Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-17
AoARD.
Statement and AfndavIt !, n
Flint 70 the pnAl. N

AS there has been teatin,.
courts with reference 10 ~
made upon me by r. II
deputy sheriff OF w. T. ~
present sheriff, and az thls
was rendered at q time whss'
allowed by law to give INV ~. Y
itinow In confederation oith's
i have lived in your
about tbirtv-seven year
reared a family here, for a
their good name / natprn.
tender regard, for, at least 4 I, J,
tent that anything affeclInr a
the previous proceeding N ~
does, Indirectly If not dirertl-
be placed In the RIGHT llQhs
fore beg leave to give 10 a. ~.
version of an assault mad, y
by an officer whom | thou,h,
time and think now, was Ana
times subject to ~.
fair criticism at the hands ~
zen. The position that / To-,
time and take now, Is that :.
can never rise superior 10 N, y
and as the people put him N
the people have a right 70 sav
the fear OF AN assault from A I'M
weapon what they think ofhIs
at any and all times.
Now, as to the facts that raw,
the assault. I had told seyenl
that II. II. Tucker had unden,ls
attend to some business n M
Tenn, for my brorher-in-lav \
B. Loving, and that instead n
ing directly on TO IN
he had lost time by goInr
of Galvestan and New
and in so doing had neolss
do what he was employed todI
was substantlated by Mr.. K Ii
er himself in the trial OF the 4
before the recorders court on
urday, the 18th OF October. MI
dox, the sheriff, also stated h,
Tucker had gone out Of hls h
stead of going directly on a n
employed TO do at a fair price \
Loving-$5 a day and expena
And at the same time la histe|
there, Mr.. Maddox very candid
that he had since the return \
Tucker told Mr.. Loving that n
not approve of the c0nduei 4
Tucker In thus going out OF hsl
business OF such imp0rtanoe
this Is the sum aud substance
offending and is the aggravailnl
for Mr.. Sebe Maddox, who oVs
my criticism Of his condg
go and tell Mr.. II H. Tucker I
brother Bony, at the sheriff
and they on this provocation ca,
called me to one side, and VIII
stood by with his pistol rails
other OR. III Tucker struck u
the head with his pistol which
authorized him to carry-not
purpose OF making war on oiil1a
dare TO bring In question his ca
but for the purpose of main
peace. This blow cut through
as was there exhibited on the
fore the recorder and in the |
as was at that time exhibited.
am anxious to state as fact,
at said trial MIR. Maddox whlle
stand was ungenerous enough
that he did not believe thai :
did this. or could do II on
mead. Now i say without 81
serve or qualification, that ]
Tucker did at that time, with /
toll, strike me on the head z
pistol which ne exhibited 10 g
that trial and made the gaiAl
face and caused the cash In tal
felt hat, as at that time ahor
withstahding the belief q
Maddox. My head at iht
ent time, both on the inside y
conveys to me convincing 'el
that the pistol of Rowan Tucks
Eothing else. csused the brue
g6shes yet in existence, and
that Mr.. Maddox Will never BE-
the necessity Of suffering 50
wrong from so slight a cause
he should, / think l can with
depend upon the fact that he
more careful in the
tons of his belits O
solid facts. Now. to sum he
matter 10 this: / said thai
Tucker had not attended to :
as an officer which he was p
employed to do. j am borne
this statement By Mr.. Tuckei
in his testimony on the slAi'
, only variation in my statems
his was that he went by Hos,
New Orleans on his way 70 y
instead Of by Galvestou aud y
leans, a variation 80 slight 2
, facts as not to affect the polnl
! and that was that he had gol
/ his way and neglected bis dag
! this l am called out by hin
brother and asked TO exp,s
a when Rstated what had sala
4 author, 1 was beaten over Y Y.
! For what? For stating laes
4 were substantiated On
/ sworn statement Of
man who did the
: | will state further, that ne
q one brother of the deputy Ansl
) by with his pistol raised % a y
9 done, while q brother Of W
!. stood at the door while !. y.
a on, and the sheriff himself :
! the opposite side OF the stree.
IL done without himself ~
. person In danger, Is not cpe.
impress me with his y
I In keeping the peace. =
dOx has with all the :
a his swear at this matter, ana .
y fix my sffidavlt TO the traln !,
here say and will leave y % !,
4. gent public 10 decide VINO y y
y right ind who IL In the wicns Y
n ] wish to state another ~ "
~ r. - II