Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-25

friend gave 1t TO mo. From tho ahop
wen ito Fogg's livery stable. | called
him TO the back end and asked him II
that was what he meant when no said
l would hear all about It; he said, Don't
read that here, I'll go with you 10 the
depot Down there no said, Keep
the paper and show II TO Jim Brown
took the train for Nashville on the
10Th. and reached there May LIST,
When gave Brown the paper ! told
him what Fogg had said and / added
Il believe Fogg thinks you know
something about It, Brown replied
he did know. ] told him II he did
know then he ought to trace Il up as
they might wind me up in 1t. He asled
me why and l told him how ! had
gotten the gun aud what / had done
with II, and then what Fogg had told
me no had done with the gun. He
then said 'Fogg is hot-headed
fool and will get Into trouble / re-
marked that / intended to come 70
Sherman and tell the straight OF It,
as ] was known in this part OF Texas
and could be easily followed. Brown
said that 1t would not do to leave Fogg
in as hot place as that. He ASKED me
II knew Just what kind OF gun 1t
was that had got. He then
suggested that when we got 10 Chit
cago we would get gun as near
like IL as possible and that would take
1t to the Indian territory and there
procure evidence that il had been
either brought there by me or sent di-
rect from mo on the day got it out of
the Office in Denison, or at least prior
tho lrfl1fnar I.
| at his suggestion and came TO Oakland,
but never tried TO get the evidence he
| spoke Of Brown told me TO keep quiet
until after Fogg's trial, that he
had written to Bob Mozart ia
see about Fogg's bond and that after
Fogg got out of it he would help me
through. He then said he had a good
friend at Lake Charles, La, with whom
/ could hide until after the Fogg mat
ter was settled and that when ] went
l had better change my name
this l did, calling myself Johf
Wilson. When reached Lake Charlie,
on May % had letter Of introduc
tion TO Fred Robinson. When / hat
been ut Lake Charles about two week
Robinson wanted me to go into con
spiracy to murder Sheriff Scarbor
ouEns vi Leg county, anu MS utpuly
Ike Sparks. This / refused TO do
Robinson and Massey left next day an,
were gone four days. Robinson showet
me a telegram on June 10Th from jim
Brown asking him to meet him, Brown
in Fort Worth. He went next day am
shortly afterwards sent a telegram :
Nat Massey to meet him In Fort Worth
went into tho rear var
OF Tuche's saloon and Will
was there Nat Wasey and Ere
Robinson came In and sat down on tn
inside very near the suffered windo'
near which l WAS standing GU tn
outside, and heard them disoussin
my case and / stood there until hu
heard them plan 70 make an appoin
ment for me TO meet Robinson 4
Cora's bawdy house that night. o
the way out TO this place there was
swampy place which was bridge(
When reached this place was
be murdered and they would lay II O
some of the gang down at Cora's an
make terrible kick about IL. 1 slil
ped around the back way and In
few minutes met Robinson whom
took right 10 the window and told hi
what had heard. He tried TO explai
1t by saying he was just putting W'asC
to a test