Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-18
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
Statement Of sherR Walter T. Maddox
In Reply 10 Mr.. FLINT.


Fonr WORTH. tx, ocl. II. 1885.
To tho Editor OF tho 0asettc.
In your Issue OF the 18th inst.
appeArs card from Dir. John Flint,
giving his version Of difficulty be-
tween himself and Mr.. r. H Tucker
on the 9th Inst. Nothing but the in-
Justice done me therein compels me In
reply to give the facts to the public.
In the first place, the intimation In
said card that IN any way connived
at q difficulty between Mr.. Tucker and
Mr. Flint, or that ! was dilstory by
neglect or purpoeely In suppreesing
foundation. was walking up the
opposite side OF the street, TO-
ward the courthouse, In utter
ignorance of any threatened diff
Guilty, or even OF the where
abouts OF Messrs. Flint and Tucker.
when my brother, s. p. Maddox, hailed
me and told me that Tucker and Flint
were about TO have difficulty over
there and had better no over and
stop Il. Just at that time Mr. VIM.
CApps came along ana ! requested him
10 20 over aud tell Mr.. Tucker 10 ome
20 me at once; that ! wanted TO zee
him on particular business. About
the time Mr.. Caps got there noticed
that the difficulty had commenced and
went over AZ fast ~ could aud put
stop TO Il A. once. In the second plaza,
I will state that with the original
cause OF the difficulty 1 had nothing
whatever TO do. During my absence
from Fort Worth on official business
last year Mr.. George Loving en-
ployed Mr.. II. II. Tucker, who was
then my deputy, TO go 10 Memphis for
tie recovery aud disposal OF some cat
tie belonging to Mr. Loving and other
parties, which had been stolen In
Young county, Tex, and shipped
there, Mr.. Tucker did not wish TO go
during my absence, and IL WAS only at
the urgent request of Mr.. Loving and
In the hope that he might be able TO
serve the state by gettlLg evidence
against the guilty parties, that he
finally consented, During this trip he
wes not acting as my deputy, but rs
the agent Of Mr.. Loving This bust
ness was outside Of his official duties.
Afterwards, and before his return,
a conversation between Mr. Lowing
and myself, we both expressed our
selves rs displeased with Mr.. Tucker
for going 10y way II New Orleans, hut
after Mr. Tucker returned MIR
Loving, in a conversation with me
expressed himself AZ highly pleased
with the manner In which Tucker had
managed the business, reaiz ng mole
out OF the cattle than was expected. /
have heard no complaint or mention
OF the matter since, not even from Mr..
Flint, until two or three weeks ago, /
heard that Mr. Flint was talking II on
the streets. III Mr. Flint was sincere
In censurlng Mr.. Tucker for 80 small "A
thing occurring nearly year ago,
when Tucker was acting as an indi-
vidual, not an officer, do not see why
he should walt until the eve of the
election to use II against me, eapec-
tally IA Mr.. Flint being Interested In
said cattle was benefited by MIR.
fuckers management. But =, for my
part, had made up my mind
TO pay no attention to the
matter, nor even TO Mr.. Finite
unfeellng public utterances on the
streets rejecting on my own and even
my family's honor. And while / did
not wholly approve of Mr., fuckers
conduct, believing that peace officer,
though smarting under injustice,
| hnOulu DO even more pfuuent tuhu u
mere citizen. Yet Mr.. Tuoker'a fam
| lily and honor are just az dear TO him,
no doubt, as are MIR. Flints, and do
not believe that because n man BE-
comes peace officer he thereby must
lose all sensibilily TO wrong or surren-
der all the rights Of manhood will
state further, that from what saw OF
the difficulty and heard from the wit
nesses who testified on the trial In the
recorders court against Mr. Flint,
wherein he was convicted, aud
from the bystsnders who were not
used az witnesses, / am thoroughly
satisfied that Mr.. tn ker did moi
strike Mr.. Flint with pistol
Mr.. Editor, relying on the good
sense and Justice OF the public, ] sub
nit the above statement ON my honni
as gentleman and without affidavit
w, T. MADDOX,