Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-24

no tho Editor Of The oazettet
Denton, Tex. Dec H. 1851 was ut
terly surprised as were no doubt thou
sands Of others by the following an
nouncemens In your columns. "Krebs
and Preston. Death penalty committed
TO nfe terms followed years after by
pardons." At whatover cost or risk to
myself win not keep silent undor this
great wrong, l appeal from Gov Hogg
TO tho reading thinking, law abiding
people OF Texas ana ask them to hear
me through your widely read columns.
have been consistently and contn
uously the warm pursonal aud political
friend OF Gov Hogs. have constantly
been nis supporter and defender on all
occasions, but this last uch OF his Is
"A little too much for patience. 1 am
well aware that there are some who
think diy. Hogs can do no wrong: they
may. and doubtless Will condemn what
here write; there are also parasites,
syo9phantg and nattorers who bend
the supple hinges OF tho knee that
thrf may follow fawning," who to
keep on good terms with his eNcelency
win oensure inc.
Little Rciiuhcs Criticism.
further feel that an humble private
citizen, "a private In rear rank" does
faah thing whou he attacks an act done
by great governor az great state
aud one too, who so little rellshes crli-
eJm as docs Gov. IlEg but notwlth-
standinB all this, II you VIII let me
use your columns FOR the purpose 1
viii tell what know about these krcba
and Preston caHeB and how / know IL.
lhere VIII, however BE- one striking dit
ference between this article and the
governors proclamation Of pardon.
What / say viii have little OF the merit
OF originallty-it Will be composed
mostly Of extracts from uwJrn t,simo-
ny and opinions OF courts thereon, Gov,
Hoggs on the other hand had lille eN
ccpt original matter and illusions 10
secret nitliuvln tnM have not been
subjected 10 the ordeal OK public In
spect'on and scrutiny OF courts and
Judges. II lH but an old, oh adagc,
that, 1T ~ not so much the severity oi
punishment that prevents crime aa its
certalnty' What has become OF thAt
certainty OF punishment, In n xas2"
hereipfore iuries have been censured
TOT failure TO do their duty Read what
i9uows ana zee whose ftult produced
lie uRtca Mobs.
Gov. Hogs processes great horror
OF mohal What SINGLE act or combina-
tion OF acts by any man or sci Of men
combined VIII 80 foster and build up
the mob spirit ana cause mobs under
great excitement 10 take law Into their
own hands as shis one act OF Gov. j. $.
HoggG As Tor the two old mon Who
Mr,e paruoneh, they amount 10 nothing
and ! have no abuse for thom. II Is
prnoipie fot which ] contend, and that
principle Ia. that no one man shall reek.
lesaiy anuul the solemn divisions nt
the courts and Iurlcs for the gratlgcn.
ZION or a few friends or nj the aictaten
OF a aieSly sentmontality.
Two Fgmuics.
On the night OF Saturday. Auguat &c.
1876, there rvslded In Montague couaty
a few milen south OF the Town Of Nom
tague' two familles, whose residences
We're IN plain View " zach other and
only half a milo distant fr m each
oiher one Of the families was thai o.
Rev. VIM. England and the other wha
thht OF Ben krebs.
rhe England family consisted OF AT.
and Mrs, England and Mrs England
ohilaren ny former marriage. Joseph
TaylQG Isaac Taylor. Bureh Taylor,
lsAial D. Taylor Miss susie Taylor
end Harvey Taylor.
urt,n5i., p...,
~. ~. $3.50, '''''',heF'
49, Nv W a., ~, latu ma long heen a
Dat oeiils about ~ years ca, had been I
WIG ena her Grown up sons and daugA- I
80 " -N s,,,, eYgh,s' Nhere here
MN, y, l'' ~ 'an9 si''st 'oud De pre-
could aoas,rs " XIV, TNi t,,, n,a ssoWI 52ns
tpuIca IN three yaara ly conn, VIM i