The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-28
MRS, ARRINGToN's CHARGES.

Some Startling Specifications which
! HOOla Boom and the Other Peedy-
bees Will Consider To-day at Eleven
in the Office of Mr. Purnell--The
Governor and Fill-ups Both Here--
The Arlington committee is two thirds
| inf each man be considered a third.
Governor Campbell and Mr. Fill-up,
or rather Mr. Phillips, of Pitt, are here,
and Little--Bill Bryan is expected here
this morning. A meeting is called at II
o'clock to be held at the Office of Mr..
Thomas Purnell.
They will deliberate, and as Governor
Campbell said last night, they will not
say now what they Will do; "for," said
his Excellency, "that would be immodest
at this stage of the game, but" he con
tinued, "we will simply make the report
without defalcation' and they may do
the rest. :"
Well said, "Guvl" And now come
part of the works of to day, which
will no doubt be part of the perform
ance in the office of Mr. Purnell to day.
1t is no less than an affidavit by Mrs.
Arlington, and is as follows:
To Hon. A. A. Campbell, J. E. Bryan
and 7 Phillips, committee appointed
to investigate the affairs of Mrs P. D.
Arlington.
GENTLEMEN;-At your suggestion file
the following charge as you are reques-
ted to investigate, to wit:
On the 18th day of September, 1871,
a judgment was rendered at Franklin
Superior Court in my favor for 80 096. So,
and interest or $3,878 80 from July 1st,
1871, and cost. This judgment is duly
docketed in Nash county on April list,
1872 The judgment was against
L. N. B. Battle, my guar
dian, and J. P. and B. L Arlington,
executors of A H. Arlington, and T J
A. Cooper, sureties on the guardian
bond. Cooper has since died. Both A
Fl. Arlington and Cooper left large es-
tates, consisting of real and personal
property.
By fraud, false statements and false
testimony and NAL practice l have been
deprived of my rights and property un
der said judgment.
Respectfully submitted,
PATTIE D. B. ARLINGTON.
Specifications
That W. H. Arlington, by false aft
davit in which he periured himself, OBJ
tanned writ of habeas corpus under
which | was dragged around the State
at great expense and kept out of my
property. He swore that he was not a
party to or represented in the divorce
proceedings when in fact he was a party
and represented by Clinton B. Conkling
as attorney.
Witnesses: W. H. Arlington, A. j.
Cockrell, B. H. Lasly, f. NJ Conner,
@. NJ. Cook, G. II. Cook.
2. W. Fl. Arlington retains my home
place in Nash county by falsely swearing
/ am his wife, notwithstanding the Sn-
preme Court has decided / was divorced
from said W. Fl. Arlington in 1880.
This he swore in the court of Nash
county as late as spring term, 1894
Witnesses: g. B. Aycock, S. E. Eure,
Records, Register of Deeds Nash county,
Book So, page 438.
3. That S. L. Arlington and J. P. Ar
rington, executors, paid to Thomas
Avent 1926 so, which amount had
been taken to Vance county to be
paid on the Judgment in my favor. Said
money had been collected for the A. Fl.
Arlington estate, and was paid on per
sonal debt of J p Arlington to shield
him from criminal prosecution. Said
money was paid on an order of court,
obtained by fraud and made after mid
night.
Witnesses: Tom AvENT,
HENRY PERRY.
4. That at February term, 1894, the
case of Arlington VS.. Arlington, in the
Supreme Court, was heard on case on
appeal made up by attorneys for
different debtors and prejudicial to the
interests of myself as plaintiff. That
was contest between debtors as to con-
tribution. By these statements of the
case important facts are left out, others
incorrectly stated and several valuable
tracts of land, upon which the judgment
was lien, released.
Record.
S. That B. Fl Bum, acting as my at
torney. betrayed his trust and acquired
interest in the property upon which the
Judgment was lien adverse to my
interests. This was done while he was
my attorney, and the fact has been
studiously suppressed when the case was
before the courts.
In the case of J. J. Ross VS.. N. @. the
record was falsifed, and upon this re
cord, so changed and falsified, and a
false affidavit, an injunction has been
maintained by VIII CHI | am kept from
collecting my judgment.
Witnesses
L NJ OONYERs.
THE RECORD.