The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25
Il No REFLECTION.
I, gn alsled by a Statement 10
% Evening Paper
\ DUTY As A CITIZEN TO ACT
j.. and Explain Matter
..'.Is,d of-order Entered
py the Court.

An chapter VI 81
=, finished yesterday wnen oouh-
rohu Farmer appeared before
s-sIoners' court to show caus.
,..Ia NOT be held in contempt OF
Y, He disclaimed any intention
,aaas the actions of the court by
4, reasons for his own action IN
Ia, and by stating that he would
u ssplanatiOn OF the matter at
=, the court in citing Mr..
.'s .nn.ar before 1t aud show cause
m XXI not be held in contempt
,.sult Of the publication i'll a
-, newspaper on the I'D in
s ,rticle regarding The Atascosa
,',isatlou over Mr., Farmer sig
sssrsIu the following appeared:
\ d, commissioners court obiige
Living public by informing them
\. soprt stated through the press
4, nithbeld the pay OF Hip d
I. ,outractors, for this road when
!. 4 ths matter is that every cent
80 Key for work done on this
~ road has been paid IN full?"
~ ihs matter complained Of by
..,n.siopers, Judge Vasmer holding
4. tOur! mad never stated through
ss,n As claimed, that the pay of
4 Key had been withheld; that, in
M pay was not withehld, as Is
4 N tie following excerpt from the
Ia ). the court of May l6:
r,.,td that the final estimate of
n Surveyor, Bradburn Of work by
I Key on the Houston and Alas
A rad, showing balance due of
Eh b approved. and the clerk of
(vur, is ordered to issue TO fiipp &
tn warrants against the special road |
|siss fund, one of said warrants to
a IL sum Of $1,000 and the other for
|sr Of sl253,S0; but 1t is expressly |
lxsM that the said work is not for
n ,t.slyed nor the bond discharged"
Fnuer was present when the court |
|wa yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, |
Ia Bis stating that he had urgent |
ras to attend to elsewhere during the |
Ew;, action was deferred 20 3 p. NJ, |
It'd hour The court adjourned.
d, The afternoon session was called |
r.g Judge Vasmer, commissioners
ri- Becker and Magee. and Mr.. |
~ we're in attendance. The business
it'll the meeting was called was i'm
aaI gone into. The matters com
IL Il by the court were explained 10
srnsr, wac stated in reply thereto |
u bad no intention Of rejecting upon
al.grity Of the fc;rd or any member |
Dat he had seen published In a local !
.I newsr2ns. a sta'a nj 20 The
bat the Honey due Messrs. IIipp IL
ID 10! bell paid and that he thought |
dlg as 4 citlz"n o. % county TO
y lha taxpayers Of the matter.
Ming shown the minutes OF the
printed above, which show the
aiken by the commissioners in the
I o. the payment OF the money in
''l, ana after comparing these min
sli the printed statement already
y TO- Mr., Farmer stated that he
Nsl nlsled ny the publication In
'oa' he had, ne said, been wrong in
| lne statement complained of by 1
'.H, and he would not have made |
'Ha statement had he not accepted |
'"Idpef report as true. In this con-
y ae suggested that he bring the
'a los paper referred to before the
. mat he could correct the rub
slemeIt, Then, Mr.. Farmer said.
~. ~. would make correction ana |
-l'on OF his own statement. and .
!, pe y as much publicity as was |
Z " MS original article in which
.sIaph complained OF occurred.
v sume discussion of the matter |
'asner asked the commissioners IL
:, r9utse would be acceptable to |
Al having replied 10 he affirma- |
!. ms''er was laid over to Monday |
:. saeh' Mr., Farmer said, the edi- |
, as paper in which appeared the
, y, ,,Ia,ement which led to the criti- |
!, .us :, BOARD would appear before the |
!, ,.,. W. purposes already noted.
l 10 was, however, practically |
49, au order passed. by the court |
's'el IL, on the minutes during the
~ 4, snls order was as follows.
. .1s -ilh day Of June. 1899 Vie
ur.n.,, court net in special ses-
sh ,ua ~ to adjournment, and then
hs-.. sssrmer' Esq, in obedience to !
'' sslore entered, to show cause |
,. vaio not be held In contempt
I'M oy reason OF a newspaper |
~ n heretofore made by him in the |
!. n a of June 90, and stated |
~ pari OF said article, which is
a VI was a misstatement and
M h as had been induced |
n IN aau taken newspaper renort
Ill., 70 be correct. and thai ON
II, Oh the minutes had convinced
~, eHor; that he lad committed
s,., a. contempt and would correct
"A snt he had unintentionally
Ibllc Nould give the correction the
M s ana circulation as had been
o, AZ original article.
sisr. was adopted on motion NJ
!, III Becker, seconded by Com
d c an; Commissioner Magee
commissioner Roth was not