The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-11
Gland CROoKEDNESS,"
Mr.. w. J. shone Answers ihe Charges
MaSe Against him by tho Herald.

Made Against hAim by tho Herald.
10 the Editor OF The Herald;
In Justice to myself, | feel u my
duty 10 reply to an article which ap-
peared I'm THE HERALD OF Tuesday, in
which article certain parties have at
tempted TO attack my name and char
acter. The article referred to IN emit
tied Gland CrOokedness, In reply,
will say, as regards the representa-
tions OF the land In question, by
Messrs. Spencer n Co., to Hall and
Lusk, am entirely ignorant, as | had
never seen Messrs Hall AMI Lusk TO
know them until after their return,
and after their attorney, Colonel
Stevens, had called on me for settle
ment this being the first intimation
OF there being anything wrong with
the title Of the land in question.
"a HOMESTEAD BARrERED OFF,"
"Mr. Davis proposed to exchange
hls place in the Cedars for the remain
ing portion, represented to contain
four hundred acres, aud Mr.. Shone to
pay him In addition, two hundred
dollars in cash"
Q) | must say that this statement
ia incorrect, 30 far IA Twas concerned,
~ | never proposed to give to MIR. Da-
Wis 400 acres OF land and $500 In cash,
or "A note for that amount for his prop
erty. The article itself proves its in-
correctness, az had decided $40 acres
of the 6i0.acre tract, or section, to Hall
and Lusk, which Mr.. Davis knew as
well as did and as to the note: Mr..
Davis does not now nor never did hold
against me y note for any amount. l
rave him deed to 800 acres of land,
being part of tho said $40 acres, for
the consideration of, IA plain as could
be written, the sum of 500, aud no
more; ana II Mr.. Davis expected any.
thing more from me than deed to
800 acres of land, have never been
intelligently informed of the fact.
"No RECORD or TITLE 10 sHoNE.n
(2) Iadmit that the deed, made to
me, to the land by s. s. Ward and j.
| b. Powell was not recorded, but deny
| that the deed had ever been sent, as
stated In THE HERALD to the clerk of
| the court of Palo Pinto county for
record, and consequently had never
been refused by said ctcrk 10 De record
cd. And, II the clerk knew his bust
ness, Us no doubt he does, he could not
have refused to record properly au.
thenticated instrument, when the same
was presented to him with his legal
fees for record. All business men
know that clerks of courts are not
judges Of the titles to property.
"HURRYING AWAY BACK TO DALLAS"
(3) Neither Hall nor Lusk came to
me GA their arrival, nor did they go,
80 | am informed, to Spencer Il Co., hut
placed their business in the hands of
Col. Stevens; and 1t was two days be
I re | saw either of them, notwith-
standing was in my place of business
from o'clock u. m. to o'clock p. m.
SATISFIED OF THE CRooKEDNEss."
Mr.. Stork had seen a certified d6.
strdct Of title from the clerk Of IIlo
Pinto county Of said land, which said
certified abstract has since been turned
over to Mr. Davis, together with the
patent, this being the only source OF
information as to the title Of said land.
Mr.. StOrk, of course, knew as much
about the title as did before leaving
Dallas, and was instructed by me to
sell the Blood survey, No. ll6. The
only data which had to designate
said last named survey was map of
Palo Pinto county and patent issued
by the State Of 1eras, giving metes
and bounds.
"rhe HERALD reporter then inter
viewed MIR. Shone."
(4) | did not state to THE HERALD
reporter anything about my title to
the land being made ito stiek,u and
that the clerk of Palo Pinto county had
refused to place the deed to me from
Ward & Powell on record. Such, as
have said before, was not the fact. ]
did say to him that had done moth
ing In the said land transaction but
what l had been legally advised to do,
aud II the parties wished to carry the
matter to the courts for settlement,
was perfectly willing for them to do
so. | now cay the same.
''sEvEN HUNDRED ACRES"
Isl In answer to the above, L have
this to cay: l decided MIR. Hall two
hundred and twenty acres; to Mr.. |
Lusk, one hundred acres, and to Mr..
Davis three hundred and twenty acres
the same being all the land that | |
decided to them, and for that amount l
am responsible, or at least for the purs
chase money expressed In said deeds,
except two OF said deeds which have