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From the Sentinel. Oust it seems to us have put an end to the NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ENTERPRISE. The benefit Swepson did not influence the mind "pf any one within my knowledge. I had no sympathy for him.

I will state farther that in this matter I did not profess to act in an official character and expressly refused to sign the paper in that way. i I was acting with the gentlemen associated with me as counsel, and did not assume or intend to assume more or less responsibility than they did. I have endeavored to state the facts connected with" this transaction fully and fairly. Many other gentlemen can -sustain me if necessary. I saw nothing connected with this set whole negotiation.

We think the cash payment of $60,000.00 would hardly have been; made as it was by Messrs. McAden and Jiobt. Swepson, not George, unless Air. Luske's assent to the terms had been signified in some way. Scjon' alter this the agreement was signed by Mr McAden, for himself and Robf rt Swepson.

agreeing to pay the cash, which was soon after paid and the $46,000 in lour and the $28,000 in six months from the 1st May, 1871, with the other conditions in the said paper contained. We, together with Jndge' Shipp beiDg counsel for the road in the civil action, did recommend the acceptance of this proposition, and upon compliance therewith that the indictments be dismissed. This recommendation, met the approval of the president and board of of the road, and of the commissioners appoint ed on the part of the Slate as aforesaid, one bf whom was then the -3udse of the 11th iudicial district in which the indict ments of some of them were then pending. We supposed it met the approval of the Solicitor also, who had come to with the' President of the road and was present when it was discussed. The proposition was not in Raleigh but to liirties outside of Raleigh who came herej for consultation as to its acceptance.

Itj having teen complied with are informed a fyrm was entered as to the indictments. It' it has not been cotiijiheU is binding on nobody. Let' it be remembered that this wjis a prop Iessrs. McAden and Rob ert Swepson to iy to the road a part ot the ot George vV- Swe emn pson. That Geo.

Swepson had. sol- sworn before C. J. Pearson that he Avasjwholly insolvent without means, and no one seemed then to entertain any! well grounded hope that any money could be made out of liim even'with a judgment in ttie pi vi 1 action. That the conditio of a large number of persons in the West was represented to' us; in the strbngianguage used above, to counterbalanceall which on the other hand was only the: hope of the Iconviction fpunishment of George Swepson, for much labor and time was still to be expended before this desirable endlcould be arrived at.

Wc then thought, ice still think, the course which we' then advised was the best! that could; have been pursued under all the circumstances, and we do not now hesitate to avow this our decided opinion So far as we now remember neither of us saw or communicated with Geo. Swepson during the pending of the proposition. We (understood that it was made and would be complied with by Messrs. Mc-Aden and Robert Swepson. Swepson was not in Raleigh so far as we know at aby interview' on the subject.

We do not think any special responsibility for what was done should rest on Jude Shipp or Mr. Luske. They were only as we thought taking he same responsibility as rested on thbther parties Who acted in the matter. We are satisfied; that they and the other persons acted in good faith1 and with motives entirely proper. It seemed at the time to meet with general favor.

To what extent it is now disapproved of we havejno means of knowing. We know that with pure motives we did what w'e thought was best andfwe do not desire to escape from or throw oh others any responsibility which may, follow our deliberate acts. One mord. fact. It seems to be considered or is asserted in some quarters that Swepson was relieved of all responsibility to the road by this compromise.

Such is not the fact as the terms will show, 'lhe suit was for a specified demand arising "in out of the compromise made by the parti commissioners aforesaid. A part ot the sumj demanded in the suit was settled and the matters outside amounting to $28,000. As to all other matters so tar as this agree menjt is concerned Swepson's liability to the road remains in alf respects the same as iti was before. WILL: II. BATTLE, JOS.

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A CARDi- several articles have recently appeared in the Carolina Era based upon a card pub ish, by V. S. Luske, which are intended to reflect upon and iqjtfre me in p'ulilic in a matter connect- I I A. ed with the settle againdt G. W.

Sw settlement of certain suits epson. I have nothing to doSviih Mr. Luske's quarrel with Mr. Carter. In this communication I shall confine myself to a (-plain statement of facts.

corroborated in every essential particular by Jue Kattle and Mr. Batche-lor. i It in ds to damn any niai whose name is as? octa ted in the remotest with b'wepson, -ir fur I I'lKirrnptl I can sav without the least "j-cservaiion that I have never had anythinto do vith that individual or otherwise. .1 have i never i had a business transaction of any kind -A 1 from him dirtetiy or I have never liad-anv correspondence with him or his' within nirjbcollection, upon unv niaitf-r in vyhich he-was even remotelv 1 ive never had intercourse with him I never conversed with him political' subject ami I do riot kno.v to day what are his- political ie ws. I hsive iievtr ciiuired.

A "va appolntcll by the ot 38-09 and were author ized- vx settle nhd cornpturmsu the ciaims of the Western; Irulfyad against Swepson und Littleli -lib- Tlie committee entered shortly after their. appointment upon, the disclvire their duties. After 'many 'months of negotiation they came to terms of Of this I know i cvri'nt. thmiioh 1 iir rennrf nf fhp (, i ittl iiisiii tiiiiL iiKrner the settlement was wise ir unwise I is a matter lor the public judgment. My con nection with the matter commenced 1.

i nntu ii (1i.il -whs issueu uy. Pearson' based upon an indictment found against Sweon and LitUtfield in Buncombe Superior Court. Xt the request of Gov. Cald well I the case before JUUe I'l-arson. iissistfrt hv and Mr.

itclu-lor. He was held to bail thcr sum of The' case qf course went toiJiiiicombu.jfcounty. It was then by law, placed injthie hands of the Solicitor of the district. neither have, xior can I. ever presume that I have any more control over the matter while pend-ing in the- Superior Court han any other member of the bar.

Some time after this arrest, Mr. V. v. Rollins' President of the Western Division of tho N. C.

R. R. came to Raleigh and employed. Judge. Battle, Mr.

Batchelor and myself tq bring suit against Swepson for a jar.je auap'ilnt of money due upon a bill of exehai ga for over one hun-. dred thousand dollar and also upon other claims. The particulars of which are stated in the statement made by Messrs. Battle and Batchelor. The suit was brought and he was again arrested and bail.

This suit progressed in the usual way. Shortly afterwards, I do not know the precise date, the (President of the road W. W. Rollin3 coin missioned by Mr. Luske and T.

Davidson came to Baleigh' aud had; an interview, with Judge Battle, Mr. Batchelor and myself. It was stateil that had been made 1 by Swepson's frknds, whereby a large amount of m-iney eouhl be secured to the road if the -indictments could be dis missed. -This proposition had been made elsewhere, perhaps, ia Jevv York. The question submitted to us was whether it was proper to recommend the acceptance of the proportion.

The. inducement held out was he peculiar condition of the country west pt" the mountains. It was the language of Mr. Luske in his unless some such ranement would be effected, the contract-- brs and hundreds of laboring men, me- chanics, iuerehaats and -farmers throughout the country would be hopelessly ruineu. lt-wiis wiuwu jwso mai owep-son on the trial before Judge Pearson have shown thut he was entirely insolvent and that he diad put all his.

property out of his hands. His conferate, LiUletielJ, had not been ted after diligent effort made by the Giovern.br. It was also man-itest that bwepson woukl never, try- his case, in Buncombe, and that by'removals aud other delays he might continue the cause indefinitely. It was insisted likewise the In'nd did not belong to the Westt Division, that hot being a separate corporation. Under these circum stances, Judge Batchelor and myself agreed to sign a7 paper recommendatory in its character.

In this conclu-' sion understood. Mr. Luske ito concur fully at. leibst if he ever made ol jectibn it was not heard by us' The piper was presented to bim to irign and the only objection Which I hearil was, that as he was to act iniiringing the matter before the court, it might be improper. When this pappr" was signed, it vwas understood that it would be worthless unless the propositibu was approved by the Bbard of Directors of the railVo'ad company and the comnm-KLbneis appoints by the legislature.

They r. "i 1tStlt I t.t lm weie ui dull uiu. iviltiw, all about the condition of the country, the tituttion of Swepson The matter; as a ppearnd i i iy c. of r. Luske, was subuiitt a Ujr Uoard of Directors and approved li-.

m. It was also iap-proved by the i'hissioner3, a3 appears by the -paper pubi.T.ed and signed by J. T. Henry, 'Judge of tlie i Superior Court, W. VVood fin, chairman of commission, W.

G. Candler, now a republican candi date for Congress, and by W. Rollins, who have apppivefl in the first instance. The money paidj under this agreement and received by Messrs. Woodfin Rollins, and their receipt is on file in theofficeofJ dm Buttle.

In this arrangement wc in single to the interest of the'rniir I lnpuny and to the relief of the people in mat section of country. Wiuiijis, Prcs'L 8 White, Cashier. W. 8. Pbistrcsk, 'Aw't Cashier.

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)L SHIRP. Statement by Judge Ba Batchelor: tie and Mr. Judge Shipp having ren uested lis to give him the facts connected witb trans action referred to in a card, recently pub lished in the Asheville Pioneer, W'e sub mit the following as our recollection of the circumstances of the case referred to In the latter part of 1870, were, "bean agidnst G. W. Swepson and M.

S. Littlefield, chargiui; them, amongst other things, ith criminal conspiracy. They were then absent from5 the State. Early in 187J, ilsvepson having'come to, Raleigh, he was arrested on a bench war rant issued by Chief Justipe; Pearson aj: the instance of Goy. Caldwell.

The case came up for investigation before the Chief ustice, Mr: Swepson Retained as counsel Messrs. Jloore, Phillips and MfcTriinon, Fowle, Haywood, and Gen. Ransom. Upon the prelimiuarv1 in vestigation Judjre Battle and j. B.

Batche- lor, were retained by the Governor to appear, with, the Attorney General who" was prosecuting the case in behalf of the State. By order of the Chief Justice, Swepson was on motion of counsel, held bail in the sum of $200,000, for his appearance at the next regular term of Buncombe Superior Court. Long before this commissioners had been appointed by the Legislature to settle the accounts of Swepson aUd Littlefield with the Western Division of the Western North Carolina Railroad. In the settlement made between these parties Swepson among other things, had given a draft or negotiable note to the road for, which was then due and unpaid. Besides it was alleged that there was an error -t in nis account or about $87,000, arising from an.

improper charge or credit of coupons. Soon after the bill was given as before stated. Major Rollins the President of 'the road retained Judge Shipp and ourselves as counsel to bring a civil action against Swepson lor the recovery of the above sums'; The action was commenced and an order for the arrest of Swepson therein was, obtained on the affidavit 6t Major Rollins. Swepson gave the bail required ($200,000 we think) and this action proceeded regularly according to law. Soon after this Major Rollins came to Raleigh in company with Mr.

Luske, Solicitor of. the 11th Judicial District, in which several of the most important indictments against Swepson were then pending, and with Col. A. T. Davidson (as Judge Battle and Judge Shipp now think).

The object of the visit of these gentlemen to! Raleigh, was stated to be to consult with counsel here as to the propriety of accepting a proposition for a compromise of the civil suit and looking to a withdrawal of- the criminal prosecution pending against Geo. W. Swepson, which had been made by Rufus Yt McAden, for himself and R. Tuese gentlemen proposed the payment of a large sum of money for George Swepson or his indebtedness to the company provided the indictments could I be dismissed. The situation of the --people West of the mountains were represented to us to be such as is now.

stated in the words of Mr. Luske's That some arrangement could be effected, the contractors and hundreds of laboring men, merchants and farmers throughout the country would be hopelessly ruined." The question wras presented for the opinion and advice of comisel here as to" wliether it was better to accept the proposition of Messrs. McAden and Robt, Swepson and thus obtain large sum of money, hieh would greatly relieve the distress of the people of the West, or let the law take its course with the hope of the conviction -and punishment of George Let it be remembered that this proposition was made not by George Swepson, but by Messrs. McAden and Robtf Swepson, who it was understood would pay such sum as should be agreed on. iThie; whole matter was fully and freely discussed.

Major Rollins president of the road, Mr. Luske, Solicitor of the 11th District, and by law prosecutor in the indictments therein pending, Judge, Shipp; ourselves (Battle Batchelor) and others being present andas we thought, fully and freely and with entire understanding by all, discussing and the whole matter. After what was considered full discussion and consideration the parties, as we then thought and still think, came to the conclusion that it was best for the- interest of ithe State, the' road and the people of the West, who were most interested in the matter, that if a compromise could be made and carried out such in all material points as that finally agreed on, to accept it. If any of the parties present at the discussion and consultation dissented from this understanding it was then unknown to us, and we had no reason to think that such was the case. We did not then see, nor do we now think, that anything could have been "done unless with an understanding that if 4 proper compromise Was agreed on the Solicitor would assent to it and dismiss the prosecutions.

refusal to concur.