Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-10-12
]. a. McAuLAY. {. S. q. .

Fred. W. Bynum being duly
sworn deposes and says:
That he is a member OF the law
firm of Bynum & Henry of the
Town of Rockingham, N. c.; that
Mr.. o. L. Henry, of said firm, is
attorney for the Board of Commits
sioners of Richmond County; that
when the above case, and other
whiskey cases, were tried in the
Magistrates Court in Rockingham,
N c., on the day of----,
1922, Mr.. o. L. Henry was in the
State of Ohio on law matters; that
this affiant knew nothing about
prosecuting the above case and
other whiskey cases until a member
of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Rockingham came to
this affiant and asked if Mr. Henry
was in town; affiant informed him
that MIR. Henry was out OF town,
whereupOn he stated that Mr.. Henry
as County Attorney was prosecuting
the above and other whiskey cases
and had stated to him that this al
fiant would look after trying this
and other cases referred to; that
thereupon this affiant appeared in
the Magistrates Court, in the alb
sence of Mr.. Henry, and aided as
best he could in prosecuting said
cases.
Affiant further states that he has
never been employed by the Nc
Tendon Club to prosecute this or
any other whiskey cases in Rich
mond County nor has he ever been
approached by any member OF said
club in reference to employing him
to prosecute this or any other whis-
key cases; thatAnow that Mr.. Henry
is in town 1t is not the intention
of affiant to take part in the prose-
eution of this case.
FRED. w. BYNUM.-
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Oct. 4, 1922.
]. A. McAULAY, C. S. C.
j. L. Hawley, after first being
duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he has at no time employed
Or retained H. S. Boggan, Esq, OF
! any other attorney, to assist the So
licitor in the prosecution of this OIL
any other action now pending in
the Superior Courts of Richmond
County, on behalf of the Invisible
Empire or Knights of the Ku KluS
Khan, and that he has not at any
time approached and employed
said Boggan as attorney, he acting
for and on behalf of himself and
other members of said Invisible EN-
pire."
Affiant further says that he has
not been and is not now a Knight
of the Invisible Empire or knights
of the Ku Klux Khan, sometime
known as the Knockers;
And that he, as a member of the
Grand Jury now acting, has no in,
terest, either personal or financial
in the prosecution of the defendants
in this cause, or any other cause
but that his sole desire has beer
! and his endeayor is to do and per
form and discharge his sworn duty
as a Grand Juror, fairly and justly
and rightly and impartially, hold
ing bias or prejudice against nc
person or persons.
j. L. HAWLE1.
Sworn and subscribed to before
me, this October 9Th, 1922.
J.. A. McAULAY, C. S. C.
4 3. F. Reynolds, after first being
| duly sworn, deposes and says:
I That he is resident of tn,
1 County of Richmond and is Chair
man OF the Board OF County Com
mlssioners of said county.
| That sometime during the month
of August of this year he was ap
proched by citizens of the count,
and officials of the Town of Rock
lngham and asked if the Board O
County Commissioners would no
join with the Town of Rockingham
in the defraying of the expenses
and costs of investigating the illeg
al liquor traffic in Richmond
County and prosecuting guilty per
sons; that previous to this time. af
fiant had been informed that tn,
regular officers of the Town ant
County were unable to catch the of
tenders against the law on account
OF the violators being able to spo
such officers and elude them ant
that there were a large number o
people in the Town and County en-
gagged in the liquor traffic; that pur
saant to such request, by reason O
the information aforesaid and or
account of his duty as a member O
the Board of County Commissioner,
and DESTROYS of law enforcement il
Richmond County, this affian
agreed to submit the matter 10 In,
Board of County Commissioners
both as the expense of investigation
OF the liquor traffic and having tn,
County Boards regular attorney
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