The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-22
AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF HENDERSON


Aaron L. Whitc,idcs, after first s.;,.
sworn according to law. pose, and ,,v,'
"On Tuesday ni"h, October "a Io,,
Sumner and Carroll Sales come 10 NV hon.,
knocked on my doc about l,u.,bi,,y NJ
asked them who va. 'h,r. aonebody ,,.
Sumner, open the door 20, I'd and =.
the door and they come u. Dr. SUNNI,
me how was the chicken, letting alo,,
told him alright Dr. Sumner then AL!
il ] didn't want al good drink Of Equo, =.
told him no that had quit drinking. H.. i
Sumner said, Oh, bell, good drink Of /.
won't hurt anybody With my wife be,,.
not to | went ahead and took a drink. The.
Carroll Sales ! went out on the porch A.. :,
and him took another drink When y. %,
back in DR.. Sumner said he had some p,,,r \
wanted me to sign. told him didn't o.
about signing any papers but to let me r,,:: /.
over and see what there was t. them a.: ,
says oh, hell, if you take time 10 read a. )
won't get away from here tonight, and he I'D.
the papers back up in his hand and Ii, r-
thing remember him saying was that We.
the County Commissioner had the p,yn
my hand now but | do not remember hos E
'em and | remember DR.. Sumner saying Y
can sign them any way you want to, eNs,i, :
County Commissioner. The next thing =
member was DR.. Sumner and Mr.. Sales ~,
leave and looked at the clock and it was eI,'s
thirty and my wife was done asleep art ]
awake the rest Of the night wOrVin abog. )
papers, not KNOWN whether | had signed Sc,
thing wrong or not. asked my wife mex, M
ING about IL and she said she didn't knos "
il was but il was something about politics
asked me if | didn't know what It was and 81
| signed them and made her sign them. N.Y.
said | told DR.. Sumner would not --'k
ard that there would be plenty Of time later .
| did not mark 'em. She asked me. You DC
get drunk just smelling Of the bottle last Hi'
did you?"
"By the time Dr.. Sumner and Carroll y
left had started coming to myself ana fela
that | had been 'doped.' Shortly alter ,asas :
first drink of liquor ! realized something y
wrong and started Cettin' on: OF my h['''
The next day went to Carroll ''e =, :.
told him | wanted those papers oae"' %. :.
saws. We'll, haven't got anything 20 :
il. | was Just along He said. III tell w. :.
ner YOU want to see HIM. On sNu,sH
October II, 1886, | run in on Dr. ' ".. -,
Flctcher's Supply Co. When ''ar'eo " -. -"
he followed me out end SAID Is e,'',,.,
right and | told him No. that S '"., :.
.ee him. was at work then and eOuo w. y
70 talk. DR.. Summer says. Alright W
- your house but he never did come
Sunday. October IL. 1886, "en' Da'T n. &.
Fletcher and thought ] might ~" y" ~. d
nor so | didn't get 10 see Doe oG' n-
roII S,les and told him Doe haa n''G 4,
over there yet. He says, ven H. ~ y. ,o,..i
Fell him to come over there. IA n
come over to Fletcher pos'on''e a" AZ: i
roII Sales that | wanted them P'r' i. Il
.sws well. lust so you get them 10 avs
,...L ar so i, will be alright aH' - ,ss|
"o;ra 20 have those papers today by -. g.
! III him I'd be At Eta Lance al n
,'' ,.,nnL was eating my dinner 'n' A
-. and looked out At The VIM ,,yt
il was DR.. Summers car IN" - :, rome b,a
bv and in about two minute I'd Dr. So
steamed. went out to the car m, sgmucG
and Carroll Sales was IN 1t %"u - nd hw@
q hrougb, YOU those papers o"''' ,,y ,ts'
,Ia ,,,o,s ard tore them up J" '%g,ct q
up 81 i"f further state Iha, the above o' q sd
,;,;na of Eve page, has been give" "
free will and accord. ,,.uIrFsDa
(sisncdl "A ,NEcN Y Ti Ts
,s;.ned) W. D. GAliEA,Nr,, ,, Won Wans'
(Sisned RICHARD ALBE' lore lore me ts'
N'ssn. - and subscribed before ~
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