Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-02-02

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in few days. Afiiant says on or
about June 10, 1897. he received a
letter from said 7. E. Cummins IN
relation to the said matter, copy
of said letter being herewith filed
to and made part of this affidavit
and marked exhibit "a"
AHiant afterwards met Mr.Strick
ling prosecuting attorney, at Swans
hotel in Middletourne, about June
IL, 1907, and approached Mr.. Strick-
ling in reference to said indictments;
we talked the matter over and he
said "that while he could not take
the indictments off the docket he
would not have the afiant sum-
moned to appear at the July special
term of 1897 of said court; he adj
vised the afiant to keep out OF the
way of the officers at the August
term, 1897, as he would have to
have a summons issued for athant
then and afiant says he did as dl-
rected and was not summoned at
said August term; said Strlckllng
further said after said August term
he could run on his business until
after December next and II he was
arrested on a capias, he could give
bond in the sum of two or three
hundred dollars for his appearance
at court; affiant then and there
agreed with said Strickling to give
him one hundred dollars per month
for permitting him to run on as
long as the business justified lt,and
said Strickling further agreed not
to modest atlantis two brothers who
was in the same business. Affiant
at that time paid said Sticking the
sum of one hundred dollars and
continued to pay one hundred dol,
lars to said Strickling per month up
to December, 1897.
Afiant says that he was arrested
on Is capiases in September, 1897,
and put under bord for his appear
ance at the December term, 1897,
after seeing Strickling he said that
he did not know anything about it
as that was Sheriff Pyle's business,
and he would write to the court fer
an explanation, the affiant generally
met Strickling every month to de-
wise ways to avoid the officers.
Ahiant further says he had en-
ployed as one of his attorneys 0. c.
Carter, of Middlebourne, West Vir-
ginia, and through him he was en-
abled Indirectly to learn from Strick-
ling what he would do in the mat
ter, and affiant submits copies OF
two letters received from said Car
ter, which spsak for themselves,
marked "B & c."
Afiant further says he makes this
affidavit of his own free will, so that
the court may know the facts. Thai
there are other matters in this con
uection that affiant can state which
he has not stated that are material
if called upon.
ROBERT CLENDENNING.
Taken, sworn and subscribed to
before me in my said county this
the 10Th day of January, 1898.
G. D. SMITH,
Notary Public.
The letters FLED as exhibits are
Just the same as we printed last
week.
Fourth Judicial Circuit of West
Virginia. At Chambers in vaca-
ton ofthe Circuit Court of Tyler
county, January IS, 1898.
Certain charges having been ex-
hibited to the undersigned Judge of
the Circuit Court of Tyler county,
West Virginia, by one Robert
Clendenning against James II.
Strickling, the present prosecuting
attorney of said Tyler county for
official misconduct and neglect OF
duty in the discharge of the duties
of his said office. which said charges
are set out in the papers. charges
and affidavit so exhibited to me as
Judge of said Circuit court ana
hereto attached. And it appear
ing from said papers. charges
and afidavits so exhibited that it
is right and proper that legal
investigation of the same should
be mad by the Circuit Court of Ty.
Ter county. I therefore direct and
order that S. Moore, J. w. Lazear
and Hiram Underwood citizens and
tax payers OF Tyler county and who
are hereby appointed for that pur-
pose to proceed to employ counsel
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