Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-30
nm NIKE FORTUNES.
= oosfMrrrEE GETTING
p rorToM FACTS.
uad a Patent--Dyrnes
.a py Commodore Van
Gould and George
1. worth saoo.ooo.

py Commodore Van
-, Gould and George
..s /. worth saOo,oco.
= Dec. se.--Anthony Com
.aaressed a letter to the
mlttee regarding the state
so by witness named
rbursday that he (streep)
Y ramstock $1,000 to drop q
I'm against him for swindiins,
4 . 'y' asked that, as he had
s '..,.a the right to refute upon
- stand the allegations of
LIAM he characterizes as a
IA thr.ce-convicted criminal.
~ given the same publicity
/. ~ allegation Of the Witness
...sult made upon me by the
y, and consent OF the counsel
II s,romittee," Mr.. Comstocis
a. a monstrous peryersion OF
4, lights" -,
|, triher denunciaton OF Mr.,
4, comstock states at great
a. work he has accomplished
\, for the society for suppress
He denies he ever sought to
~ dismissal of an indictment
| streep, and asserts that, iu
,ratested against II.
N Ollna ID. Gray. he reviews
Z, 6etall, renewing his charge
.nrfments against that defend
y dismIssed AZ the recommends
Nh Goff while assistant at
<..r Mclaughlin went on the
.n,aining that he was Fl years
* the trucking business when
n the police force, had shoW N
,sieh he gave to his sweetheart.
vour sweetheart IN tne truclt-
.ess9', asked Mr.. Com.
1,ress flared up at this ques-
\ sposaled to the senators. He
4 Il was an unnatural CUES
II, IAxow told Mr.. Golf 10
he question and ask in what
ihe young lady was engaged.
y candy business was the
J. van ever engaged in any bus
sses YOU Joined the forceY
n isSi, / invested $3.50 in a pat
X HIM. MY brother-in-law, Free
4 lneht the Jeffrey Clark switch
M $4,000. We made abou'
+ a 10000 out of II, My brother
,ali tho royalty to severa'
,curers and railroad com
- some OF them"
{ Aiax Forge company, the Ad
nmpany, the Union Iron nnC
smpany, all OF Chicago; the Mis-
Pacific and Chicago, Burlington
4 0rincy railroad"
lne followed by Mr.. Golf afte'
vas an endeavor 10 ascertain
ia Of property now owned b!
.br Mclaughlin. The wltnes
sat in 1854 the profits from III
right were larger than In III
.as year. He gave the none
\ vile.
i, bought n house in my wife
Al Ito West Twenty-Sevent
Al ssO. 900 and paid $1,000 on it,"
~. II you say that your wiz
Ilsout $40. 600 lying idle, did YOU
i mortgage of $4,000 on the prop
ltiuse, In case we wanted to sci
Tnperiy. 1t was much better L
mortgage on It,"
COT then asked number o
rfas as to the business his VII
ngaged in after she got thl
sTT
niue to answer until l see m,
Nl' replied the witness.
You'd Il tend to inoriminate or DE
your wife?"
ioif then got the witness to tel
1Uperty his wife and he owne
o. Va under purchase contract.
uol placed the speculative yalu
y he property at $4,000 and tn
~ At S55,l73.
n icnal cost of these parcels h
~ Al S2s3, l76. Witness stated tina
y been offered recently profits o
kyeral properties amounting
thus making the actual Valu
guilty slO2.175
Con figured up the amount
p which Mclaughlin had slne
tia appointed Sergeant In Jul!
md placed 1t ut $4,000.
wv, Inspector. where did you s.
HpOo the difference between II
you earned and thesGloney ye
kis'
wife made a lot OF money in h
sssv
nat husiness?"
ntnse to say"
y. did you make any money els
pk ! have been buying and seliii
't'tte and 1t IL a matter tf'recol
made $1,000 on y deai or "
z on the northeast corner of Ii
ihd Washington streets. J ma
I'm lucky enough to- make mo
ether deals. I am also Interest,
ny brother-in-law. Hills, IN I
.Iicot. at Webb CITY, Mo-"
bow many detectives arc und