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us issues; which proposition was: promptly re.
Deponent further states, that some .hrce
weeks after the examination Of the condition
o TINS Company, and when their paper was
depreciatmg rapidlY that said Campbell COM
planned to this deponent OF the difficulty az
using the same, suggesting that the best ilan
70 RAISE the value thereof, was to borroac funds
and make a false exhibit of the affairs Of said
Company thereon, and then urged this demo-
nent to visit Gen. Aeee for tbs purpose of pro.
curing the deposlte he ha previously left in
the institution to redeem It's Circulation, 10 eff
feet the aforesaid object, which this deponent
refused to do.
DeponeEt further states, that he has asrer-
tanned beyond all doubt, since the failure Of said
Company, that said Campbell had numerous
agents employed IN purchasing property of va
.rious kinds; with the money Of said Company,
while III good Tepute. That depouent verify
believes, that said Campbell used in this way
Tor his own special benefit, at least S30, 600,
which was taken from the vaults of the insti-
tuition without the knowledge or authority q
the Board of Directors, and that said Camp.
bell left IN the possession of said Company nc
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his Indebtedness therefor.
Deponent further states, that said Campbell
came to him one day and informed him, thai
ne (Campbel9 was then selling his goods very
last for the money Of the said Company, but
observed in substance as follows: @what mat.
tiers that have not more than $1,000 worth
OF merchandise which is unSaleabIe; and BY
selling my refuse stock for this kind of money
IN the presence of my Tennessee creditors
and friends, who have left large qualities o
bacon, bagging, &c. with me to sell on com,
mission, can induce them to receive the same
kind Of money from me at par, and by thai
means make at least ten dollars to where | lose
one, as | owe them a very large amount o
money for their produce, which have sold or
commission" Deponent further states. thai
in the aforesaid conversation, that said Camp
bell informed him; that he was succeeding We
| ry well in the aforesaid artifce.
That so soon as deponent had this CONVEX
sation with A. l. Campbell, he suspected hin
of using large amount of the funds of the
| institution improperly, and went immedlatel,
and apprized MIR. I. Richards and othel
friends of the danger Of taking said money.
Deponent states in conclusion, that be re.
collects OF no occasion on which Mr.. Camp
| bell was requested to make entries of pa !
ment on stock, or any other entry by the Dl
rectors or the President of the Company
That the duty was left to him exclusively, am
that as he was always present aidngand advis
/ ing, it was not deemed necessary ID give any
instruction respecting these matters.
w. A. HICKS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
2lst June, A D. 1871.
HENRY NJ. ROUND CL.s.)
Justice Of the Peace, Jasper LOunty
! | viii now submit correspondence tha
will explain Itself
CoLuMBus, Miss. JUNE 25th, 1911.
GENTLEMEN:-The Vicksburg "Sentinel 6
Expositor' OF the 18th instant, contains let
ter over tie signature of ''Cato" purporting tt
be written from this place, in which amongs
otker statements find the following:
'sOn yesterday DIR. Albert Anderson, Of Mad
ison county, Came to our town and disclose'
another piece Of Access villainy. Itappear
that the DR.. was Indebted to r. AshhuTst c
Philadelphia, about the sum of $4,000, an
Aeee had the claim to collect. Well, Ander
son through his friends Tucker g. Butterwortt
placed in Access hands other paper to collect
which was to be applied to Ashhurst's debit
Those CLAIMS were all collected, and the pro
ceeds went into Access breeches pockets
where it remains AMI cannot be reached b
law, and poor Anderson now has the Ashhurs
debt to pay over again.
These facts can be established by Tucke
and Butterworth, than whom there need be n
more respectable gentlemen"
The object of this letter is 10 ascertai
whether you made the above statement to an
person, or sanctioned the publication thereo
or authorized any one to refer TO you for th
truth of the same; or whether you can estab
lish as this anonymous writer says you can, tn
above mentioned inju Iious. imputatious upo
my professional reputation.
Respectfully, your ob't sery't,
Il. L. ACEE.
i To Messrs. Tucker g. Butterworth.