Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-28
MR.. CODy'S DEFENSE.
More About the Pilot Point Safe Rob-
berry.
Statement of 7. ]. Cody in vindication Of
Himself.

ers OF the Monitor that the safe of |
Jones & neutrality-suspicious. of the Pilot |
Point Post, was burglarized by some
one acquainted with the combination
Of 1866. This occurred on Thursday
night, May %, or Friday noon, May
%, 1854. An investigation made by
Dallas Clark eliminated in pub,
LEGATION from that gentleman, that
Thomas J. Cody opened the safe
and took the money. The money
had been deposited in the safe by T. p.
Cody and his son It. J. Cody. The lat
ter gentleman gives the following nc.
count of himself, which we publish
with pleasure, as we think 1t fully ex.
onerates him from all reasonable suspi-
cion in connection with the affair.
We would add, however, in this con-
nection that the disappearance of young
MIR. Cody at the time and his protract-
ed absence were the only tangible
grounds OF suspicion against him.
THE STATEMENT.
| desire to state to the public that |
received letter from my father on
Saturday, the 18th of May. TO draw
from the Exchange National bank our
money $685. and bring II to Pilot
Point the next morning Sunday and
deposit II in the new safe of Jones X
Mofiitt. did as directed by my fa-
ther. My father said he desired to
keep 1t there until the excitement
had subsidized Mt New York.
While at Pilot Point that day, Sun
day., my father suggested the idea of
getting up city directory for Pilot
Point. He said he would inquire
around during the week, and let me
know whether it could be done. re-
turned to Denton on Sunday evening.
On Thursday, May %. l went hack TO
Pilot Point to see what conclusion my
father had arrived at in regard to the
proposed directory. He told me that
he had investigated the matter, aud
concluded that 1t would not pay until
fall, as the crop prospect was not of a
character to encourage the business
men to patronize the directory. So
we decided not to undertake 1t at that
time. On Thursday evening, May -,
1884, went to the depot at Pilot
Point, bought ticket and came to
Denton. was in company with Mr..
II. j. Gilbert, of the lightning rod firm
of Gilbert d Holcomb, Of Denton.
Mr.. =. A. Holcomb was also with
us. / reached Denton about sunset
and separated from Mr.. Gilbert
little before dark. / walked
to the Singer Sewing Machine
Office of Mr.. H. ID. White, on the
south side OF the square, and stopped
and talked few minutes. Their,
were present VIM. r. Grafton, II. ID
White, n. b. Yeates, Ed. l.. Carve,
and Z. o. Smith. i went from Their
, to my clearinghouse at the residenc
Mr.. J. ID. Bates, where took suppe
In the presence of Mr.. Bates and al
3 wife, Mr.. Powell, and, / think, Busl
went to bed between 10 and ii O'Clock
: and arose the next morning little al
D ter sunrise. Mr.. Isaac Moore slep
n with me that night. i worked unit
+ noon Friday, the 23d on the Chronicle
was feeling unwell and got SOM
: medicine at Faught's drug store be
tween and O'Clock in the afternoon
3 I got the medicine from ]. w. Taught
r then went over to Mr.. Whites ma
: chine Office and lay down until abou
5 o'clock p M, when went over to tn
Chronicle office and assisted in making
5 I'D the mail. From here / went to sup
+ per at the residence of Mr.. J. ID. Bates
and returned to the public square, ant
sat down at w. H.. Cleaveland's gro
J. cery store, and talked with Isaa
y Moore aud John II. cleveland.
2 went to the depot about 10 o'clocl
that night, accompanied by job
:, Cleaveland, Isaac Moore and MI
!, Lenox, the photographer. i toll
., these gentlemen / was going to Shel
> man, sat on the platform until tn
D. Missouri Pacific train arrived, whic
= was about 2 or 3 o'clock. 1t was b'
L hind time. j went aboard the train
u accompanied by John III. Cleavelanc
% We went as far as WhitesbOro on til
above named train, and had to Ia
! over there until or s o'clock on Sa
st urday morning, the 24th inst, for tn
u Sherman train. We got to Sherma
y between o and 10 o'clock, and Jon
At Cleaveland went on to Texarkana.
d. remained In Sherman the rest of IL
= day in search Of work. 1 went
q every printing Office in town, but coul
T. !; get no work. / went back
e. the depot and got in caboo'
rs on freight train and left Il
=, Texarkaua about midnight Saturda,
~ had about $40 when left Sherman
y and paid for my ticket out OF thi
II. The ticket cost three dollars and SOIL
h. cents. My board cost very little, as
70 lived on light.bread and canned GOOD
IN / arrived at Texarkana on Sunda
morning about or 10 o'cl )ck
N remained there until nearly sundowl
Is and bought scalper's ticket for Mon
"a pomery, Ala, which cost ten dolla
li Is. and some cents. / arrived at Mon
I'd geometry the following Saturday NOR
te ing, May 81, about 1890 q. IN. l wi
n DELAYED by wrecks ahead and OF
time missed connection. l RENAME
: at Montgomery but short time, al
r. took q train about a. m. for Alban
Ga. My ticket cost SO 20. l RENAME
= at Albany only few minutes, al
shook hands with an acquaintance
mine named Will Mcintosh. i bong
a ticket for Pelham, Ga, which CO
"a 81 O5, and arrived In Pelham tn
40 evening Saturday, about one.hi
70 an hour by sun. / remained the
a. off and on about two weeks. and "a
70 sh rt of funds, by taking q round tr
% TO Jacksonville. My round trip tick
ae TO Jacksonville cost some cents ov
" fifteen dollars. When ! left Pelha
4, for Eufaula, Ala, had "a, hayil
Is borrowed So so of this from N
., Y. II. Jones Of Pelham. Ga. hi
- fifty cents when got to Eufaula. I
the following morning crossed q
Chattahoochie river to Georsetow
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