Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-25
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Hughes then spoke about the Miller
divorce which Buttner said had bean
issued without his knowledge.
''He lied about that, - said Hughes.
"The woman came to US when we
were in partnership. Buttner took her
case and got the first payment. l got
the next payment. think il was S37 %,
/ IN not certain about it, though. Any
way. she didn't pay 500 for the divorce,
and Buttuer didn't give her 500 to get it
back, Is he told you he did. l remem-
Der the case indistinctly. 1 remember
the facts came out in q suit for the sepa-
ration afterward. This divorce of ours
was shown to the judge and he asked Mrs.
Miller whether she was in Chicago when
she got it. She said no, and he told her
it was not
WORTH THE PAPER
it was written on. She said she got il
from Buttuer. The story was printed in
the Eagle and Buttuer went over and
bought the paper back. He paid SAC for
it, and / gave him $40 OF that.
'Who wrote that divorce?' asked the
reporter.
81 think did. 1 think l wrote all of
that. - said Hughes.
'Wheu / was Buttner's partner he
would collect money and then go OFF
and blow II in, and come back in q day
or two and confess to me. l wouldn't
do anything about it. I recognized that
human nature was weak. II was the
habit of his that finally broke our part
uership.
'Who Is John A. Wade, who is men
toned in the Pendleton divorce as the
Chicago attorney of record2'' asked the
reporter.
Tob, IL
ner, - said Hughes.
''Was there ever a John 4. Wade in
Chioago?" asked the reporter.
mot TO my knowledge he answered.
"He certainly never did any work for
US there. Buttner had the rubber stamp,
with which the card in the corner is
printed, made for his own use. 1t was
made i'll New York. -
"Who made II, - asked the reporter
81 don't know replied Hughes,
looking straight Gown at the floor.
Hughes went Onto think OF it, me,
here a man of intelligence, to be in q Tx
like this. 1t wouldn't be so bad If It
had been Il big thing-something that
there was money in, but here I've gone
and
RUINED MY OWN LIFE
and ruined my son $ life, all for n paltry
uiuI EcL tuuu ttOU Jul
of the whole business. I've got iutelli-
gence enough to be good crook. l
could rob bank or steal lot of money,
but am not that kind. l was led into
this thing, and look what l we lost by il
everything, good name and all. Never
mind, IN take my medicine like Il man;
that's all that there is left for me to
do.
In conclusion, Hughes said al don't
bear malice. / know that II Is the duty
of a newspaper to expose wrong wherever
1t is found. You've got me down, all l
want now is to keep out of Byrue 3 hands
until L am called to plead TO an indict-
ment.''
Your reporter went direct to Buttner's
office, told him that Hughes confessed
all. and asked him what he had to say.
''Hughes is u - liar, - said Butt
ner. That was his answer TO each allega-
ton that Hughes made. Mr.. Buttner
was laboring under excitement. He
DENIED ALPHABETICALLY
that he was John A. Wade, and said
Wade was q Chicago lawyer who had
done some business for him.
2. A. Campbell, who was Hughes
partner when the fraudulent divorce
paper was given to Pendleton, was In en-
excited frame OF mind to-day when
questioned about Hughes direct charge
that Campbell wrote the divorce decree.
''I do not believe that Hughes has
made any such confession,'' said Mr..
Campbell, las do not think he would
want to do me 80 great an injury. Il is
only a part of a scheme to rive me gu.
of town. Why, man who has been
working at this case came TO me last
evening and told me that indictments
had been found and insinuated that l
was one of the indicted parties. Is it
likely that il such were the case that
would have been told of it in advance of
my arrest? Why, it is O mIsdemeanor
for any such information TO be divulged
before the indicted parties ara arrested.
II is also claimed that
HUGHES HAS CONFESSED
to forging Clerk McGrsth's name to the
decree. and yet he has not been arrested.
These very strange circumstances,
coupled with Mr. Pendleton IS failure TO
keep the appointment he made to show
me proof of his charge, makes it look
very much as though MIR. Pendleton had
decided not to push the case further
through fear of hurting himself"