Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-27
SHOOTING CRAPS.
WHAT TIMES THEY USED TO HAVE
WHEN THE CHIEF WAS
OUT.
sebe and Peyton Maddox Testif,
About omcer Ferguson Fail
Ing to WIN.


Mr. Collier, city auditor, was recalled
at the opening OF the police inyestiga-
49,. -, 1T. H. 80, ..., -, ,,t,,ad
''V. as nis"'- ~ "'i' s'V'',
on MS testimony Oh inc preeeuihs eNVh-
ing, and among other things stated In
answer IN n ouestIon OF Mr.. Terru-
80. a,,,,,.,,,., ~, ~. ,,.t,.h, ha,,n 10
81" "t'V''oS t""t nc ihis"' nave
Ken a great deal OF money owing 10
absence Of any check upon Mr.. Fer
euaon Ans,vsrinp N o,testion nv Mr.
-
opooHts oi the committee ne saiu NC
had no evidence that the unmolested
enyelopea represented nil the money
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VIM" "'u pvVh pn'u "Ne''
lie received the money from Ofhcer
Matkln to make desposits In bank.
The denoaIt checltu yvnre retttrned ana
l.., -,
A'Pl III drawer III the uhiei ol-
nee.
w. s. Essex OF the police committee
was then placed on the stand and re-
lated the circumstances Of the shortage
being discovered, az had been stated
the preceding evening by Mr.. Van
Znndt, the Joint committee had taken
written evidence. which the witness
mere produced. He sud officer Matkin
admitted In plain terms that he had
used part OF the money, Here he read
read was the testimony OF Chief Mad
doN before the committee, which was
az follows II am marshal Of Fort
Mortn. and have been since April, 1891
Mr. Matltln has been my depIty since
March. 1899. Ferguson has been police
clerk since April 1884. When | was
present aimed 10 attend the court and
collect the money. Since we have had a
clerk, Mr.. Ferguson, I have been turn
ing the money over to him each morI-
Ing. The clerk was supposed to take
care or the money and turn 1t over to
the deputy marshal when he desired 10
deposit It In the bank or with the city
treasurer When I was absent the dep
nty marshal was expected to collect
lhe hnoncy. when neither OF us. TINT
" myself nor the deputy marshal, were
present, then Mr.. Terry OF MIR. Mosely
would take charge OF tho court nnd
follect the money and was supposed TO
turn II over to the clerk. | never saw
anything thnt made me suspicion Tint
any money was being held back until
last Friday evening Then Mr.. Matkin
PANE to me and said he was behind
lie did not tell me how much no was
behind. He said he thought Mr.. Ter
Euson had been holding out on MIN,
! then saw the auditor and learned of
the shortage | never made any par
ticular inquiry about the deposits, |
thought they We're all being made. l
n
Ferguson. lie got II out OF tho safe
drawer. did not know whether he
was getting It out OF the police funds
or whether he was taking IL out OF his
own funds, | would nay TO him,
Have you $40 you pan sparr2 /
do not know OF my own knowledge OF
any person borrowing money ont Of
the police funds. ] never heard of any
one borrowing money from The fund
untl after the investigation com-
nfnced, Some time In July OF this
scar the city auditor tot no that IN.
deposltn were not being made. snoLe
10 Mntkin and he said he would mako
the dcpoaits | thought the deposita
were made regularly"
Oiilcer Matkln's testimony was then
read II was In two sections, OF which
the first wnii as follows:
u have been deputy clty mnrshnI NJ
Fort Worth since March. 1890 since
The frat OF APRIL OF this ycar md
prior to that time, have been on
hight watch. l have moi attended
did attend court collected Tia
money. / but the money / coilertnd
IN my private drawer In tho safe. I'm
the mnfHhnl's office. Whom ,vas nnt
present the money was supposed ia he
turned over to the clerk BY the per.
clerk would nut this money In Ma nrI.
waite drawer m the same safe al,
rected the deposits To be mad. sonc
times once a week. and some times
once In two or three weeks severn'
months ago 1 knew / was moi oettins
money enough TO cover the rcports
From April / 10 April 20 the collee.
think this dIfferenca n,tn WI ~, -, =,
tickets held against myself and chic
Maddox. From April "a IN 10 Mn,
u the deficit had Increased Sio2 more
think tAla embraced come tickets
and probably some other items,
with reference TO the other short
age. some times l would notice dis
crepancy between the amounts dcposlt
cd ! thought Ferguson was charging
w ,he amounts TO Maddox. and fol
mat reason u was not turned. over I,
nle; some times spoke to Ferguson
snu ne would show tickets for the diff
I Iynrnee. 4 only took yia with me t.
iaounson, ana not put slib In m,
Ihe ainerent sums borrowed out OF tn