The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-07

in regard to this matter, and copies
OF nine other letters passed between
the same parties, are attached to the
complaint
A copy Of the indictment returned
against B. B. Evans for forgery by the
grand jury of Saluda county in De-
cember, 1908, is attached to the peti-
ton.
The collection of an account Of the
Murray Drug company against T. E.
Bates for $103, through B. B. Evans,
at Saluda, in 1906, which it is alleged
! Evans never turned over to the Muir
ray Drug company, is recited, and w.
J. Murray and j. Nelson Frierson are
named as material witnesses.
The charge made by B. 3. Evans in
the campaign last summer to the effect
that Sheriff B. F. Sample stole GER
tain receipt from his Office in Saluda,
and his other charges against Sample,
together with a statement signed by
citizens of Saluda denying the charges
against Sample, are referred to and
made a part of the complaint.
The petition says that the charge
against Sheriff Sample was with ma
licious intent" and that Evans, when
he made them, knew them "to be ut-
terly false"
! That complaint also alleges that B.
3. Evans. att the spartanburg campaign
meeting last summer did falsely and
with malicious intent" make state
ment concerning b. W. Crouch and e.
W. Able. of Saluda,, that if The Act "a
and Hartford FIR Insurance compa-
nies had done their duty Messrs. able
and Crouch would be behind the bars
as incendiaries; that one of the person
was caught in the act and compromls-
ed and the. other destroyed the libra
res Of all the lawyers in Saluda, and
!, the language of the complaint con-
rues, that on said occasion he fur
ther referred to the said B. W. Crouch
and E. w. Able as blind tigers, thieves
and incendiarie:, well knowing the said
statements to be utterly false" Nc
David Horton, of the Columbia State,
Wyatt A. Taylor, of the Columbia Rec
ord. and L. H Wannamaker, of the
Charleston News and Courier are Civ
en- as material witnesses to prove this
charge.
Another paragraph of the complaint
saws that the reputation of the said ;
Barnard B. Evans for honesty, fair
dealing, and for truth and veracity is
bad. 1t is believed that various men,
bers of the Columbia bar will testify
| to the correctness Of the above
charges
1t is alleged that B. !. Evans, in 1898
and 1899, discounted two notes at the
Carolina National bank, one for $3.50,
to which he forged the name of }. d.
Allen, of Edgefeld, and one for amount
not named, to which he forged the
name of l.. w. Reese, of Edgefeld
! county. 1t is recited that when action
was brought by the bank against the
alleged signers of the notes the facts
! as to Evans forging the signatures
was established. Certified copy OF
Judgment roll in Allen case is attached
to complaint and as to second note H.
W. Reese, W. A. Clark and Willie Jones
are given as material witnesses to
prove the allegations.
1t is charged that B. B. Evans,
while acting as agent for the Ameri-
can Bonding and Trust company, OF
Baltimore city collected money on pre-
miums of bonds issued by this COM
pany from various people and failed
to turn over to the company the sum
of $26O.37 thus collected. A copy OF
the judgment obtained by such COM
nany against Evans in the Richland
county court is attached.
Attorney General Lyon in closing
his petition says: That the certified
records herein referred to as we'll as
the letters and copies of letters, to-
gether with all other Information con-
tanned herein, have been put in the
hands of your informant at various
times during the past two and one
half years. and has. on account Of hay
CONTINUED on PACE y