The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-02
THG GRAND GOBBLE,

E0ihing ~ iaieFest Turnfd ~ Yes
ferday a. lhs Scheme ~ G0bbir ibe
DsIIRs aud wichita HaiIr0ad- Itnr'
ris' inarati'ude-D" iy 81 aEeai'"TH'
Nothing Of Importance concerning
the attempt 20 gObble the Dallas and
Wichita railroad occurred yesterday
Calder ana his men were al work
laying the track, about two miles OF
which has been put down since the
seizure, This haa been facilitated ~ q
great measure by 0onhsealing the
strips, bolts aud Ties belong 10 Dr.
Reed, as his individual and private
proyerlyi and Harris had no more
right to this property than he had 10
steal tho watch and chain, or any
other private property Of DR.. Reed
A. his bondsmen ara supposed TO be
responsible, no will undoubtedly wish
lao had never gone quite 10 far,
These men are moving heaven ana
earth, no 10 speak, 10 got their clutches
on the hny thousand dollars city
bonds held by Mr.. Thomas M receiver
OF them, but from the manner In
which number OF counOllmen talked
yesterday, they viii hardly succeed,
A HERALD representative was rella'
bly, informed yesterday that Harris re-
llnqulahed all claims that the rolling
mill had IN aud TO the city bonds
como time In April last, aud yet he IL
trying 10 gobble these bonds IN well an
everything else,
Harris left the city yesterday. Before
he went he denied, II Is said, that he
ever used the language reported In
THE HERALD yesterday morning. Al
dormen Holland, Darlington, hhone
aud Newaom ara referred 10 for the
truth OF the assertions made In THE
HERALD. This impairment little fel-
low dare not deny TO these gentle
men that he told them, besides
what has already been published, that
che did not want President Gas.
ton TO know OF his movements to
be appointed receiver" at the time
he formed the collision with Calder,
thereby acknowledging his intent to
commit fraud; no dare not deny 10
Mr.. Shields, the secretary Of the road,
that ut one time he went beyond his
bounds In taking an interest In Hem
ders0n's contract, and after virtually
stealing over six thousand dollars be-
longing to his employers, the Rolling
Mil company, he feared detection
and appealed TO DR.. Reeds friends
to help him out of the
scrape. The doctor let him have the
money by placing to his credit the
above named sum In the Exchange
bank. In doing this Harris WAS saved
from losing his position, and perhaps
from term In the p,nltenllary. This
money WAS to come out OF tho city
bonds that Harris and Henderson were
to get, but not one cent has Dr. Reed
ever recovered. TO show his gratitude
he has collogued with Calder in rob.
bling DR., Reed OF his personal property,
If the Harris-Calder gang succeed
in forecosing the mortgage, every
creditor and stakeholder will be wiped
out, and there will be no recourse for
the latter to save their money. This
Is per lectly plain, and 1t is to the In
terest of all the creditors to uphold DR..
Reed in his fight to prevent these men
from gobbling the entire road for u
few miles OF iron, because II this 10
done, their claims are still against the
road with prospects of recovery. A
prominent stakeholder was heard to
say yesterday, that If the mortgage
was forecl0sed, he would take ten
cents on the dollar for his stock.
If Harris and Calder are thwarted in
their scheme, which will no doubt be
done II all interested work together,
there are parties who would join with
DIR, Reed in carrying the road on to
completion, and all the creditors, in
Guiding the poor working man, who
shoveled the dirt and laid the road,
will ba mid.