The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
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managers of the house closed their
testimony except for rebuttal
FOR TIE DEFENSE.
l.. s. Ross, Jr., testified: Mr.. Town
send called for map OF Liberty coun.
ty. Certificate was made. | wrote
the one Mr.. McGsughey took to
Judge Bramiette (reading the certifi-
cate, signeo w. l.. McGaughey). This
! was made before the other was made.
I his one was made by IT quest of Mr..
Townsend. John McGaughey brought
this map back. Another certificate
was written from the other, same as
the other, except the name of VIM.
Bramlette, chief clerk, instead of w.
l.. McGaughey, commissioner The
certified maps were the same. Tue
certificate with the name of Bramlette
to be signed was torn up,
To Senator Henderson--It was not
my duty to write certificates, but l
was assisting Mr.. John McGaughey.
The matter attracted no particular at
tention that noticed. Mr., MeGaugh-
ey tore up the certificates. | copied
one certificate from the other The
erasure in the certificate was caused
by an error in spelling word. | do
not know what map and certificate
John McGaughey took to Judge
Bramlette. This was about p IN
Mr.. Townsend said he wanted the
map that afternoon.
TO Senator Lewis-The certificate
was given at the request of Mr.. John
McGaughey. The form used was such
as Mr.. Townsend wanted. He said he
wanted such u certificate as would
show if the lands were detached or
not.
Mr.. John McGaughey testified
took the certificates to Judge Bran
lette. 1t was made at the request of
Representative Townsend. Mr., Ross
was there and others. The form OF
certificate was according to Mr.. Town
sends request. The certificate torn
up was taken up for my father
to sign hut he was absent.
got my father to sign the other
certificate.
TO Henderson-I doa't know any
: particular reason why did not make
out the certificate.
: TO Lighttoot-I dOr't think my
father saw the blank Certificate which
was torn up
TIC Henderson, might have writ
ten new certificate ON the same map
but it would have mutilated the map
. MY father was down town at Judge
: Faulk's when the second certificate
was made out. | gave it TO Mr.
? Townsend, l wanted the certificate
l in my Iather's name, but had no in
tention to ser:e any sinister obie t
1 There was some talk by Bramlettt
and Bayler in which they agreed
i that the lands were detached, anC
that they differed with my father al
3 to the law.
8 Question-Are you confident yol
a gave the maps to Judge Townsend
l Answer--I sat at his desk in TIT
j house and explained it to him,
To HendersOn-Townsend had ap
@ plicatiOns to purchase timber land
: He saw me about this map. | thinI
Q | understood what he wanted.
r 70 Lightfoot-Th certificate which
o Judge Bramlette declined to sign wa
K in blank and the map and cer6ificat
I were tom up and thrown into tn
Z wastebasket.
< The court adjourned and the senat
q went into executive session.
J. Adjourned till B O'Clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Y The senate met at 3 p. m. as c0ul
:. of impeachment.
d A. G.. Herndon of Houston was pu
J, on the stand by the defense. Witnes
a testified that he is engaged in the rea
@ estate business and knew some Of tn
school lands in Harris and Libert
t counties. These lands in Harri
county are not worth over $3.50 pc
Y acre. They are frequently covere
j. with water. 1t is not suitable for az
rieuture. Witness bought one.thir,
of a league yesterday adjoining thes
l. lands al So per acre. The lands Il
Y Liberty county are for the most par
: low lands, though it is claimed som
of them had been redeemed by
D Washout in ths river. Witness hat
!. bought lands in Liberty county at 81
t per acre.
. Cross examination-The two sec
tions in Davis pasture in Liberty
!, coanty are fertile. Witness own
/ one. fourth of q league of the sch 0
: lands in Harris county.
Mr.. Hughes, who was clerk In tn
] land office under r.. M. Hall, testified
o that it was a rule of the land office a
that time that if the lands we're no
= suitable for agricultural purposes
D they were put on the market to b'
p sold to ianybody, regardless of the
l fact whether or not they were isola
| ted. The lands in McMullen anC
other Counties were put on the mar
= ket under this ruling.
} w. w. Williams testified that he
{ was sworn as clerk in the land Office
and worked after office hours to gel
up the field notes of Hall county. he
was employed by the land commits
. soner and paid by the county. He
was engaged on this work June, July
and part OF August. He had no &C
cess to other papers in the office. The
commissioner had given his permits.
sion to work after Office hours because
the commissioners of Hall county
were in hurry for the field notes.
N. s. Smith testified that he copied
some leases in the land office in Janu.
airy, 1892, and by permission OF the
land commissioner he worked
after office hours, as the