Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-29
THE TEXAS OUrRAGx.

" % - IfcsLiSa-
tlon into the alleged outrsges il Wash
iugton county, Texas, was resumed to-
day.
Robert j. Moore, colored, Republican,
serving his third term as member OF the
state Legislature, AID j NJ. Y Randall,
also colored Republican Ct Washington
county, TESTIFIED they, as we'll IS mlny
| other Republicans, mad support q the
peoples tlcket, headed by Judge Kirk, 81
| the last election. Their statement in :
General way WAS that there was little II
any interference with elections In this
county, and that good feeling existed
| hsre oetwt en- whites and blacks.
F. d. JJdoD, woo WAS counsel for the
ueg roes taken out OF BtenhAm Jail and
| ynched ct the rlme of the election, testi-
! d ID that be hsd, against he entreaties OF
| MS wife and friends, gone back TO Bren-
| lam last October and mad been assaulted
| there by Bob Wright. former wit
ness. After that assault, which, in his
| opinion, was Certainly 2remsdiiated,
40 had nsVer lef! Ills house
10 the day time because ].
vas not considered safe for him TO do
so. Notwithstanding w0at the other
aide had said about his being safe In
Brennan he said he did NOT think SO.
| re witness grew quite excited and turn
ios to several Il those present repre-
senting the other side Of the case, said
GOD Almighty will punish you men for
his thing before you are done with H.,
4 men don't" Continuing, be read from
a publication in the Brenham Banner,
Democratic county organ, expressing the
opinion thst 1t would have been better TO
nave hanged JOdon aud H.ckWorth
rather tl.n innocent negroes who, the ar
+icie said, were simply tools of designing
Scoundrels, and asked how they exolsin-
ed that
J. L. SSearingen OF Texas, who WAS
one OF the men addressed, then took the
stand and testified to his belief that Jodon
vas perfec ~ safe in Brennan il ne "be-
'aved himself" In answer to en- in
quiry from Senator Sp9oner ss 10 WHIST
vas mean! By thst, witness ssid that
Jodon was very excltsble man
and II he went to Texas and
bothered men as witness understood
JoGon had bothered Wright, If course
ne would get IN trouble. To csll man
liar meant fight In Texas, snd It might
not be safe for Jodon to tax on the
streets there as he had spoken in the
committee room about witness.
AALS Pl6SLlSiIlJ ClOSSO Tue iENe6LlSa-
lion, it being the general understanding
that no more testimony will be taken.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
WAsHINGroN, March 2S William Dad.
! iGy Foulk7 Of 4 com ond, Ird., president
Of the Indiana Civil Service Reform As
ISOLATION, addressed the committee Of lac
Senate this morning on the condition Of
civil service in his state, his testimony
being the result Of investigations made
aud atidaVts taken by the association.
He de scribed the sweeping removals
mIde by Postmaster Jones OF Iadiansp-
oils and avo Tsls by that cfIlcisI that none
but Democrat wOuld be appointed re-
gardless of service exam nation. He de-
| jailed the defects In the postal
service which res ulted. Three weeks
elapsed between the milling and
delivery Of dtOp letters Carriers were
apooi lied who could not read addresses
on Letters. Let r bOx.s wers unyisited
until they were filed to oVe1f1 wing.
nail car WAS sent from Indianapolis 10
lafayette With no m asselger aboard. All
be mail WAS brought osck to IudlcpGpO-
lis. The Assistant Postmaster, the
witness WAS informed, had previous u
his appointment by Jones beer connected
with gsmoliug house. The witness de-
scribed an investigation By
himself resulting ID the discovery
rhas out of 1876 cases of suspension,
81 or neaily OF the Presidential post
masters, only two weresever informed Of
the charges or reason of removal. The
witness called UPON the President and
found be kne Of these removals. The
President said it WAS impossible to lie!
the parties know the charges. They were
! | ~ ha hco az MD
. expressed the hope that the association
would go slow, as he had great difficulty
in bringing some of his party up to his
idea in civil service reform, and tha&
Indiana was pretty bad state.
COUNCIL UF WOMEN.
WASHINGTON, m.rch % The morn
ing session Of the International Council
of Women was devoted to the general
8 SUI Jet OF industries. Laura M Jones,
PRECEDENT of the Kansas Equal Sufffege
Association, presi1ed. The first paper
Of the session WAS read b. Mrs. M,ry
, A Ltvermore, on "Woman's Industrial
: Gains During the List Half Century"
Mrs. A NJ. Worden and Hnlda B. Loud
also read papers.
Mrs. Loud said thst woman's great IL
fiuence in the Knights Of Labor is being
; felt wherever women OF character have
, Joined the order. Her work in the order
ID manifest In the benlshuent Of tobacco
5 and rum from the assembly rooms. ana in
. greater effect upon her self in the develop.
nent OF stronger character. she is be-
ginning to question, IL 1t is right to.
vote and hold oftics In these assemblies.
why Is II wrong for her to do so III the
stat Her ofiici,l Ieto. milton is slow.
oecsuse OF mans seltshness and her own
timidity ana disincliuati0n to push her
claim. And then office was,not and never
will have the attraction for women thzt
4 1t has for man. The Knights OF Labor ia
grand educational force among the
masses, the barrier that protects capital
ana money ON the results OF their folly
I and crime. We should foster labor or
ganiz tons to proven. revolution.
Mrs. Leoua NJ. Barry, organizer NJ tsa