The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
M'LEODVS. COMMISSIONERS

M LEOE v =. AJlVlIy1AO0AOINA
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the public interest will suffer if
the board Of audit and finance is
made a party to this suit, for II
has already reported that eX~
Sheriff Mcleod owes a certain
amount to the county, whereas
Mcleod has admitted that he is
due several hundred dollars more
than this, and it could hardly be
expected that the board Of audit
and finance would repudiate its
own report.
That the application for inter-
vention is not made in good faith ,
with any view to protecting the !
public interests Of the county, |
but for the purpose Of delaying
an adjudication Of the correct |
amount due by ex-Sheriff Nc
Leod and to drag into the action
many other matters for the pur-
pose Of having its effect in the
politics Of the county and for the
/ purpose of delaying a settlement
of the accounts of eX-Sheriff Nc
Leod until the election in Novem-
Der.
Attached to the affidavit are
exhibits containing extracts from
the minutes of the board of COM
missiOners bearing upon efforts
made to settle with eX-Sheritf
Mcleod.
EX-SHERIFF MCLEOD's AFFIDA-
Ex-Sheriff Mcleod says in his
affidavit that he was elected sher-
if of Robson county in 1898 and
at each succeeding election there
after until 1906, when he did not
= stand for re rejection, and his
= successor entered upon the du-
ties of his office on the Ist Mon
day in December, 1906, but that
he continued to collect the taxes
t for the fiscal year 1906-1907
e That during the entire period
: when he was sheriff the firm OF
Mclean & Mclean, of which
Col. N. A. Mclean, who is now
t counsel for the board Of audit
n and finance, was the senior mem
y Der, were attorneys for afiant
p and were thoroughly acquainted
d with his conduct Of the sheriff.
$ Office and advised him as to sucl
l. conduct, and the said firm con
tinued as attorneys for him I'm
g until during the session of tn
g General Assembly of 1907, a
d which time personal difference
D. arose between affiant and Col
al Mclean and thereupon the fir
Of Mclean & Mclean ceased
lie be his attorneys. That therea1
q ter a member Of the firm c
L Mclean & Mclean prepared, an
o. Col. Mclean cause to be intrOdU
ced and enacted into law the az
creating the board Of audit an
finance, and this board was give
8. the discretion to investigate an
. report the accounts of all publ
n, officers of the county for a perio
of four years next preceding tn
tn LIST day Of December, 1906, dul
ing all Of which period Col. M
in Lean was attorney for affian
n. and going very nearly back
: the time when he was cOuns.
also for the board Of commi!
Il sioners; and that he was the
attorney also for other count
officers whose official affair
+. were to be examined. Thu
Col. Mcleod acted as counsel fc
the board Of audit and financ
n and after the reply of this al
fiant to the charges published b
that board he advised it that h
could not appear in any eXamin;
of ton into the accounts Of the pre-.
ent sheriff and the road commits
III siOnerS, as he was counsel fl
10 them, but he did act for tt
~ board during its investigation il
r. to the accounts of afiant, WI
was the client of Col. McLea
during the period covered by tt
investigation. That affiant b.
lieves that the provision to inve
tigate accounts for four yea
was inserted to afford an oppo
tunity for an attack upon hin
he and that the examination f
IT. that period was confined to Il
~ accounts Of affiant. That und
&c examination afiant was ask,
al many questions which involved
mass Of figures, which no m;
'er could carry in his head, that
ue was only allowed counsel aft
.+b he refused to proceed with
investigation, and then his coU
* sci could only advise him as
his constitutional right to refU
to answer. That in the report
the board Of audit and fnar
everything that could be US
against him was used and ever
ne thing in his favor was suppresst
ICY o c'liu CildC Ine IepoiC vi Clce = exp
eCt said experts finding in some
Il stances that afiant had overp;
the county and State,
He refers to the reports of
board Of audit and finance a
his replies, his efforts to secl
a settlement and the institut
md of the suit, all Of which has a
~ been fully reported in this
~ per, and afiant says further:
ng, That there has been no und
Ors. standing between him and