The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-29

Simmons, Allen and Daniels Mad With
the Governor Because He Stopped
Their Scheme to Putt the State In the
Oyster Fraud Business.
Progressive Farmer.l
We have been informed that an IN
terestlng contribution to the public
will soon come out in the shape Of an
exposure of Secret Circular Simmons,
w. r. Allen and Josephus Daniels and
their ring in connection with the
Oyster Frauds. 1t is well known that
Simmons and Allen we're very violent
against the Governor and Treasurer
Worth because they were not allowed
to pull the State Treasury to the ex-
tent OF Sc, 600 for Oyster Fraud claims.
These claims have been pronounced
fraudulent by Messrs. Douglas and
McIver, the lawyers who made COM
plete investigation of them, and who
are both Democratic.
1t seems that w. r. Allen has been
quite unfortunate in some of his finan-
cling to get fees. 1t is generally I'M
derstOOd that he and Simmons were to
get half of the swag in the Oyster
Fraud claims. But he is now trying
TO get to the legislature. He and Sim
mons and the click get Daniels at
Goldsboro, the brother of the News
and Observer, and put him up for the
Senate from Wayne, Duplin and Pen
der. The News and Observer Daniels
crammed his paper with attacks upon
Treasurer Worth and said that Mr..
Worth ought to be impeached be-
cause he would not pay these fraudu-
lent claims. Now the other Daniels is
trying to get in the Senate and Allen
in the House and both of them are to
steer things for an appropriation to
tax the people to pay these Oyster
Frauds.
We learn that Allen has a new cause
of impeachment against the Governor.
He has started an attack in little
G0ldsbOr0 paper on the Governor
about granting a pardon to one Free
man Davis. The ring sheets have copied
it. The story sheet at Charlotte, call
ed the Observer, joins the other SLAM
derers. This Davis was prosecuted by
Allen for seducing colored girl. He
was convicted. Allen asked the court
to let him off if he would pay 500 in
money to the girl. This of course
meant 500 to the girl minus 80 much
of it as Allen should take for
bis fees. The court declined to do
this and sent Davis to the penitentiary.
An application was made to the Gov
ernor for his pardon. The petition for
the pardon was signed by all the white
people in the neighborhood who were
acquainted with the facts. and by all
the county officers of Duplin county.
Allen heard OF the petition and went
to the friends OF the prisoner, Davis,
and told them he wanted $500, that if
he could get 5000 he would have the
girl and her parents to sligo the petit
ton for the pardon, but that if the
money was not paid he would prevent
the pardon. The 5000 not coming, Al
len wrote letter to the Governor say
ing that he wanted to present reasons
against the pardon. The sheriff of Du.
/ plin county and many other RESPONSE
BILE men informed the Governor Of Al.
lens conduct in trying to extort mon
ey from the prisoner as the price of a
pardon. When the Governor received
this information he told the friends Of
the prisoner that they should pay $50
to the girl, and that if they did so that
he would grant the pardon. This was
done and the pardon vas issued. The
girl got the $50-Allen got left. ThaS's
what the matter with Allen.