The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-29

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excited?
Ale appeared to be excited some,
l thought.
Odd he say the letter was
dropped at his office?
Ale said it was dropped at his
Office by who ever did the deed.
Q-What was the exact language /
of Mr.. Leader in reference to his re- |
ceiving the letter?
Al understood him to say that |
the person who had been in his office |
to destroy his Office had dropped the
letter in his office; Mr.. Leader used
the words ''in my office"
Odd he say the person had
dropped the letter accidentally?
Ale did not say. lie said it was
signed "20 woodmen."
! Q-Wero you not very much excited
\ during tho conversation at your house
about the letter?
A-During the part of the CONVEX
satlon in which Mr.. Leader used Ian
guage which made me think he
was saddling the letter and the dam
age to his office on me, l got mad.
Odd Leader renew the difficulty
that had previously occurred, or was
he talking principally about the dam
age to his office?
Al think he was principally try
ing to see what he could pump out of
me about the matter; he asked me
to speak lower, and said he had had a
difficulty and had better not have an
other. His manner was that of a man
who did not wish our conversation to
be. I'd by others.
BY COMMISSIONER.
Q. Might Mr.. Leader have said to
you, in the conversation of which you
have spoken. that the letter was drop
ped in the office-using the words "the
: office" instead of my office.
A. No sir; / am not mistaken about
t his saying my office"
E @. Is not this only the way in which
, you understood him, and not your
positive statement of the exact words
: he used?
| A.-The words 1 have stated were
f the words he used to me.
/ Q.-Was not the conversation be
\ tween you and Mr.. Leader rather in {
$ joking way, or was it in anger on hi.
: part?
: A Well, he expressed himself
! rather in anger, when he addressed
Y me, and 1 approached him, and h,
Y wanted to saddle the trouble in his of
+ flee on meat least, so l understood
i him from tho way he expressed him
f self.
q Odd not he say or indicate t,
i, you before you parted that he wa
joking?
Al don't remember; his son cam
g along, and he went walking off witt
his son; think that he appeare,
> rather as if he was sorry had gottel
n into such q scrape, but wanted t
leave me under the impression that
was going to have the matter saddle
II on me, and intended it to worry me.
" Odd you part pleasantly or
anger?
- Al don't know whether he wa
v angry or not, but he didn't appear t
> go off in that way, but seemed salts
r fed; and the little pet that [ had go1
ten into wore off, and l didn't thin
much more about it.
Didn't he tell you before b
o. went away that you hadn't done tn
Damage in his Office, or something tt
that effect, but that he knew who ha
+ done it?
A.-No. sir.
J, RE-EXAMINED.
q Q-What time of day was it tha
a Leader came and told you apout tn
- letter?
About seven o'clock in tn
- morning, as well as | recollect.
Q-When did he say the damag
was done to his office?
Al understood him the secon
= night before.
: Q-What words did he use i
SDeakinp OF the matterp
Ale just said some one brok
into his Office. l doL't know whethe
r. he said "Iast night or "the othe
- night"
Odd he say the letter was dro]
ped at the time of the depreciation O
u his Office, or at a subsequent time?
- Al fully understood him it w;
l. dropped at time of doing themischie
he could not have meant differel
time from the word used. l am pos
:, tive that he said at the every time"
a. a. Q.-Do you know of other WOO
~ y men than yourself, who had or CLAIM
~ ed to have claims against Mr.. Lead
for wood, before April 16, 1884?
ie Ayes; others told me he did ov
- them for wood.two of them.
- understand from Leader that h
talk with me was the second mornin
rs after the damage to his office had bee
n done. l can't fix the date.
u P. II. RAMSEY,
a, being sworn, testified: l live in Au
n tin. Know w. Y. Leader. Know
+ him about a year. Was associate
II with him III business. Was local edit(
a about eleven weeks on his paper;
ID often saw his handwriting durin
lie that time; became acquainted to til
d extent a person would under such Gil
y cumstances; saw his handwriting e.
Dr. cry day; think / know his handwri
Is ing. Witness, being shown enVeloI
+, in evidence, said: could not swes
"a positively, but at glance l Woul
is take the address on the envelope to /
N w. Y. Leaders handwriting
v cially the word Texas. During Ii
d time that 1 was received at office an
II opened invariably, and examined
E; see if any was for employees at th
e office. Time / was there We
n about Z or 8 months ago, to the bes
IS of my recollection.
lie CROSS EXAMINED.
u Odd you open the package c
!, mail yourself?
y, IL A.-Sometimes. Whoever harper
:, =, ed to be at hand generally received th
: package while was there.
7 Odd the carrier usually bring
l into the office?
!, Ayes, himself; but if any of u
" met him outside, we might receive
J there.
:, Q.--ls the word Texas" referre
). to by you as on the envelope, writtel
y in full, or indicated by the abreviatiol
"Tex"?.
: A.-The first syllable is all that an
9 peared on the envelope.
Court adjourned to p. m, but upol
:. re-assembling was adjourned to
!, o'clock this morning, owing to the alb
sence of a witness.
t THE COUKTS.
t COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS.
2 Following cases were decided yes
terday: