The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-29

understand, consists of about one. hall
OF the whole county intact, by force d
arms, II necessary.
And thus for years,
COLONEL GROOM, THE FREE BooTER
HAS BEEN GROWING RICH
at the expense OF the old veterans and
WIDOWS OF veterans, and the State OF
Texas or the United States.
The Franklyn Land & Cattle comps-
ny refused 10 pay taxes TO the State,
aud the collector levied on portion OF
their cattle. Colonel Groom, the man.
sger, sued out an injunction. During
Inc pendenoy OF this suit the"Dlsinher.
ted Knight" was district attorney of
wheeler county, whose duty 1t was to
prosecute the suit, and became quite
well acquainted with him through cor
respondence in furnishing him evil
dence OF the Texas title. He gained
the suit without difficulty. Some
time sfterWard l heard that he had ro-
signed his offic9 of district attorney,
and had accepted tito attorneyship Of
the Franklyn Land IL Cattle company.
When / met him aitorward |
asked him what could have induced
him to change sides. His answer, in
effect, was that of The apothecary for
selling the poison, "My poverty mot my
will, consented" He said that he was
poor and had family to support, and
the cattle company paid him much
better, and l felt disposed TO forgive
him, my only regret at his change
being on account OF the rSYered name
he bore. | do not, however, think IL
was right in him as
THE PAID ATTORNEY OF THE FRANK
LYN LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY,
to take seat in the State Senate,
where he could be compelled to vote to
dismember the great and glorious
STATE OF Texas by blotting from her
eilttering array Of cOunties the beau
tiful county OF Greer, which had been
created by recommendation of Gem
eral Sam Houston, who knew that tho
territory belonged to Texas, and that
tho United Ststes did not possess the
shadow Of q claim, allof which no left
on record. It's, perhaps, not generally
known that the clients OF the "Disin-
heritsd Knight through their general
manager, Col9noi Il, Il. Groom, alias
Black Prince and alias Grand Mogul,
claims the sovereignty of Greer
county. At all events, he claims the
right OF warning the parties who may
own cattle i'll Greer county. The "Dis-
Inherited Knight" asks the land board
very pompous question, "full of
sound and fury, sig1ifying nothing"
lie says: "Why did you, on last Mon
day week, lease watered land in Greer
county TO the Day LNud and Cattle
company" Let mo answer this by
sssklng the knight a question:
Why did your client, Colonel
b. u. Groom, two days before
last Monday week, towit: on tho Sth
instant, contracted with the Standard
Cattle company, of Cheyenne, Indian
Territory, to winter in Greer county
1900 to $4,000 head of oottle at 81 per
head? Do you not know that the
FRANKLIN Land and Cattle company
do not own any range in Greer county,
and to collect from the Standard com
pany any portion of the amount stated
above can be prosecuted for theft? l
am indebted to the DAY Land and Cat
tie company for allowing mo tho origi-
nal lstter of the Standard Cattle COM
paDy, q copy of which is az follows:
SweetWater, indian Territory, August II,
lSS5-J, NJ Day, Esq, Austin, Texas: u.
DBAR SHRINE. Haynie informs me
that your party has made a large lease
OF Greer county lands. on the Sth in-
slant made contract with Colonel
Groom, OF the Franklyn Cattle COM
pRny, TO take our herd OF cattle for the
WAhhOAs nOLAlp ~ ,Shu VI 1otuNV ubhus MOI
knowing the eXtent of Groom's range,
or its shape, cannot conclude how Sc
riously your lease affects his grazing
capacity, However much / regret
that am under contract with Groom,
as / find that you could
accommodate our cattle, "a I find
your range safe and more do,
sirsble. l propose TO got into commu-
nicatlon with Groom, or 10 meet him,
and endeavor 10 get release from, say
half OF my contract with him. | can
not expect to got released from the
whole OF II, aS / would like to do; but,
II can, say half release, / wish YOU TO
cooperate with Groom in holding our
cattle, for we will pay you 81 per head
for half OF our cattle, tho cattle % ba
placed, in sEch case, Gs nearly rs pog-
sible, equally ON range with Your
party and Gr9om's. We are in an UNI
fortunate situation and want you TO
help us out, as We would you under
like circumstances. am aware that
that IL would be moro satisfactory TO
you az II would bO 20 us, TO make q
clean deal and take the whole lot, but
you SEQ cannot expect to got of en-
tlrely with my contract with Groom.
Treat us literally in this matter, be-
cause we. can roadjust our arrange
ment with Groom. You will bear in
mind We propose 10 do the square thing.
We do not propose, even in the tight
box we are In, 10 turn loose ON any
mans range without paying for the
accommodation. Yours truly,
A. T. BAnBITr.
What comments can be made on tho
actions Of the Black Prince or
GRAND MoGUL or GREER COUNTY,
Does no intond % resist the author
| tiles OF the State by force OF arms and
Craze tho cattle from the Indian Terri
tory AT 81 a head because his attorney
and tho Galveston News ara of the
opinion that the law does not give the
land board the authority 20 lease the
lands in Greer county?
During the administration OF Gem
eral jackson, one of his cabinet went
10 him and said: "GeAersl, l do not
think the law Is quite expansive
enough TO justify the removal of the
deposits" the general replied: "Thon
we will stretch IL, for by the eternal,
intend 70 remove the deposits" tits
tho opinion OF some OF our best law
yers that the land board has as much
right undor tho law, and far more I'M
dor the necessities OF the case, TO lease
Tue lhuu III OIetf county hs IN any
orher couniyof the State. For, in 1879,
the Legislature reserved the whole OF
the county; one half for tho school
fund and the balance TO pay tho public
debt. In 1881 tho Legislature granted
the veterans, and widows OF Veterans,
land certificates, and authorized them
10 DO located on any OF tho reserva-
tions, and repealed all laws In conflict.
| About 100000 acros have been patented
on veteran certificates. Now Il Is per-
fectly plain that one.half OF the
county shall ne leased for the
school fund, and the balance
to the fund for paying the public dobt.
Tho necessities OF the, case require
that the land board
SHOULD NOT PERMIT THE STATE TO BB
BULLIED
by the FranlSlyn Land and Cattle COM