The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-21

are many others here and YOU can make
the SAME inquiry OF them. The distrlot at
tcrney, when ths proof was 10, did not
urge this matter hIsher.'
ornEa caAR0Es.
"Defnre | drop the pass account wish q
renly 10 tue statement that | kept these
prisoners aller conviction la iAll until II
resulted Ia the death u one OF them, as
well as the enormous outlay 81 slOl. was
in Austin aud was informed that One Of the
lie term men Was alex Gnd was unsole 10
travel. IL was not good policy 20 move the
Others and hen make another trip 10 this
place with The f.ck ari ioner when he Iscov'
cred. Yet 40 soon ~ | learned that his
recovery Naa d0uat'ul made The trip, ana
n n q TACT that 1 Lett him dying ana tnnf be
died before / reached toe depot with the
othen. The discretion Vt the marshal Us 90
when prltoners thould De removed Wa
never iniefierod with until my own convle'
ton took place, aud Notwithstanding The
gentlemauly conduct a the marsaal, the
Judge qua district attorney not ohltetnf ~
ooussut.ng 10 IDy remaining In Ban Antonio
10 determine ana perfect an appeal and Tor
other good req ons, q telegram rom Wash
iurtln prevented IL, aud denied II over the
request % Justice Woods, Of the supreme
court, 90 permit me- % remain one week
dental was uuiuit 10 soy nothing OF tho
yludio iysness oausingit.
In regard 20 the account wherein w. IL
singleton 10 charged - q guard, was ac-
quilted, and as much upon his testimony
a. OF others WAS II done, In reference 20
tne statement OF the absence OF the mater
iHl witness. Woif,' l can oaly deny being
the cause oil n, aud would riyo Ia detail tbs
circumstances that did cause u we're tina
ihe medium aud the time TO do NO. Bat be-
fore the time shall have expired When the
| courts ol Texas can test tho truth of the
feason Of sis absence, my enemies and the
public generally shall know Y, ny friends
already know Il b NY credit.
| 1t 10 alleged that my books show one
Gum as having been received from the gov
\ ornament, aud the books OF tue trtpslfy
chow another. cannot say whether tins
Is true or false. but what n I. 10 tfue, dOea
not the books Of tlc treacury govern In.
amount Of the sum advanced? supposs
had not kept any books or any memoIan'
dun whatever OF the sums received,
and Only retained vouchers OF the sums
uisburst' Does II follow that | would be
Ia arrears n cent? | challenge any other
district TO show the quantity aud charac ter
OF the work that was done during the four
years OF my administration. Pinkefto 9
.gency, he express companies OF the United
States doing business In Texas, the raj
the people, know that when took charge
OF the marshals Office train aud stage coach
robbing was carried on 70 an alarming ex-
| tent. The district at the time embraced
nearly fve.sixths OF the territory Of Texas.
Let those officials and agencies say what
the marshGl's office contributed in breaking
up every band OF highwaymen aud bring
log about safe transit and security to their
| property. IL Is also "A fact that OF oil these
highway men one. possibly two, remained
uncaught and unpublished when my term
expired. Colonies Ho.sie and Hayes ara in
81. Louis, and will sustain what say IN re-
gard TO their property"
"Dio you ever deposit public funds ia u
private ognk?"
while Ia Washington in the winter OF
1889 told the department thst had, IN
the absence of government depository rs
Austin, kept on hand in bank there p
portion OF the funds. did moi know lhgt
a statute passed nearly leo years ago PFC
bibitsd such Ge.ion.
GENERAL DENIAL.
with every act during my tenure OF tue
Office OF mnrshal with which ] atn person.
ally CONNECTED. | am wiling tobe lodged
bv any tribunal not opposed TO me person
ally. as / hed 10 come TO the pententisry
before could appeal / signed an agree
ment at 10 depot the morning left San
Antonio, forfeiting and waving my right
10 IL upon the assurance that every prose.
cuiion against mo would be dismissed. /
have kept my faith; whether IL has been
kept With me | am not Informed. / am in
prison. | have not attacked any of them or
authorized an attack, aud you mustp pardon
me it / urge that the outrage done mo IN
the conviction is bad enough, but to pur
sue me now is mono the less cowardly ard
unjust, even ifit is sought to cover the pur.
suit under the pretext that Russell and his
friends are continually maligning and mis-.
representing the department."
at is charged that Col. Ingersoll is your
friend and as such has maligned the de-
partment."
~ have the honor to know that he is my
friend. Does earth hold q creature OF such
hideous faculties who would not acrept his
friendship as a.precious possession. would
not Jar the sweetness OF the sound his
name gives me in connecting 1t with any
thing vindictive and malignant. The
shadow and decoy' detectives vulgarly ar
rogate to themselves every attack upon
their vindictiveness as being IN attack upon
the attcrney-genernl, when no such pur-
pose is entertained by my friends or my
sell. Removed as l am from personal
knowledge of what Is done at Wash ngton,
l, atheist, exculpate the hQaorable attorney
general from any connection with their
malicious and Inconsistent conduct
TO 'malgn' and misrepresept such crea-
lures would be q paradox that no sane per-
son should accept Col. Ingeraoll Is as in
cspab Q OF nalislng anyone as Is his gener-
Gus heart void Of cruelty. How ridiculous
10 thlnk that q man whose name ard fame
arc known wherever light and shadows
fall could so far misrepTesent himself as TO
mslign q department spyT AS u man pre-.
eminent, as an orator unsurpassed, and ss
a wo.l painter unapproaoh able. BY the
way, have you ever read hia word picture OF
lie laugh OF q chili?' Yea. Then what
language is prettier?'" And 50 closed the
inter,isw.
Russell thanked the reporter, and thus
closed the interesting interviews.-fSpecisl
&c st. Louis Democrat.