Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-03
BOTH SIDES HAVE WITNESSES


Austin. Tex, May 2.-tSpccial.l Tue
senate ueS AZ o ., m. with president pro
TEN kearby In the chair House VII 90
appropriate $1,000 for the relief Of the
cyclone sufferers In the west was ne
ported TO the senate aud referred.
AZ 90 the court VI Impeachment was
ready to proceed, hut the stenOgrgphrr
had not made his appearance and Y. II,
Earle was appointed. But soon after the
Official stcnographer pnt In his aprear-
ance.
Captain Joe W. Davis Of Houston re-
sumel tue stand. The state. offered in
rvidencc map Of the counties VI Iih-
rriy. jefferson aud Chambers
The defense objected TO the map, 80
far ~ Jefferson and Chambers '0Iutles
wore concerned, az the lands in ,lwsc
counties were not ~ controversy,
Representative Henderson said that
tie school lands extended over p1r.
li0l Of I'LL Of THESE counties Ia u solid
ledy. aud the dofruso Withdrew the cb-
iocilnn
The witness testified That The school
aiids IN Harris and Liberty counties are
being settled. hun no, by the purchgs-
rrs lrnln Che enmtniHslnnrr There IL an
unusual demand for those land.
count Of thr rice Industry. nud on n0-
count of a new dItchug innchinc Just In.
vented. Thr-o lands which nre very
rich, had hcpn sold 10 othDr, thnu actual
'NN FN'iAfH ll'AN NNNN NNENW 10
prepare 10 settle on the nnds when This
publication "uiur from tho ltud commits.
-lourr THESE lands were bought bv "A
iuhh 10y lhr name NJ NilEu- of Hons
i9i'. who is said 10 De- land -pprulntnr
Thompson lnl Marshall disrcgnrled this
sale 10y the commissioner mud houses have
been erected ou tho SECTIONS.
Tlc defense objected to this evidence
o. these Muur had not bpOn mentioned
lh lhr articles Of Impeachment
Representative Smith said that these
transactions occurred since the election
aud were not eliminated by the de.
wurrer@. II IN not intended to impcach
the commissioner for these sales. hui
they are offered Ia show the dealings
OF the commissioner with the sphnpl
lands and his Intention Ms gathered
thcrtitun.
The chair ruled that sales not enl.
brated In the articles nf Impeachment
would be- excluded from the evidence.
senator Nuaktlm appealed lrnm the
decision OF the chair aud the chair wa.
oYcrrnle'l by vote uf T. To H.
Tie defense here asked for IN order
OF court fot the official maps 81 Harris
aud Liberty counties.
The witness resumed, these lands were
not Isolated aud detached aud had been
on the market only 10 actual sdtlcrs.
DID not know that These lands could he
bought by others than actual settlers
until after they were MI sold
Cross examination Witness had a
lease on these tive sections and lc had
made only pnr payment The lease Ind
been forfeited nearly one year. Those
young men, Marshall aud Thompson.
said they had made application to the
county clerk for these lands and the
county clerk also said So lilo did not
say they had made actual settlement
These Young men had not built on the
land The clerk said they had 10 set
tie ON the lnnd before they could make
application Witness was n clnasincr
for Il, NJ. Hall At TINT time these
ldtls Werp clmsllrd aud valued ~
" per acre When these clnsslhcniions
were made, witness had the assistance
Of the county surveyor In each county.
These lands were fixed at 81 because
that was the minimum. ! reported that
these lands We're really worth 80 cents
more per acre, Witness was engaged
In classifying thcao lands five or SIX
months. The ditchng machine was m.
tfhted by man who had bought
tract Of land near Liberty A mile Of
ditch can be- cut for less than ST. These
mnehncs are not yet IN general sale
the demund cannot be- supplied These
lands were on the market IN 1881 nj
81 per acre under the seven sectiun
Redirect examination. The develop
ni'nt nl rue rice ana ifuit Industries
have mnde the lands innrc valuable
aud 1t was a fact notorious In that
lection that lands were Increasing in
faluo
DOuNTY CLERK CAMERON
II Liberty county wa. next sworn. Had
seen county clerk for nineteen years.
Sehool land had been on sale IN that
'onnty Ia others than actual settlers
Hncc Ian. ~. lSDl. when he was uotl.
icl Ivy Tho land commissioners lilo was
iothcd when the lands were sold. In
10 Jan. ~ these lands were for sale
lnlv ~ actual settlers. The notice Of
Ian ~. was for an lands In Liberty
county Witness here prodnced aud
read The notice FROM the land con-,
missioner. The letter was dated Jan.
n. INN. II WAS not known IN thr
county that these lands would be soid
10 others than actual settlers. lie re-.
reivcl the lelier on Saturday and On
Monday Mr.. Friedenhans Of Austin
gaine to his office and asked Cor CERT
bel COPY Of the letter, after requesting
shat II loo filed. Frielcnhaus was NOT
Tery communicative Sonie Of HIS
friends teegraphed applications TO the
land Office. Witness camN 20 Austin
eaying home on January "a He oamc
% buy fonr sections OF the laud. Hal
nstruciions from others 20 buy all that
'ould be bought There we're only about
wo seeti0ns left when he got to Austin.