Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
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O4IC I4Ul4N4CQ NO411Ao 44OA14 - -
Mathews of ThrockmOrton.
One hundred dollars from Lee
Bivens, former mayor OF Amarillo,
who died recently.
Five hundred dollars from S. L.
Robson, a nephew living at Tex
arkana.
Five hundred dollars from J. D.
jackson Of Alpine.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars from
Judge S. N. 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 ETr. West twice
in his life. ne said. but the late
Live Oak county rancher was cut
ting I'D and placing on the market
considerable acreage and had call
ed him on long distance telephone
a number Of times to set data
from the land office and to ask for
mans and other things.
Mr. Robson stated emphatically
that mo human being. of whatever
station in life, has ever given me
one 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
came home TO Austin at intervals,
and # he used it to pay his per-
Sonal debts. He said he did not
recall having any left and that he
was certain he did not pay his bills
with it.
Judge Comes to Rescue
Did you not Oh December s,
1925, pay the Ross Hardware COM
pany, Austin, $500 IN cash on an
account you owed there?" Petsch
asked.
II cannot recall that I did, 1
may have done So" Robson re-
Piled.
Then you VIII not deny it?"
Petsch asked.
NO; I viii not" Robson replied.
But if I cid I cid not take it out
- JILL A4cC4llCIIJ 4tAlQ.
Shown a cancelled check OH tbs
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
one morning and asked him if
there was not something worry
ing him. He finally told Judge
HALEY Of a payment due on the
mortgage against his place, he said.
Tells Of Gift
He said that Judge HALEY had
later sent the money to j. u. Walk
er, chief clerk Of the land office.
and that he knew nothing Of it
until Walker had presented him
with q 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 I'll do
more"
He said tie gift from Jackson
was received after he had been in a
hospital and on cross examination
denied that it was given him be-
fore he had reYalued Jackson's
lands.
The $1,000 check that Robson
said yesterday he had drawn On
the fund just before his operation
III San Antonio, believing he would
not survive and desiring Mrs. Rob
ison TO have funds with which to
pay his funeral expenses, was
handed to MI. Robson,
Son Endorsed Check
"Who endorsed the check?"
Petsch asked.
insOn replied.
"Who is j. NJ. Robson, NJ. DIP"
Petsch asked.
MY son, a doctor i'll Houston"
Robson explained. My under
standing is he deposited it in a San
Antonio bank SO We could draw On
i for expenses during my illness
there
"You did not give this check to
your son for medical s~ervic6s?"
Petsch asked, to which Robson re-
Piled III the negative.
Seven checks, ranging i'll size
from $40 to $500, ana tOGallng $3.50,
made payable TO Fob Robson ana
r. j. Robson, who MI. Robson
said was his adopted son were IN
trOduCed II evidence. He said the
checks were for young RObiSOn'S
west Texas in making reValuatIOnS.
He identified one check III eX-
cess Of $500 as one he had issued
in payment for a small sedan,
which ne said he used III making
his trips.
Denies Getting Auto
Asked If a TurnOr were true that
he had accepted an expensive auto
bile as a gilt, 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 Tor clerk
hire and attorneys fees. He said
he had no way OF telling.
Asked if he did not think it good
policy to keep a strict account OF
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 you
refer to IT,"
He said. however, that III the
light of recent circumstances he
could see his mistake Of judg-
ment."
j. =. Walker, chief clerk Of the
land Office, was asked how many
clerks were employed extra on the
revaluation work in the land Of