Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-20

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that they should not be aranted that
right, and the duty devolying on the solic-
tor-2eueral, he had not referred them 10
the solicitor-genefal.
The witness answered that he did not
want TO DE concerned in the matter at al
After he bad examined he had concluded
that Ii would be better for him not TO
suggest where applicants should GO Ger
tatny the gentleman looked mad when he
had refused TO touch the matter.
Ranney "Dld CascyYoung look madgn
Witness nCasev did not look well
pleasedn Containing he said Young I'D
not open his mouth after introducing the
gentleman. II was due TO all sides that
he should state the fact that after no had
declined TO take any action In the matter
OF ordering suit number OF prominent
gentlemen had written him insisting that
Notwithstanding his connection with the
Pap-klectric, II was his duty to have
brought the suit. Some OF the most
prominent men in the country had written
to that effect
Mr.. Ranney objccted.gto those state
ments. lie did not care TO 20 into What
people had written.
The witness remarked that he was
simply trying to show his position at the
time.
MIR. Ranncy wished To know II the Wit.
ness had felt that II would be improper 20
tell an applicant that he was disabled
and refer him TO the solicltor-general,
cit would not have been improper. re.
spouded the witness, "but II was a ques.
tion OF delicacy with me.u
Mr.. Ranney "Don't you think YOU
were little oyer-sensitivegn
Witness "No, sir, with me Il was. a
case like Lorenzo lyon will be damned Il
YOU do, and be damned II You don't.'n
[faughter.l
Mr.. Ranney, referring to the preyi Gus
testimony concerning the Witness refusal
to hear the application aud his suisse
quont search FOR the missing law, asked
how he knew that another application
would be made.
The witness replied that he did
not know, that he only sup
posed that the parties would
return TO present their application to the
solicitor general. Thon they had also 70
appeal to the president.
Mr.. Ranuey inquired II II had occurred
TO the witness as reason for
not telling Goode Of the re-
ceipt Of the application thst II
I he had told him OF his action IN refusing
to consider the appropriation Goode mi hi
have felt hound to reject It, while II he
said nothing Goode would act upon Il as
an original application and might grant
Z the request.
The witness responded armly 10 tho
negative,
AS Ranney still pressed the witness far
his reason Ia remaining silent he re.
marked that after what had occurred Il
seemed to him that y was the utmost
| propriety, but he had kept silent Va.
i cause he thought II would have been
1 extremely iDdelcate 60 have said
4 anything about it, Later on, referring to
the Times-Delnocrat's dispatch ABOUT TIN
order Tor the suit RECEIVED hy him a. Lit
tie Rock, the witaess Said that when M
received II he bad 10 think some little
time 10 recall idst what Il referred TO-
Ranney pointed out what he sait
was discrepancy in the testimony
relative TO the withdrawal of The
original application. Van Benthuyser
had sworn that he told the attorney-gen
eral he intended TO make application TO /
! district attorney, while the witness die
not remember any such statement.
The witness replied that he had sawed
off" the conversation very short, and h,
still failed to recall any such statement.
Mr.. Oates "Since you have been at
torney-goneral have you done any fac
or thing, directly or Indirectly, TO enhance
the interests Of the Pan-Electrlc compan,
either as counsel for them, as stock
holder or as an Interested partyYn
Witness; ~ cannot call to mind am
thought, action or word OF mine since
have become Encouragement that IL cal
culated in the slightest degree to increas
or enhance It's value In any way. | hayi
| not been at meeting and have had N
conference with the gentlemen conneotei
with IL at all
Mr.. Oates asked whether lt was yer
unusual thing for district attorney 4
make such an application, TO which Tn,
witness responded Ia the negative.
AS the committee Ind no further ques
TORS 10 put the examination OF the attor
ney general was concluded at this poln
and the committee adjourned unit
Wednesday.