Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-03-06
By-W. Horace Carter


calls false rumors" and what
Sheriff John T. Henry says he
sis fed mp to the ears" with will
have to continue to appear on
the menu for some time to
come
This newspaper stands be-
hind all the allegations made
in its two past issues and
again reiterates its charge
q that there Is ample reason to
believe that there Is miscon-
duct on the part of some
members of the sheriff's de-
partment.
In recent days, members OF
the South Carolina Law En-
forcemcnt Division in coopera-
ton with the Horny sheriff's de-
partment has conducted an in
vcstigation of its own and a
myriad Of persons have been
Jailed before the solicitor to
make statements regarding tn.
alleged misconduct.
Solicitor Long issued his first
statement to the press in ID
years last week, although he
sent no such statement to this
newspaper, in which he says, 81
hayc paid tribute time. after
time to these jurors about the
fine law enforcement that we
apave In the 18th judicial Cir
cult, which includes the state,
county and municipal authorit-
ies."
Long admitted In the state
ment that he had had one in
dividual tell him that an of
ficer had accepted a bride
but said the man told me
very frankly that IL 1 put him
on the stand he would not
- repeat what he had told me-"
The solicitor said that he had
served with three Horny County
ShcriffS including w. (. Ses-
SionS, c. E. Sasser and John T.
Henry and "all three of these
sheriffS and all their deputies
gave me their full cooperation"
He went on to say that when
he read an account of the rum
orS' of certain Investigations
and crookednesS going on a.
among certain law enforcement
Officers in the county that it
was all news to me-"
In closing his statement. So
licitor Long said Il assure you
that the rumors will be fully
investigated and those who
should be prosecuted will be
brought to justice" He then
again branded the stories charg-
ing misconduct as false rumors
and said circulating them NIGH.
cause some people to believe
they were true.
In one Of the strangest in
vestigations this newspaper
has ever observed, SLED per-
sonnet continue to call In
witnesses and make calls
throughout the county with
the sheriff or members of his
department In their company.
Investigations generally are
carried out with some degree of
secrecy in so far as the individ-
uals under investigation are
concerned.
This editor was served with a
so-called subpoena for a Grand
Jury hearing scheduled for
Conway Monday morning. The
editor had made it clear 10
SLED, the sheriff and the So
Hcitor previously that he was
certain this was not the proper
limo to present the evidence
charging misconduct. To i'm
plement that stand, a two page
letter was presented to the
Grand Jury foreman Monday, a
carbon copy sent to Judge z
II. Henderson and the letter in
full printed in this issue.
Sheriff Henry in a statement
to another newspaper was quot
ed as saying, IF they don't trust
Gny OF us, then why don't they
have some competent person
whom they do trust confront us
with the evidence have
reached the point where I want
those who claim to have such
information to put up or shut
up"
Should the sheriff be una
ware Of the facts, this news
paper would like to pass along
a the information that advice
from high government offici-
ais indicates that q federal
Indictment, even after all the
facts are in, takes from two
TO six months to be presented
TO Federal Grand Jury.
A hastily called Grand Jury
session without proper thought,
effort, study, investigation and
patience is generally incomplete
ana docs not bring out all tho