Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-15
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article appeared over H. Signature q
q Girl" containing The foli0~Ias charges
against me:
When Mr.. Freeman waS elected d
the Office Of Attorney 6eneral. he sas
expected u di>charse the du,ies az tAag o.
fee and receive therefor his sal2ry. 80
the State IN varioaS important ra~es- slase
Mr.. rs eleessan. has beea compelled =
ask the Sdviee and Sc / the sersuces g
some counsel more learned il the ias
than the Attorney Genera Is Il rtghs
that Mr.. +. SAoulI n ceive he sstary O.
Attorney General. ant yel he safe Be-
compelled 20 pay fee after ZEE % cher
counsel . Do that ~hich Il ngAt aPPer-
laIns 10 his officei
In the case Il The Safe - r :.
Graves and the questions arising fr.sn -
emhezzlemsn'. Gov. Tu~ker. net haslux
sufficient confi.lcnre IN Mr. p asl,ltv. e
can suppose no other -cas A. sought the
advice and Servle c-l am nai nassinf' 'rr-,-
ed-of hoa. Gea. A ans and Geo : Yer.
ger, giving u the isemer $50. (sazl Mr.
Yerger receisei | 81 not kaosl - 10 iast
which the Attorney Gcneral shaait hsVr
done. a. a part ii the duties e rs sstc,.
In the dlSe OF T. Maolv -. He
State, when large sum Il M 'uey sas
demanded, Mr. Freeman waS aeaia ronsi
dered Incompetent - represent the Safe.
ana additional CO in>el waS agaia euspiay-
ed, and an addilionai Tx imposei "a -
treasury % secure the services az -
yer tO d. that Which be shaald have dcue.
| would ask. IS Il right Mr. +. shall Be-
Attorney General-serure The saiary q
the office and Yet the people BE- ttxe3 b.
| pay other c1nns-l q discharge the aaf5es
appertaining To MS oiIice, and - a waich.
he Is a regular charge GA The treasury o.
$4,000 per anauml
b pc the Souihroa vii cal On Ges.
Clark, the treasurer. o. state Mat slsss Of
money have been expended b Gaysrners
Brown and Tu-ker, In paving awyers q
represent the Safe. ur aivice aaa coaa
sci, since Mr.. f. has hecome At'oruey
General. GINS
Il IS true that Gov. Tucker erspI q, e
the hon Gen. Adams and Geo. : Ierser.
esq. on one occsSiOn 10 lie a bsli IN "a "a
cery. bur not FOR the reason givea ~ GO
| Wis" When these gentlemen weFe EN-
p'oved, ! was engaged IN the pFo=ecul,oa
of r. 5. Graves before Chef Juslsce SaaF.
kew, for the crime OF enahezzlsmeat.-
This investigation continued one enlise
week. Dtring this time Gax. Tucker &C.
iermined tn apply 10 the Chaneellor 6oF
The appointment of Receiver 70 uke
possession OF the funds IN the Treasury
was then daily engaged IN the crtzizal
prosecution of Graves. and easald IA kie
The bill thai week. Heaee The Gs.se-uaF
employed other counSel- It = ClVssn a.
take the tr0nble TO read Cos. Ia ker's
message to the legislature OF 1888. ans
other matters OF interest be wIis tad sAc
| following:-
"In the progress oi the trial OF said
Graves before the e0mnltting court (lAs
Chief Justice OF the Hsgh Coslrt 81 Err,srs
and Appeals,) and alter had. a. cousi-
dered, asceTtalned. bsyu0i dab. tAaf
Graves had been guilty OF the crime q
emhezzling the funds OF the State. aad
that he would most Ps"bably D. recognix
| ed or committed to ans yer The charge "a
cmbeZzlement, | retained two atiarnsvs.
the hon. George Aiams and Geor-e :
Yerger. ESQ. (Ihs Attorney Geaeal tl<z
being continually gagged n beRsfF 81
the Stale IN the proSSezfi0a galass 6;;~sreSl
and directed them 10 draft bllI.~ kc-
Civis says that Gov. Tucker e1pgoyel
counsel not having sufficient eoa6lenss
in MIR. F.'s abilItyn
/ Gov. Tucker saws he employed eonnsel
because the Attorney General was ina
continually engaged IN behslf 81 taS Sazss
in the DroseczfiOa agaisSt Grsrss- VA
tells the tru'h, CiviS' rk0 d1res zot -
sign his olrR name In his sland-ross P-s.-
duction, or CIV. Fucker wh7 was submit
ting his own oEncial conduct ~ the legslA-
ure Tor approval or cundemnatt,of
! With regard tn the case OF L Moody
rs. The State, i" CiviSn IS sui wtler frssn
the mark. Tint suit vas essmmeaced
against the State befnre ny eileen "A. an
while my WIG predecessor, Gen C.ilia0s,
was in office. Gen. Collins enpt,ye.
Mes=rs Rucks & Yerger 10 All Alm fac.
n1e) in defending that and sumo ether salis
Hear what Mr. Yerger says
JACKSON, Sept 20, lS4o-
Hon. j. d. Freeman:
I Dear Sir: At yoar request have exa
, mined the hooks OF Rucks s. Yerger>. ana
find that the Safe Of Mississippi + eharg
ed with a fee in the case Of The Safe -
, Edwin Moody. ia the Chaneery Caars- Ths
/, charge was made on the ssh Mareh. iS4
q and we were EMPLOYED BY i. = C.slllns
who was thea the Attorney 6eneral +
the State. You were not at that i'm
Attorney General. If this IS ihe cas-
: which ycu say Is alluded TO IN an article !
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