Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-10-12
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expressions, the creation of health.
public sentiment in favor of purity
of life and public decency. d
That the McLendon Club has M.
charter, no constitutional bylaws.
and has never adopted any plate
form of principles; and it has never
discussed the action of the Courts
or the guilt or innocence of any
party or parties charged with crime
That the affiant has attended
number of meetings of the McLen.
don Club and therefore considered
himself a member of the Club. That
affiant is not a member of the Ku
Klux Khan, never has been and does
not know anybody in this com.
munity who is.
WALTER L. PARSONS.
Sworn and subscribed to before
me, this 9Th day of October, 1922.
]. A. McAULAY, C. S. c.
A. G. Corpening, after being first
duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is resident of the Town
of Rockingham, Richmond County,
member OF the Town Board OF
Commissioners and member oi
the McLendon Club;
That there has been widespread
violation of the liquor laws in the
Town of Rockingham and Rich
fnond County, and that the police
men and officers of the Town Of
Rockingham have from time to time
reported their inability to catch
such violators, by reason of the fact
that they were known to the VIOLA
tors, who were therefore able to
elude and escape them;
That, in conjunction with the
Mayor of the Town of Rockingham
and the Chief OF Police, this affianl
retained the services Of Mr.. Harry
Sapphire to investigate the illegal
traffic in liquor in the Town OF
Rockingham, Richmond County;
and that, at the time the said Sap
phire was retained and at the time
he came to Rockingham and went
to work, that his presence or the re-
tanning OF the said Sapphire was
unknown to the other members Of
the Board OF Town Commissioners,
and that the said Sapphire had
been here for more than a week, be-
fore the other members of the Town
Commissioners knew that he had
been employed or was at work;
That the said Harry Sapphire was
retained by the Town of Rocking
ham without malice, prejudice or ill
will against any particular person
or persons, but for the general pur-
pose of ascertaining violators of the
liquor law and prosecuting them
under the law.
This affiant further states that all
moneys paid to Harry Sapphire
were paid by him, and that after
such payment, and not until then,
did the Board of Town Commits
sioners know the amount paid; that
after the payment, at a regular
meeting of the Board Of Town Com
missioners, statement was made
by him as to the amount he had
paid out to the said Harry Sapphire.
This affiant further states that
he is a member of the McLendon
Club, of Richmond County, and is
treasurer thereof; that the McLen-
don Club has no money in its treas
try and that this affiant has never
collected any money: that the Nc
Tendon Club is voluntary organi-
cation of Christian men, actuated
by Christian motives and ideals, or
3 ganized for the purpose of foster
ing Christian ideals and for the
purpose OF creating a healthy pub
lie sentiment in favor Of law en-
forcement and against vice and inn
morality; that there are no cIandes-
tine or secret meetings of said Club
or utilization of said club, that there
4 are no oaths or other obligations i'm
posed upon members Of such club,
and no attempts to bend or influence
the judgment and conscience OF any
member thereof;
That this affiant is personally &C..
qllainted with both L. D. Frfllchev.
John N Hasty and j. Z. Hawlev
and knows them to be men 81 high
character and standing; that affiani
Is informed and believes that