Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-09
MAJOR PICKENS' SIDE
OF THE CASE CONNECTED WITH
HeMPHILL COUNTY JAIL.
No Case Against Hin Nov, II Having Beer
Dismissed by ASrcsmeni--.Thc halter
Mixed Up in County Politics.

Mr. $. n. Pickcns, recently appointed
| superintendent Of The posloiiier gnhuiis
Wna hfeii BY representative ui lhr va
xaur concerning his connection WIN w
| Indictment against him IN iienipnll
! county charging him with hririnE ~
cOlnty Judge Ia the matter Of procuring
a contract for a comfy Jail building.
The statement of Mr. Pickens uiaAr5
exceedingly interesting reading ahu
makes a story full OF thrilling epsodes'
IL " substantially as follows;
In May. 1883 he was employed by the
pnuly company Of St Louis 70 make
contracts for the erection Of colnly jan
buildings The town company ~ Napu-
dian had agreed 20 give Ilemphll county
certain lands in ease they erected u
courthouse and jail 20 cost not less Than
S25,UO within Two years. A trnine
courthouse had been built Mt cost OF
about 5000, when Mr. Pickens went. 70
Canadian for the purpose ~ submitting
plnns aud bids Tor jail building.
There was no competition and no con,
tract was awarded al the time lie isit
Two plans with figures On each aud the
mutter was generally discussed, one Of
the county newspapers fayoring me let
ting OF the contract and the other OPP
posing il.
He heard nothing more about u until
nhont tWo mnntha intnr when he WIS
notified by telegram that the commits
sioncrs had accepted one of his plans at
a cost Of $4,000 aud 20 go and close the
contract
This he did as he had no competition
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egnpietinn and snit T n" 'VG ,ra,, UPON
no contract Tbnr H., ,.rn,,' "l"'ss
which NonJv ,vgs f,r'.f,,S'n I,,,yn ,'S;' ~. ~,
true hills against s n PirkcpsS 'S clor ~
ing him with bribuc County Ii1,in 4
H. Polly and against Juayr boiM cbor,..
ing him Will rrrelying Rim,
~ 80 ave
MIR. piclcns by the cpuntv court cis,ls
no names Of witnessra ni,nenring mnn,,
q as was reWlirpl by Law nuJ In m
,wur 10 the i1niry al tho nttnrnovs H..
MIR. pickens. The clerk answered tl,nt
here were no witnossca
There was no Judge sitting nt on.
term Of cour, aud at the next Mr. piri-
ens WIS there. asking for n trial I'M ,l,e
case was continued hy the stntr Moan
while new complication Ind come mn
A sub-rontactpr on tue inil WINS nrrpst.d
aud put In juil upon charge of hrll,.
ug Doc Akins, another Of The county
commissioners, although more than the
statutory Dmc Of two years had rlapspd
after the contract was signed
This had come around In This why,
Some evidence was wanted In thn plrE
ins ease. Certain parties met al Cnn.
adaiuu, for the purpose of hnylur In.
,ub-cOntractor mako oath To stntomput
for which he wus TO receive $1,000 SitaD
In cash aud 5000 npnn the final disposi
ion OF The cns.a
Tho agreement Ia nav this money WINS
wsitton ont aud hnu,lr,l 10 mo sub.rnn.
iruutor and thpu the statement ,yua
written 10 which he was tn syenr
lie refused to swear until he rot tho
rash, and they refused 10 pay hin until
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