Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29
i. 6 c. N.
Cross-Eramination of Mr.. Waldorf Before
the Legislative Investigating
Committee.

the Legislative Investigating
Committee.
| Following is the cross-examination of Mr..
1 Waldorf before the International and Great
Northern investigating committee at Gal
weston on June %:
DISCRIMINATION.
Mr.. Duncau-Did you go to see Judge
| McCord TO use your influence to have re-
ceivers appointed Answer did not, and
l would not have done so.
Q. Did You know whether anyone else
talked with him about 1t before receivers
were appointeda A. No not of my own
knowledge.
O. Mr. Chiffon said 10 yourself and
others about the telegram and letters to
come to Tyler to use your influence with
Judge McCord to induce him to appoint
receiversl A. That is not exactly his Ian
guage.
Q. State his language again9 A. l under
stood ne wanted us present in order that
Judge McCord might be influenced in his
appointment of receivers.
Q. Your presence there might not be an
indication OF whether you wanted him to
appoint receivers or not! A. j don't know.
q. You didn't speak to him about 1ta
Would it not be difficult for Judge McCord
to know your views unless you communl-
Gated with himl A. l suppose so.
Q. Did you prepare memoranda OF ques-
tons to be asked you by Gen. Robertson2
A. Yes, sir. 1 suppose prepared one.
Q. AT the time of your conversation with
Judge McCord had the bill of the Farmers
loan and trust company been field. A.
won't be positive but l think so.
Q. 1t was not generally known that the
Farmers loan and trust company would be
interested in the suit before they filed their
billl a. Yes, sir; think, since you ask
the question, that Judge McCord said they
were; that the second mortgage bond
holders would be interested
Q. Before the bill was fileda A. Yes.
Q. 1t was not known that the Farmers
loan and trust company would lntervenes
A. didn't know it.
O. Did you have any information yourself
about it prior to the day of fling the bills
A. No, sir; did not.
q. Were you an applicant originally for
the position of master in chanceryl a. l
think not.
@ Had your name been presented when
Judge McCord rmade the appointment?
A. / do not remember. My impression
was that MIR. Campbell would be appointed.
Q. If Judge McCord had appointed
cepted? A. don't think 1 would. I do
not think-Mr. Campbell's and my rela-
tions then being straine6-that l would
have accepted any position under Mr..
Campbell.
Q. You would have accepted the appoinsa-
ment Us second, and not assistant master!
A Yes, sir; would have accepted that po-
sition.
Q. At the time you were an applicant for
assistant did you not tell Judge McCord
that you had not been feeling kindly to-
wards him, but that you would feel kindly2
A. | think not.
Q. Didn't you say something to that
I Ill %1,% r
had said that he had been very ungrateful
and that I had said some unkind things
about him, and that I thought that was
Justified in making the remarks and did not
care to retract them. ] told him further
that was the only comment | had made
concerning his conduct, that he had been
very ungrateful.
@. You approached him with the state
ment that you had nothing to retracta A.
Yes.
Q. You said your relations with Judge
McCord had become strained. What do
you mean by strained? A. 1t was a fact we
had done SO much for him and he had not
recognized us in the receivership.
o. The first thing you wanted him to do
was to make the depository with the First
national bank, and because that was not
done your relations were strained2 A.
Well. yes, sir.
Q. Now. was that the first rupture in tbs
relations between yourself and Judge Nc
Cord9 A. l think SO.
Q. Had you made an arrangement with
that bank, as attorneys, by which if you
could secure that depository your firm was
to have a certain per cent! A. Yes, sir.
Q. What per cent? A. think 3 per cent.
Q. With whom did you make it? A.
With j. NJ Moody.
O. Did Judge McCord say anything about
the First national bank and his relations
A Il ha 1t,.t TO
Mr.. Breitz: When you had your inter-
view with Judge McCord did you tell him
that YOU had made arrangements with the
bank2 A. don't think did.
O. Did you mention that you were inter-
esteda A. Yes, sir.
O. From the conversation he would clearly
have understood thrt you were employed by
the bank to get the depository. A. Yes.
Mr.. Duncan-Didn't you on one occasion,
speaking to Mr.. Talbert, say that you felt
aggrieved that you hadn't been provided
for as you had been a strong friend of
Judge McCord, but that if you could get
the position of assistant master you would
.et all these matters pass and be satisfied
\. ] may have said So can't say did.
O. You can't say you did not. A. No,
sir, can't Mr.. Stafford asked MIR. John
son if he would be satisfied if l should be
appointed.
O. In your presence A. think so.
q. Didn't YOU, with reference TO your ap-
plication for assistant master, express to
Mr.. Stafford and to Mr.. w. NJ. Imboden
your doubt as to the loyalty of Mr.. johnson
to YOU in that matter2 A. ] stated to them
that he was not taking the interest l
thought ne should in it, and I think it was
that remark of mine that suggested to Mr..
Stafford to make the inquiry of Mr.. john
son.
Q. Did Mr.. johnson say it was satisfac-
tory TO him, A. Yes, sir.
Q. Had you obtained it would it have
been quiet and satisfactory A. 1t might
not have raised storm.
Q. You and Mr. johnson had been max
ing considerable fuss every time you didn't
get anything, raising considerable sand
about it, cursing everybodya A No. sir.
Q. What was it all2 A When was not
appointed I didn't like it and did say some
unkind things.
Q. Your feelings were hostile to Judge
McCordl A. They were not friendly.
Q. And continued so! A. Yes; and are
not friendly at this time.
Q. Continued till now? A. Yes, sir.
Q. You say Mr.. Campbell, Johnson,
yourself and perhaps Degraffenreid had
all been friends of Judge McCordl A Yes,
sir
Q. Were you up to the time of that rupt-
urel A. Yes, sir.
@ How long have you known Judge
McCord2 A. Ten or twelve years.
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