The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-08
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RKIpsvIIlE. N G. Inn 10 1870
''Mr. b. =. Smith. pine plnG A,tan.a.. .''
DEAR SIp.-It strordo No ,,oa.nna.a
% Dn,' ~ NJ ahurus us pleasure 10 state
for us in Re;d.yi,ia n u ~ '" a'n; ulu business
the year 1877 and wa have lnn,s p''as Va
emnlove of Messrs Nathous G uann;a 90 on,
nertdoor nc;ahb bS. u ane nots harris, our
found him 10 6a a y0nrn ro 49, - ' . always
and indnstrions bshi,a W. |n'r' "a .e'npefale
howsver to o,,eIifv oi'S , "s aeea CARED upon
inc tbat ibs g"aH ohp i"s. assertion by say
tina hstor" be iof '' o ,n''"oser uP 10 snort
the Last nt ,s ,bi 1 1a7s cPloynent ABOUT
ron sssoa;o tion, 10 puiihg Ihls lme,
so v d;sSjno, iUt mS ~ nun ne became
cyary rnsso tl t "l'. m'a, pus we nave
If mo " hi o''uav 'nat no nas repehted
If tho cnnRaona oF ,H anu 70 'o'uuy worthy
lsnowledno nF III. " "i' I pe.so l;S from our
wo havo no bas;,n ~" Soi"uo' sllee ne ieiI U.S.
to tho birbost m os dp MN
trutb fn7 honest nnI umr;rh - an persons rs
fSi"ned I "''S "Ip,'Sut youhE man;
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ont nf "oSs;S 49, tuIs ''s'eF W"s gwen purely
vntrn o, .9 n,l1 u; iVr the unfortunate
enohIo him e, "Ia IN 'no nope may II might
deem Me IAi w 'aNu new start IN ilie ana re-
tbot ha fo, 'G ;n,o 'opu,"'on alilaht discovers
tbo tina 'n'o tI etlGr III saiu ieller as to
ofi,nt,s fin, I, ,, ~ w eno s.rvlees OF
nnt Ieze ~ was W. " uV'opoI, lo', ana
Snhson;hoa oua . Liam AN uoopNAN.
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~ i'oo' W. y; oiAPLEs'
Johnson A ponro,t NHH.ty uo'ie'
TINT he is md was in tho nasr u" IS7 swor sSys
a deputy sheriff in Roclinebam nnr ,T,o
in the state of North Csuo IlHos'
and as sucA had placed in bis honda H.
capias issued from the snnerior conr, 80 Sn;a
county commapding him to srrest Al 'i ar
Smith, and have him before said conrt 80
answer a charge of larceny. That stjsnt
made diligent search for said smith hnt
could not find him, and therefore rotnrnod
the said capias to said court with tho in for
nation that he could not he found IN so;d
county. Atliant further saws tha, ho wss
about the year 1877, shown lisl siened by
said NJ. III, Smith. and purnortinr "a bo a ~
of articles stolen hv him from = i;shergor a.
Co., amounting in value To soma s;yiu w
seventy dollars, and at the foot Of which uos
an Acknowledgement that the articles tbaro;n
enumerated had been so stolen Th;s woa
shown him by William Goodman. in wbose
possession Il was and who them and ~ Tnanr
times afterwards, gave siliant tbe n aoms
account of the whole matter in substance
with that set ont in his otr;day;t th;s ao,,
made, which has been read 70 me-
j. x. BENNETT.
Subscribed and sworn to beforem me this the
Goth day ofJune, 1850. w. G. STAPLES.
Notary Public.
l. William Nj, Grafton. of Reid,villa in tho
county of Rockingham and STATE If Nortb
Carolina, being div sworn saw tbat I V was
clerk in the store Of s. Iisberger G. Co W" ;n
Reidsyille, N. G. in tbe year iS77 and boa
as nv associate clerk Nj. II. Smith, That "u
one occasion Mr.. William Goodman who
was one of said firm, being alone with said
Smith and stliant in tho store declared hi.
suspicion that his goods had been stoIon bv
some one connected with the store md askoa
to be allowed to search for them. A fiiant No.
sented to have his apartments searched bmt
said Smith nj first declined bnt after1orJs
assented: that Mr.. Il. r. Harris was called in
and in his presence two trunks belonginc to
said Smith were opened and in the last Goods
belonging 10 the store were found and don't.
led: that being detected the said NJ II
Smith admitted, in the presence ofMr Good.
nan, Mr.. Harris and affiant. that be bad
tolen the goods and begged that he should