The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-08
MIR. comptroller-General Neaglo.
AN UGLY -oAsE TwHo- sldsED THr NOTE TEE
coMpraollER-aENERALn m IRouBIE-s THERE
IoRaER N THE CASE?

CoMPTRoIlER-aENERALI IN TROUBLES THEHE
. IoRaER N THE CASE?
The following afidayits have been placed In
our hands for publication, as showing very
vividly one scene in the past history OF the
man who is now Comptroller-G General OF South
Carolina. Only one deduction can be drawn
from the papers which We now publish, ana
that is that Neagle would find more fitting
abiding place in Major Lees new building on
the Western edge of Columbia than in the Of
fee which has always hitherto been occupied
nv honest and honorable men:
(oopY.1
I, Andrew Deter, a citizen OF Castor Couq-
ty. North Carolina, hereby certify that Dr. y.
j.. Neagle, during the winter OF 1858 and 1893,
visited me for the purpose OF borrowing money
to the amount Of one hundred dollars. ! 9e-
manded security for prompt settlement OF the
note be offered for it. The sai1 Neagle went on
and returned in few days and gave me MS
note for the amount, with the name OF =. el.
Farris as security. I accepted the note, and 10
the course Of about three months after#aros
mentioned the fact 10 Mr.. Farrls, VINO denlea
having any knowledge of what had been done;
Shortly after that time Neagle called on me and
settled the note. -,.-1-rrr.
(Sgnedl ANDRE" DE LihA'
June %, 1853.
sr.rr NORTH CAROLINA, GAsToN COUNTY
Personally appeared before me Captain y. I'll.
Farris, a citizen Of CASTOR County, North a. caro-
lima who. on being duly sworn, says thaGin
the month Of March, 1859, while he was at the
house Of Andrew Deter, also OF CASTOR Goun.
ty, North Carolina, for the purpose OF setsnng
note held against him by sac De'iss a Snn.
dred dollars was presented, purporting to nave
been given to said Deter By J. L. Neagle, tor-
n,eriy a citizen Of CASTOR County, but recently
| of York, South Carolina, and CompIoner-Gen-
eral elect Of the State OF South Carolina, with
N. Farris knew nothing OF this having been
done, and says that the edingswere with
ont his knowledge or autherity, and pronoun-
ces it a forgery Said Neagle, when atterwards
charged with forgery BY said Fsrris, plead
ssguilty," and requested that nothing more o. De
note himself without delay. After this Neagle
applied to Farris for certificate to the effect
that the matter had been finally settled, which
FaIris refused to give. He further STATES that
the DISTRICT Solicitor Of CASTOR County had the
| case i'm hand, and was only prevented from
prosecuting it on accountsof the note havfhg
/ been lifted and placed out: Of the way by Aea,
Gle. He further says that he has never signed
q anotens security for Neagle to Deter.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, GAsToN COUNTY
| The above certificate Of E. M. Farris was sworn
TO and subscribed before me, D. q. jenkins,
! one of the acting Justices Of the Peace, in and
| for said county. -,
At Office. as witness my hand and seal, this
| 23d June, 1858. -
STATE, OF NORTH CARoL1NA-GAsroN CouN-
w-I. Amzi Ford, Clerk Of tbe Court OF Pleas
and Quarter Sessions for slid county, do here
by certify that D. q. jenkins, whose name
! aunears In Tie foregoing affidavit, is, and was
al the date thereof, an getting justice OF the
peace in and for said county, and the signature
purporting to be his is. genuine.
Given under my hand and seal OF ofhce, this
At'H us' u AMI FORD, c. c. C.
[County seal.l -
Upon the above affidavits the following pre-
amble and resolutions were adopted by the
"Rock Hill Conservative Clubs"
Whereas It appearing BY the affidavit Of H.
~, n. c., that j. L. -NeagIe, Comptroller Gene
raj elect Of the State Of South Carolina, did, IN
| the wear 1859, Wilsully and corruptly forge the
name OF said E. NJ. Farris to certain promis::
sory note, payable to one Andrew Deter, OF
the same county; it is, therefore,
Resolued, That the said affidavit, withSthe
accompanying statement of Deter, be trans
mitted to the Commanding General OF thus
Military District to the end that the same may
| he laid before the next General Assembly, and
the charges fully and publicly investigated.
Resolred, 2d, That these proceedings be for
warded by the Executive Committee
STATE OF SourH CARoLNA-YoRK COUNTY
Personally appeared before me, J. NJ. Martin,
Magistrate IN and for the county aforesaid,
Allen Jones, who maketh oath that the forego-
ing certificates, afidavits and resolutions are
true copies Of the originals sent Major-General
E. R. g. Candy by the Rock Hill Conservative
Club" ALLEN JONES, secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, August
5th, 1858.