Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
4 Few Questions and Comments from
Mr. Randolph on the
Subject.
mr. Randolph Feels that lie Has Been
Nronged Most Out
rageously,
iint Goes Home with Good oplp,on os
Texas and the Mass
Our People.

- ~ Nie Cdttit zeal with
Mr. VIM. 7. Hudson, after reading Tur
PA"EfrE yesterday morning, was met bS
a representative OF this paper. During
the conversation, Mr.. Randolph put the
following pertinent questions to Tnr
GAht1rE man, and supplemented them
with the accompanying significant re.
marks on the situation.
/. Is It understood among honomhlo
cattlemen In Texas that a man has Inc
right to default Oh contract In his own
optlonY
= Is 1t understood among honorable
men that when man does make defiant
ne, the deiaulter, has the right 20 nut the
otner contractor (who has paid money in
lull measure) TO the trouble, expense and
uelay oil suing IN order TO recover his
money? no
d. Is II understood among decent men
mat II is right to keep, and, SO far as pos
slblc, to beat Il man out of his money by
trying In all sorts OF ways to prevent his
recovering III
!. II is false that Hudson ever of.
Tered to repay the $4,000, EXCEPT that he
promised TO settle up, first to Hon. r. r
Lakewood, atterward TO Hon. w b.
Plemons, both of Henrietta, and abso.
lutely failed to keep these and other
promises.
o. 1t is false that refused 500 900 in
settlement after my attorney offered TO
take that amount. My attorney and |
consented TO take S2S 200 In cash. or
$4,000, of which notabov $40, 900 should
DC IN well-secured notes. Hudson never
really offered anything In any way
by which the money could have
been forced out, II IL did not
suit him to keep any particular promise.
lie said he would give the signature or
Endorsement OF gentleman of sub.
stance, living here, but that gentleman at
once rcpudlated the whole business, aud
said he would sign his name 10 none of
Hudson's notes. This Is the way we
have been trifled with The driving up
of the cattle in the Territory, after Hud.
son had solemnly pledged them TO remain
where they were till he should 20 down
to Fort Worth and pay up Is another
specimen of the trcachery with which we
have had to deal
e. Mr. Matthews mot Matthias was
simply good COW hand from the Indian
Territory; an honest, wel-intcntloned
lad, who was TO 20 up with the herd lie
never saw the contract, and had no au-
thority to act for anybody TWAS absurd
TO talk of telling him to telegraph me any
such rubbish as Hudson speaks of. But
Hudson took good care not TO tell even
Matthews to telegraph anything to me,
nor even let him know that anything was
going wrong, 50 long as the
facts could be kept from
him; and when Matthews did
telegraph me, il was that tie cdttie irerc
soid. At the same time, Matthews wrote
me that Hudson said that could not get
back my 100000, and that he (Hudson)
should not pay it.
If Hudson did have the cattle Ia
Throckmorton county, why did he not
gather and forward them like man, ac-
cording TO contract? Two witnesses
(cOw-boyS), at least, have sworn In effect
that they hunted there under directions
Of lIudson's foreman and brOther-in-law,
for about week, and found less than Il
dozen head Of steers of Hudson's brand.
Mr.. Randolph came TO Texas 10 bring
money in exchange for Texas products
lie goes home, he says, without money
or products, with simply lawsuit with a
party who, up TO this moment, has done
his best by transfers, mortgages, etc, to
keep him out of everything hc brought
and bought" Notwithstanding this, he
expresses ga high opinion OF Texas
both as to her resources and the character
OF her population" Many of the best peo-
pie in the state have expressed their sympa-
thy with him, and offered their aid to OBJ
tain Justice, and he is well satisfied that
no considerable part of the population is
OF the VIM. T. Hudson variety. "Still,"
he says, "such occurrences cannot fail 10
operate somewhat disadyantageousy to
the interests and business of this sec
tom
The GAZErTE prints the following press
notices of Mr.. Randolph, as showing his
standing among the people from whom
he comes:
Ex-Mayor l.. V. T. Randolph Of this
city, on Tuesday, sent into the Illinois
Central board his letter of retirement
from the active service of that company.
lie has served that company over twenty
wears, the great part Of that time as treas
urer and director. He has handled Of It's
money and property hundreds Of millions
OF dollars without the loss or waste OF
dollar under bis management. OF the Of
fcers and directors who were in the scry-
ice when he entered IL, not one remains.
All have died or retired. He stih holds
several large trusteeships IN connection
with the company, one Of them on trust
deed OF sls,oOO,00o.
Mr.. Randolph is about interesting him
self In business in the West, In which he
win have the cooperation OF certain OF
those who have been longest associated
with him In the Illinois Central manage
ment. The change of occupation and
climate viii doubtless benefit his health.
He viii, Mt leas, for the present, keep his
family and residence 10 Plain1eld.
The following resolution was adopted
by the board OF directors following the
presentation Of his resignation as treas
urcr;
Resolved, that this board in asserting
10 the wish Of Mr. Randolph do 50 win
regret. and desire 70 put on record tle
high esteem IN which they hold him. ana
their appreciation Of the iaithfuness and
ability with which he has discharged inc .
duties OF the oficc ne has so long ana 70
honorably fllled, as well as their earnest
wish for his future happiness aud success.
The general solicitor OF the hii1uis
Central railroad, Judge Fentress, - per
sonal letter In eX.Mavor J.. Y. II. Kan