Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
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One hundred dollars from J. A.
Mathews of Throckmorton.
One hundred dollars from Lee
Bivens. former mayor Of Amarillo,
who died recently.
Five hundred dollars from S. I
Robson, q nephew living at Tex
2rkana.
Five hundred dollars from J. D,
Jackson OF Alpine.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars from
Judge S. Nj. HALEY Of Winkler
county and west Texas friends to
retire a mortgage on his farm.
He said that all the gifts were
made BY his friends who wanted to
help him under stringent circum-
stances"
Did Not Misuse Fund
He had only seen Mr. West twice
in his life. he said, but the late
Live Oak county rancher was cut
ting up and placing on the market
considerable acreage and had call
ed him on long distance telephone
2 number Of times to get data
from the lanl office and TO ask for
maps and other things.
Mr.. Robson stated emphatically
that no human being. OF whatever
station II life, has ever given me
penny for work or services that
might have been obtained through
the land office"
Questioned about the cash" and
self checks drawn on the fund,
Robson was asked If he ever had
any of this money left when he
am home to Austin at intervals.
ard if he used it to pay his per-
sonal debts. He said he cid not
recall having any left and that he
was certain he did not pay his bills
with it.
Judge Comes 20 Rescue
Did you not on December s,
1925. pay the Ross Hardware COM
pany. Austin, $500 in cash on an
account you owed there?" Petsch
asked.
VI cannot recall that 1 did. I
may have done So Robson re-
piled.
Then you will not deny it?"
Petsch asked.
NO; I will not" Robson replied.
But if I did I did not take it out
Of the reappraisement fund"
Shown q cancelled check on the
reappraisement fund for $1,000,
payable to cash" and asked if he
had paid any personal debts with
the money, Robson replied that if
he did he did not intend to use the
money that way"
Judge Haley had sent the money
to pay off the mortgage on his
farm, Robson said, after he (Judge
Halley) had found him at his desk
enc morning and asked him if
there was net something worry
Ing him. He finally told Judge
Haley Of a payment due on the
mortgage agairst his place, he said.
Tells of Gift
He said that Judge Haley had
later sent the money to j. H. Walk
er, chief clerk OF the land office,
and that he knew nothing Of it
until Walker had presented him
with a release to the mortgage.
He said that former Mayor Biv-
ems Of Amarillo had sent him his
contribution voluntarily and that
when he thanked him, Bivens said:
"Oh, we'll; what you have done
for the people Of Texas merits this
and if you need any more III do
more"
He said the gift from jackson
was received after he had been il a
hospital and on cross examination
denied that it was given him be-
fore he had revalued Jackson's
lands.
The $1,000 check that Robson
said yesterday he had drawn on
the fund just before his operation
in San Antonio. believing he would
not survive and desiring Mrs. Rob
ison to have funds with which tc
pay his funeral expenses, was
handed to Mr.. Robson.
Son Endorsed Check
Who endorsed the check?'
Fetsch asked.
j. M. Robson, NJ. D." Mr.. Rob
ins0n replied.
Who is J. NJ. Robson, NJ. DIP
Petsch asked.
MY son, q doctor in Houston
Robson explained. MY under
standing is he deposited it in a San
Antonio bank so we could draw on
it for expenses during my Illness
there"
You did not give this check to
your son for medical services
Petsch asked, to which Robson re-
Piled in the negative.
Seven checks, ranging in size
from $40 to S400, and totaling $3.50.
made payable to Bob Robson ano
r. J. Robson, who MI. Robson
said was his adopted son were in
troGuceQ il evidence. He said the
checks were for young Robison's
services in driving him through
west Texas in making revaluatior5
He identified one check III eX-
cess Of $500 as one he had issued
il payment for a small sedan
which he said he used IL making
his trips.
Denies Getting Auto
Asked il a runOr were true that
he had accepted an expensive auto
bile as q gift. he said he had not
He said he did not know how
much of the one cent an acre eX'
pense fund had been paid for clerl
hire and attorneys fees. He sale
ne had no way Of telling.
Asked if he did not think it gooc
policy to keep a strict account 0.
receipts and expenditures Of pub.
lie funds, he said he did not re.
gard the account in question as be-
ing public funds in the sense vol
refer to it,"
He said, however, that in tht
light of recent circumstances h;
could see his mistake OF judg.
ment."
j. H. Walker, chief clerk Of tn;
land office, was asked how man
clerks were employed extra on tht
revalUation work in the land Of
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