North Carolina Gazette

              7hou!l pay him nothing this deponent voulj hive warranted the fiid harker ac cording to dr guion's directions but on ex amining die account minutely he found to his itter alt nilh nent the name of balil smith the fubfcribing julhce in the hand writing of dr guion he therefore chofe to have no thing further to do with harker on this buli nefs this deponent further declares that in the month of september 1789 he was in mew bern attending to his fuit againl dr guion as aforefaid and that he in company with capt jofeph wade called on bafil smith efq ; nnd after having fhev/n him the account before mentioned this ct-j'»jnent alked him if he had w-itten his name thereto ? to which he anfwered be bad not that he h^ul never feen or heard of the account before pofttively denied he had evef knovjn any thing of it andexpreff ed sir eat furprife that fuch a thing jhotild have been done without his knowledge or confent the : day following the above converfation this de ponent met mi siiepard in the ftreet and in formed him of the above circumftances he then requeftfd this deponent to give him the paper and he would call on col smith and be fully fat is lied of the fact and thefaii she pard ihortly after tol i this deoonent he had ietrn col smith wlio had denied the writing as is before hated and rhis deponent rurr ■ he declares th it on the nd day of sepie.n :■;, 1789 ne received a letter from dr guion in he following woids to wit ■ 1 . dav iu ward 6ir newbern sept to 1789 you received a proved account from me againlj james harker which you prom-f ed to recover and give me credit for inftead of which fome time lafct week william she pard w;.s lndeavouring to make it appear that the probate of it was illegal : but to his ve ry great difappointment and hame he and e very perfon was convinced to the contrary and in future if you or him have any regard fur your reputation i would advife you to defift fiom fuch wicked doings as on the contrary i vill put the utmoft vigor of the law in force ; and requeft you would givt capt wade a re ceipt for that fum i am your moft c i g to which this deponent wrote dr guion the following anfw.r : dr guion sir september zzd 1789 i was yery much furprifed at the contents of your letter of the 20th inft receiv ed by capt wade in aniwerto which lean only inform you that mr harker pofitively refilled paying any part of your account al lfdy,iit that ihe chaiges were fraudulent as co ••**•• threat you are pleifed to make again ft mr shepard and myfelf i ean allure you i f<:el myfelf perfectly at eafe on that head and 1 am authorifed by him to fay that your af fertion of his being very much dilappointed and aftiamed is falfe and further that he can juftify whatever he has faid on the fubjeft and advifes you ifyou have any regard for your own reputation to keep yourlelf lilent a t,out the matter left it might turn out more to your disadvantage than you are aw3re of i am your moft obedient c d w and further this deponent layeth not david ward sworn to before me this r6th of obober 1791 j fulford j p north-carolina craven county irx'lancols-x martin makethoath jf that in september 1789 during the fit ting of the county court of craven mr wil liam shepard inewed him a paper purporting to be an account of dr guion appearing to iiava been f«voni to b:for bild smith ei ; itthenta man by praftifing the i » ▼ defpicahle arts of diflimulatiort nd by defcending from a fancied dif nflhn to a level with the meanell of nankind endeavours to gain an elec ion to an olfiee the duties of which ehas neither ability nor integrity to rform he very juftiy merits the ornand contempt of ail thofe whofe iiisfortiine it is to be called by the lime of his fellow citizens the public attention has been ar lefted for feveral days pad by a printed land bill figned ifaac guion wherein ie has charged me with havingcalum • iated his character ; to prove which ehas favoured tho pub'ic with a long ring of aflertions calculated more to lattet himfelf and abufe the fubferiber han to ihew his innocence of the for b ry he complains of beinc charged j rith it will not be neceflary y me « ) follow the gentleman through 7 ■ i fcurrility ; i would therefore fo | cit the attention of my f ' w c ti \ -*■•"* to the following affidavits of d :- uward efq high sheriff of car fret countv and francois xt martin fq ; of this town the originals of rhich are in my pofleflion they will hew the foundation i ftand on which c guion has with much confidence ii is isun'yjbhas thebafelefs fabric of a hn : of this ths world will judge ate of north card lin a i carterilqlmllt s personally appeirej before me john fulfor 1 one of the jufticesor the county lorefaiil david ward efq ; who being du ( fworn on the holy evangdifts of almigh » god depof.th and faith that on the 3d | january 1786 a public vendue was held j ! deauf ort of the eftate of his deceafed fa 1 ier that ifaac guion of newbern didpurch ! fe at th faid fale a fchooner called the ty j r and feveral hoglhsa ts of rum amounting i ithe fum of 94.8i 10 4 for which fu.n tlu , lid ifaac guion gave hi bond payables to ine loiiniftrators of faid eftate at lix months ■■ this deponent further declares that after the lid bond became dm dr guion wis re utedly cjllel upon and prefll'd for pay tent without eflfeft ; that william shepaid ho at the earned requeft of this deponent ecame gnardian 10 the younger children ol he faid deceafed advifed thatiuits fliould be ought agamlt all delinquents without d;lay " confequence of which this deponent caufed suit to be cjniiieacej agiinft ifaac guion ifne county court of craven for the r.rcove [ of laid bond this deponent further de iares tint fome time in the month of o.'tto ■", 1783 he received fiom the faid dr uion an account purporting to be his ac oiint againft james harker fworn to before b*.!il smith efq ; which faid account dr iuion rcqaeltcd his deponent to collet and lis to his credit on tho bond aforefaid : in ut'equence of which this deponent called on ~ f iid james harker and demanded payment hich in the faid harker utterly rel'ul'cj al wging he owed the laid guiun g&thing an j n 304 the north-carolina gazette vol 6 saturday november 5 79 1 - to the public and figned with his name and being aflcej whether the fignature on it was redly mr smith's he anfwered it was not neither didit look any ways like if that afterwards the fame queftion was put by mr shepard to mr smith who had joined thtm in the mean while to which he replied it mas not neither did be know any thing of it or words v that effect f x martin sworn to before me this lyth of o sober 17 •*"•-• f lowthorp j p it is difficult to determine whether the affected character of purity and public virtue which dr guion altumes . ihould excite our indignation or laugh ter strangers unacquainted with his conduct may be deceived by his pro feifions ; but he is too well known in this country to impofe on the moil ihort lighted in it for my own part i know of nothing for which he lands diflin guifh-^d in fociety but the badnefs of his ciurafter ; and with regard to his pofteomg the public favour the event of the lull election fully de.nonflrate it is not true that i made myfelf bu fy with the paper alluded to at the laft election as the contrary is the fact i ; ii 1 oeen inform i that dr guion had roll mr william glob that he had cal led on me and fettled to my latisfac ion whic!ft made it my bufiuefs to | contradict to mr glbbs ; and mr ro wt graham of this town called on me jult before the election to be informed i hewed him the paper told him what mr smith had faid aud left him at liberty to form his own opinion i was frequently folicited to profe cute dr guion or to give the paper to fome one elle who would do it ; both which i declined in tender confidera tion of his family for whom i always entertained the higheft relpect the doctor has laid he has no re fentment ; he well knows if he had i would treat it with contempt andha therefore chofen to entertain none william shepard noverftber 3 fresh goods juft imported and opening for fale at isaac taylor's cheap store in middle-street between mr joseph oliver 9 s and the church ; a general ailbrtmcnt of dry goods hard ware and cut lery ; also wine rum genera molaltes pepper aufpiee ginger salt iron paint and oil 7 by 9 and s by 10 window glafs jmackfmiths anvils and vices and a neat aflbrt ment of crockery and stone ware all which will bo fold ve ry cheap for calh or country pro duce nrvimhtr ait