The news & observer., 1905-11-04

defendants to enter into the contract
or agreement with him, as above set
forth but announced TO the said III. >.
HarkinS and Thomas $. Rollins. two of
the defendants above named, that he
would become Il candidate for APP
pointment To the position of Collector
of Internal Revenue for the said Fifth
Collection District of North Carolina,
the said II S. Harkins and Thomas 5.
Rollins offered 10 and did enter into
the contract or agreement herein set
forth, and procured the signatures of
said a, +. Holton and j. M. Millikan
To the same; that the plaintiff believ-
ing that the said defendants could
and would fulfil the contract and
aereement made with him. and that
they had entered into the said contract
in good faith and from pure motives,
because they believed the plaintiff to
be worthy and capable, and that his
appointment would be for the good of
the public service as we'll as for the
good of the plaintiff himself, and that
by signing the said contract or agree
ment they were intending TO show
their good faith and sincerity. the
plaintiff accepted the contract or
agreement as hereinbefore set forth
and in good faith endorsed and recon-
dorse and recommend the said defend
ants for the several offices above
named and himself withdrew and did
al, IN ms power to convince the people
that defendants having made good Of
ficers should be entrusted with another
term
Sections four and five of the COM
plant set forth the belief of the plain
tiff that the defendants were able to
carry out this alleged agreement, but
that so far as the plaintiff is in
formed no effort was made to do so,
and certainly no office was ever ten
dered him.
Section six is interesting in that it
enumerates some forty or fifty per
sons said to be relatives of Messrs.
Rollins and Pritchard who are now
holding or have held Federal positions.
Section six follows:
That the said defendants went on
recommending and causing to be APP
pointed. evading and violating the
clvii service laws, rules and regula-
tions of the United States, in many in
stances their kindred and immediate
friends. and acting in harmony WIN
United States Senator Pritchard, the
flther-in-law OF Thomas Rollins,
one of the defendants above named,
his relations by blood and marriage,
as the plaintiff has since been inform
ed believes of which the following
as plaintiff is informed and believes.
>>l e onIy 1ew, ana one OF Whlch
pIaces the said defendant might nave
Obtained for the plalnuf1, to-Wl: W.
~ ltoihns. father OF Thomas =, Roll
ms one of the defendants above
named, postmaster at Ashevlle, n. G.,
u.orse ~. Irluc naru, brother OF SEN
.ator ). G. prltchard, and uncle by mar
rage or lnomaS :. Rollins. sergeant
alarms in the United States Senate,
and afterwards United States Marshal
for the lndlan territory; Arthur
Plitchard son OF j. G. Prilcnard. ana
bloIher-ln-law of 1nomas ..
Roilins, deputy collector in the
ONCE IF IL >. Harhins: George
i'I1tchard Jr son of Senator-J x.
Pritchard and brother-in-law Of
Thomas ). Rollins, baiim during the
sitting of the United States circuit
court of Appeals; James Bailey,
brother-in- law of Senator j. G. Pritch-
ard who is fatner-in-laW OF Thomas
5. Rollins. clerk Or deputy in the or
flee of j. NJ Miiiikan. L. s. Aidrshal,
tol! the Wetsern Distl let Of North
Carolina and OF Liz u~A~,ldoit above
named; VIII Bailey, brother-1n-laW d
Jeter G. Pritcharu, government clerk
at Washington, ID. c., in what depart
ment plaintiff is not informed; w. >.
1y11nS DfOlneI-lH-l Oh j. y. L lilCii-
ard and uncle of Thos. ;. Rollins
by marriage, clerk of the United
States courts of Asheville, \. c..
George II. HyamS brother of w. >.
HyamS, postmaster at Old Fort, n. {.
son of W. S. Hyams, initials unknown
to plaintiff. cousin of Thos. ;. Rol-
lins, to Il position in a government Of
flee paying $1,000 per annum the
name of the particular office being
unknown to plaintiff: n. w. London,
brother-In-law of Jeter c. Pritchard,
T. S. gauger for the fifth collection
district of North Carolina: Mrs. An
derson sister-in-law of Jeter G.
Pritchard postmistre<hs at Bark s,s-
Viie, \. c.; Jake Ray, step-son of
Jeter G. Pritchard, position in the
government service at Washington
-. C., i'm what department plaintiff
is not informed; Miss Kittie Rollins,
sister of Thos. $. Rollins, clerk in the
postoffice at Asheville, \. c.; Miss
Hattie Rollins, cousin of Thos 5. Rol-
Inns. clerk in the postoffice at Ashe-
vile. nephew of Rollins and cousin Of
Thomas S. Rollins, name unknown
to plaintiff. rural mail inspector; Hez-
ekiah A. Gruger, uncle of Thomas 5.
RoiIins counsel general to Panama
and afterwards L. $. Judge for Pana-
ma: son of H. A. Gudger and cousin
of T. $. Rollins, deputy clerk in the
custom house at Panama; j. e. Gud-
ger distant cousin of T. S. Rollins,
railway mail agent; Emit Gudger
son of Congressman J. NJ. Gudger, Il
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