The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
HOW MATrox RECEIVED IT.
He Says He Now Has a Duty to Per
form.


Leavenworth, Jan 17-''AIy mother
has made many sacrifices for me, and
1 feel now that I have q duty to per
form. These were the words of Clyde
Mattox in answer to a question put TO
him by correspondent today regard
ing the success of his mother. Mrs
Charles S. W. Hatch, in procuring his
pardon.
MattOx was visited in the library OF
the prison to learn from his own lips
something of his career and his inten-
tons for the future. He was found in
excellent spirits, and appeared to ap-
preciate the renewed nOtoriety secured
through the action of the president in
granting him an unconditional pardon.
I have already been the cause of so
much newspaper nOtOriety that I pre-
fer saying as little as possible about all
this he said. when L leave here I
want to do what I can to repay my
mother for the sacrifices she has made
for me. and I hope the newspapers Will
aid me in that direction rather than in
preventing it by charging unduly up
on my Oklahoma career. do know
that I want to get to work and restore
myself to the good graces of the public.
1 do not know my mothers plans, and
will wait to hear what she says, and if
she has none it is possible that 1 may
have one to suggest"
After rejecting a moment Mattox
continued: The newspapers do me an
injustice when they say that I had a
tough record before I left Texas, and
that 1 made the run into Oklahoma On
a race horse on the day of opening.
The facts are that no young man ever
left the state of Texas with a better
record for good conduct than myself
and instead of making the run into Ok
lahOma on a race horse went to Okla
homa on an excursion train with
number of Texas friends and well
known gentlemen
Being asked to give q brief sketch of
his earlier career, MattOX said: L was
born in Springfield, Mo, % years ago.
My father was Charles w. MattOx
physician of the city, whose death Oc-
CURED in 1874 while was about 3 years
of age. Shortly after his death my
mother moved to Whites bOrO. Texas,
where she had a brother and sister Iiv-
ing. There she married Charles S. W.
Hatch, who was engaged in the mer-
camille and stock business. He was
New Yorker by birth and died in 1886.
I was the only child Of the first mar
rage, and there We're no children by
the second. From the time 1 LETT
school as a boy until I went to CklahO-
ma nothing can be said to my discredit.
In the winter of 1884 and 1885 I entered
the store of Shift, Summers & Co, of
Gainesville, Tex. then changed and
went in the employ OF Levin e Bro. on
account of an advance in wages offer
ed me. In 1886 I was employed by Sam
A. Lazarus, the biggest stockman in
the west at that time, and took charge
of an outfit for him. My health, owing
to close confinement in the store, was
bad and the change was made on that
account. I remained with Mr.. Lazarus
until 1887 I then went to work for
Sam A Levy & Co, dry goods and
clothing. at Sherman, Tex In 1883
was employed by Ardinger Rose, Dali
las, Tex, and there remained until I
went to Oklahoma.
My mother was living with me, or
rather I was living with her all this
tine. All these were positions of trust
and what is more, 1 was never dis
charged from any of them. If I had
been all the newspapers said 1 am, or
was, I could not have retained any OF
these places.
LAS to my Oklahoma record I wish to
say nothing. I was the victim OF cir
cumstances, caused by petty jeaiousies
and the public has already been suffi-
GENTLY informed of my doings there
through the press. surrendered jan
uary Z, 1890, to Chief Deputy George
Walker. coming from New Orleans, La,
where had been spending the Christ
mas holidays and where I was inform
ed by wire that I was accused Of the
shooting Of John Mullins. I was com
mitted to Jail at Wichita without BAIL
I was among strangers; the papers Of
that town took up my case and so
prejudiced public sentiment that it was
impossible for ne to get an impartial
trial. The rest the public knows. and
hope the newspapers Will give me an
opportunity to become q good citizen