Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-01
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PROMPTED BY MALICE.

Washington oct II .-Attorney-Gen
eral Harmon has received from Jui &c
Kilgorc of United States district court
OF the Southern district OF the Indian
Territory, his answer to charges ma de
and filed by w. o. Davis Of Gaines.
vile. Tex, September ~ lust. These
charges alleged ncompetency. oppres.
sion In office, gross official miscondu ct.
etc.
The Judge takes Zip each charge In
detail, ana in some instances quotes
from the court records with view to
showing that the charges are unquall
fledly false.
Judge Kilgore says Davis charges
originated In the disagreement betwe en-
him and the master in chancery in he
case of Armour Brothers banking com.
pany case against Addingtun ct al,
during the pendrncy ~ which DAY Is.
ktlgore says, deliberately attempted to
take advantage Of the friendly rela.
lions previously existing botwcen them
to influence him the judge in behalf
OF his clients.
Mr. DAVIS" says the Judge. "In.
Weighs with great bitterness against
the practice Of employing by the court
all the auNillaPy agencies In suits WIFI oh
have heretofore been In common use In
this Jurisdiction. There are n great
many people in this district from he
state OF Texas who have failed In
that state and removed their proper ~
TO the ChiCkusaw nation and trans
ferrcd 1t TO some member Of the fam lily
or some trusted friend, to hold FOR them
for the purpose OF dcfrauding their
creditors.
Mr. Davis clients are Texas people,
and he seems determined to prevent IN,
yestlgatiun OF the status OF his ellen Is
property. To prevent this, he attack
most vigorously the system which now
prevails, and masters In chancery " no
are the agencies Of his administrator,
II is well-ku own thnt lawful ana
peaccful methods OF adjustment OF
controversies have only IN recent years
been inaugural ed In this country and
certainly the most efficient means OF
eliminating tho Winchester and SIX
shooter from the contest over property
and property rights In this country Is
found IN the system Mr.. Davis de
nounces ane every one else Comnen de-
Az general hing the people are IN
clined to obey the mandates OF process
Of the United states courts 1t Is q
matter Of supreme Importance that
they should be ohcyed, and they must
be while am on the bench"
The statement made by Mr. Davis
that receivers are appointed without
sufficient complaint and when appoint.
cd continue AS long ms the proper ty
holds out. Judge KllGoro says IL ma he
without the lightcst regard for tn,
truth.
The allegation that Judge Ktlgorc
said to Mr. Davis that II he ma De
charges against him he would cut lils
throat is characterized as false.
During conversation with Davis
Judge Kllgore says that he CDsv la
drew his knife on him and dem0nstrat
ed threnteningly At that time the
Judge told him that n he undertook "a
assault him with his knife he would
drop him out of the window.
The reply Is q lengthy one md IL
evidently Intended To answer all al lie.
cations. The substance Is that the
charges are wholly false and wer,
prompted by malice and that Dav Is
supporters in tho matter are either d is
appointed politicians or are influenced
by improper m olives.