Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
JAMES B. SIMPSON,
For Years the Foremost Citizen
of Dallas, Texas,
PRONouNCES TO BE FALSE
The Allegations Printed in the ST. Louis Re-
public as Dallas Special,
That he Had Absconded With $500. 600
and Had Been Indicted by the Grand
Jury-He Leaves for Dallas to
InYestigate-His Failure.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Hor SPRINGS, ARK, Feb. Thames B.
Simpson, ex-president of the Fourth ma
tional bank of Dallas, Tex, and about
whom sensational special from Dallas ap-
peared in the St Louis Republic of Tues
day morning, in which he was charged
with being an absconder, is in this city
stopping at the Eastman. He was seen to-
day by a representative of the DAILY Ga
zErTE and pronounces the story false.
On being asked if he had seen the Re-
public and the special referred to, he re-
piled that he had not seen it.
"Wen, Mr. Simpson, continued the re-
porter, sit contains special from Dallas
which deals with your name in very SEN
sentional manner Among other things, it
states that you have skipped, and that you
took away with you about 100000 in cold
cash, which you duped your creditors out
Of"
'Indeedl Well, that is the first I have
heard of it"
1.-THE special also states that you have
been indicted on several counts by the
grand jury. Do you know anything of
that1"
81 do not. What you have Just told me is
the first have heard of any such report I
have been here for some time recuperating
for the benefit OF my health and had received
information that my business affairs at
Dallas required my immediate attention
and will leave on the afternoon tram for
Dallas.n
''What, in your opinion, gave rise to this
sensational rumor as published in the Re
public's Dallas special to the effect that you
had skipped the country with large sum
of money?'
"of course, that report is absolutely
false. You see, I am at the head of several
very extensive business enterprises at Dali
las. Up to about month, or perhaps a
little more ago, was president of the
Fourth national bank of Dallas, besides
being interested in other business enter
prises. The stringency of the money mar
ket brought on the crisis, and attachments
were run on my business enterprises by
creditors for large amounts. Had been
given little more time could have met
all demands and there would have been no
trouble"
"There is no truth in the published report
that you are guilty of fraud?'
''None whatever. As evidence of this fact
will return to Dallas this evening, al
though yet in feeble health, and face any
and all charges that may be preferred
against me. As above stated it is bust
ness crash brought on by the scarcity of
money, and by my creditors jumping on me
with both feet and not giving me a chance
to meet my obligations. I think 1 will ar
range matters satisfactorily, and without
difficulty, on my return to Dallas"
TYPICAL TEXAN.
Col James B. Simpson is a typical
Texan. He is small in stature, neatly
dressed, wears a soft felt hat and pos
sesses a face of remarkable determination
and intelligence. His every action is that
of man of cool calculation and of iron
nerve. He has been leading citizen of
Dallas for many years and was up to the
time of the crash above referred to at the
head of a dozen business enterprises
there. He is known as aman of pluck and
energy and of splendid business qualifica-
tons. He was president of the Fourth
national bank of Dallas up to month ago,
when he foresaw approaching financial
troubles and retired as president of that
institution.
SIMPSONS ALL RIGHT.
KANSAS CRY, Mo. Feb. III. B. Simp-
son, fnancier of Dallas, who is reported
to be implicated in various ques-
tionable transactions came to this
city February 3 and stopped