San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-05-31
Reply OF Nv. HutchIns TO Garnett.

To tho Public;
An ass, on ono occasion, having clothed
himself in tho skin of q lion, for time ar
rogated to himself tho importance OF the
King of Boasts. So II IL with ono w. Gar
nett, who having attached to his signature;
"Sec'y Hays 90. +. A." swolls Into Won
derful importance.
On my return from New York ] stated to
Mr.. II. Il. Barber (who had left In charge
of my business during my abssnee,) that.
while In New York, Col. q. w. Gary had
pointed out to me q merchapt from Texas,
who was running an Alliance business or
store, who had applied to tho house he rep
resented for duplicate set Of invoices, one
to DO ten per cent. higher tban the other,
which the house refused to furnish that
the said party had then asked for blank bill
heads, on which he could make out dupli-
cate invoices, and was informed that the
house did not do that kind Of business, re-
fusing his second request. The inference
of the intended uso of said invoices In ap-
parent. A few days later Mr.. II. E. Bar
Der. Mr.. Jno Brown and said Garnett
called ON me TO inquire as to the matter;
and / made to them the same statement,
with an additional statement that had an
impression the party was from about Dali
las and was named Aaron, but that was
not sure as to either of these facts, but that
they were Impressions. ! gave them the
address of Col. G. w. Cary, and extended
10 them the information in the most oourte-
GUS manner,
Said Garnet, In his opening statement,
asserts that stated that said party was con-
nected with 1.-The Farmers Exchange, OF
Dallas" This statement Is absolutely false.
ut no time referred to the Dallas Ex-
change In any way. My entire statement
and conversation referred to the merchant
who was pointed out to me, and who was
in this manner endeavoring to perpetrats o
swindle on his Alliance customers. About
tho middle of this month Col. Gary was
here, and inquired for and expected to meet
the said Garnet, as can be shown by sew
eral reliable citizens. He was hero about
three days. The following certificate OF
casual conversation had before Mr. Ham,
met Hardy, the Mayor of San Marcos, and
Col Cary, while here, shows that there ia
no disagreement as to the authenticity OF
the conversation claimed to have had with
Col. Cary while in New York besides, Col,
Cary 80 states in his letter to the said Gar
nett.
SAN MARCOS, May 20, 1885.
certify That about the 18th day Of this
month Col, g. W. Gary stated to me, on the
streets of San Marcos, that he stated to j.
V. Hutchins, in New York, that certain
merchant in Texas who had beon running
an Alliance store, had applied to bis hous
for duplicate invoices. increasing the price
ten per cent that the house refused tho
request, and that the merchant then wanted
blank bill heads, 80 that he could have II
done. which was also refused.
HAMMET HARDY.
Col. Gary was the only party who could
possibly complain at my action, and ii hif
conversation had been confidential, then hi
could have blamed me for having reported
it. regarded it as statement OF q fac,
made by him and in no manner confidential
and 80 reported it. AS seen above, COL
Cary freely confirms tho correctness OF my
statement and no reasonable man can con
clude that my statement, was other than
friendly information in regard to the trans
action.
The said Garnett, in his communication To
the public, attempts to make my converse
ton pply to the Dallas Exchange, which IL
will full lie. The facts are, that 80 far o.
my memory serves mo, had never, up &c
that time. heard of the existence of such On
institution as the Dallas Farmers Exchange.
Col. G. w. Gary is a stranger to this PEG.
pie. When I state that he was born aud
raised In the State of Alabama; that he Is
man of intelligence and character that he
commanded an Alabama regiment in the
Confederate Army that he Ia respected
wherever known there is no citizen Of this
county. whose opinion Ia valuable, who will
believe the charges made against the char.
acter of this southern gentleman by this
cowardly our, Garnett. Who Is this Gar
nett who stands as representative farmer
of Hays county, A few years ago he appear,
ed in the courts of this county as prose-
cutting witness against his neighbor, MIR.
Massey. It was apparent that the
court did not believe his testimony, for the
case went against him, whereupon he
appealed to the British government to pro
tect him in his fancied grievances. The
correspondence, I am reliably Informed,
covered over 200 pages. and as no further
notice was taken of it by his government, II
is apparent that tho British government con-
cluded that he had either lied In his state
ment of his case, or that he was degener'
ate Briton who was not worth protection
The correctness of both conclusions IL una
voidsble.
This distinguished citizen(?) who Is known
abroad as representative farmer Of Hays
county, perpetrated an outrage on the tax
payers Of Hays county by serving on the
on the grand jury at the last tern
of the district court; as will be seen By
the following statement
San Marcos, Hays Co., Texas,
May 27, A. D., 1883.
BY request of Mr.. J. v
Hutchins / make the following statements
l have dismissed some and will dismiss