The North-Carolina standard., 1849-01-03

We met with Wm. B. Westall on, his way from
Marion, on Sunday evening after Marion Court He
was in company with Calvin Edney, and he was
somewhat intoxicated Said w estall had a good
deal of money, pulled it and asked count it.
We counted upwards of forty dollars in paper mo-
ney; he pulled ont a handful of silver. He then
pulled out cloth with roll of money In it that we
did not count but which he said was full of five dol
| lar gold pieces. % z.L.r .s.-,- n -,
| 4if i@(Signed) I'D 9d, ZEPHANIA. YOUNG,
-te,@s5 s,aa. -l..s az r. GREEN b. SILYERS.
! December 9th, 1913. -, . ~ -. =. . = -
He then turned round to me and remarked / must
take notice, that this might be called up hereafter, as
he had left home with bnt fifty cents, but that he
had won it playing game called three up. when
Calvin Edney remarked that he wonld be damned II
d Westall had played Gard while he was gone, as
] he with him. -,
i (signeadals ID ,..a., zEPHAtNIA 4 A VA YOUNG.
was witness for L. b. cbilds in both cases ps.
Samuel Fleminga Marion; and on the next Saturday
after l returned met VIM. B. Westall at Carding
! Machine in Burnsville, and when in conversation
about the trial, he remarked he had made good trip
over the mountains. When asked him it he had
sold his hats, knowing that he had taken some over
the mountains, he said he had done good deal better
than that / asked him how, He said that was
teLkng-that he had made first rate speculation.
remarked wished he would tell me, as would like
to make some money. He said if l had been as good
a,witness for Ghilds as he was, 1 might have made
some. 1 then asked him if Childs was pretty
honorable man, and what he would give good wit
ness-that Fleming had appealed to the Supreme
! Court, and it was thought would get new trial.
He said Childs would do 'right-that he had given
him nine dollars in cash per dozen tor his hats and
| had given him upwards of one hundred dollars be-
sides; but he would not say what thai was for-what
| that was for was further along. Folks thought he
his money gambling, but that it was ALA mistake,
and if Fleming got new trial he was coming down
to deer hunt with me the first snow, and he would
'''' n inc no" "' 'O";s SAMUEL HUNNYcUTT. .
N. B. 1t is but just to say that when l come to
town, heard Westall had received money to swear,
and when at the machine he spoke of his good "Trip
over the mountain, / encouraged him and abused
! Fleming, to drawn him out. .. 5. ii.
We were present at Marion on the trial between
Hokes Ex'rs. and Samuel Fleming, and hereby GER
tiy to the best of knowledge, that w. b. Wesall
was the only witness that sustained Chandler the
Constable, in the Plaintiff allegation that he did not
receive the papers contained in the receipt. IN
(Signed) w. E. Pearcy, Malcomb McCu1ry' Jere'
Brown, Zephenia Horton, John Hensey, LePhenla
McCurry, Sam Hunnycut, John p. Young.
We have also heard much talk about said suit since
it happened, and have not heard the first man say that
he would believe either Westall or Chandler The
universal opinion is that they bribed to swear,
as far as we can hear. .-...
(Signed,) Edward Wilson, Alfred F. Keith, Geo.
Young, Zephenia McCury, Green b. Silvers, Zeph-
enia Young, John Brinkey, Sam H1nnyeutt' Iolin 70
comb McCurry, A. p. Higgins, jeremiah Brown,
Wesley Young, John p. Young. c., a.,
December Sd, 1913. -,
i OF the COnSta0leS alluQed 10 In ue uIdl
with Fleming and Childs, and certify that shortly
after we received said papers A. E. Chandler asked
me how many papers had received for Hoke from
Fleming. / told him about eleven hundred dollars,
when Chandler said Fleming was to have given tnem
| all to him. but damn the odds, he had given him
more than twice that amount which would cores
pond with the receipts claimed by PiaInttts;, ,,,,,
We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have
repeatedly in the years 1910 and ls4l, heard A: +.
Chandler say he had upwards of two thousand dollars
in notes signed by Sam. Fleming to John Hoke for
| collection. a,,,,o.--z
| Wesley Young, John Hensley.
was an acting Justice of the Peace in Burnsvllle
in the years 1910 and l94l and am confident acteo
upon twelve hundred dollars or upwards OF paper toI
! Chandler signed by Sam Fleming to John Hoke. L
| know this from the fact that was summoned by
| Hoke in his suit with Chandler to produce list Of
the papers had acted upon when upon examina-
ton found upwards of nine hundred doliars' "hic
listed and surrendered to the plaintiff on that trial
and MANY of nv old papers had been destroyed prev,
| ious to that examination. have acted on several
! sizeabIe ones since, and upon the evidence then
produced Hoke got Judgment against Chandler iol iol
the iuii aI1Sun' 1SinneJ. d, n No John HENsLEY.
was an acting Justice of the Peace in 1910 and
I 1s4I in Yancy, and as Magistrate am conhden
gave judgment in favor of John Hoke on papers pa II
/ q e. Chandler's hands endorsed by Sam Fleming
for several hundred dollars, and Chandler shoWee
me large roll of papers endorsed by Fleming whlcf
I he said was upwards of two thousand dollars
(Signed,) MARCUS. L. PEN LAM:
am now done Mr. Editor with certificates, wnlci
! have multiplied more than perhaps was necessary
i but wished to prove not only that the witness
NOT Witnesses were brbed but that the testimony was
j false. 1t may by some be thought that nave use
the same names unnecessarily in two or three ceIuh
cates-my reasons for using FIVE names three tline
was that they were thepaintif's own witnesses. n
cannot therefore denur to their testimony, as ne nd
bv introducing them endorsed their credlo!llty: Ihe
j bowever would be entitled to no additional credi
: from his endorsement. They stand beyond attack
The three Youngs, the two Hunnycutts, ana JON
Heusley Esq. were his own witnesses; and TO P@ae @
nv evidence beyond all nputation, they are
confrmed in all material points by his own witnesses
There was one witness more had ike 10 nave We ol VI
otten they did attempt to Introduce one otnef Wnes
sfter THestaH but his honor could not stand MN
bad inst arrived from where the plaintiff and ms las
I witness ought to go, viz the totiPping Po3l. "a
after admitting that he had been once whipped lot
Conspiracy he had no disposition to have the mea1
cine Gain administered, and the court at the sugges
. ton of nv counsel, excused him., - n sf.I'
I Rave thus Mr.. Editor drawn more largely upo
vonr time and space than anticipated; but when yo
Effect upon the important bearing IT has had upon m
course and feelings, and the public notorety
must necessarily have from the peculiar posipon oc
cupied, hope you will pardon the 1nduigenceR R as
&c an insertion in your paper, and copy struck on an
niaced npon the desk of each member OF that Hous
fn which have resigned my seat toniy ask OF eac
an unbiased hearing and an mPartlaI III
o,.,, bosofn stkhen let rest. ~. This nave Tlgntt
demand of them as honorable men, for God foTot
fiat should ask anything as 6geh could not not a
: a rioht demand! only wish to place myseir ~ Tn
iSf feel deserve before that body have ever con
sidered it mark Of public eonfdeace5 At eas. g Pe