Endurance of Public Disgrace - Felt Sorry For Chief - Gambling Charge - Creating Consternation - Favorite Dog Shot

15 Jan 1884. Austin Daily Statesman.

It is remarked that the Statesman is hard on the Austin police force. The hardest thing is the endurance of public disgrace, brought on Austin by the inefficiency of policemen.

Ben Thompson felt sorry for the chief of police and his chicken-hearted subordinates and walked in and gave himself up for trial. It remains to be seen now what will be done with him. The Statesman will give a stenographic report of the trial.

CITY MATTERS IN BRIEF.

Dick Rogers, colored, of Masontown, was before Judge Tegener on a charge of gambling. He plead guilty and was fired $10 and costs.

A man by the name of Thompson was overhauled by officers J.B. Thompson and E.R. Oberwetter and placed in “durance vile” for entering the house of a citizen and demanding food and for creating consternation generally among the household. It was ascertained, however, that he is a subject of insanity and will be tried tomorrow on that question.

Wm. Radam, the well-known florist, who lives two and a half miles east of the city, lost his favorite dog last Sunday night, the result of a pistol shot from some person in the road in front of his residence. Hearing some shots fired he took his dog and went out the gate to see what was the matter, which resulted as above. The dog was shot in his own yard.

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That Piano - That Big Stone - Very Boggy - A Lively Time is Expected - Statesman Sold

3 APR 1883. Austin Daily Statesman.

CITY MATTERS IN BRIEF.

A large number of people stopped in to admire that fine, pure-toned piano received by Mr. Kreisle last evening.

That big stone in front of Underhill & Co.’s weighs 19,000 pounds, and is the heaviest rock ever hauled in this county. It was one week coming from the quarry, three miles out, and broke down three wagons.

A rural visitor drove into Shoal creek yesterday, where his team bogged, and had to tear the harness off the horses before he could get them out. This place, right at the mouth of Shoal creek, is dangerous, and people fording the river are warned to keep clear of it, as it is very boggy.

Officers Johnson, Thorpe and Oberwetter did good work Sunday night in raiding on the suburban gambling dens. They first went to “Mexico,” and raiding there captured three negroes in that den; thence over to Masontown, where they raided Roger Blunt’s house, and caught five genuine black-legs -- and bodies. This is a good showing. All these gamblers are bound over to answer in the mayor’s court Friday. A lively time is expected.

Justice’s Court -- Precinct No.3. Wm. Von Rosenberg, Jr., presiding.

Alex Mack, for an assault on Alex Williams with intent to kill, was jailed in default of $900 bond.

Mayor’s Court. Hon. W.A. Saylor, presiding; Tom Purcell,clerk.

His honor had a legal picnic yesterday morning: Tom Garret, Doc Taylor, Aaron Robinson, Wm. Patterson, Wesley Givens, Roger Blunt, Charlie Cook (col.), Henry Rogers, Alf. Kempt, all gambling, continued to Friday.

It may be of interest that no saloon keeper violated the law, excepting one.

W.H. Firebaugh for obstruction with dangerous barbed wire rolls, excepting one.

Hugh J. Daley, committing a nuisance, $5 and costs.

Dolorez, for carrying a pistol; $25 and costs.

W. Brown and E.C. Smith, sleeping in a public place; dismissed.

John McGuffin, drunk and disorderly; $5 and costs.

Tom Holland, one of the old stand-bys, assaulting an officer; $5 and costs. Also, for being drunk and disorderly, $5 and costs.

It has already been announced in a special from Austin that Mr. John Cardwell has sold his entire interest in the Austin Statesman and the Statesman publishing company to Mr. Wm. P. Gaines. The Statesman has always been one of the best papers in Texas, but the new proprietor is not content with ranking among the first, but states his determination to spare neither pains nor expense to make the Statesman the leading journal in the state. Being published in a progressive city, the capital of the state, and under management of energetic and able business men, there seems to be no reason why Mr. Gaines’ ambition should not be gratified.

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Sixteen Gamblers In A Day

2 JAN 1883. Austin Daily Statesman.

County Court. Judge Z.T. Fulmore, presiding; Frank Brown, clerk.

County court transacted the usual routine business. The following were all up for gambling and fined in the sums following their names: Bailey Sparks, $25 and costs; John Brown, $25 and costs; Jack Franklin, George Rose, Tony Wallace, Ben Brown, Dave Lynch, Jim Pigran, Sam Slaughter, “Squire” Robards, George and “Squire” Banton, Roger Blunt, “Mingo” and Bob Nichols, all were fined $10 and costs, each. Sixteen gamblers in a day, paying fines aggregating $190 exclusive of cost, is a very good beginning for New Year’s day.