The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-29
NOT DRUNK, REPLY
THE AFF|DAV|TS
Thus Judge PEBBLES An
swers the Charges.
MANY V0IcFS SPEAK
MANY VOICES SPEAK

the Use of lntoxicants, to His
Judicial Temper
ament.
Especial to The News and Observer)
Lumberton, N. c., May 2S.-A very
large number of affidavits were filed
here by Judge PEBBLES today in an
swer to the charges made by members
of the Robson bar. The most inn
portant of these documents are print
ed in full; others covering the same
grounds are summarized Coming
from many among the best known
people in the State, the affidavits fol-
loWS:\
Harnett County AfIidayits.
There are quite a number of depo-
Sltlons from Harnett county affiants;
Med. FELTON, saw Judge PEBBLES at
August and November court and So
far as his knowledge extends the judge
was not under the influence of liquor,
and that in his acquaintance of sew
eral years he has never known or
heard Of him being under the in
NueHce OF t!QuOfs lndC IN ms bearing
he was particularly impressed with
the fair able and impartial charges
to the jury; that he enabled litigants
to have their rights tried and judged
promptly without having to wait their
chances 2S heretofore; that he was
pleased with the fair and uniform
courtesy displayed by the judge to all
parties, and that Judge PEBBLES Is
equal if not superior to any judge ne
has known that presided over Har-
nett court.
Nathan Douglass. who was a juror
in Harnett court, could not tell that
Judge PEBBLES had taken a drink or
any intoXicant Whaever, was Impress
ed with mis- high judicial bearing and
demeanor on and off the bench, and
particularly with his fair, able and
impartial charge to the jury and his
uniform courtesy.
DR.. j. +. Cavness, of Ellington, had
frequent opportunity to observe the
conduct of Judge PEBBLES at Harnett
court and is perfectly sure that the
judge was entirely sober; that the
many people he talked to expressed
the opintol that he was fair, just and
upright Judge. He never heard it inti-
mated that the judge was affected by
drink and was greatly surprised at
the report; that he was in his room
on several occasions and had oppor-
tunity to observe Judge PEBBLES while
off the bench.
O. l.. Denning stopped at the same
hotel with Judge PEBBLES ard he was
entirely sober, courteous and consid-
crate.
J. r, Wilder, D. j. Mcleod. D. r.
Stewart, j. ID. Upchurch, G. w. Fu-
quay, j. Fl. McAliister, Samuel ID.
Stone, G.. b. Minis, John N. Creel Il.
b. O'Quinn and W. Il. Stevens who
were jurors at Harnett court, swear
that Judge PEBBLES was not under the
influence of intoxicating liquor at all
during said term of court SO far as
the knowledge Of the affiants extends;
that they were pleased with his high
judicial bearing, fair, able and i'm
partial charges and uniform courtesy
to litigants, jurors and witnesses.
E. F. Young saw a good deal of
Judge PEBBLES at Harnett court and
at the hotel He was strictly sober,
that his conduct was that of learned,
able and impartial Judge; that he was
fair and impartial to both sides.
j. A. Faucette saw Judge PEBBLES
many times during each day of court
and if he was at any time under the
influence of whiskey he had no knowl-'
edge of it and he never heard any
one suggest that Judge PEBBLES had
been drinking at all during said
term of court.
Oscar j. Spears, attorney of Har-
nett county, says: Judge PEBBLES
impressed him as a learned Judge,
fair. impartial, courteous, manifesting
no i'll temper, though he did repri-
mand some officer of the court who
was called away from the court room
during the session to his office be-
low; at no time did he see or know
of Judge PEBBLES being under the in
fuence of liquor or any drug and he
frequently visited him at his room
during recess of court both day and
night"
E. S. Smith, attorney, says: Judge
PEBBLES was not under the influence
of liquor of any kind at Harnett court,
nor could the affiant perceive that
His Honor had taken drink that he
was particularly impressed with the
high judicial bearing and demeanor,
with his uniform courtesy, with his
fair, able and impartial charges to
the jury"
Virtually to the same effect is the
affidavit of ID. c. Collins, r. E. L.
Skinner, John w. Pipkin, H. G.. Thom-
as, j. d. Barnes L. L. burlington, N
A. Stewart, foreman of the grand
jury; B. f. Shaw, deputy clerk of the
court; G. H. Biggs, deputy sheriff; NJ
H. Parker, deputy sheriff, l.. w. Tart
c. N. Skinner, chief of the police of
the town of Dunn, testifies that Judge
PEBBLES was not under the influence
of liquor during Harnett court; that
he had never seen Judge PEBBLES un-
der the influence of liquor or never
heard of his being under the influence
of liquor; that he was fair and i'm
partial
S. A. Salmon, sheriff. makes the fol-
lowing affidavit:
Harnett County.
S. A. Salmon being duly sworn says:
That he is the sheriff of Harnett