Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-10-12

ment was sworn out against the
above named defendant and like in.
dictments against several other par.
ties, affiant was approached and
asked to assist Solicitor NJ. w. Nash
in the prosecution of the above
named and other cases, that at the
time affiant was advised that the
Board OF County Commissioners had
taken no action in this matter but
that the chairman of said Board
agreed TO recommend The payment
OF such fees as should be charged
by affiant.
That affiant is informed, believes
and alleges that the County Board
of Commissioners of Richmond
County have never discussed the
payment of any fees to this affiant
and have never taken any action
to that end; that the only act or
thing that has been done by any
member of the Board of County
Commissioners has been by the
chairman of said board in agreeing
to submit for official action the fees
to be charged by this affiant in
prosecuting liquor cases.
That at the time of atlantis be-
ing retained to prosecute liquor
cases that no specific case was
named nor has any specific cases
been named since that time, but af.
/ fiant was retained to prosecute any
and all liquor cases coming before
ithis Court, as well as cases before
/ the Magistrates of the county.
That affiant is informed, believes
and so alleges that L. d. Frutchey,
as an individual or as member
! of the Board of County Commits.
sioners, has never participated in
any way in retaining this affiant
to assist the Solicitor II prosecuting
! this case OF any other coming be-
! fore this Court
That as aforesaid, affiant is O
member of the law firm of Bynum
: and Henry, and at the time of the
/ hearing Of several cases before the
Magistrate was called to New York
City and Toledo, Ohio, and that
during such absence, Fred w. BY.
aum as courtesy to this affiant and
rby reason of said copartnership ap.
peared before and prosecuted a
number OF liquor cases before the
Magistrate.
+ That affiant is informed and be-
ieves and SO alleges that he has
been requested to assist in the pros.
ecution of liquor cases, in addition
to his usual duties as County At
torncy, for the general purpose OF
stamping out traffic in liquor in
Richmond County, and for the pur-
pose of assisting the officers and
agents employed by said County
OF Richmond in the enforcement of
laws.
Affiant further states that at the
time Of his employment no specific
cases were named but that his EN-.
/ ployment was general and for the
general purpose of prosecuting VIC
lators OF the liquor laws.
/ Affiant is advised, informed, be.
lieves and so alleges, that his EN-.
| ployment by the said Board OF
County Commissioners, was without
malice or i'll will toward any per,
son or persons, but that such EN-.
lployment was made with regard
and pursuant their duty as County
Commissioners toward the people
of said County.
Ozmer L. HENRY.
Sworn and subscribed to before
me this the 9Th day of October,
w. A. McAULAY, Asst. C. S. C.
!. c. Leak, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says:
| That he is a citizen OF the Town
OF Rockingham, N. c., and is pres
ident OF that body of citizens In the
County Of Richmond known as the
McLendon Club; that he was select
led without any solicitation on his
part as president Of said club; that
said club meets twice month,
that its meetings are duly advertis
ed and the public are cordially In
vited to attend the same; that there
Els nothing secrotige about its meet
ings or purposes; that the club was
formed following a revival held In
Rockingham the past summer BY