San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-11
Reply 10 W. II. Croker.

Editor FREE PRESS;
In tho FRaR Pass sept, tho 9th appears
another article from W, d. Croker, Headed
more of Parson Wallace and tho Poor
farm" He Begins by saying in trying to
defend the memory of B, +. Vallandingham
Against malicious Representations and sot
forth his grievances, aud save my feelings
as much as he could, 10 which We say We
never missroprosentyd Uncle d. +, VS.
memory, nor caused him any grievances,
and any ono that says We have done either
says what ia untrue and cannot prove 1t. wo
wish TO say the treatment Of Uncio Ben Cos
he was called) while with us was more like
Father or child than that of Psuper, he
had a place Round our iirosido and ut our
table, on Equel terms with our family, and
was we'll pleased and oftimes expressed him
self 30, not only to US, But to others, and
was cheerful untell about two or three days
Before he drank tho fatal dregg, no oil at
once seemed TO get in sad mood. went
over to Mr.. Crocker's give him his Effects,
made Known to him his designes to Kill
himself, which thing Mr., Crocker did not
make Known to mo. had he done 30 wo
would have been willing to have done Ms
much M Mr.. Croker to haye prevented his
death, hut Mr.. Crockor went to others and
to the court, made Known b. r. VS. do
signs, aud tryod TO get him away without
letting me Know anything about It. and
the conversation Mr.. Crocker Refers to
about me not letting him have Uncle Ben
taken place several days after his death,
when l approached him about it, in which
conversation said: II would not let you
have had him under any circumstance" be-
caus thought he (Mr, Crocker) did not act
as he aught about it, md leave the peo-
pie to Judge about Mr.. Crocker's acts in the
matter.
Mr.. G. has considerable to say about
spirits. says no don't Know ns much about
them perhaps as l do. we will not dispute
with the old Gentleman about that, for W.
are satisfied he Knows nothing of but d
spirit and that the spirit of his old ne IRE.
But Mr.. @. says he wants to set the poor
farm in order. if that is his business we
soy he may attend to it. he says he hears
their are several indignant poor not at the
poor house in the county, and thnt their
must be somthing wrong. if their is any
indignant in the county thay cirtanly are
getting O support and we do not Know that
the county Is under obligation to give them
more, and if any wrong We do not Know It,
if things dos not suite MIR. O. he must 60 to
the proper source to have them set Righto.
be speaks of standing order of the court.
that's the Business of the court. if /! dos
not suite Mr.. G. he must go to the court
about It. that's non of our Business. MIR.
Croker wishes me to unrayel mystery fol-
the Benefit of the county. we Know OF
none about the county affairs. Mr., q. goes
OIL to write about things that no one else in
the county but himself cares anything about
and is not Respectable nonsence, MIR. o.
saws he did not Know we had any influence
he puts us In mind of tho two men that met
in the Road. one said to the other: 'yor
haven't got got dollar in your pocket '
chow do You know" was the Reply, swell
Know you haven't" said the first Blu
how do you know, sir?" was the Reply
because haven't got dollar in mine,
said the first. we lot tho Render Make TIT
Application. '-,~-
and now 7 say in conclusion their has hael
no just foundation for any article that AIR
Crockor has wrote or insinuatior h hal
made bout or against Us, and rs this IL oul
last writing about this matter we Will say
we have strickly complyed with our Bont
and have give no location for compliant.
now, Mr. @. cherish the memory of I'm
Gle Ben much as you pleas But let us alone
Keep our name out of the paper direct.
and indirectly. as forebarance has ceased
to be verture we say lot us alone, w
mean what we say. j. M. WALLACE.
Supt county Farm, Hays 90.