Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-05

court Of Impeachment met At D O'clock
This morning with lioutenn Governor
Crane Ia the chair.
Jndgc Brainieiie. chief clerk In the
land olice. was the first witness vailed
Tho witness testified that he heard
Commissioner Mcaar=les sell John Me-
tAughey TO prepare some documents.
that member OF the house Of .snrcsen-
latiyes wanted TO use, aud afterw ,rt
John came 10 him aud presented for HIS
signature n map Of Liberty county, cer-
Trying that the lands marked In blue
Oh said map were isohtcd and detached.
The certificate was false and witness
refused TO sign II.
j. w, GILLESPIE.
who Is employed In the school land de-
lartment of the land Office WAS next
witness, lie testified that the land rom
misslnners general Instructions We're not
70 sell 10 others tEnn actual settlers any
TONS.
Characterization Witness IL assist.
AM corresponding ,lctk and his business
was TO collect data for the currespOndinr
clcrk to enable him to answer letters,
Mr hghifo0t read from respondent.
answer as To the Liberty county map,
nnu the why III which the certificate To
the map WIS obtained
t'hlef Olcrk Brnmlctte testified that
rubber stamps were never used for aign-
ING ceriiioaies nf the chief clerk
DAVID CROCKETT,
Waterman OF the land Office. testified
there were certnin office hours when every
body was excluded Knew N. \. smith,
knew him before Nov. s, iSO2. liz
was employed by MIR. Daugherty of
Dallas. He worked about the Office
since that date. There wsa a while he
WaA admitted to the office by instructions
OF tue commissioner, Commissioner told
me not TO leave any one In the office.
! was sometimes with him not special
" watching him. There was nothing
TO keep him from looking at the books
and papers. not locked up Smith had
no one with HIN. ! knew one Williams
who worked IN tho office. lie told me
he WIS copylng neld-notes. lie wanted
to remain after otlico hours TO got up
work for his county, which was press
Ing. Thu commissioner said Williams
Nns working Ia my room and you eau
witch him, aud laughed as he said IT,
L. said he was copying deld-noles for
some western county.
Representative Henderson offered Ia
evidence pnrt Of the answer " respOn.
dent ~ 10 the map Of Liberty county.
to which Chief CLERK Briinleitc declined
20 certify.
Judge Baylor testified IN to the man
and certificate OF Liberty county, There
was some conversation about Il between
Judge Bramlctte, Mr.. John McGnughey
aud myself
Colonel Walton, for respondent, raised
the point thnt this occurred while the
commissioner was not present.
Mr.. Henderson We hive proven tho
respondents connection with the matter.
The evidence was ruled M admissible
aud Judge Baylor testified na To the
certificate lirHi shown and the one given
instead. Witness suggested TINT the
certificate might be changed no Judge
lpnl tlt LOT IN IItf n
Crosa-rxaminnilon-- Gle Office was
locked when Mr. Smith was copying
records down stnire | closed the ottco
when L went to supper. Mover henrd OF
Hny complaints about the records. VIII
lhims worked at desk In my room. He
had no access or any one else I, the
file room after office hours. Williams al.
ways went out before me- or when |
loft, ! think Smith got through In De-
crnlbcr; Williams, ! think, worked there
IN November.
To Representative Iendervon-Smith
worked there sometimes by lights when
the evenings were dark. Smith Ind ac-
cess 10 other record rooms We never
lost any records, but sone drauRhting
from the office were lost
during the time Smith was iborc and
pawned.
10 Lightfoot--i don't think that Smith
or Willlums took them.
10 Henderson They WIRE the only per-
spns about that time having access TO The
Diilcc.
told John McGanghcy that certih-
cate was not true and N he wanted to
mean whit WIS true il should read hot
adjacent TO other Incorporated public
nndr The sections don't adiOin any
public lands except school lands. do
not know whether Judge Branlettc still
declined 10 sign the certificate after my
suggestion was made
ntstfttIaffa AQullaI-a.IDlm Mga
Gaugliey took on the certificate 20 Wal
ton. | declined 20 Hign the certificate be-
rauRr II looked like q fDlan ccrtihcnte-
Mr.. John McGnughey said the cvrfiiicnte
was for a member Of the legislature
had my doubts about X even il changed
" Judge Baylor suggested. School lands
10 Henderson Other lands were
xnown as unappfopriattd public domain.
Judge Bramlotte--1 wish 70 make one
other statement After Instructions 90
IA that matter for Representative l1wn.
send Iohn Matchmaker said " he could
get such certificate IL would iiN pa' TUG
iix-I.and Commissioner Hall testified
held the Office four years. Ilie ~ q
1881. section ~, was nlnenn"l ~ i9oV
Dy adding The words at NY rginWsliml
without actual settlement under which
detached sections were "a he epli 20
,ciIlal settlers Detached sefiiuuf were
lllOae which did not touch other Fecllnh-;
10 LlghtfootI don't know thai scioM
nnda were sold where they touched othef
.chOol lands
Oneefion-- Didn't your clerk. Mr.. Law
.ence. sen school lands where ihcJ hii.n
ouch other school lands, o1i ionehs1
,lhor public iandsf
AnEwergf1erc miEhf have been some
loId bv inadvWtancc The question WIS
w n Ia whether Tie lands were nxri-
.iltuiui lands, blit 81 70 settlement upon
Mr. HahderEOn announced ihnt Tho
m cers for ~ house closed their ted
llnonv. except for rcbnttnl
y ~ L. s. ROSS. JR-
esflnod nj. TonnionJ called for map
Y fberfY eqaaiy. certificate was made
wrote the ene Aif. NctanKhey to1k 10