Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-12

sion. to Charles Stevens and to Or.
Williams. Il large practitioner OF medi.
cine ut Ur"okncal. These ccutlomcn
refused to sign the petition. II Iu,,,.c
E.rksdalc denies his personal activity.
let him do 50 over his own signature, ;.
Iuu, TuRNHuLL ACTED Ar
JUDGE BAUISDAI.E'S UI:o HES,
Hard on the heels OF this declaration
came signed statement to The Times
Dispatch from Attorney Irby Turnhuu
via" compiled the Information with ref
crcncc to Mr.. k:aslcys omitted rcport.
! ia MccklcnhurS County, i'm which no
I records his personal iinpartiality with
regard IL the cNamimcrship fight. as
I sorting that he made an examination
Of the M"cklcnburs County records al,
I Judge EarkSdalcs request
TclcErams 10 Judge Barksda,c ON
/ sunday aud again OH yesterday sum,
/ marianc Mr. Easlcy's charges aud re-
uucStirE a statement In reply have 80
I FAR remained unanswered
! Mr.. Easlcy's direct insistcncc that bo
detailed facts when he charged judge
TIarksdalc with personal activity i'm be-
half OF his rival, and his statement that
not until July Five days before he
was removed from ohicc-did he learn
for the firs, time that charges had been
LODGED against him. and Mr.. Turnbulrs
statement contributed Il disconcertiu..
supplement TO tho tangled history or
last weeks star chamber hearing aud
the bare cdict that followed IT,
An inspection OF the schedule listed
IN Mr. Garnctts letter to Mr.. Easlev
shows that Mr.. Turnbuirs letter To
Judge Garksdalc was dated June "A
This was the letter that listed money,
in the bands OF special commissioners
in Mccklcnburs County which. II wa,
charged. Mr.. iaslcy had failed TO re-
port, For some reason. tho contents OF
this letter were not disclosed to Mr..
Easley until week later.
DECLINED TO MAKE PURIIr
NATURE OF CHARGES
In his signed statement published
Yesterday. Mr.. Leigh said that a con,
Of the charges against Mr.. Ea.,cv
that h" himself had prepared was
Med with Governor stuart. Judge
prom'is and Auditor Moore in ,hs
month Of May. Tho charges. he con.
inuod. then became matter n,
record. and anybody could have seen
them
Although filed in May. as Mr.. Leigh
says Mr. Easlcy was first appraised OF
the charges on July ?, when q conv
Was forwarded 10 him by Mr.. C;arnctt
inc nrst meeting OF the Tax Board
after TINS date was on July. 5, at which
hleeuhE MI Easley appeared TO answer
INC charges On July the board moi
again and ordered Mr. Easlev's rc-
moval
oh thursday afternoon. Jul,. 6. fol-
ioW'nc the meeting Of the Tax Board
at which Mr.. Easlcy was for tho ,rst
tiine confronted with his accusers an
effort was made by The Times Dis
Paich I" secure from Auditor Moore
secretary Of the board and from Ex
cCutiNc Assistant Garnet, some ;rrnr
nation as 10 the nature Of tho charges
mat had been preferred against the
sixth District examiner. 10th officers
replied that they were withou, author
ny 10 make any statement II appcars
therefore, that Mr. Lcighs statement
mat inc charges filed by him in Mrs.
were open TO inspection by ANYBODY
is subject to serious Qualification. No
information OF any kind with reference
TO the charges filed against Mr. Easlcv
was obtainable from the Tax Board a.
late as Thursday, the day before MIR
EaSlcy was removed.
iKBi TURNBULI. STATES
HIS CONNECTION WITH CASH
Mr.. Turrbulrs statement follows:
To the Richmond Times Dispatch:
have just read tho statement Of Mr.
benjamin Watkins Leigh, attorney
"f Houston. appearing in Your issue
Of to-daN, relative 10 tho contest be
tween James :. I.asley and Tucker G.
Watkins for the position OF examiner
Of records for this district | note
that Mr.. :aslcy, at tho hearing be-
Tore tho Tax Board. denied tho cor.
r"ctncss OF tho statements contained
IN my letter as to omitted irtangiblcS
~ Mocl:icnburg County for the years
iHi+ and 1915.
Ia the circumstances. J think it. only
lair To mo that II be known my po-
Sition in this unfortunate contest. u
mad no personal interest in tho out
com" OF the contest. did not sup
bort either MIR Easlcy or Mr.. Wat
NinS. refused to sign a petiticu for
Mr.. Watkins and never saw one cir
'"la'"d FOR Mn E1slcy: but would
not have signed ii had there been ono
MY position was that tho board should
cN"nn" into tho merits of tho candi-
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