City officials accused in a secret six month plot
Testimony details a plan to defeat city ordinances by employing Eckford and Newton. Witnesses describe payments of 250 dollars plus a 250 dollar note, secrecy among gamblers, and alleged influence by Eckford as the city attorney’s partner. Transactions occurred in the summer of 1883 amid gambling crackdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton
G. Newton
E. O. Stevens
Peter Shielde
A. J. Evans
Stevens
Galley Newton
San Antonio
Eckford
Cty
Plaintiff
A. Eckford
Kford
Reddick
Ton Yates
Yates
Nonan
City Cour
Kckford
Heddick and Yates
Newton
Callaghan
Council
Coats
A. Bugover
Stedalck
Newton and Eckford
Beaford
Reddick and Yates
Tarleton
Brenneman & Bergstrom
Brenneman
Oppenheimer
Nonac
Juone Noonan
Noobao
Eckfurd
Nuvourt
J. A. Reddick
Kekford & Newton
Kekford
Pease
Eckford Fur
Eekford
Us &U
Uniy
A. Yee
Kle Warde
Stevins
Uber
Evans
Mr. Keton
Master Jim
RAYS OF LIGHT FROM TOWN TOURS AND EVENTS
Reporters gathered notes on a city tour. John Monier visits from the West with three beef cattle ears. Reed Barnes is arrested for lumber theft. A Fest garden masquerade ball ends quietly. Hugo and Schmeltzer vs Piegott and Palmer under promissory note litigation in district court. Paine Methodist church to host a social with refreshments. A Holmgreen foundry bell near a dynamo equipment broke Friday evening. Charles J Hatch, Texas Express rental clerk, marries Miss Nettie Austin of Matagorda. Turner association masquerade ball well attended. Beneficiaries of London Assurance extracts receive silk handkerchiefs with initials from the Sisters of the Incarnate Word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Monier
Reed Barnes
Merc
Huey
Fest's Garden
Hugo
Holmgreen
Doe & Bagelke
Charles J. Hatch
Texas Express Company
Adams House
Mise Nettle Vu. Austin
Matagorda
Turner Association
London Assurance
Sisters of the Incarnate Word
Hotel Guests From Across the Nation at the Menger
Travelers are listed staying at the Maverick and St Leonora including J. M. Jones and wife from New York and Massachusetts visitor Dr Asa Gray. Notables and bankers from Cambridge and Dallas register at the Menger amid a special car charter for the exposition and arrivals in Philadelphia and Galveston links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M Jones
W. Jones
New York
Maverick
Asa Gray
Massachusetts
W. G. Farlow
Cambridge
H. Derek
Philadelphia
Mesera
Berg
D. Sullivan
W. C. Sraum
Mr. Kraum
Dadly
Minnesota Bizoo
Minnesota
P. Ravage
London
A. G. Pickett, Jr
Fiorenville
J. D. Uolding
F. H. Perite
Bawarde County
W. H. Jenninns
Pearsall
Are
J. A. Hahn
Indianola
St. Leonora
T. Voelcker
Uvalde
James H. Gifford
Edwin K. Girvin
J. W. Bollinger
Casper
Butcher
Jean
Helen Butcher
Jose R. Liverrey
Thomas
Hucher
Martha E
Madge F. Butcher
Stephen H. Markie
Sunset railway obstruction incident near Luling leaves two dead
Last Saturday around midnight two men were caught placing obstructions on the Sunset railway track one mile west of Luling. They were fired upon by trespassers. one man died on the scene and the other died later from wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
Treso
Street Car Stables Brawl Involving Williams And Winston Brothers
A fight occurred last Saturday at the street car stables on San Pedro avenue. Williams the black hustler attacked Tony Winston and was beaten off by his brother using a brake handle as a weapon. Williams is reported laid up for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro Avenue
Williams
Winston Brothers
Tony Winston
Detroit physician found dead from lung hemorrhage
Dr. BE. R. Reynolds of Detroit came for his health and was found dead in bed Saturday. The Coroner's jury was summoned but the doctor’s certificate cited a hemorrhage of the lungs and the jury adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. R. Reynolds
Detroit
Michigan
Arrest Made In Train Wreck Case In Texas City
A man named George Wyatt was arrested in this city last Saturday by Hempstead officers and taken to Hempstead on the Sunset train via Houston. He is charged with involvement in a December train wreck on the Texas Central railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Kaiser
Losoya Street
Carl Maria von Weber
Mr. Kaiser
Zyreee Alps
George Wyatt
Hempstead
Houston
Txas Central Railway
Two Prostitutes Run Wild on Horseback in City
Mary Austin and Maggie Dale inmates of bagnio 101 were seen out yesterday afternoon riding horses. They consumed several drinks and staged a loud horseback race on Houston street and Alamo plaza. Officers pursued them twice but they escaped. They were fined $5 each by our Kevorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Austin
Maggie Dale
Bagnio 101
Houston Street
Alamo Plaza
Kevorder
Sunset train robbery near Luling reported
News from San Antonio says a group of masked men robbed the Sunset train near Luling last night. They boarded at Luling, entered the ladies' coach, collected about one hundred dollars, then jumped off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Luling
Chinese New Year Banquet Ends With Fine
Lee Lum hosted a large gathering on Market Street to celebrate Chinese New Year. After revelry, a guest discharged firecrackers into the street, and Lum was fined five dollars by the Recorder this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Lum
Market Street
Officer Nabbs from Eagle Pass Nets Horse Smuggling Ring
Deputy U S Marshal Ferdinand Niggit arrived from Eagle Pass and arrested three Mexicans who crossed from Mexico with 15 head of stolen horses. He also captured the horses and jailed an American, Newbury, for smuggling. The four prisoners were placed in the EaglePass jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ferdinand Niggit
Eagle Pass
Mexico
Newbury
Esgler Age
Boys injured in roadside trap incident ends with arrest
James and John Laird examined a Mexican bird trap along the road when Jesus Alva cursed them and drew a knife. The boys were struck with rocks during the escape. James sustained a head wound that a physician sutured. Alva was arrested and fined $5 by the Recorder this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
John Laird
Jesus Alva
Alva
Death by Own Action in San Antonio Inquest
Judge Neuendorf held an inquest into the death of Charlies Byers a stockman from San Miguel near Triden McMullen county. He died by self inflicted gunshot in Mrs Dietler's North Flores street residence after noon yesterday while suffering from consumption. The jury found he committed death by own action in accordance with the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neuendorf
Charlies Byers
Ohne
San Miguel
Triden
McMullen County
San Antonio
Mre. Dietler
North Flores Street
Drunk and Disorderly Cases Include Five Dollar Fines
A list of individuals including G. Knoppli E. Cayetano H. Behrendt and G. W. Cook facing fines for drunken behavior with payments noted. Ferdinand Weber and Devine appear in related quarrel mentions. The report records small penalties and disorderly conduct incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Knoppli
E. Cayetano
H. Behrendt
Antonio Cone
G. W. Cook
Chrysler
Ferdinand Weber
Devine
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Commerce Street
Crichly
Cash Grocery
J. M. Emerson
Emerson
THE
Court House
Cnnscent Cry
Huanoracions
Soledad Stop
DOE & Engelee
Paso Eet
iLadies
Berlin
Germantown
Neletiaces Hetland
E. Rettberg & CO
Commerce St
San Antonio, Tex
Navarro Streets
San Antonio, Texas
Jack Evans
L. Kaiser Tyroleans
Simms & Samuels
Mark Grayson
Hboni
Clifford & Nealey
Annie Clifton
John J. Burke
Royal Wangquet
Queen of Song
Maghiorailid
Idacviente
John
Burke
William ‘Clifford
John J
Burke & Davene
Magerald
Nealey
Clifford Clifton
Annie
Fashion Orchestra
Recorder's Court
Rhodiust
Qaim
Agenta
Knabe & Co
New England Piano Co
Christie & Sone
Thica
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