Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-16
local EVENTS.
Kew Version Of the Hedgss-Wilder-
man Affair The Enoampment Of
August 9Th to 7th Inclusive,
he Texas Wesleyan 0ollege-0ur Tenn
perature as Compared Wit
That Of Dallas.
The D ,her Side Of the Story.

IfhtHI III thc ShpNOANJ va okShN W.
|rs, E.V. Granger OF Houston, Tex,
man came to me, represented himself
De from T. lwards county and to
|Ave 1000 half and three-quarter-breed
| bats for sale there, and, further, guar
lteeing TO the purchaser an increase
At least six hundred kids In the
Jason OF 1884. We agreed upon the
lice. One n. j Hedges applied for
[sitnation and offered to take charge
h them under five years contract,
hitch ! az reed TO, provided he could
cure rue IN the risk, we
ling strangers. He said he could
Id proposed to give me bill OF sale
\ certain two-story house on Hous-
In street which he said he owned, on
|ounu leased from the Hirschtield
|State, and that the lease was to run
|r Ave wears. He would, therefore,
Ilansfer to me the lease, bona fide, for
Ne cDnsideration OF $25 and make me
|sbill Of sale to the house, which he
| ID for the consideration OF 500, to-
hher with all rents thereof, to
|ToperIy Secure me in the faithful per-
|Nrmauce OF his part OF the contract.
was arranged and Mr..
edges started for Edwards county
La November 81, arriving there on
ecember i, and at once wrote nue.
Fiat he had received the 1000 goats,
I5swering to the written guarantee.
Eighteen days later, however, hewrote
| Se for $64 with which 10 lease two
Af af II ta
|sbe amonnt WAS promptly forwarded.
|l5on after ward, however, he wrote
| No thet he thought best to lease two
yctlons more, as the country was set
| ling up very fast and the goats must
avs plenty OF range. This amount
tas also sent him.
He then wrote that one A. j..
itephens had 275 goats for sale, which
Rere much finer than the others, and
|siggested the advisability OF buying
aese to put with the others, at the
Fame time sending Mr.. Stephens to
| ne city to take out thirty-two Angora
ucks, which / had since bought, and
. deliver to me II sample OF mohair,
|Rhich he claimed was OF the clip from
| me Stephens goats. / bought
|mis goats, delivered to hun the
Esucks, with which he returned to
Edwards county. l wrote Mr.. Hedges
lad questioned him closely upon the
nsiness, at which he became SO in
ID gnant that he would write me no
,aore, even in acknowledgment OF
-wo registered letters but on the 10Th
|f April wrote me to come out there
| % first train, rs some one had been
.ieaiing his goats,
went, and, upon arrival at Uvalde
nployed the sheriff of the county,
| kad together we went to Edwards
|,punty. The first night out, however
% stopped with Gen. John r Baylor
|-ie father OF the sheriff, who said he
h ouid tell who had the goats, but
|knew no remedy in that country. Ar.
|dving OF the ranch the next
gay, they found Hedges in
NJ log cabin, but found nc
,soats. Hedges made most conflicting
|sSatements, and the sheriff thought
| Vim crazy. The next day we ran onto
II ae Edwards county sheriff, who said
he had found $50 of the Hedges goats
| md the two sheriffs went to see the
Ian in charge of the bunch, who
alsimed to have bought them from
Iesoales u Moore of Bull Head. We
4 lent to see these parties, who said they
rrad won them from Hedges at draw
Gbker, all of which Hedges denied
-~nce / left there he has, however, adj
Nitted to the sheriff of Il iwards coun.
that he had lost them at gaming,
n, At claimed they were some he had
rlught from one Holmes, who Is the
enle OF whom bought the 1000.
HlIEhe next day found
OF the fine bucks
~ which ! swore having parted pos.
Istrssion with in this city, as | could
entity Them by certaiu marks that
are covered and blurred with fresh
ts'sands, a. also ear marks which haC
len freshly cut out, etc. Hedges
sjwever, would not identify a singl,
-se OF them, but stated that he be
|, wed them my goats, and became sc
hs1ignant that he would not assist in
|oi aiding Them ] came back to Fort
10 vorth, consulted the county attor
y and Hyde Jennings, Esq, both o.
'lom believed our court had iurisdic
bshn IN the matter and could prosecute
cedm for obtaining money aud DROP
thNy under false pretenses. Upon mS
ssturn learned that the house which
- had decided to me had been sdver
|or aed for sale under notice by publ
n, lion 10 satisfy certain grocers' billt
er $Ss which he had mad,
n'fore he left the city, and became
~ purchaser.
-Nnen the contract was signed be
| & Ieen Hedges and myself, and the
WI Of sale and lease OF ground were
h, iusicfred to me, Mrs. Hedges was
Icn aHens, And all of them were read t.
|llsicr 10 the presence of witnesses, II
rene OK which did she obi cot, nor sale
|stSsy tninR about homestead or separat,
p0perfy. She said that che expected
~ Join her husband on the ranch il
snIArch TO remain until the lease wa
Isshf. Shentd go as she had intended
b. r entire expenses, as ala,
fsssw,lbse OF h. hueband, up to the tim,
VS. the d. appearance Of my none,
|sG,n goats. u the value of $4,000.
.sgSow slrs. Hedges Is In tn,
Ivy Ia possession of my house, which
Nasle claims as separate property, ant
- en- asked where her husband was
parepIied, che has gone to the ranch. }
)" III she please state what ranch [
sch. Hedges viii identify the goat!
4 KS could be easily recovered. Hedges
said IN the hearing OF ID. w. Burl
,,SS Justice OF the peace at Bull Head
|nsh n Nc would die before he would
spns Hnything away. have receiv ec
.ut eettff from the Edwards county