The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

Secondly, For u second cease Of
action:
llNIERLUDE-sAME As pt.Et Apr I
[SECOND VERSE;
VI. That OH the sixth day of Eell-
rnary, a. u. 1875, Tie defendants
mallcious!y composed and published
concerning the plaintiff, in the said
newspaper, certain article cpntain-
ing the false and ceiamatpry nla6ter
following, to wit:
"fhe argument pr the Biutlgel5.t. y ,
'Our readers will lx.coiluot an article.
IN our issue Of last week, upon Sour
County Affairs" Il contained i;el-
erence to the wel!-known fact Of our
/, depleted treasury anQ' robbery Of our
county funds" (mcaning that n large
amount OF pnhtic moneys had been
stolen from The Office uf tile Coin.,,
Treasurer forOrangchurgC County ,du-
ring the official term Of J0nn l.. Hum
bert, as County Treasurer for said
county.) at seems that hIr. Williams
son" (meaning the plaintiff) Hum
hert's chief clerk, thought Iimselftoo
intimately identified with these trims
actions ms indicated in the article in
question:" ..Tnis ar.
I
gument of the bludgeon (meaning
a personal ailclcation between tht
plaintiff and the said Eugene a.
Webster) "can accomplish certain
objects, while there are others quite
beyond its reach. Although this
champion Of the club (meaning The
piaintiff) may stetlLbily brandislt his
weapon, yet its menace or It's bows
cannot hush into silence the truth
telling whispers Of his own con cic crfc,..
nor can ill the empty vaults of unr
depleted treasury; nor can such das-.
tnrdly deeds cause the people of his
county to believe that himself (nean-
ing. the plaintiT) and the present
Senator Of our county we're in bliss.
ful ignorance Of what was being don,,
| when these vaults were being quietly
empticd," (neaning thereby to charge
that the plaintiff was guilty of grand
larceny, and that the plaintiff Was al
accessory in the robbery Of the po,,lic
moneys in the cflice oi the, County
Treasurer Of said county to u large
amount. ~
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/ Mndiy, For q thria co0se &C.
j l,e2.t.: ss1n
4 I(iNTERLUDE--sAME As rKaLupE i
..Il[THIRD VERSE
vi. 4EhaL on tie ti,irleenl: di, aot
EFch!narN, a. D, 1875, The dri,.lti0ags
maliciously COMPOSED and publialica
concerning the plaintiff in Lie said
newspaper the false un,i dcipin;ttngv
matter following, TO wit:
"Our County Treasurer. Mr.
Jervcy introduced The following res.
olution Ill the Senate
! "Resolced, Taat tie treasurer Of
1 Osangchurg Connty he requested,
within five days. 10 inform Tie Senate
j Svncther !,e has Ia his employ. s,a
cicr'S, any person or persons cpDaecu-
ed with thai oilice dnriny the ihior-
innate pcrlua iii It's affairs, whei; q
large amount was franduently ex-
tractcd from tise lreasn.y - II 4
county"
I, III wouid not bc remarkable ii oul.
4 friend Williamson (nau fIng tie
4 Jptaintin) should have his name men
4 toned in M unpleasant connection,
~ the State Senate, and bis presence
4 aud club b" required for the vindica-
4 tipn Df his characters" meaning there.
i by 10 charge thai Liz. ,slain.:ls ei,s,
| guilty Of grand larceny, and Or being
| an. accomplicc in the fraudulent ex-
traction OF the public moneys insihp
!! office of Tire said John l.. HnmbesE
as County Treasurer for said county.
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