The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
DADS MIDNIGHT TRIPS.

This matter of Treasurer Jernlgan be-
ing worked by the negroes Andrew
George and Bridges in their gold mine
business excited no end of comment on
the streets yesterday morning when it
was generally known that it was fact.
Many did not believe that such could be
possible. and vet they were compelled to,
admit the truth finally and say that Mr..
Jernigan had been victimized by two
very shrewd negroes or somebody that
was behind the negroes and guiding their
movements. 1t soon became evident that
the statement of Mr.. Jernigan that he,
had given Andrew George this much,
money was so. inasmuch as the county
commissioners, in investigating the mat
ter yesterday morning, found that Uncle
Dad had kept a carefully itemized ac-
count of the money that he had given
Andrew George, and it was certainly all
put down as he said it had been given
out.
In talking around among his friends
surprise at the result that had been
brought about by these negroes and their
gold mine tricks that had not only caused
Uncle Dad his life but had caused other
men to lay awake at night.
1t was stated some time ago by George
when Bridgers was arrested that nobody
knew anything at all about this matter
save he and Bridges, and yet it now turns
out that others did know something about
it, 1t developed yesterday that others
than George and Bridgers knew something
about the scheme, or, if they didn't know,
! that they had learned all about it since
Bridgers had been placed in Jail.
Yesterday it was stated that on two
different occasions during the past six
weeks that Bridgers and George had gone
out to Uncle Dads house in the still hours
| nf tho r,iUhf md him and oIt nj
the house. On the first visit. it is UNDER
stood that they took Uncle Dad out to-
Pease park but failed to make the nee
essary arrangements to get the treasure,
and the next time they went after him
at o'clock in the morning, that all of
them went out to the cemetery for. the
purpose of getting the treasure, which
had by this time, according to reports
been removed from Pease park to the
cemetery On this visit they also failed
| to get the treasure for some reason or
other, and thus was the second midnight
expedition disappointing. Astohow many
other similar expeditions were made by
the trio can not be learned, nor is 1T
known that any more were made, but
from some of the friends of the negroes
it was learned yesterday that these two
trips had certainly been made.
THE' TREASURER APPLICANTS
The race for county treasurer is already
quite warm, and among those who were
yesterday pushed into the race by friends
is to be noted Frank Maddox, Jeff John
son, Rhoades Fisher, Geo. Walling,, jack
Jordan, Will Davis and G. Odom.
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