The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-28
TEXAS.
The Clark VIII Case-RemOvaI of Gene
raj Reynolds.

The Clark VIII Case-RemOVaI Of Gene
raj Reynolds.
The Austin (TeXas) Republican relates the
case of John Q. Clark's will, upon which was
based the order of General Reynolds to Judge
Mcfarland which has been used as a pretext
for the removal of General Reynolds as fol-
lows ~ ..#-
In 1861 or 1862 John G. Clark died in Wharton
county, leaving an estate of about $4,000 In
value. Clark came to Texas as early as the year
1872 as single man, and never married. The
administrators sold out the estate and reported
that there were no heirs to the same By the
laws of this State, when person dies leaving
no heirs, or will making II disposition OF his
estate the same goes into the State treasury for
safe Keeping, and if no heirs appear the same
reverts TO the State, and becomes a part of the
general fund in the treasury. Clark left no
will, nor did he make any disposition of his es-
tate. Under the law the assets thereof were
turned over 10 the state treasury. Recently
there have appeared four different sets
OF claimants as heirs OF Clark. All but
one, of course, are frauduIently or falsely
claiming to be entitled to the property.
The State having received the same, its officers
are under obligations 10 guard the property
until the proper heirs. If any there be, shall
appear. Toe impression generally prevails tnat
no legal claimants have yet appeared, and it is
doubtful whether any such exist Governor
ThrockmortOn, during his administration,
employed counsel to aid the District Attorney
In these suits. But this assistant counsel dId
not appear at the last tern OF the Court thus
leaving the State impeTiectlY represented In the
case. When the Court met ut Richmond, where
these causes are pending, Information was
received, for the first time, by the State Trea.
surer, pointing the way to prove the falsty of
the claim of one set OF the claimants mentioned.
Believing the Information Important, and
there beng no possible means for the State,
or the rightful claimants, II they exist, to avail
themselves of the matters then communicates,
and no means of reaching the court from austin
until after the cases would, In all probability,
be disposed Of, the Governor torney.Gensral,
and Treasurer all uni ed in request to General
Reynolds TO continue the Case by order, which
order Was issued in pursuance of his po Wers and
duties as prescribed in section OF the act OF
March 2, 1867, known as The Reconstruction
law. No one is injured by this order; it made
no attempt 10 decide the case, but simply con-
tinued it until the next term, when the parties
will staud just as they 30 at present. 1t was tho
duty OF Gen Reynolds 10 issue the order TO protect
the State treasury from the pretended claims OF
those who hoped to profit by the inability of the
State TO protect itself, or the rehtful claimants
from made-up case. The noise of the dis
appointed pretenders, and their still worse dis
appointed attorneys with large fees in expect.
ancy, will have different effect on their ease
from what they anticipated. 1t will fix public
attention on this case, and etfectually prevent
the contamination OF any fraud in It's settle
ment This ease has been made the pretext for
the removal OF General Reynolds.