The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-16


Commissioners That Report was
Shown on the Night of Decen =
Der 20.
To the Editor Of The Robesonian.
I'VE ask why it was that the
report Of the board of audit and
finance, jaalousIy guarded from
the eyes of every one else, and
held under lock and key, was
unlimited to Col. S. A. Edmund,
leader of the Republican party
of the county. and read to him be-
hind closed doors at night, days
before the report was made pub
lie, or any one else allowed to see
il? County Commissioners, in
their first reply.
Tue editor of The Robesonian
will state else where, we think,
that it was delivered to him, Mr..
Sharpe, about mid day Saturday,
Decem Der 2lst, the date on the
report. Miss Jessie Lennon
will testify, if necessary, that
she was engaged in typewriting
it from her stenographic notes
until after 10 o'clock the night
before it was given to Mr.. Sharpe
and will be cOrrOborated by, her
brother, Woody Lennon Esq and
Prof. }. Il. Poole. Miss Lennon
and Mr.. Lennon remem Der
distinctly that it was Friday
night, the ooh. Prof. Poole re,
mem bers the night, but not day
of month, and that she was at
work on the report at 10 o'clock
when he left the office.
AFFIDAVIT OF J. NJ. BUTLER.
J. M. Butler, being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is a
member of the board of audit
and finance of Robson county,
and has read the statements con-
tanned in the two replies of the
board of county commissioners
as to examination of the report
of the board of audit and finance,
by MIR. S. A. Edmund; that the
statements contained in both of
the said replies that said report
was submitted to S. A. Edmund
on Friday night, December Doth,
1907, is to the knowledge of aft
ant absolutely untrue; that said
report was not completed until
the morning of Saturday, Decem-
Der Dist, 1907, was not signed by
atfiant and Graham McKinnon
until about midday Satu rday,
when it was Immediately deliv'
cred to Mr.. J. A. Sharpe, editor
of The Robesonian.- for publica.
ton; that it was a physical i'm.
possibility for Edmunds to have
ssen it on Friday night, Decem
Der Goth, as it was not in exist
ence at tfat time.
J. M. BUTLER
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 14th day of March, 1908
A. T. MCLEAN.
(SEAL.) Notary Public.
Mr.. A. B. Pearsall, Mr.. Ora
ham McKinnon and Mr.. A. w
Mclean will testify to same stat,
= Of facts. The editor of The Rob
esonian knows, from all the facts
and circumstances, that Their,
was no report until Saturda,
and that he was the first one t,
: get it. We Call On him for tn,
facts as to this.
Next after Mr.. Sharpe, Mr.. r
s. Bond saw it, then Prof. Henri,
: l., Edens, both of whom hav
= agreed to give affidavits j
= wanted; next Mr.. A. E. White. al
of them Saturday afternoon, al
ter report had been completed or
, dered recorded inrecordsot boar,
t of audit and finance, ordere,
t published in RobesOnian, after
a had been for some time in hand
, of printer and the board had ad
b. journed and gone home. Mr.. S
s A. Edmund saw it Saturday even
, ing about, or a little after dark
: December 21st, Mr.. A. W. Nc
Lean being present when it wa
: handed to him on Mr.. Edmund
] expressing desire to see it
= But there is other interestini
1 matter. OF it's truthfulness, W
will let the reader be his ow,
!, Judge.
= 1T can be shown by abundan
evidence (indeed we do not thin
it will be denied by the part
l. himself) that the report was rea
L by Col. S. A. Edmund just a
y stated in our original reply etc
> 1t can be shown by such evi
Il dence (meaning abundant) tina
e it was read to him by the attol