The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-20
THE COTTON swINDLERs
Cammack Turns States Evidence and
is Released
Special TeIegram 70 The Statesman.

is Released.
Special Telegram TO The Statesman.
DALLAS, March 17.-Morgan Cam
mack, who has been in the Dallas l..
for several weeks since his capture AT
| Ocean Springs, Miss, with L. ID. Eas-
ton, charged with completely in the
issuing of fraudulent bills, was re-
! leased from Jail to-day. Judge AID
| ridge, upon agreement of counsel for
prosecution and defense, reduced Cam
mack's bail to $4,000. His securities
are his brother. Geo. Cam
mack, of New York, and his
attorney, r. b Seay and Edward GRAY.
OF Dallas. County Attorney Clint
tonight informed your correspondent
that arrangements for Cammack's
release were made Saturday evening:
that he was allowed to turn states
evidence, and had placed the prosecu-
ton in possession of facts and docu-
mentS he had Fcontrol of; that he
turned in $4,000 of money secured in
cotton transactions, and had deposited
1t where parties entitled to it could
get it. The deposit was made at the
Dallas National bank, to-day. at 100
p. m. Fifteen minutes later Oliver 81
Briggs, bankers of Dallas, issued an
attachment for $4,000, and filed
suit in the district court
for that amount against Jos.
Lohnstein and Morgan Cammack,
alleging that they were indebted to
them in that amount, secured by
fraud, false pretenses, etc. Oliver 81
Gregg gave bond in the sum of $40.
OO0. In connection with the suit your
correspondent tonight interviewed
Cammack. He would not state all he
knew of the transaction, as his under
standing with the states attorney
would not permit it. He acknowl-
edged connection with the cotton
frauds, but denied having
originated them, as he has generally
been credited with. He would
not say positively whether it was
Easton, Baum or Lohnstein, but init
mated Baum was shrewdest of thelot.
He and Cammack were in Texas only
from September 22th to September
2Sth, 1883, at the Beele house,
sherman, Texas, planning with
Easton and Baum. The bal
ance of the time he was
at Emporia, Kansas, but knew what
was going on through CORES pondence:
that he agreed to take care of the
conduct Easton to a safe
place; that 1}}aauffl- handlee,di-and di-
yided the money, and that wfSn his
lCamlck.s) share had passed throu9h>o
Baum's hands and reached Emporia,
IT was badly shIunk. He thinks
Baum got the largest part of the
money, but decliceS to state at present
TO the public who, beside himself,
Baum, Lnhnstein and Easton, were in
the conspiracy, saying it will develope
on the trials in May or April, OF per-
maps sooner: lie says reports published
ABOUT the flight of Easton and him
self In November last have been
greatly exaggerated; that they were on
the road twenty-four hours. They met
at Denison, Texas, on the night of
oath of November, and went direct TO
Ocean Springs via Dallas, Houston
and New Orleans, intending going to
Mexico, but Easton could not speak
the language, so they concluded to re-
main at Ocean Springs, and hunt and
fish until travel was heavy next sum-
mer to fashionable northern resorts.
then board through sleeper for the up
per lakes and New York CITY. and
ship for Belgium. He claims to be
the least guilty of any of the conspira-
tors, and says he proposed to remain at
Dallas for the present and permanently,
and endeavor to build up and lead
correct life in future. The grand
jury meets again in April, when all
the facts connected with the famous
cotton fraud case will be laid before
it, and the public viii learn all subse-
quently. Eaton was asked for state
ment in Dallas Jail tonight. He stig-
matized Cammack bitterly for inform
ing, but refused to make statement
further than to say, if Cammack only
turned in twenty-five Thousand dollars
he was far from being a beggar yet.