The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-06-30
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DR.. Lynch COMES BACK
At zR. COCKFIeLD.

fers to me in regard to my letter to
Gov Ansel | am responsible for all
nv remarks and actions and again
repeat, as it appears to me, that the
citizens of Lake City, knowing they
could not be annexed by their own
voters, included our territory to
bring them in. Individually l have
not heard Mr. Cockfeld make any
statement, but have it on such au.
thority that | am forced to believe
he said so.
Evidently there has been some mis-
understanding between myself and
some of the gentlemen's affidavits
in so far as we stated, in the entire
territory" which should have read,
everybody whom the petition had
been presented to-" This, we regret
to say, occurred in transcribing our
notes. And we have corrected same
and it explains itself elsewhere.
AS to the alleged arguments, let
them be leading or misleading, per-
sonally know nothing of them. As
yet the gentlemen have not approach
ed me, but know that where we
"have so much smoke some fire
surely must be near"
With regard to the affidavits in
question, the gentlemen who gave
them explain the matter, and their
statements are now corroborated by
gentlemen whom we regard as men
of high sense of honor and above
reproach.
Mr. C r Benton is away from
home, but have been Informed that
the same visitors went to him, but
just what he actually did say to them
/ do not know.
Iwish further to say that so much
of the article in regard to j R Cas-
selman's affidavit relative to his not
giving me an affidavit and he made
no oath, signed no paper and did not
not authorize me to sign his name,
this matter is fully explained in MIR
Casselman's affidavit in this issue
and explains elf,and | have known
Ralston Casselman for a number of
years, have been his family physician
for several years, have transacted
business with him from year to year
and l regard him as being one of the
best citizens that has ever trod the
lands of South Carolina and for
truthfulness and justice will COM
pare with the gentlemen who have
made the charges. do not propose
to enter into any controversy, being
not in my line, and | do not regard
it necessary nor desirable. but feel it
a duty l owe to my good people and
myself to vindicate our names and
give the true facts as they actually
exist in this particular matter and l
trust | have made myself clear.
WS LYNCH.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Personally appeared before me
Charlie G Shaffer, who, being duly
sworn, says: | am citizen of Viii
liamsburg county and AZ years of
age, and that on or about the 4th day
of June, A D 1910. l made state
ment of my own free will and accord
relative to a certain portion of Will
liamsburg county being annexed to
Florence county and the manner by
which the canvassers were securing
signatures and afterwards was asked
by Dr. Lynch if | would make an af-
idavit. l said, yes, and did so,which
appears in The County Record under
date of June 9,1910. On the follow
ing Monday l was approached by P
D Cockfeld, he having John McCut-
chen in his buggy. Cockfeld stated
to me that he wanted me to make
an affidavit exactly as he said, and |
refused and ne asked for me to come
to Lake City to Baldwin's or Bass
office and make affidavit as he want
ed. said would if it did not rain.
On the following day Cockfeld and
j H V Gaskins approached me at