Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-20
HARD ON HUDSON
Mr.. Randolph Of New Jersey Severely
ArraigOs the Bosque County
Cattleman.
Liberal Oniers TO Compromise Rejected
without Attempt at Repayment
or Restitution.
An Interesting statement Regarding a
Celebrated Cattle Transaction. nom
one OF the Principals.

Mr.. l.. V, +. Randolph Of New Jersey,
who has been n Dallas tor few DAYS IL
work on his case against William 4 ilud-
son Of Bosquc county, came 10 the FMt
ON saturday morning, and expects 70 90 V
Kansas City ON Monday. \ representa-.
tive OF TINS GAzHrrr saw him inrelatgu
to his proceedings against Hudson, and
Mr. Randolph said
'lludson's behavior has been IA injury
inr beyoud the amount of money paid
him, 100000. II has wasted my yearput
me at great expense IN the Indian Terris
tory, ns well as In rVNas, cost me many
thousands of dollars In various WAYS,
and checked, II not pfiertuHlly stopped,
plans which would within short tine
bave brought Il good deal vi capital
from the North aud East Into Texas
After doing successful business for many
years II Is u persop0l modification 70 mo
type but y
rilEsE ARR TliE FACrS,
"ln May VIM 7. Hudson contracted TO
deliver me 5000 steer cattle, above Fort
Reno, at Rcd Fork ranch | advanced
him sac, 900 In cash on the contract The
steers Woro to he delivered July l. lie
has never delivered NE any steers, or.
offered 90 deliyor any, or sent me any ex-
Gust, explanation or communication
whatever as to HIS utter neglect
to keep Ills obligations, lie has
simply kept my money, Il II true that
when cOrnerod about the hudncss on Two
or moro occasions, he has promised 10
settle ups but he has utterly failed 10.
keep All such promises just Os no did 20
! Keep his Original contract, After waiting
! abont a month Tor him In the IorrliofM
came TO Texas AZ great Inconvenience aud
! injury 10 my health, aud, being DESTROYS
Of returning North and doing other bust.
ness, ! utforod to beaC al my expenses,
/ damages and losses OF cthVfsort Y llud.
son would simply historic thG money
advanced, 100000, He has never -
/ stored u cent OF II, hit has dung Ids lest
; 20 keep ont of my way an means oi get.
4 ting nay money beck
''lu May aud JUNE Hudson rot together
I about three thousand cattle, bought With
my money and started North processing ~
! intend 90 deliver them % luc, Almost a.
once, however he proceeded 70 Sell them
/ aud
potRrr TIM rRocEips.
! lie never made up the herd to anywhere
lear 5000 head. After dlsposinR Of ses-
oral lais, he hid away the balance iycar'
llngs) over IN the Territory, hut fhr away
lrom the trail on which The cattle
: should have been put ana driven.
4 he never put any cattle Oh tho trail 70
/ Red Fork TO driyeto me, baf kent Than
as much ~ possible out " THE way. Later
! on, he tried 90 drive the yeafllHls NORTH,
aud went TO Kansas, as 30 has since adj
mittGd 10 my lawyer, 70 sell thnni.
"ln the contrpct with me, Hudson
I claimed TO own and undertook ID deliver
1900 hcad OF 1'hrocknOi ton county steers,
twos and thtces Dilgeni search In Ihrck-
morton county has lnilod 70 difr0Yer
that he owuud any such steer caitlc there,
\ Several OF the snrcties On lludhon's liund
have caught the Injection aud have been
trying lately t0 transfer aud uicrtanHc
their property.
"As 10 the yearings which Hudson
was, part OF the time, trying 10 hold, and
part OF the time to have driven, IN thr
Nation, they We're part Of the cAttie pro.
lessedly put up 10 be driven 70 me, hut
never put on the right trail in The Nation
10 drive 20 me. Tile agent Of the kiowaf
aud COmanches Chen Col. llnnt) depn-
| TIED Mr.. sam Satterteld, as am M
formed, 20 put these cattle ont, ~ ihey
1 had no business there. Then Hudson
had one Of his spells Of processing % 10
right.
PROMISING INSTITUTION.
He promised my lawyer that the cattle
should remain right whore they were,
and he would 20 down and settle. jla
came down TO Fort Worth and 10 Gle
bune, and, though my attorney made
direct offer 70 him 70 settle even iof
something less than the $4,000 cast, 20
did nothing. Meantime, trcacheTously,
the cattle were started northward. They
were finally put out OF the Nation by ~
United States authori Ties, ns am told.
have not the honor 10 know Tho officers
In the Nation who expelled the runaway
cattle but they doubtless acted from
SENSE Of duty, aud, known and respscsep
universally az they are, they nceo ~
apology from me. am ayersc g iAM'
suits and controversies. II was WV!
great reluctance that | either lnstitu.en
civil proceedings or made coupw'ih
against Hudson under the criminal lAN,
came 10 Texas simply 10 insfet wv
money In good faltl, aud an spfTy aan
tunrftds.d n. hoplt hnI IN deal NIlh ANCn