The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-12

year.
He also knows that when his two depu-
ties concluded their three months audit,
their purpose accomplished they withdrew,
asking no questions as to my bank balances,
which they would have found intact as
shown above. This was information 1t seems
they did not want, and he instead Of pur-
suing a manly, decent and customary course,
connived in seeing that the papers got the
startling sensational news, my first init
nation Of the result of his audit and in
tentions, coming from the newspapers, and
he at the same time was very dilligent in
handing me over to the tender CD mercies
of his political mentor and side partner, the
Governor, thus completing the deep-laid
scheme for my moral and political destruc
ton, and the Selling Of this office for one OF
his partisans. Fine pair of worthless, these
two.
He knows, if he knows anything, and If
he had the sembance of fairness would
have so said, that the last amount paid him
was to cover the shortage Of my former
deputy and cashier and was sent him in
cash, with the following letter:
January II, 1923.
Hon. Stokes V. Robertson,
State Revenue Agent,
Jackson, Miss.
Dear Sir
1.-THE Royal Indemnity Company of New
York, surety on the bond of my former
deputy and cashier, having paid the amount
due on said bond I am herewith handing
The bond of my deputy was only for So
100000, which paid by their attorneys
to my attorney in cash, the remainder hav-
ing been paid by me. SO much for the
cash transaction, about which he has so
repeatedly prated. Bond companies don't
pay unless their liability is clear and posi-
tive.
The amount referred to above of $6141.66
are the figures of a wellkn and highly
rated Auditorial firm, selected by mutual
agreement between John A. McNair, former
deputy and cashier, and who had been
trusted employee for ten years, the bonding
company and myself, being the firm of
Frank J. Haight & Company of Indianapo-
lis, Ind. These figures confirm those Of my
auditors. The period covered collections of
approximately $1,25O, 100000.
After this audit the r. A. and Russell,
his side partner, tried vigorously, if not
manfully, to "oust', literally kick me out
of office, where the people had placed me
by their suffrage.
Failing to defeat me before the people,
Russell avidly seized that floating chance.
His political ship was fast sinking, and
like drowning men generally do grabbed at
what he thought a floating straw-hoping
to make my disappearance complete and
final. But he found the straw loaded at
both ends, with dynamite in the middle.
The Revenue Agent knows furthermore,
that the second claim was amounts unco-
lected, and afterwards collected by me, that
obtained warrants from the auditor, under
the opinion of the Attorney General and
presented them twice to the State Treasurer,
first with checks which were declined, and
the same day with the cash in presence
of witnesses, which was likewise declined,
unless / would carve" out the Revenue
Agents commissions. Failing in this, l
paid the amount to the r. A., who of course,
carved out his twenty per cent commits
Commissions! twenty per cent of them,
hidden under the sophistry of law enforce
ment.
In this gentleman's speeches he boasts
of having collected sundry amounts from
me- clearly leaving the impression that
there were other and larger sums to be
collected, and in this statement he positively
knew that he was misrepresenting the real
facts.
1t is strange that he did not makes his
estimate larger, as he has long since passed
the small amount stage, as he is clothed
with authority to sue at random and brow
beat and intimidate, is exempt from court
costs and pays his attorneys on a cont1n-
gent basis, he can, therefore, take fly
at anything, compromise claims for fifty
cents on the dollar, less, and in ad-
dition malign his political opponents, one OF
whom thank the Lord! have always been.
Witness his demands and the compromise
settlements with the companies named
below:
He filed suit against the
Mississippi Fire Insurance
Company 4o5.oo
Compromised claim for--------- 2O,OOO.OO
Net amount received after
deducting his 20 per cent------- 100000
He made demands on the
National Life & Accident
Insurance Company for---------$49,446.l2
Co,o,,ror,icod claim for 81. 1892