San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-28
AN OPEN LETTER
ABOUT THE HIDALGo TROUBLE.

HIDALGo, Tex, July IA, 1S90.-Edi-
tor DAnY LIGHT: Having seen an
article in the San Antonio Express of
June %, relative to the trouble in this
county and its origin, I beg to give a
briet acccountof this no small affair.
Most especially is this desired be-
cause the article above referred to, is
a base fabrication, originated to iDjure
Judge McCabe, DR.. Headley and their
friends to the benefit of the authors
of these malicious reports! A greater
part of this communication is OF rec
ord, and that part which issnot OF
record can and in the rear future will
best citizens onathe border. : a
w. P. Dougherty heretofore,
through the influence Of Hon. IT., NJ.
Rhodes, secured a position in the GUS
tom house at this place, and in Sep
TENDER last, finding that he could no
longer retain this position, became
inspired that he could perform
a noble deed in behalf Of the
County by securing the removal of
his benefactor a.. NJ. Rhodes the
County Judge and get himself APP.
pointed, Notwithstanding Rhodes
had been as a father to him for many
years, has served this county since
'52and the last fifteen years rs Coun-
ty Judge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
prepared q petition signed by an
ignorant Mexican charging Rhodes
with ignorance, official misconduct
etc. Thus armed he proceeded to
Corpus Christi and presented this
petition to his honor j. G. Russell
then holding court at that place. Rus
sell wishing to serve the people flor
Dougherty's fbenefit}'UH suspended
Rhodes and appointed, Dougherty
County Judge. Dougherty returned
home in great glee, the Commission
ers Court met, Rhodes resigned to
break the suspension and w. J.
Odell was elected County Judge '.'''
Dougherty finding himself thus ig-
nored aud defeated put his
noble mind to work and
was again inspired that he could
perform another noble deed all for
the benefit of the people, therefore he
prepares a petition for the removal of
Odell, has this petition signed by a
Mexican who can neither read, write
nor speak q word of English, charging
Odell with gross Ignorance and other
similar crimes. With this he went to
Brownsville district court, then being
in session and presented this petition
to his honor, j.. C. Russell, knowing
full we'll that Dougherty carried the
welfare of the county in his bosom
Immediately suspended Odell and
again appointed Dougherty county
judge. All this Russell did fol
(Dougherty) the good of the county
In this connection it is we'll to refer
to an article that appeared in thu
Brownsville Cosmopolitan at tina.
time in which the statement wa,
made that his honor crawled upo1
the bench in a state of beastly intoxi
cation, and while in such deplorabl,
condition, personally vented hi
spleen upon a little cripple, Wm
Guirey. These monkey shines" O
his honor were Witnessed by til,
entire bar and assembly; henc
this article was, never denie,
and it was at this memorable
court that Russell suspended Odel
and the second time q appointe,
Dougherty. The people were no,
indignant at the noble part Dough
erty was playing, and he realizin
that the people would not gently sui
NIT to having his foot on their neck
resolved to break the commissioner
court and prevent "a quorum Assem-
bling. To accomplish this, he induce
A. Nichols, (Nicholls being only
tool in Dougherty's hands) deput
clerk to issue a fraudulent certificat