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A Card
In the Dallas HERALD of June 22d, 1880,
appeared the following card:
CARD.
DALLAS, TEXAS, June 81, 1850.
This is to certify that Il. Sampson, Of
Redsville, North Carolina, did assert in Gal
weston, about the 10th of February, 1880, in
the presence of s. S. Higgins and j. r. Pace,
that was known in Reidsville, North Caro-
lima, my home, as q rascal and swindler. |
denounce II. Sampson as a notorious falsfer
and Judas TO alFwho confde in him. If
there is any one in the state of Texas who
is interested in my personal character, can
refer them to the town of Reidsvile, North
Carolina, or if they will call on me at the St.
George hotel will take pleasure in showing
them atfidavits from the probate Judge and
other prominent men of Reidsville, North
Carolina, with the county seals attached. Let
1t be understood by ii. oampaon and his
friends, If he has any, that am perfectly
responsible for the above statement.
M. Ii. SMITH.
In reply will say that | did make the as.
sertion that he was thief, and / reterate it,
and in confederation submit the following
facts:
State of North Carolina, superior court
Rockingham county, clerks Office:
BE II remembered that superior court be-
gun and held for the county of Rockingham
on the eighth Monday after the first Monday
in September, A. ID. 1877, beng the 10Th day
of October, 1877, his honor, Il, z. Buxton,
judge presiding when and where the grand
jury brought in the following presentment
to-wit:
"The grand jurors for the state, on their
oath present M. II. Smith for stealing three
yards OF cashmere, one pair of socks, one
pair of suspenders and ten dollars in money
from 5. Lisberger Il Co.
Witnesses VIM, GoopNtAy,
Il. X. HARRIS, JR.,
w. NJ GRAFTON.
w. ?. HoPKlNs,
Foreman Of grand jury"
And at subsequent term of said court,
a true bill was found against the said NJ. II,
Smith for larceny, and capias issued for his
arrest, and at fall term of the court,
1878, the capias being returned
with the following endorsement: "Not to be
iounu I'D my county.
[Signed] Us. JOHNSTON, Sheriff.
-, by j. a. Bennett, d. s."
The case was mol. pressed.
State of North Carolina, superior court, Rock.
ingham county, clerks onice:
], ID. Settle, clerk of the superior court
for said county, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the presentment
and a stntamapf Of bn l. -
this court in the case of the Estate vs.. Nj, III, |
Smith,"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official
l. 81 seal at office in Wentworth, This
2Sth day of June, A. ID. 1880.
ID. SETTLE, Clerk.
/, William Goodman, of Reidsville, in the
county of Rockingham and state of North
Carolina, being this day duly sworn, say
that was member of the firm OF S. Lis
berger " Co., who did business as merchants in
said town of Reidsville, in the year 1877, hay
ing IN their employ as clerks, W. M. Grafton
and Al. Il. smith; that during the course of
that year atliant missed goods from his store
winch he knew must have been stolen, and,
as he suspected, by some one in the store
that, having his suspicious aroused, he care.
fully watched all parties connected with the
store, anu soon had his suspicious confirmed
that as soon as that was the case. he felt il
to be due to those in his employment to be in
formed OF his suspicious and thereby give
lhem ine opportunity TO exculpate them.
selves ifthey could; that acting upon this
oenef, no sought an opportunity when he
and his said two clerks were alone in the
.tAra ullr ha inlnnntal IA =,
ions and his desire to investigate the matter,
and with that view, to search their trunks
hat as soon Us mentioned, the said Grafton
avowing his innocence and seeming TO be
overwhelmed with indignation at the
thought of being involved in such a suspi.
cion, at once declared bis readiness TO be
searched, and offered TO give this affiant free .
access to hissown and his wi es apartments,
hat he might make his search thorough and
complete; that the said NJ. II. Smith de.
'lined at first to allow his trunk, which was /
lp stairs IN the store house. to be searched,
aging that he wished to await the return of
his brother, John A. Smith. who was then ,
ibsent from town and would not return for
ONE days; that atliant declined TO await the
eturn of his brother, and gave him TO un.
lerstand that, if driven to the necessity. af- I
ant would take the necessary steps to have .
search made by an officer of the law; that !
fter considerable evasion, the said smith
greed to allow his trunk TO BIO searched ,
lhen affiant told him that il must be done
n the presence of some third and disinter- /
sted party. and mentioned the names of ;
hree gentlemen, and asked him to select any !
ne Of them as he might prefer, when he Sc !
acted Mr.. E. Il. Harris, of Reidsyille; that &C.
ordingly afiiant sought Mr.. Harris and told !
i'm ofwhat had TRANSFERRED and requested him |
, assist In the search, which he assented to /
o.; that afiant, accompanied by Mr.. Harris