The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
iOpss Alltn WILLING FcR a PAapos

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M EpIroK IL have seen the sr,,-
Gle 10 your paper copied from the Fro
aressive Farmer, In which you an der
take to place me in the position of at
tempting tn extori money from Free
man Davis To procure his pardon.
toy you will pubii.h this reply.
After the conviction OF Freeman pa
Wis his friends proposed to pay si0o TO
the woman sedpced. IL he could escape
The penifentiAry. I agreed To this, be-
iievinH that some provision ought ~ be
msde for the child bego,ten BY Davis.
and consulted with the Solicitor. Mr.
n q. Richardson, Fopu!ist, who also
asrrs j To it.
When the case WAS called for Judge
ment stated in open court that the
agreement rs SET out above had been
reached, and asked Judge Robinson 10
ratify il, which he refused To do, sta.
ting that Davis ought TO 60 TO the pen.
itentiary IL any one should. ! would
not have received any part Of this Si0O
except = small balance due on fees. lie
then appealed to the supreme court,
giving an appearance bond Of $500.
After the appeal To the Supreme
Court it WAS Understood that Davis
would forfeit his bond, and the step
father Of the girl came to me and Oh
cred to give me half that I could get
for the girl out Of the bond.
saw Judge Robinson and told him
that this proposition had been made to
me, and also that Was not willing TO
release the bond upon the payment Of
500 and take half Of IL; that thought
the woman ought to receive 500, aud
that in addition thought Davis ought
to be required to pay the court cost To-
GLIDING fee for the Solicitor on the
bond, and feeif0r my self which was
willing for him Judge RobinsOn) to
tx.
Judge Robinson concurred in this,
as did also Mr.. Richardson, the Solicit
tor. The bond Of Davis WAS forfeited
at the next term Of Duplin court, upon
bis failure to answer when called, and
judgment nisi now stands against
him and his sure:ies.
The above amounts would have AZ
gregated about 5000, and at this term
of DAVIS told them Of the proposed
arrangement, and stated il 1t was car
ried out would aid in keeping Davis
out of the penitentiary.
The letter written by me to the Gov
ernor was signed by the Solicitor, and
simply asked that 1 be notified before
an application for pardon was acted
upon.
| This was not done
then asked through Mr.. Pearson. to
see the Papers upon which the pardon
was granted.
This was refused.
| Governor Russell is q lawyer, and il
he will express bis opinion he will
state that this transaction is legiti-
mate, fair and open.
There were good men in Duplin, and
among them Democrats, who thought
that Davis ought not to nave been con.
victed. and doubtless some of these
recommended his pardon.
do not believe that Sheriff Moore
has made any statement rejecting up
on me. OLe word as to the oyster ca
ses. If the claims are fraudulent OF
not due they ought not to be paid.
We are willing to submit them to tht
closest scrutiny of some disintersstet
tribunal, and to that end are willing
to abide the decision of some lawyer
to be appointed by the Chief Justice o.
the Supreme Court, who is q Republi-
can, but an honorable gentleman. Ar,
you and the Auditor and Treasure
willing to do likewise?
i Very truly,
!. w. r. ALLEN.