Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-10
HE'S AbPRINtsR.
Not Fighter and He Didn't Know Judge
Gerald Was After Him A Card
From Mr.. j. s. Bonner.
TYLER, TEX, Feb 8 1892.
Editor Gazette.

Editor Gazette.
In your issue of the 9th inst. appears a
telegram from Waco, which reads as fol-a
lows:
Ibid NOT WAIT FOR A MEETING.
81. S. Bonner of the Tyler Record arrived
here yesterday, and shortly after received
q warning from friend that G. B. Gerald,
the McLennan county re preventative in the
state legislature, would probably interview
him in regard to recent personal references
to Mr.. Gerald through the columns of his
paper His reply was that he could be seen
by any one and at any time. Mr. Gerald
subsequently appeared on the street look
ing for Bonner. but the latter was needed
in Tyler and he left on the first train
In regard to the above l have to say that
went to Holland on January 20 in answer
to telegram announcing the serious illness
of my father On the 9th of January l
started home via Waco. Having about two
hours lay-over at Waco, went up town to
the telegraph Office and sent message to
my partner, G. p. McNiel, as follows:
Twill be home tonight Send word to my
wife"
Just after leaving the telegraph Office 1
met Mr.. Van Hall, formerly sheriff of
McLennan county, and in conversation with
him reference was made to the controversy
between Judge G. B. Gerald and myself.
Mr. Hall said that he thought I ought to
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the matter amicably, as he feared there
would be trouble should we meet. 1
anwered in substance that 1 desired no per-
sonal difficulty with Judge Gerald and as
ne Judge Gerald) was the aggressor in the
matter did not see why l should even
attempt settlement OF it. Ialso intimated
that 1 was not avoiding him particularly, as
did not believe even the Judge himself
could deny the justice of my defense in the
papers. Mr.. Hall (whom l consider FRIEND
to both Judge Gerald aud myself expressed
regret over the controversy, ana said he
hoped no trouble would arise over the mat
term which sentiments of course con-
went to the Office of the Waco
Day and spent probably half
hour. Leaving there in company with Mr..
Charlie Beall, formerly of Lampasas, we
went down the street to the Cotton Belt
depot where we parted-he going TO visit
sick, friend. Having few minutes to spare
l walked over TO Moore Bros, wholesale
for his brother, MIR Luke Moore, but had
TO leave before he returned. 1 then went
back to the depot, and was on the car plat
form speaking to Mr.. A. NJ Haskell, train
master of the Cotton Belt route, when 1
saw Judge Gerald coming down the side
walk alone. Anticipating no trouble left
Mr.. Haskell, stepped down on the sidewalk
as Judge Gerald passed by. He walked to
the end of the depot platform, turned round
and came back, passing within ten feet Of
me He then left the depot without speak
ing to me or molesting me in the least, and
was satisfied at the time that he had no
detention of doing so, and felt extremely re.
lieved over the fact Not until read the
telegram sent from Waco did dream that
Judge Gerald was scouting for me with the
intention of provoking difficulty. for had
known such was his intention, I should
Immediately have sought the most retired
and private portion oil the car, locked the
door, and until the train left, devoted my
time meditating on the uncertainties of life
and politics and the study of natural phe-
pOmena.
9However, had the judge attacked me, as
the telegram plainly shows was his inten-
ton, state most positively that 1 should
have given him an exhibition Of East Texas
speed that would have gone down 70 history
as one Of the wonders Of the Nineteenth