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“To Protect and Defend” – The Legal Maneuverings of James G. Merrimon – by Clifford B. Davids

Posted on February 28, 2013 by cbdavids

James Gibbon Merrimon was born into judicial royalty. He was the son of renowned Judge James H. Merrimon, and the nephew of Augustus S. Merrimon, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. A stalwart member of the Asheville legal community for over … Continue reading →

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“Concerning The Fiery Trial” – The State of North Carolina vs. Lucius Bunyan Compton

Posted on January 10, 2013 by cbdavids

(This posting was edited from a series of four articles which appeared in The Asheville Times from Oct. 20-23, 1943.) Asheville, N.C.—A Buncombe County jury on Thursday afternoon cleared the Reverend Lucius Bunyan Compton, former head of Eliada Orphanage, of … Continue reading →

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“Things as They Were at Eliada Orphanage” – as written by Reverend Lucius Bunyan Compton

Posted on January 7, 2013 by cbdavids

“My mind is directed today to look back upon the earlier days of my life. I was born in Haywood County, North Carolina, on April 21, 1875, in a one room log cabin, with a clap-board roof and a slab … Continue reading →

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