The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-23
GOVERNOR MOUNT IN TEXAS.
Incidents, Heretofore Unrecorded, Of
Hills Trim TO Give Rack q War Flag

incidents, Heretofore Unrecorded, Of
Hills Trip to Give Back War Flag.
Several interesting stories are being
told concerning the trip to Texas. last
fall, Of Governor Mount, his staff, and
the Indiana representatives of t he
Grand Army of the Republic, for the
purpose of returning their battle flag to
Terry's Texas Rangers. One Of these
is to the effect that there was well-de-
fined plot to steal the flag before it left
Indianapolis, in order that the governor
might be deprived of the prestige that
would accrue from participation in an
event Of such historic Importance. The
full details of the incident could not be
learned, but it is known that publica-
ton of all the facts would create SEN
sation Uncertain quarters.
A state official whose temperament is
decidedly nervous, was placed In charge
of the trophy of the hot and furious en-
counter Of the Seventeenth Indiana with
the untamed horde of Terry's Rangers.
This gentleman also had the custody of
the staff that accompanied the flag. On
the morning of the 5th of October-the
day when the martial emblem was to
be handed over to the governor of Tex
as before cheering thousands-the staff
was missing AT the Texas Hotel where
the Indiana party was assigned quar-
tiers all was soon hustle, and confusion.
Bell-boys, walters and bootblacks were
hurrying and scurrying hither and
thither, in mad attempt to find the
flagpoe.
Suddenly, at a time when the confu
sion was at it's height, Lieutenant-C Colo
mel Samuel r. Murdoch, of Lafayette,
one of the biggest and handsomest
members Of Governor Mounts military
staff, stepped upon the first landing of
the broad stairway leading to the floors
above and, assuming a Robert Mantell
attitude roared out right Justify: Ten
dollars to the one who finds and returns
that flagstaff inside of ten minutes. l
mean it." The words We're scarcely
clear of his lips when he found himself
gazing at the empty air. Every person
in the lobby of the totel had fled to
prosecute frantic search for the miss
ing piece of wood. In ten minutes the
staff was placed in Colonel Murdock's
hands. and the money was actually paid
over to the finder. A dollar per minute
is considered fair compensation by
bellboys, even in Texas
Everybody drinks In Texas. Cover
nor Sayers met a couple of Governor
Mounts gayly uniformed bodyguard
the day Of their arrival in Texas on the
street and asked them: Where il the
guvnah, gentlemen? / want to take
him to join me in a drink" Being told
that Governor Mount is an absolute tee
totaler, the ruler of the Texans held up
his hands in horror and exclaimed:
How am I goin to entertain him,
them"
Edward Green son of Mrs. Hetty
Green, helped entertain the governors
staff during their stay in Texas and
would have done more than he did had
the time of the trip not been limited.
Mr.. Green proved to be built on quite
different lines from those popularity as
cribed to his mother, He believes that
money was made to spend not to
hoard At the fashionable Dallas club,
Of which he is prominent member his /
hospitality was unstinted all the time
he staff of Indiana's chief executive re-
NAMED in the city After the exercises
incident to the return of the flag were
over Mr.. Green took the party for trip
,ut over the state in his private car
indianapolis Journal.