The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29
In Which the Official Makes Some
Strong Statements and Dis
claims "Mutual Friends"
Destructive Fire at M0rgan...Graphit
Pen Picture of the Very
Exciting Scene.
4 Stabbing ARRAY at GaivestOn-..A
MN Is Killed Mt Texarkana.
How Christmas Was Observed at Some
Of tile Principal Points,
Other Interesting State News.
Austin,

AUsrIS, December 26.-Gibson, the Mich
igan lawyer convicted of adultery a few
weeks ago, has paid his fine and left for
home, first having obtained his wives for
giveness.
: The District Court has granted a new
trial to Y. o. HarlOck of Corsicana, re-
Gently convicted ofland forgery.
Thesymptoms of smallpox are reported
in two OF the children ut the quarantine
station.
The departments of the State are closed
to-day. IS ~
The Judgment Of the Court of Session in
the Southern Presbyterian Church was
read to the congregation yesterday 1t re-
cites that Calvin llcCookle, having in five
counts charged DR.. w. j Burts with false
and malicious SANDER, and they having
duly weighed the evidence and having sew
orally said that the prosecution failed to
sustain any of the charges; the court there
fore unanimously and solemnly acqut DR..
Burt. As a punishment to Calvin McCook-
lie, the court inflicted him with the cens,ire
of suspension from the sacrament, until he
gives satisfactory evidence of repentance.
AUSTIN, December 27 The Governor
has appointed X, r. Robertson, of Austin
Fish Commissioner. -.-- -,.--
I Open house will be kept at the Mansion
on Monday.
Captain Walsh, Commissioner of Land
Office, received the following personal letter
yesterday from b. e. Lower, referring to
the matter concerning his company re-
ferred to in the HERALD's Austin special Of
the 10th inst:
TEXAS LAND WARRANT BRoKERs AGrScY,1
GAIERsyILLE Cook County, Texas,
~ December %, 1851,
To w c. Walsh, Commissioner;
We have replied to the letter published
in various papers detrimental to. us, as
well as TO yourself. purporting
to have. been signed by you.
We don't believe you have sent out any
such letter, and so state in our answer, In
directly we have placed big money in your
pockets through your best friends, who are
our friends, and all we ask Of you is to let
us alone and nothing would be mentioned
in the press that would give you away. We
are doing nothing but a fair, square lbusi-
ness, for which the roads pay us, and when
we do anything not square then it will be
time to squeal. Respectfully,
[Signed,l B. E. LOWER,
no the above Mr.. Walsh replied
ToBs E Liver Gainesville, Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS, December q, 1881, Sir:
| have your letter marked personal Of
the 23d instant, relative to a letter written
by me to W. II. Ford of Georgia, on the
10th instant, and which has been extern
sivelv published in the papers in and out of
the State. Ifthere is the faintest Suspicion
in your mind that the published letter is u
forgery, dismiss it at once.
wrste the letter, and had l anticipated
its publication, it would have been much
fuller, There was an error in the letter,
based on information received by me while
writing it; that is, / quoted alternate rail-
road certificates at $50 each when ! should
have written S33 each, the latter being the
price ut which they are held by dealers,
here. In the letter before me you say: In
directly we have placed big money in your
pockets, through your best friends and who
are our friends, and all we ask you is to let
us alone and nothing will be said in the
press that would give you away The
above sentence contains as much rascality,
think, as could be condensed in the same
number of words by anyone between here
and Huntsville. Ii YOU have been placing
money in my pockets, Us you assert, you
have been guilty. of felony and conspiracy
to defraud the State, and should be paying
the penalty, with all conspirators, in tie
penltentiary, instead of being at large to
commit other ffauds II your Statement is
false your letter can only be construed into
an effort 10 buildozc or frighten public
officer in the discharge of plain duty
by hoping through vague threats to reach
the dilemma, and youwill understand that
YOU are not one of the men TO be let alone,
but exactly one of those / stand pledged 10
keep after. shall ,expect you at once to
furnish the names and addresses OF ''our
mutual fripndsn who have been assisting
you 10 put mig money in my pockets.
They have not yet reported here, and. shall
probably have occasion TO communicate
with them. have just read your reply,
published the Hesperian, and find it an
ample. confession Of the charge in my letter
OF the 10Th inst TO Fords, that is, your cir
cuIar No. eos, was so worded as to fnislead
while verbal technicalties left
You loop-hole. through which to
escapo the indignities of these victims.
In conclusion: will do. all in my power 10
assist honest dealers who honestly adver-
tise the certificates and lands for sale, but |
will not, while am in charge Of this de-
remain quiet and see innocent
D lrties defrauded through circulars and ad.
vertisements calculated TO. misead. You
are invited most cordially TO give away
whatever YOU may have detrimental 10 me
as an officer and give the names of those
vou denominate 'onr friends"
Yours, Respectfully,
lSigned.) w. c. wALsn.