The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-15
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More About that Bale.


MIR. EplToK: In your issue of Dee.
Sth, find an article headed "a Farmsr
| After Bale OF Cotton," and must say
that the only matter Of surprise about
the whole affair is, that so many mis-
statements Of facts could be compressed
into one small article. Why was not
facts, and only facts, published? Truth
IS always mighty and will prevail. Now
here Is plain statement Of facts. On
Saturday Nov. 9th, G. NJ. Able brought
bale Of cotton to Prosperity and sold
it to Wise Bros, who gave Mr.. Able
credit for the value Of the bale on his
account. Then on Monday the 29th
November, Mr.. Gallman came and took
ont an attachment on the bale. Wise
Bros. then said Us Mr.. Galman was also
indebted 20 them, rather than have any
trouble, they would take the credit from
Mr.. Able and give it to Mr.. Gallman,
not only for the value Of the bale Of cot
ton, bul for the full! amount Of Mr.. Gall
mans dcOt, which WAS i note for $7I .2G.
This Mr.. Ga!lman refused to do, SAYING
ne would have nothing but the cotton.
This note WAS made payable to the Bank
OF Ncwbrrry, $. G., and went to protest,
and WAS paid by Wise Bros.
The following affidavit Of Mr.. Able
will show the understanding under which
VIC pal' ot cotton was SOlu:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEwBEKKY.
Personally came before me-, G.. NJ.
Able, and made oath that Mr.. j. j. Gall
man gave him permission to sell the bale
OF cotton sold by me to Wise Bros. on
the 9th November, and that | had the
understanding with the said j. j. Gall
man that the proceeds Of sale were to
1nn1ipI in 1,n ,f
Cannon, colorcd, with Wise Bros.
sworn to before m" this 9th day Of De-
ccmbcr, 1856. n. II. KoIIN, Mp S. G.
G. NJ. ABLE.
William Cannon worked with Mr..
Able, who had land rented from MIR. j. j.
Gallman. The cotton was sold by perms-
sion OF Mr.. Gallman. When Mr.. Gallman
came on the 10Th November and took an
attachment, Wise Bro, ave the usual
bond, which was drawn for $1,000 and
signed by j. Lawson Wise, Allen G.
Wise and James IL. Wise. Vet Mr.
Gallman refused TO accept lhis rs Il rood
DonI. II Mr.. Galiman WAS 50 rampant
for his bale, why did he not irt the at
tachmcnt already sent ont atone. The
BOND WAS rs good rs the bank Of New
berry i@r the amount o. the houd; be-
sides, he had been offered $7l.2 for his
hUh, nearly double its VaiUr. What
NOR" could he wish. II he was on the
hunt 1"r little cheap &Ioy. Ii" is per-
fcctly welcome to ali ne can or has made.
If MIR. Gallman had to place. St,.,rh over
his d0(c while the Trial JUsticC WAS en-
gagged preparing papers, how was it he
got all the way to Ncwbrrry to have
another officer take ont Il new attach
mcnt. The b0ic must have got little
tune. All tllat stun about ''whrn | was
ii,
and the rubbing out the figures" J. will
leave to the wcighcr to explain. The
Wrl%hcr at Prosperity has Il reputation
i0I honesty and fair dealing that cannot
De soiird by amy such inSinuatons. The
Irii'' Justice at Prosperity did every
thing for MIR. Gallman that the law al
lowed him to do he docs not propose to
60 outside Of tn" law1o please the wlims
OF any man, if he is on the hunt Of Il
b.ic OF cotton. The Trial Justice did
tell Mr.. G.l,lman to meet him at Pros
rcrily the next morning, and he did
ullVc out OF town that morning TO his
iarm, where there was fire in the woods
tla' WAS likely To do him great damage,
tally rs much rs the vaIlc Of Il baic.
He went to look after this fire, and not
to escape from the presence Of Mr.. Call
man on the hunt Of his bale. And
would say, had not citizens come TO my
aid, the probability is that several fam- |
lies would have been burned out. This
Is why | went out Of "ihc other end Of
town. But the bale WAS under good
bond before | left. | should have said
above that when Mr.. Gallman refused
TO accept ihc bond Of the MrsSre. Wise,
Immediately went 10 them and they
placed eighty dollars cash in my hands
to make he bond good. Now rs to the
new attachment and the selling the b,,lc
within an hour, | have nothing to do.
If Mr.. Gal!man got the money, did he
take it home with han, or wha, did he
do with it? might say more. but these
are the facts. Now Mr.. Gallman, | am
d"nr, but the end i not yet.
B. B. HAIR,
Trial Justice, Prosperity, s. G..