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

since said Grand Jury was impan
eled employed ]. c. Sedherry, Esq.
to assist the Solicitor in the prose
cution OF this cause, and affiant is
informed and believes that John N
Hasty is one of said Board Of Com
missioners and as such participated
in the employment OF said attorney
and is also a member of the Grand
Jury, and as such participated in
the action by the Grand Jury upon
such bill, while he was in position
OF prosecutor in said cause as above
set forth.
5. Affiant is informed and eb-
lieves that the McLendon Club OF
Richmond County, after the afore-
said Grand Jury had been impanel
ed, employed F. W.,Bynufn, Esq, as
an attorney to assist in the prosecu-
ton of this action and that said
John N. Hasty, foreman OF the
Grand Jury and other members Of
the Grand Jury are members OF
said McLendon Club and actively
participated in said employment.
4. L. ID. Frutchey is a member Of
the Board of Commissioners OF
Richmond County, and affiant is in,
formed and believes that he is a
member of the Grand Jury impan-
eled as above set forth, and that at,
ter he was so impaneled he active
~ participated in the employment
by the Board of Commissioners Of
Richmond County of o. l. Henry
Esq, to assist the Solicitor in the
prosecution of this affiant, and that
afterwards upon October End, 1922
he was present and participated in
the consideration of the bill Of this
action and the finding of the same
5. Affffiant is informed and be,
lieves that the Invisible Empire Of
knights OF the Klu KluX Khan
some time known as the Knockers
has since said Grand Jury was i'm
paneled, as above set forth, en-
ployed H. S. Boggan, Esq, to assist
the Solicitor in the prosecution Of
this action and that ]. l.. Hawley
one of the members of the Crane
Jury, after he was so sworn and i'm
paneled, is the particular Knighl
who approached and employed sale
Boggan as attorney, he acting fol
and on behalf of himself and othel
members of said Invisible Empire
by whatever name the same may
be known. And afterwards said J
L. Hawley participated in the actor
of the Grand Jury upon the bill il
& this action.
6. Affiant is further informed
and believes that other members o
the said Invisible Empire of Kl
Kiux Khan and said McLendol
Club who have assisted and are in
terested in the prosecution of thi
action were and are members of tn
Grand Jury which passed upon tn
bill in this action, and that sucf
persons whose names are to hin
unknown, were actively participat
ing in the prosecution of this Gauss
4 at the time said bill was found.
Z. Affiant is further informed
and believes that the only witness
against this affiant before the Crane
Jury was one Harry Sapphire, wht
was employed after the Grand Jur,
aforesaid was impaneled for tn,
purpose Of obtaining eyidenc,
against this by the Boards of Com
missioners of the County of Rich
3 mond and of the Town OF Rocking
ham, of which the above mentioned
John N. Hasty and L. ID. Frutche,
arc members, and said detective ha
been paid by said Boards Of Com
missioners the sum of $545.9S, sal,
Hasty and Frutchey participating
in said payment while. members 0
the Grand Jury and before tn
finding of the bill.
WHEREFORE, upon account o
the matters above set out the de
fendant respectfully moves that tn
court do quash the bill of indict
ment in this cause and defendan
further demurs to the bill of indict
ment in this cause for the reason
! above set forth.
JAS. A. LOCKHART,
+. D. Phillips, Attorney for De
PENDANT
Younger Smith, being duly sworn