Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-26

! ing to do with it. l told him that we
were having trouble with him in refer
ence TO the capitol business, and that
| thought it would do us harm to refuse to
! see him, and it was agreed then that he
would call at Gen. Hogg's office at 2 p.
| m. that day He did so and I went with
| him, aud after hearing Gen. Hogg's
| proposition he told him that he did not
feel authorized to act in the absence of
his associates, but that he would write to
| Mr.. Farwell, who, think he said, was
| then in England, and that he thought he
| could give him an answer or send some
| one to investigate the matter in five or
six weeks. Gen. Hogg told us that the
| property he wanted to sell did not belong
| to him, but to his father-in-law, but
said there would be SIC, 200 coming to
| him through his wife, who was one of
| four heirs.
''What prompted him to offer to sell
the land to the capitol people?''
81 do not know. He seemed anxious
to sell the land and explained TO me how
valuable it could be made TO them if they
would build railroad from their lands
| in the Panhandle to this farm and mill
and supply their ranch with lumber and
| farm products. l suggested that it
would hardly pay to build road so long
as that and make 1t successful as there
would be no connections with other sys-
TENS of roads, and he then explained to
me how il could be extended into Quit
man and Mineola and that good dona-
tions could be raised from these places TO
aid in the construction of the road. My
recollection is that he said one or the
other of the places had standing offer
TO pay some amount for road from
Mineola to Quitman. / asked about the
TIMBER in the vicinity of this property
and on the line where this road would
run and he described 1t as of fiue quality
and said that it could be had if quietly
worked at 81 per acre. That
if the capitol people purchased
his fatheT-in-law land and
wished to build railroad that he would
get on his horse and go over the line and
help get up the lands, donations, and
right-of- ways and that if the sale was
made he was not particular about the
money but would take his interest with
the company.
"How much land did Gen. Hogg pro-
pose to sell?''
al cannot say positively, but my re-
collection is that 1t consisted OF mill
and farm and timber lands, in all about
$500 acres.
"What do you know about this pro-
position TO sell to Walker and Bell?'
al know nothing about that
"Dld you or Mr.. Taylor have any idea
of purchasing the property"
"None whatever. -
The Times Herald reporter, after re-
ceiving the above document, asked ques-
tions and received the following replies
from Mr.. Matlock:
when did the conversation between
yourself and Mr.. Hogg and yourself aud
Mr.. Taylor, which you refer to above,
occur?'
''It occurred during the tendency of
the capitol business about the time of the
FINAL wIND-UP (caps our of affairs be-
tween the state and the contractors.
ado you believe it was an attempt
upon the part of Mr.. Hogg to black
mail?'
''My dear sir, 1 have stated facts"
''Do you consider the offer of sale of
land, If such was made, compromise of
official integrity?'
The same answer was given as that TO
the preceding question.
''Were you and Mr.. Hogg not on
friendly terms at the time?''
eyes, sir. -
editorial comment on the above inter-
view:
THE CHARGES AGAINST HoGG.
In this issue of the Times Herald will
be found an "interview'' with Senator
Matlock relative to the charge made by
Col. Abner Taylor of Chicago against
Acknowledgement Hogg. To-day the
Times Herald sent reporter to the no.
tel where the senator is holding
forth and asked for the letters
which it has been alleged he holds
and which it is intimated contain
damaging evidence against the attorney
general. He declined to produce them,
in fact, did not admit or deny their eX-
istence. The next best thing to be OBJ
tanned was IAN interview. The inter-
view, as it appears in these columns, is
the creation of the senator. He pro-
pounds thequestions to Senator Matlock
and the senator answers them with
alacrity. That gentleman is a bitter
political opponent of General Hogg. He
is tine attorney OF the capitol syndicate
aud draws a princely larry for his serv-
ices. He has drawn the Indictment in
as strong light as possible against Hogg,
and what is there in the charges when
hitting Matlock IS version TO be true,
Hogg offered TO sell Taylor and hi asso-
ciates $500 acres of land with good farm
and mill thereon for $40 900. He told
them he had no interest in the deal, and
if the sale was made $40, 900 of the pur-
chase price only would go to him through
his wife. 1t was business proposition,
nothing more and nothing less.
The Times-Herald demanded docu-
mentary evidence, the letters which it
was claimed would convict Hogg of an
TO levy blackmail. Instead, it
has an interview prepared by the
honorable sena OF from the Panhandle
with the questions and answers dove
tailed in TO suit himself.
If Hogg is proved guilty of the charges
the Times Herald will not support him
for governor, but SO far there are only
allegations of parties interested IN his
defeat. There must be substantial evil
dence, not that Hogg offered to sell
piece of property to Senator Matlook or
Col. Taylor, but evidence of official cor
ruption.
FALLS COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MARLIN, TEX, June 19.-Falls county
is somewhat backward politically.
How yer things are warming up, espeo-