Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-28

preston went to prove that they, and
indeed all the Populists OF the state
and union, had unbounded confidence.
IL may be that the ineNperlence OF
the Populist members and their IN
ability 10 protect themselves against
the reported reflections on thelr
character Justifles you in the soieitude
you thus manifest iu their behalf. or
IL Bay be they need a Democratic or
"pretorian" censorship. II 30, may
Heaven bless you In the work you
have so earnestly begun, ana When
the naughty ire of some Democrat Is
thrown in their face, and they are de-
nounced as anarchists, communists
etc, may the benign Justice oil your
nature see this as a reelection also,
and move for an investigation, Ana
when the bitter opproblum, contumeiy
and cAstigating wrath Of some Demo-
cratic Adonis Is hurled at them To-
ward the close Of this session may
your patrimonious care over the Iopu-
list again induce you to move an M
vestigatlon. And when the gentle
whisper Of flaming headlines In papers
and current gossip report that even
Democrats afp riding ON free passes
and charging mileage 10 the state may
the inspiration Of consistency induce
YOU TO move an investigation
Now, Mr.. Feagan, reverse this mat
ter, put yourself In my shoes. see
your name hung Ia flaming headlines
over the country all forsoolh, pc
cause the Shiny tongue Of some ira
Queer had whispered something into
the telephone Of public gossip
/ have no lineage or legacy except
my honor and my reputation, aud in
the interest OF these 1 respectfully sub
nit the foregoing Respeetfally
j. II. DAVIS.
d. Ftft
"Therc win be another bombshell eN-
ploded Monday, and don't you forget
/ it,"
william f. Hudgins Of TeNnrlSana
l was the next witness nfter Davis He
| produced the famous letter. already
| published, and stated that t had been
/ handed to him at the Driskih Hotel,
/ after a conference with cyclone. He
I showed the letter to X. d. Hart, w. /.
/ Armlstead, Senator Ben Whitaker and
/ =. A. Turner. He wanted Davis in
flueuce to assist in passing the court
bill. lie give Davis $40 on the night
Z of the 18th, as that gentleman said
his funds were running lpW, The Wit
| ness was anxious that Duvi9 should
[ meet the other members of the TcNar-
kama committee I'm charge of the spe-
cial court bill IT was impossible "a
secure the removal of Nrmls,ead and
Hnrrsll from the elections committee
hence the agreement with Davis fen
through Witness said c. $ Todd oi
TcWrkana also gave so to- Davis. Al
least he had been informed that Gucr
was tho Gaze. Witness emphutcaly
denied That he had set q trap for
Davis or that the other members had
sprugg on that gentleman, Hulgn.
was ON the rack about two hours, and
Buck Walton made him undergo q
rigid cross-evnmlunton. HudElug de-
clarcd that the Davis letter meant jus
what It said, and that was all there
was 20 it
Representative Ben Rogers con
Quoted the examination for the com
mlttec
X, d. Hart Of Texarkana testified
that llulglns exhibited the Davis let
ter 10 him He never talked VIII
Davis on money matters or rcmovn
az Armistend and Harrell from IN
elections committee.
Mayor Z. A Turner had seen tn
letter. but had no conversation Will
Davis one way or the other.
At $3.50 the committee adjourned IN
til next Monday az o'clock p. m
when c. s. Todd Of TeEarllana win b.
heard. The evidence will all be Il
= Monday night, in order to permit Bucl
? Walton to go TO New Orleans to at
tend court.