The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-20
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GALvEsroY, Sept. IS Especial deeds
for the west half of block 80, on twelfth
street. between avenues G. and II were de-
livered TO Bisuop Gallagher yesterday
A handsome school scructure will be
erected on the plot. The price paid was
SO 500
me ice supply in the city is getting very
much reduced aud there u but one OF the
ice houses that has supply:
The city council met in adjourned session
this evening The ordinance committee
roported fayorably on The petition OF b. ID.
Allan and Others, for right OF way
through certain streets to build u street
railway with certain amendments. Alter
discussion the ordinance came
M for its second reading. but upon vote
being taken the ordinances was iost LOT lack
of the required twO-thirds vote. After
making an appropriation and THANKSGIVING
rou,ine business the council adjourned.
A petition from Charles Flower, now IN
the hands of the city attorney and council
committee on public property, asks lease
of the submerged lands on the
north side of the channel in
Galveston bay opposite the wharyes OF Gal
weston. The time specified is my years,
and the petitioner proposes TO commence
the construction OF wharves, ware-nouses'
elevators, railroad tracks, cattle.pens, ship.
wards cotton presses and other improve
ments within nine months from the date OF
The Brown Stockings left for Houston
this morning Quite a number OF Calves
tonians went up TO witness their game with
the Nationals of that city, - NJ
Sheriff r. w. Hyer, of Plattsmouth, Ne
braska, left this evening for Lincolg, nay
ING In charge X. A Mckee, alias u
F. McKeever. who was arrested here
Wednesday last, at the instigation OF W.
NJ. Clark, OF Lincoln. who charges him with
. SalsIy gentleman intelligent and about
IS wears of age He stated that
w. M. Clark and himself. have
had business dealings with each other
and for some time have been Specializing
in school and county bonds and warrants
and DAKOTA. and last year
their business appropriated between
$500 900 aud 81 900 900. A disagreement be-
tween Clark and himself occurred six
months ago, in reference TO
bond transaction in Lancaster county. IN
yoving the sum of $50, 900, in which CLARK
negotiated the bonds and refused to
allow nun MS pIopoipAoh va 49,
sions. That some time thereafter ne made q
similar transaction and refused to prorate
with CLARK in the profits, at which CLARK
took exceptions. That he, Mckee: told
Clark that he would prorate If he
would give him the proper
credits on the Lancaster county
bond transaction. To this proposition
Clark demurred and Mckee leit the mamef
iustment. Mckee left Nebraska for
Dakota in the early part OF
August and returned to Omaha in the lat
ter part of the month, and that
Clark and his friends in the
state were cognizant of his whereabouts all
the time. He says he LETT Omaha
on the 9th or 2Sth OF August
for Texas, to look after pine and other isnds
and was arrested here At tne
instigation of Clark for forgery. The t'l-
loving statement was made by Mr.. Mckee,
before he lef. tba city.
State of Texas. Galveston coun'y.
After having been duly. sworn on my
oath, state that my name Is r. A. Mckee;
that am ann, nav lawyer res ~ Ssucs profess !.
e Gensiva. fillmore " county. Nssraska:
that my fathers name is John X. Mckee,
Of Pittsburg, Penn.yivania; that ! arrived
Of Septem Der 1883, and stopped at the Ire
mont house, and that on the 81 OF Sep
tember / went to the Texas
national bank and deDosited In the name
OF B. +. McKeener 5000, and on the mex
day met Mr.. Johps, the cashier,
The northwest part of the state; said
Johns referred me TO one TIueheari,
as land agent across the street;
I at that iiine enoured of said Johns
about making O draft on a party
in New YORK through the CoIbin
company, no money 10 De
on the draft until col ected: at no
anyone in his bank did tell
him that had bought any cotton at Hous-
ton or at any other place in the state;
that st no time asked the
bank to make advances TO me
on any grounds whatever; that said Johns
re ceived some dispatches a. his bank. d.
rected to me as d. +. Mckecver,
and either opened them himself or allowed
Them 10 be opened by other parties; ina,
me when had not done anything
wrong 20 him or en-. person IN
This state; that he and Others
caused the report TO be circulated In Gal
weston that / was bank crook
aud was In correspondence with one
Gunst, in Athens, Texas, who was con-
Tolerate OF mine; that i never saw said
sa1ss e., out the 81 or ' ah Of ia s.
They also telegrsphed TO him
The agent Of The Western Union Telegraph
company at this point with allowing my
dispatches 10 be read and tampeyed
with, with his knowledge and
consent; they alss caused IL
: ..,,. be reported .'sa.,o, on ,h,, the
1 I'd sert a pal" 10 New York 10 dispote
II forged bonds; that said report IA
without any foundation whatever, a.
never had any mortgage, bonds or other |
Of the Kind in my pos
ession since came 10 rsxss
.ither forged or otherwise. and there was
70 person that came with me 10 the
tate; neither DID any person ths,
: my business; in using the nam,
4 n. r. Mckeever since 1 came
o Galveston. I had no intent 70 cbeai
n defrsud any person whateyer, nor
ave | made any fuempt %
o do; that my treatment since j came
o town by the said John
nd the two so-cslled Detectives
senciss bias been unlawful. nrjus
~ snv Of the iscts
n Die stili NJ Just and cruel IN the extreme
make this af1dsvit ct the request OF soms
lends, Who want the facts sisted %
understand Their: when / know fully
that the CHARGES are agsinst me "a
Sebrssks Will send statement
4 the same, 30 also sfidsvifs Of some Of
ur best people ss 70 my rsputstirn.
II. A. hcKEt
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
: 4 n dar of ~eurnmufr.
Io,sry pubIc Tor Galveston equity. Te1s.
NJ. Hver c0mplimented very
iehly the msnDsr In which a.
-cIivps Lsrdsr and Williamson
ID handled the csc. Mr.. Mckee
'as snriOus 20 return 70 Febrnske and lace
= srru en- and u confident cfa com uIeIe