The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

that Stone is worth nothing, or that
Bragg is kept IN bis house by the
Kimball Organ Co.: to watch Stone.
Went to Harnett county to Hector
Bailey, colored, to see his cotton.
Stone sent him. Went second time
and took sewing machine; left it at
Bailey's house and brought Bailey in
in machine wagon to Raleigh and to
Stones house. = Introduced Baily to
Stone in Stones parlor, Bailey stayed
until he and Stone traded on the cot
ton. Bailey brought some of his cot
ton with him. Stone had it carded.
None of the boxes were marked
"Baily fcotton."' Had sample of
| carded lint with him when he sold
| seed to farmers. 1t was lint of the
Williamson cotton. Did not know of
any Zephyr cotton being raised in
| Wake last year. Was paid $50 per
month and his expenses for selling the
| seed. -.
R. l.. Mcleod: Been with Stone
seven years. Described methody-for
picking seed constructions for, selling,
&C., substantially same as other wit
nesses. Never heard of Stone raising
any cotton. During last fall took him
out in buggy to look at a field, but
did not tell him whose field it was.
Paid same salary as agent Jones.
Howard: Stays in Stones business
house as shipping and receiving clerk.
Had charge of packing and shipping
the seed. Shipped only. the small
white seed. LII
Cross-examined by the defence:
Did not travel o sell seed. Made
many of the boxes; didn't know how
many; somewhere between SO and
100. Knew nothing of quantity
shipped to agents; did all the shipping
himself. Did not know how many
boxes were made at the North. Re-
ceived them all, but did not know
whether he got 100 or ], 200. Didn't
know anything about amount of seed
now in store. -
Tally, agent: Had same instructions
as other agents, Did not tell A. ).
Allen that he preferred to sell to COM
mon. OF poor farmers. Did not tell
any one that seed were imported from
Egypt. Never had sold any organs,
machines or seed before. Sold five
negroes in Arson; all he sold in that
county, and put negroes names to
note. Showed them photographs,
pictures of pianos, &C., and told them
they stood a chance of getting one.
Robertson, of Randolph: Received
substantially same instructions as
others, and carried out his Ainstruc'
tions strictly. Sold to W. 20 per
sons. Did all he could, fairly and
legally, to sell and advertise the seed,
Had no knowledge whatever of the
seed, but sold simply and strictly as
represented tohim. II =
: Al Henderson, agent Been with
;, Stone ten years; employed to sell the
seed and did so strictly by the printed
guarantee; knew nothing of the seed
only it was Zephyr.
I. J. Kelly, agent: Sold for as gooo
, paper as he could get, and to gooo
, linen sold oIer-twenty boxes, and the
most of them1he sold in~the town Of
, Mt. Olive in Wayne, where he pro
, cured, store house and displayed the
: seed on Saturdays; knew nothing Q;
!, the seed and sold only and strictly &C
! cording to instructions. Question by
/ counsel: elf you had known they
] were Peterkin seed and bought at Z;
2 lcents per busheI, and that the nam
/ fhad been changed to Zephyr ano
4 Fpriced at $4,000 per bushel, wouit
: YOU have offered to sell them to you,
neighbors p Answer: 81 do no
.tknow whether would or not:
Merritt, agent Had same instruc
j tions and sold only according to in
structions; knew nothing of the seet
s as to how they were bought or Other
character.
l. NO. Brown, agent: substantial.
n same as others; travelled or train wit
g CASTOR, who told him that his nam
i. was Jones. CASTOR told him some
# thing about the seed, but he event o.
5. and sold them according to contract
e Albright, agent: Substantially sam
o instructions as the others; carried wit
q him photographs, advertisements, Pro
# GREss1vE FARMER, Christian AdUocat
It and religious tracts, SC. If he ha
,r known they were Peterkin seed di
y. moi, think he would have sold them a
le Zephyr.
Bagwell, agent: About same as tn
}: other agents. @
% VII Pace, Attorney Cenfdentii