Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-06

8 appeared before me;
this fourteenth day Of July, 1914, r
3 Wilson, who being duly sworn de-
poses and says
That he is the editor and owner Of.
the WaynesVille Courier, weekly
newspaper published in the state and
county aforesaid. and that he is sec
rotary of the Haywood county demo
cratic executive committee.
That as such he is actively interest
cd "a all matters Affecting the demo-
cratic party IN the aforesaid countg
and state.
IT # it having come to his knoWl
etge that the management Of the
suyeta Park hotel, situated il Il
town of Waynesyille had, or was about
to enter suit against Robert r. Reys
holds, democratic candidate for tn
nomination for representative in con.
gress from the Tenth North Carolina
district, for balance alleged to be
Que in. payment Of board and Iodgtas
for delegates representing the sale
Robert r. Reynolds while the sal
delegates were in WaynesvilIe attend.
ing the convention of the congress
|sional district he, the deponent, en-
deavored to ascertain the facts in the
case.
That in SO endeayoring he had s
talk with Mr. William Schauf1e, the
chief clerk of the suyeta Park hote
on or about the morning of June "a
1914, the conversation occurring in tn,
Office of the Waynesville Courier.
5 THAT in the said conversation Mr.
Schaufle said in effect that he had
gone to Asheyille with the register o
the Suyeta Park hotel for the purpose
of checking the same with Mr.. Rey-
nclds and Strengthening the differ
ences between the hotel and Mr.. Rey-
nolds, if there were any. Mr.. Schau1c
went on to say that in going over the
hotel register and the records of th<
Gclgates to the convention and othe.
records in possession of Mr.. ReynoEd.
that number of mistakes were foun
in the statement of the amount due
as rendered by the hotel, and that
upon completing the checking it wa.
found that the entire amount of the
hill at the Suyeta Park hotel SHOULD |
teve been $850.50 instead of tn
as rendered to Mr.. Reynolds |
and that of this amount $500 had bee;
paid. Mr.. Schaufle stated that it wa
lis opinion and belief that the amour.
ct $85050 was all that the hotel eoul.
Justly demand that Mr. Reynolds pay.
bid that he would have settled with
Mr. Reynolds on that basis if he hat
lad the authority. He further stateC
that upon his return to WaynesviH
.e had so reported to Miss Cameron I
The lessor of the hotel, and had rec
to her that she accept
from Mr.. Reynolds the sum of $350.50-
Is full and complete payment for tn.
amount due, basing such recommends
ion upon the fact that he found er
'ors in the account as originally sub
nitted. Mr.. Schaufe further statei
hat he believed that Miss Cameron
he lessor of the hotel, would sue 70
he full amount as originally claimed
n spite of his advice because of tn:
act that she believed Mr.. Reynolds
could pay under threat of suit rath
r than to jeopardize his political
hances by defending suit for the
,oard bill of his delegates.
THAT this conversation was enter
(. into voluntarily by Mr.. Schaufic
With the deponent, and that it oc7
aired before the proceedings had been
instituted by the management OF the
lotel against Mr. Reynolds.
tThat all the statements above Sc
orth are true to the best Of his
and belief.
R.. B. WILSON.
"Sworn and subscribed to before me
his fourteenth day of July, 1914. If
y:tness whereof / have hereunto at
xed my signature and official seal.
JERRY r. LEATHERWoOD,
CLERK Superior Court of Haywood
County" adv Ito
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