The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-23

! The Dallas News of the 18Th instant,
in the report of y our speech at Bon
ham on the 18th instant, the follow
ing paragraph, to. wit:
"Mr. Bramlette asked the governor
about his connection with the Inter
national, aud was answered by state.
ment Of the suits brought by the attor-
ney general. Gov. Hcgg said he had
read the testimony Of a professional
prevaricator Ga stronger, term was
used) that he had got man to write
letter containing statements upon
which the Injunction could be based,
and denied that it was true. When
asked who the man was the governor
answered, Charley Bonner. ,"
The testimony as contained IN the
printed record, and to which you
doubtless refer, is found on page 6O
and is as follows:
He (referring to you as attorney
generaD told me he desired to have a
letter from some party setting up the
facts | had stated to him; that he
wanted something to act upon; that
he could not act upon the statements
had made. | offered then to write
such letter as be desired, but he
suggested that perhaps had better
get some party not connected with the
litigation. told him l would get the
letter. l returned to Tyler. | went
to see Col. Bonner and found him
down at the crossing Of the lnterna-
tional and the Cotton Belt. Perhaps
Mr.. EDDY was there. Several gentle
men were there. They were discuss
ing the location of track connectip 6
the two roads. l told Col Bonner the
result of my interview and Mr.. Brown,
a cit zen of Tyler, was there, and Col.
Bonner suggested that he write the
letter and he agreed. He suggested
that write such letter as | desired
and he would copy it. | did. He
copied it and handed it to me and |
mailed it. A few days after that he
showed me a copy OF letter from
Hogg thanking him for the lnforma
tion.
The following is a copy of the let
ter referred to in the above evidence
to wit:
j. H. Brown, JOHN A. Brown, (J
H. BROWN & Co.. CorToN.-TYLER
Tex, March 25.-1S83.-Mr. j. s
Hogg, attorney general, Austin, Tex
Dear sir:-I hereby desire to notify
you that the Missouri, Kansas anC
Texas railroad company, fOreigr
corporation, but owning and operating
various lines and branch lines il
Texas, which are competing with the
international railroad company, are
illegally claiming to own abou,
97.2S4 IL shares of the capital stool
of the international and Great North
ern railroad company, which is all o
the stock of the said company excep
about two hundred shares; that Geo
A Eddy, one of the receivers Of tn
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
company is now the president of thu
said International aud Great North
ern railroad company, and Fl. @. Cross
the other receiver of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas railroad company, i
one of the directors on the lnterna
tional aud Great Northern ralroa'
compar y; that the said Eddy an,
Cross hold power of attorney to vot
said International and Great Northern
stock, claimed by said Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad company, an,
are proposing to do so at stockhold
ers meeting of the said Internationa
and Great Northern railroad company
to be held at Palestine, Anderson
county, Texas, on April IL, 1850
that the said Missouri, Kansas an,
: Texas railroad company are seeking
through their agents and receivers 0
) by collision with the said Iuterna-
tional and Great Northern RAILROAD
company to get the control anu man
agement of the said International an,
Great Northern railroad for the pur
pose of operating the same for tn
benefit of the Missouri, Kansas an
Texas railroad company, and unles
> prompt action is taken by the stat
authorities to prevent it they will d
q SO at said meeting on April l by elect
. ing as directors of the said Information
q al and Great Northern company partie
who are officers of or stock holders {
the said Missouri, Kansas and Texa