Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-23


that he would not be allowed 10 cast
any reflections on the council.
Mr.. Ball. continuing, said;
III am to be shut on by the mayor
because l may say something disagree
able 60 him or the council, have little
to say. except that " they are willing
10 give Maddox clean bill OF health
upon his paying some eight hundred
and odd dollars they ought to at least,
In common justice. to allow Ferguson
the same immunity upon his paying
the few paltry dollars which they ac-
cuse him OF being short. And SO Fer
guson humbly prays.
Mr.. Ball when interrupted by the
mayor he was proceeding to say, so
he Informed the reporter, that the re-
port OF the majority OF the judiciary
committee was grossly unfair TO Mr.,
Ferguson.
That 1t is evident to any one who
has read the evidence that IL there was
any shortage which was chnrgeable to
Ferguson It WIS the result OF an hon
cat mistake and not OF any fraudulent
intent, but that IT Is equally evident
10 any one who was present at the sit
ungs OF the committee that there was
cool ana calculated determination
on the part OF at least one member or
the committee To fix the whole re-
spOnsibility on Ferguson, and on the
10 y,bitcvy,gh 49,, ,,,,,shni o., hts a,
pense.
MT Shropshire. counsel for Mr.. Mat
Kin, briefly expressed surprise at the
client was rnrearrsd as tbsre bad moi
been one loo M svidsrcs tbat h.. ma
appropriatad any Of INC funds 10 XII.
own lise
Chairman Spaonts then took the floor
~ behalf uf the committee. After eN-
OF the con.r,itt., a., 6ori,,ctIr,r ,b'
pNntnluatinr b. ,,s,,t Int, Ja,,tts7 y,
tho tastlm,n,. ana ,yl,,in, H. ,,,.,,,,
Of the mgtofit, ~ IN. COMMITTEE soT
their Uni.rs 10 roit.rat,i a.
Statement ir ,I,'. ra-,ort ~ III,
Ferguson and Matkn tastlGaI T., Tho
absolute is,r....r,-. ~ Nt.iiI.,
having u,.si t.,, ~, ,i,, ,,,,,I,, ,, ~ 49,
he had p,t g,.guntsJ m, 49,,
Ind aisn taattd..J ,h,t Nto,s.. IL, -
know M, .,T,Iiti., - - III ~ - r'Js
TN the examination bn5 be..,, b,'t,,,,,
While ON tbs otber bnrd ,S"ro ',,! q W.,
shortage OF xSgE Va which conId nat b,.
any possible means be traced beyond
Mutltin and rerguson Tba co,,,-
mlttee had NOT bssp nbla ~ A., W.
shortage an ptfb., ~ re-, -, i'> W
tor some Of II mad onnnar,I ,mtg,,
Ferguson WINS absent nm, "a. L..
ana no one but Nnttlu vas bn,, liz 2.
the funds. That Aelnr the case fbs
committee han agreed tbat 80 -,
do u5thinp iN.s mn ,,'' me- tlsy could 3
offices vacant AZ H. tho liz 80, ~, Y,
they were eornr.,Isl ~ so ia, ~. 9'i w., J
had been grossly n.rllpsrt b,,t -, &C.,
Tint they could NOS income, ~, ~, nv,
considered him responsible for tbs
shortage. ana ON th. grounJ ia. a.
minded that he make good the cIty,'s
loss through the nctinns az 80, IL
urliuates. lie wanted To- saw a, M,
point, that 10 auybod,, anrooy.,, IL, ~
role OF a scapp goat n vyns Naidl,
whom there was an offort tn rn,,IyI,
when he had not even toucbad tbs
missing money
Alderman Rabarts 1.,i,-.l ,,,.. :.
/ could NOT vote for the report ", th,
/ ground that il straddied me resi ,uss.
| ton. III Maddox h merely rssnp,,,i-
/ bic for Il debt to the cItvu sai1 Ia.
as the committee says. then I ,vill No,
| vote FOR n resolution that pttenuts a.
/ black mail him into paving tbat Nm
/ II is not right. II We adopt tbat re-.
port We sag TO Marshal Nna,inY ..
/ do not think YOU are guilty ~ ,"v
! crime. but II you no not nav tho liz
] that money you owe as n riyll ~, -
! WIN prosecute you crimlnsilv do
| not believe In that sort Of yyorl, 20
Mr.. Williams declared that the NOR,
| he s,utTd the report the more inron,
] slStent 1t appeared TO hin, ~ car,,,
see. he said, how we can derlars TIA
Maddox IS innocent and then teiI bir
that u he does not pay that mona,
we VIII impeach him"
! Alderman Lassiter then took IN,
! Moor and made a strong speech in de-
| tense OF the report. lie declared maj
| the committee had>gio idea of brighten,
/ Ing Maddox into the payment Of maj
! shortage They considered that he NO,
| clvilly bound TO the city FOR me none,
| appropriated by his subordinatcs
and that II he failed to make good bi,
| responsibility he should he itnnencbnl
not because he owed the citv III,
money but because he refused 10 paN
had not appropriated mo daiie, 20 "a, ~. W