Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-29
Judge Grady, Defend. } 1896.

DAILY ARGUS Plaintiff October etnn'
Judge Grady, Defend. 1896.
The def, ndant in this action for an
swer to the complaint, says:
/. That so much of allegation ~ in
the complaint AS d lego that thoIe was
no crowd at P.kevilie on the Goth day
of October Is false; tina t'there we've, by
actual count by MIR. John Brown, 204
pc, sons PIE ent.
2 That so much of allegation ~ in
&C mplaint as alleges that the defend
ant was an aspiring candidate for
cierk If Superior court two years ago
and is now on probation for TWO years
to come is false
That SD much thereof as alleges that
the crowd was tired and sleepy is fa lse.
That so much thereof as alle-es the
abuse of tho Democratic party is false
That so much thereof, as alleges that
def. ndant spoke of the Goln Bug,
Democratic and Republican pasties
and the Prohibit party is true
Z. at so much thereof as alleges that
defendant charged The Democratic
party was free will party and was in
favor of the most free things he had
9 er heard of is true.
). That so much there.f that alleges
thr defendant had new AMI old cleo
tion laws, a number OF newspaper CLIP
pings, and read clippings from tbs
ARGUS about the st. Louis convent en-,
cost of the registi alton and til, brass
baGd in e ldsboro, is tue.
i. That so much thereof as advising
the people to stand by the fusion with
the Republicans is true
j. That so much thereof as alleges
1ui, fn LAT
Bryan electors alone is false.
s That so much of alley alton six US
alleges that defendant is going to vote
for White for congress is false. as
plains,ff admits in parag "aph in his
| complaint.
Z That so much of paragraph Z as
alleges that defendant Is going to vote
fo- Peason. O'Ee1ry, Grant, Dobson
| and Mckinl' y is true.
That so much of paragraph l. Us
al eyes that defendant would not v3Le
for Baker. the candle ate for Register
of Deeds, is true. That the reason,
| the, efor was that Baker was the hired
Democratic Republican candidate,
that the defendant was not then, nor is
he now, in the habit of voting for
| Democrat, white or colored. I he
plaintiff can DOW very readily see
where Judge Grady stands politically
| New HOWdy do.
| 9. And for further defense. The
| Defendant says that if the author of the
two articles as allndes to him at Pike
vile in tie daily ARGUS, OF October
| 2Ists had stayed out of ohm Scott ban
room at Pikeville. as the d-fendant die
This breath would not have beer
staunched with tho beverage Of He'll
to wit: rot gut whiskev] with his face
gushing red with blood and his eyes
resem bling two full moons in eclipse as
he waggad his way through the dust te
the old house where the speaking wa.
to take place medltatiny to himself
after he had got there. after so hard {
struggle SO to do, whether the cl,i house
was surrounded with t. ees OF men, theI
he would have been able to give fair
| er history of he scene.
| Wherefore, defenGaC demands Judg
mont fot cost and for all and such othel
relief as may seem just and equitable
by the peoI le. JUDGE GRADY.
| FRAUD & CORRUPTION,
Atty's for Plaintiff
| A. T. GRADY,
Atty Tor Defendant.
In replication to-the answer u
tho defendant above the ARGUS
has to say,
i 1. That sections, 1 2>3 As
& Z IF the defendants answer
are not german to the issue
whether alleged to be true o.
false by the defendant, bu
nevertheless the ARGUS reiter
lates the truth OF all it's forme
statements in the premises.
| 2. That the statement towhicl
section 2 of defendants answe
refers was made upon informa
tion and belief, and we still be
lieve it to be true, md ia suostan
tiation thereof we introduce th
i legally drawn document ahoye
Iof defendant, as proof positiv
and direct, that not only is h.
Ion probation" for the cour
). clerkship, but the clerical bee
= b zz;ng so strong in his brair
d that he resorts to legal form an
g parlance in his published state
ment, as aboye. to thu
. impress upon the public wha
!, la magnificent court clerk b
[. would make: what a form;
q ponderous and overpowering le
, gal document he can draw.
k s. That section 8 of defendant
le answer is not the reason the dc
n fendant gave upon the stump 81
~ ears ago for net voting for b
/. Ico.ored running mate, Baker O
It the Republican ticket of th;
It year for Register of Deeds. Thl
the charge that Baker was stf
Il hired Democratic Republics
y candidate" is false in fact aud
II slander upon one of the best al