The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-28
GOV. H0GG WAS ROBBED.
But the Thief Was Badly Puzzled
Individual When He Saw Booty.
CONSOLIDATION SCHEMES UNLAWFUL.
The Former Governor Is Not An Advo-
cate of ANY Suoh--That Washing
ton Dinner Incident.

ton Dinner Incident.
Ex-Governor ]. S. Hogg arrived In the !
citg late Saturday night and registered at
the Rice hotel. He has just returned from
New York, having beel called to Texas by
legal business in lInustoe and Austin. Tie
stopped on at Beaumont On tho way down
and came from that place to Houston.
The ex-governor was seen at the Rice |
yesterday afternoon by an interviewer for
The Post He stated that he would bo IN
the city for a day or two, probably, and
that from here he would go to his home
On austin
81 have always been opposed TO the idea
Of consolidating the oil interests OF Beau
mont" he said In very emphatic manucr
IL believe that such a consolidation wpuid
be- ms unlawful, as criminal and as unjust
under the laws OF Texas, IS would be
consolidation Of the grain men or the cot
ton raiscrs Of the State for the purpose OF
controlling the market and placing prices
on any desired Lowell The basic purpose II
consultations Is to raise prices and IN the
case of the Beaumont oil he!ds this would
be unjust In the extreme II is due TO
the people that the prices On Beaumont Oh
be kept down to a living basis ana not in
Hated, as they would be were consoiida-
ton to he effected"
"IIow about that watch Of yours. gov
ernor?' was asked
smile stole over the features Of the
big man. 1T was this way, he said IS
week ago tonight--ihat is, last SUNDAY
night retired ia my room at the Wa.
durf about midnight. / slept well and
awokc 40 80, as IS my custom. nv at
tcntion was Immediately extracted 10 tie
circumstance that the door 20 my room
WAS aJnl and that several articles oI
clothing belonging 20 me lay 10 a confused
what had happened. An investigation dis
closed the fact that my rae gold watch Was
gone, together with O 500 blll and two
other pieces of currency. Later / dis
covered that my Oyercoat had also been
taken.
the detective who was assigned to the case
described the articles that had been
stolen"
Here the governor paused moment and
chucklcd softly TO himself Us II the thought
which his words called UP was pleasant
You see. he won't on to say, that
| watch is the one that was presented to me
by the members OF the Texas Volunteer
Guard aud it Is really a very handsome
one. Instead Of the usual numerals being
ON its face, the hours are represented by
erHor HOgg, They are placed in such q
way as 10 make Il practically Impossible
for one who Is not familiar with the thing
TO know just how to tell the time. The
, pictures Of several members Of my family
, are on the inside OF the case and on one
part Of the outside is an engraving Of th'
STATE capitol. The reverse side bears ms
srai OF tue State of TcNas--the Lone Stal
scty, 1uded hy a wreath-suymounte by
al s.s helmet and accompanied by on'
&. other devices and Inscriptions.
4 ieCtige began to sNnpatniZe Will
re "a cunt Of my loss, but | told hin
no. 90 cry about u. You see s3 ,.
hard ue right now trying 10 ten IN
tirIr %, ny and, Of course, If he attempt
30 she the timepiece or TO dispose OF
he VIII "a once invite detection aud arrest
And that isn't all. That 5000 bill toll
you about wasn't United states money. !
was from Brazil aud the other two piece
OF currency I spoke Of We're, respectively
2J-ccnt and a l0-ccnt shinplastcr, lik
those that used TO be IN circulation year
and years ago My unknown guest WI
have some trouble If ne attempts 10 pas
that money. and II he tries ia put on m
oyercoat nc II find II Just a trife toe lars
for him. So you see that his position !
not such an envlahie one after all.
The governor paused again To laugh owe
the manner in which his nocturnal yisito
had been fooled
NV overcoat was found In the hote
later 10 rhe day he said. resuminG hi
STORY "and the chap with the watch wa
arrested at Philadelphia on wednesday
! lust ne WAS uteNSihA 10 20 10 NNt NV ~
The watch has been sent back 60 the Wa
dorf and Is being held there for me ,
far ! haven't heard anything about the 500
bill"
The governor was asked as to the mar
ner In which the Roosevelt Washington or
ner Incident was being viewed In IN
North "Oh. ! haven't heard much discni
sion Of the natter he said. fhose wh
have talked about II seem 10 think ina
man should have the right to nssociat
with his equals II he wants 10. the wors
feature OF the case. SO far az ! can se'
Is the disappointment that Is IN store 10
other prominent Southern negroes who Z
north expecting TO be treated as Wasnlni
ton was. 1t isn't Likely that they Will .
very generally entertained, you know an
] have no doubt that they'll feel badl
about It." .
INC governor laughed little at his ow
I pleasantly and closed the discussion OF IN
, subiect by romarRng that the people Z
J the South should not take the matte
seriously.
On being asked about the progress h eln
made on the well Of the Equitable mimi
compapv at Columbia In which he IS II
terested. Governor Hogg said that his az
Vices were 70 the effect that great man
obstacles had been encountered by the atll
ers and that the progress being MADE wv
extremely slow lie thought II hardly pc
eihIe that he would visit the well beioi
going TO Austin.