Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-20
THE DOODLE STORY.
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his evidence. His voice az times was All. /
most inaudible.
oh REORGANIZATION the witness said
40 had been engaged In manufacturing
paper noxes some years and was married /
thlriy-two years ago, When asked why
he affirmed, Fnllgrah thought he asked |
why be turned states evidence. lie
raised his right hand above His mead AZ |
he replied 81 have done II because Of re- |
morse" The witness face had horne |
marks OF mental agony aud his voice had |
Detn husky and ttemu0us, and as he /
reacned this point he broke down and, |
suoking his hand over his beard, he said |
IN hall whisper made audible blythe per- |
iect silence ot the moment al dontkuow. ~ |
After short pause the question was ex
palned by the court. The witness stated
That he alwa, had affirmed and MIR. New
comb was mistaken in saying he affirmed
before the senate investigating committee.
He would not tell a lie on affirmation TO
harm any man. Mr. Newcomb read ex
tracts from the examination of FulQraif
as witness before the senate committee,
which were contradictory 20 his present
testimony, In one place Fullgraff had
testified that he had not conyessed with
other aldermen on the subject OF the
Broadway franchise bill ner contra
dictioDs were no'ed by Mr. Neweomh,
who asked the witness II his former eyi.
dence was true or false. The witness re-
plied "False ~ Newcomb then asked
the witness II he had committed perjury
before tho senate committee.
81 presume So" replied Fulgrs6.
"rheu," mercilessly continued the
lawyer, ''you committed perjury TO save
Yourself from punishment for bribery GU
that occasion, did your"
The Witness cast his eyes down. His
previous answers had been feeble, but
the man who confessed to be u bride.
receiver and peuurer, answered not at
all. AS more questions were given, show.
ing up his character in bad light, the
witness assumed something Of an air OF
one placed In a position where fight was
necessary, and his face wore look ol
defiance. His voice grew stronger, and
he replied to the succeeding question
about his previous false testimony IN Il
way 20 be heard easily throughout the
courtroom
AT 1880 p. m. recess was taken Tx
Alderman Duffy was at the district attor-
ney's office nll morning ready to testify
and corroborate Fullgraff's assertions.
Fullgrah was taken out TO lunch at recess
, 10 charge of detective II is said that
eX.Alderman Charles y. Miller has con.
, scented to become state witness and tell
his story Of the distribution OF the
"boodle.n
! After the recess Fullgraff went on the
stand again He said Waite told him the
reason for the call of the special meeting
was that Lawyer Lydy, who got out an
Injunction restraining the board from
issuing franchise TO any one for a road on
IA al L.,
Injunction for 1880 They feared Lydy
would get out another Injunction "a
I. bleed the railway company more. This
4 was the reason the witness signed the
n call. Fullgraff acknowledged that he had
given contradictory statement before
: the senate committee.
c The showing up OF these discrepancies
g was continued at length Fullgrah &C
0 knowledged every material point OF his
G testimony before the senate committee Il
4 be false. Again and again Lawyer New
t comb read Fullgraf's sworn deulals o.
e any knowledge Of "boodlen transactions
: asking II they were true or false. The
i witness each time acknowledged that he
Z swore falsely before the senate committee
: There was no uravado In the manner o
the witness. He was downcast but wheI
, he remembered calling on Almighty Goo
i TO witness he was truthful he replied
= positively ono, do not remember. /
I never happened"
G A statement In his testimony before III,
n senate committee that he was sorry IL
Il had been member Of the board In 1854
& only because OF the stories started by thl
Y newspapers; that be would stick TO th'
members Of the hoard a. long rs he lived
and that nc considered there We're AZ hon
y est and pure men on the board as eve
6 sat on Gods foOtstool, was read by Mr.
, Newcomb.
i 81 can say now,n broke In Mr.. Fun
graf, "thGt ann sorry was mem6e
Of that board j"
"Didyou refer to your own purit
them"
eyes, sir; was and am now pure bu
- tor that one act"
The witness said he had never "giye
awayn the "boodlcn aldermen until hi
Al arrest for alleged connection WIN ID
q, granting OF the franchise to the Thirty
T. fourth street road In 1884 He was the
induced to make general statemer
regarding the Broadway franchise b
y promise q protection froI
10 the prosecution for his own transaction
in connection with the granting OF th
d. franchise OF that road. This promise {
~ DfhltCLlDu llbHl bh9 va hio NNH -"
member of the board Of 1884 was mad
Of ut Inspector Byrne's Office. He wa
a urged to make an entire statement at Nj
Q, NlcoPs house, and he made the stat
y. ment with Mr.. Martiue's aid
The witness at first refused the propt
sitlon at Inspector Byrne's office. II
wanted 10 consult with his family. II
ct was allowed TO go home. lie consulte
,o with his family and his son-in-law An
:, w concluded TO make the statement. III
IL witness was asked II he had returned h
en- ''boodle" on being stricken with remors
1e He answered; ~ shall II God lets n
live"
ed tBut have your pers sted the lawye
al The witness acknowledged that he ha
b. not. He confessed that he had receive
ed $1,000 for his vote on another railroad ma
e- ter aud had not returned II either, bl
10 declared that he would when he coui'
re lie had been delayed In that act. He fe
his disgrace keenly, more on account
his family than his own. lie had receive
slg 600 from the two transactions X
lpA nd