Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-07
BROWNS VENOM.
some,l,Ing About ihc Estimable ioung
Lady Who Was 80 cruelty Ass''i'S
BY the Bx-COp'plrolier'
\. swain 70 he condemned for hmp,oyi"S
a DeservinK Y"unK Woman m"
,.e Her for Her WORK.

AnupSr, Tx, June 5.-Editor "a,
,vrrr, NV attention was called seVeral
dsss since to ex-Comptroller Browns
charges against Comptroller swan, anu
Intended to write to you to correct one
n, me orrore noticed ~ me IN the papsr,
w., yopr Austin correspondent, whom !
r,cocpizc "a my brilliant young ineha
s.n.cr. 90. 10 ahead Of me and gave most
al the facts that had designed sNlng
Won lie did not, however, give al oi
toem, and nov beg leave TO aaa 70 "na'
he las stated az follows A..
,rbe Vounp lady referred to W MT
proNn as having been paid Tor WOIh
nsvar done by her was formerly OF tnls
nlsre daughter Of the present district
in,cr n. v. C0ckrelD Of the 'hry-
1tnib iGdicial district VI Texas. Judge
C,otroii h The brother OF United States
Senator frank Cockrell Of Missouri, anu
az soldier aud officer In the lale Wai
,yaa,ot loss distinguished for gallahtly
az cnieieucv than the senator. lis
,goupds received In battle, when tehung
~ me bepd OF his regiment and OriBaoe,
attest his bravery.
Atter the war, broken Ia fortune ne
moved from Missouri TO Texas ana uisI
serted In Grayson county, where nc won
the confidence and respect Of BIZ VINO
know him there 49,. ~, ,,t,r-
Ssne t@o or three days since he PUT,
chased land in Jones county, norm y.
Abilene, Invested Ia sheep, ana, hke in V,,
other wool growers 10 Texas, iOst heatiiy
Indeed his losses were so heavy mat nc
49, u rionsly embarrassed aud, being III
debt. fouud 10 almost imposslOle 70 Plu'
vide for the maintenance OF MS large
family. ,..,,.or ,uss
Iui, Cockrell, conceived the idea OF Try,
inyto a,d her father ia his ehJt's 70 ria
bimsllf of his pocunlary embarIassHenJr
aud apulIel TO Col Swain for an opportu'
niiv to work for the state IN the comp
troller's department, and thus earn some
Col, Swain had long known Judg'
Cockre,l. aud knowing him TO bca worthy
man. and being fully advised "a TO M
nccuniary embRraBs menis, gave 10 mlt'
Lula the opportunity she had asked lor'
Instead, however, Of forcing her 10 o'
her work IN the comptroller's ONCE, ~
permit d her to take IL TO her room II
his Gwu home and do II there Ana IN
records of The Office now show tnat sh
ana this work rs wei as any "loId @
Great cnn could have done 20 ana
mucn OF IL in day or week or month q
nugone else could have done u IN u
same time.
she was paid, OF course, the value
her services, and the money earned D
her went "a good way towards rellcVln
her iatnsl's necessities.
Is Co. Swain to be condemned 10
thisy
IsittO bc imputed as crime to MI
that he cove this work TO u competel
aud mosr deserving young lady Instead
To man?
Ia lie 10 ge charged with corruption
Office Oeciu he recognized aGc respec
tlc necessities al rpllaut old sOlui
who had been broken In fortune ana
body battling for his copvic,ionsY
am not IN politics myself, and VIVA
saw here $ uOt said by me for poiltl'
of ~.
But Will take the liberty TO sugg'
TO those who are opposed ~ Col SWi
aud wish 10 defeat him In his candida
for governor OF Texas, that such chail
as the one here noticed cannot lnl'
him, but ON tbe other band VIII help
his cause with ali good men,
Certain II 81 that he viii not lose
votes 10 Tayor or In Grnys0n, or IN
of the count es now embraced In
Tnirty-nmta district, or indeed in any p
of Texas where Judge CockerN ~ know
ON account OF the interest he took In N
Lulu aud OF his efforts to- serve her
her fnther MI
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