Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-08
FOR FORGERY.
A Draughtsman in the General
Land Office Arrested.
FOUR INDICTMENTS RETURNED
The Answer of the Attorney-Generali in the
Case Against Land Commissioner
McGaughty - The Scurry
County Land Case.
Special to the Gazette.

| AUSTIN, Ten, Nov. THE answer of the
Encouragement prepared by Messrs. Hen
| ry and Andrews of the attorney-general's
| office to the petition in the case of S. D. De-
| Cordova against W. l.. McGaughey, COM
| missioner, and William Vonkosenberg
excerpts TO the jurisdiction of the court and
contests the right of the plaintiff to procure
the issuance of writ of mandamus against
an executive officer of the state. There are
some special exceptions of minor charac-
ter, one of them contending that the plain
tin does not show that the land in suit was
vacant and unappropriated public domain
when located by the plaintiff. The land
claimed by Won Rosenberg was located
under Confederate scrip certificate.
Judge Mclean of the commission went
home today. Judge Reagan has not re-
turned to-day.
Attorney General Culberson corrects the
published report of the change of venue Of
the Bacon and Graves land case from
Scurry county to Colorado City
by saying that it was procured
by the defendant, and not by the state,
which stood ready for trial.
The grand jury made its report to-day.
Law and order are found all right
at meeting of the committee on the re-
union of the Terry Rangers it was de-
cided the reunion should be held
at Austin December 2, instead of December
q The roads will give SI00 round-trip
rate.
The meeting of the cattlemen and
butchers at Austin November l., promises
to be largely attended. The railroads and
hotels will give reduced rates.
At the land Office the leases for the week
We're 34,56O acres, and the sales 800
acres.
The lady managers of the Austin T. c. E.
A. met to-day and accepted the resignation
OF My w II IOFln rnrluflV made Ctgta
president at Dallas. Mrs. j. NJ. Boroughs
of Austin was chosen unanimously to fill
the vacancy. Mrs. George Poindexter was
made vice-president. The ladies' appear
eager for work and talk of doing great
things.
,Chartered-The Texarkana furniture
manufacturing company, capital $4,000.
The College Heights artesian water com
pany of McLennan county, capital $4,000.
The name of the Texas immigration and
industrial company of Wills Point was
changed to the Myrtle Springs Investment
company.
The comptroller registered $4,000 Rock
port street Improvement bonds.
Something of d sensation was created in
official circles this evening by the arrest ofs
E. F'redenhaus, draughtsman in the gen
er2l land Office. The arrest was made
in consequence of four indictments
for forgery returned to-day by the
grand jury against Mr.. FredenhauS, =,
two for making and two forallowing forged
documents. He is charged with forging
deeds to 640 acres of land in Llano, and 1880
acres in Frio county. The pris-
oner gave bond in the sum
of $500 and sleeps at home
tonight. Mr. F'redenhaus came to this city
from Fayette county four years ago and set
up as a land agent. Shortly after Col. Nc |
Gaughey took control of the land Office he !
gave MIR. Fredenhaus, who is civil engi- I
neer ana draughtsman, place in the de- |
partment. E'redenhaus is a married man OF |
about forty.