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5VENING i n w h -j. it. oi-ii- ti;;:i:e Chicago banks . forced to wind L::nEGOTS5fooa estate left , up -. from hu:,:mel! , io rare FAILURES MADE hp4m ty --' --- MEMBERS FLEE MERCY ?! I wttnmm H(U SFtfcLIItS r at zzl Dcpisltcrs Lose Kott!:e joe:i b. hush was ,EMJHll THEEE IKfftVaJUe AltrfbN-d W Large tnM to RaJlraod. ti NUt Ml - . rVHto IteeprW (oMrnlW Wf Mr. a Wh Co f teewr of (MR riaki I wlPi froe t iXfa a ftocarday MurklKC Till rtvw TVIe Mandac , (By th AmkWW Pre.) Oioago, pac It Art km ku take kf the onmprwllaT of th crr ry. WliUarn B. RkUraty that wilt rnM th thro larg Bitemal loatltulkuM, U) Cbfcnaaw National Bank, th Ham ferine Hank aad th Equtiabi Traai Company, dominated by Jao. R. Watoh, Of thto rllr. t wind op their affair. . Th other national bank of th city hav com to Ut reeooe and It la d ctared mi th authority of th clearing fcoua aaMclatkm, th comptroller ana alo officer of th Chicago National Bank that not slngl depoaltor'wlil laa a cant. ' Th difficult!) of th thr bank, wblth ar practically branch a of th a an InaUtullon, ar attributed by thr comptroller of th currency to th large loaai mad bytb Chicago Nation l Bank to tha'rallroad. coal mining1 and other private enlerprlat control ed by Mr. WrJah. Borne tlm ago th comptroller catlrd th attention ef the officer of Ui bank to the fact l.hkt they ' wrre making loan a to thee enterprise of Mr. Walsh which In hia opinion wera too large f,w th aafety of th Inetltutlon. . , -, Repeated promtoe war maJe tflst th situation should b relieved, but no action' aUsfaitory to the ooniptrollsi wa taken. Three day Ago he cam to Chicago .for the purpoa of making an Investigation Into the 'affair of the thre banks, and found thern jn such a condition that be Judged Immediate ac tion to be necessary. Some trifling da ily had ensued because of the Inablltv oi air. raageiy. 10 meet we o nicer or th bank and official of th State au ditor' office. The fact that the Home Saving Bank and Enultabte Trust Company are under Stato supervislor made, the presence of th latter official necessary. " . ; The y Meeting. Officials' of the different Chicago bank' were sent "tor, aid a meetlnc wa -called to order In the office o; President Forgan of th First National Bank at I p'c'ock yesterday and was In aestlon until B o'clock this morninff. - A careful canvass of ths situation rs vcaled, that , the ChlcaKo National Banks have deposits to the extent of $4,000,000 divided among 8,000 depositoil. rno liabilities of the two banks and o: tho Equitable Trust Compauiy were roughly estimated at 126.000,000. , Th assets or tne thveo institutions mads up about 120,900, 0C0 of this amount and the directors and officials of the Chicago National Bank came tirthe front1 with securities amounting to about $3,000,000 more. . This left a deficit of about $S, OOO.ooa to be faced and Chicago banks represented at the mestlnff declared at once that they, would rrtaet tha nltufv tion and 'car for the deficit. If it proved necessary to advance any more than $3,000,000 to flioet all demands the ' banks pic iged themselves to make up th amount whatever it might be. '"-The great difficulty, confronting tht . banker in the meeting was to arrang a legal settlement of the yse in the pitifully short time at their disposal before th hour of commencing buBl ness this mofnlnav IV was finally ar . ranged that ,n addition to winding up the affairs 'of the three financial Insti tutions the; allied bankers should take all' of Mr. Walsh's private -enterpcises Including his c. a) mines and rai roads and stone ouarries. . . :. u.; ? - The Statement. , L . At the cits of the meeting this morn- 'III.; llillUWIUH BlftH3IUWIIW,WW ITOUTO '' by the Chicago-clearing house asuonia Ntlon: ' ' ' "The Chicago National Bank, the Home Savings Bank and the Equita- Trust Company, which heve oeen . controlled, offlceredj and,,fnanaged by John R'. Walsh and , hlBsaucUtea, bar cbnr,)ude4 ,to wind up their af fairs and, qul,t.bnslne8 In the city of Chicago, After a thorough examina tion of thelf Balravby the Chicago clearing house banks, it 'is stated that all of the depositor of these in- . stltutlons will be paid In full upon demand., the Chicago clearing banks having pledged themselves to this result." ' The difficulty 'with the Institutions hat been that these Investments have been made in assets connected with V-.t, t 4 . 1 ajtrtefurto jf J.rLn:n::::l Tc::z::y nta'ft:i:!:rjp$jiOvrtrtid StrttI Sl:cll kj the lt M V ua iii.it r- ! ' " 1 ..ia,.ttt..(,a,u. l::re K::sy Uzt J1 I Km rn , Mr r.tdgviy. rouKrtW f tb ewrmcf, aaa Cafteia Katoak. ml IV dhar derarLawat at rtagarl. r Mi m4 t raaai 1 taaMtrv givatly l4 at lk jr tM f ta Vkitm Waaa. t aut4 that U rm-4 gr4 rrmttl aKa tk iwi lf4 kk mt Ckl- r. n tadtrat4 iMr ability to aay aMrgKy hi a saaaavr urrty aatUfatory to la tifelc Ta Mita( at u t kkoar CWr- ! Ilo Aworiatlo waa Wr ita'Vriay at Roaax Deri war aoil d aad fty mt an or with t tr- crrrikrrt arrt4 to t flrtt K'a- iktoal Baak Bkla rtoa4 doors h Cteartag Hon AaaodaUo bfgaa u wwrk of Dadtng a way lait sal hi osbh ths to rid th eaaaclal t aafrty. That a paal wosld b likely to follow wa th first tboaghl of th Bote mK tea. Tk rcwolatkMis www adoptad- gad beads of other ( baak pladf d tbamaelT t irtr - alstaac. Th amoaat tavolvad U b falUr would sot b stated by th coBimltt tBcmbera. All Information concerning th mewling of tho om mlttM was jt crt aatll I o'cUtrk hi anorntng, and a half hour later th association gar out th atat ment to th pre. Director of different bank war In attendance, as war other bank official from nearby title. Th name of th committee ar: Jame B. Forgaa. of a First Na tional Bank, chairman; - Job a J. Mitchell,, president of th Illinois Trust and Saving Bank; Oraon B. Smith, president of tho Merchant Loan and Trust Company; James B. Eckels, president of th Commercial Bank; Ernest Hamill, . president of the Corn Exchange National Bank. IB addition to th formal state ment of th fallur and announce ment, that th banks Involved would not open their door this morning the lowing -anwonnceTnoTit Was 'made signed by the Clearing House Asso ciation. . . v .- " To th public: " . ; r . "The depositors of the Chicago Ntional Bank, Home Savings Bank, and the Equitable ' Trust Company are respoctf ully advised ' that their depositor will be fully paid on de mand," , ' i' . . John R. Walsh, president of the failed institutions, was very busy at his residence this morning and de clined to be disturbed when called op over the telephone. His daughter, however, quoted Mr. Walsh aa stat ing that all Information concerning the failures, for the present at least, will be ' given out by the Clearing House Association. ; The 'Banks (ouditton. ; The Chicago National Bank was or ganised In mi. with an authorised capital of $300,000 which was Increased to $500,000 in 1SCT and $1,000,000 In 1991. Its resources, according - to the ;. last statement filed ' with the comptroller of the currency wore $21,000,000 of which nearly $11,000,000 was n loans and dls. eounts.'vwlth $4,000,000 of cash on hand. The Individual deposits are about $14- 100,000 In individual accounts and $2,- 506,000 due to other bsnks. . V. ; , Tho Home Savings Bank .was organ ized in 1S67 with, capitalisation of $100,- 100., It existed -for many years as an Indepondent institution,', and ..'about twelve years ago became a part of the Chicago National Bank. . Itr- waa.prl marily. a savings institution. .Its last report showed resources of $4,239,000 for the most part in railroad and munici pal bonds. The savings deposits aggre- ata $4,983,000. , - . " ' , The Equitable Trust Company', was started in -1887 -to net as administrator, aitecutor trustee and tox receive and execute trusts of every character.'. The capital stock is $500,000 an the re sources ' are M,fil2',000. r-1 The liabilities include $2,707,563 of which kmount $454, m arc deposits in trust and $500,000 in certificates of deposit. . i , , -The Chicago Natlonat Bank has been an active faotor In .local, politics for several years and the enormous funds received from the .; taxation to the building and maintenance of tho drain age canal hayeboo.n. a.part:of "its-do posits and have .booty evai'able for in vestment hv1 the bank. The change was recentlv made in thi political com plexion of the board and it was under stood ajjat these f linds. woujd flot ,ret mttti fiiiff'aW length of time 'as .depos its on the Chicago National Bank, Tho impending withdrawal had much tosdo with the f oar of other banks of a far reaching collopase it ther did not corns to the aid of the weakened institutions. The enterpriues which are generally credited with being tha indirect cause of 'th' financial troubles of Mr. Walsh "(Continued on Pago So von.) .' O WISE BROUGHT ITMNEO EM ESTATE.CAME AT A BAD' TIME Muwry aa jkAfe Ttow MMt-tA lint H bmmm Mwi, WI1 Mr ' IVag4 t to K. W IU CM llaal V9M. (By th Aaur1atd ttwaa ) Nrw Tark, lc U-Otiaria T raWlra. tk fnrwMT kaatnd of alr tarte W l arM, Ik ArM wttlMaa re Ih krMarttn f Abra.rta.-a A. Hin rnftL Ik tawyvr ha to rkatwad rtk rvaaptraty t aaral Mr Mtaa a ntr Hm to Mr. Mnrar. Aftrr Dodr had 4aciud that hi divona fruva bta f Mr lf was ItlrgaJ aad tk court had art It Balaa. K was rhargad that k was kept la Taxaa by alinoM prtnc ly awtarlalnmrat by paranw anlareatid t hvlnT bl dtvorr dn larvd vo44 Dodg told nf rrcalvlng II.M 1a a p v Hod of thr months from Hummel and man whom Hammel acnt to hlna, and of chara-tng ht teatlmnny cfter r rrlTlrg thro ninncr about the fai-ti In hi origins! 'r it caa from -.r. Horn, Ha Itotlftod that In New York CMy la U3I h wa MTvad with a lummota y a liwyar aamad Swactaar In Mr. Muraa's original suit. Ha testified alsi that h retained" Mortimer Rugr a hi I. ,1.1a - f .. . k MB .'V" l k ajtiH .vii 1 1 ai l l4M It IV Vr. v j sli Podff. . (ti going to Humtnel's ofllce Dodge ald- Hummet asked him whather he was served with tha iirnimni by fwaotner. . . Bodge ld h aiawrrotl yes. Lattr he said Mr. Hummel dictated an affl- dnvlt wblrh th witness signed. H then went to "Atlanta, Oa, ' In the fol lowing month ha said h again return ed to 'New Turk where he talked wUh Hurdmcr. about the divorce. Dodg; testified, that he sirned another affida vit ,- "Hummel then rave me five $1,000 bllla." he added." Once mH-c In the nsx! month Dodge says he wes asked to come from Atlanta to N-nv York, and this tlm rt the office of the refereo In the proceedings concerning his divorce from Mrs. Morse that h- swerc he had hot bean served with the summons by Sweetsrr and that Kugrr was r.ot his counsel.- ' "And after you had test I lied what happened?" Dodge was nuked. "I Went back ,to Humniel'n office and was ther given $500. After getting the money T returned to the south." In addition to the $500 Dodge said he was getting $50 a day expenses. Later Dodge testified that the first affidavit mad by Hummel and signed by 'lilm wa to tho effect that he had never re tained Rugcr nor been served with the summons.. . '- ... "You swore to other things ihat were false at tho reference proceedings," he was anked by Delancy Nlcoll, Mr. Hum mel' iftttomoy. ' "I did.".. Dodge testified that after Klgning the second affidavit ha made the following remark; r ""Before leaving Atlanta I tola Brack en I wanted $5,000 as a compensation. I thought there' wa something doing, so ,vi might as well be In It." Asked whether tho money was given as expanses or to Influence him to swear-falsely, Dodge replied: t "Well, I had got the money and thought 1 was forced to swear falsely. Dodge was-.then, excused and Captain James T. , Morsoi the New England ship owner,' took. the witnrss stand, He IS'&n uncle, of Charles W. Morse,, th? husband of Mrs. Clemence Dodge 'if orso. v Captain Morse said that in loa he came to New Tork to see Hum mel. - - s"t made' known my business to him," said: Mr.. Morsa. . , "My nephew was married to Clemence , Dodge. i told him that the family -was very much dtssatlsnsd with him and I would like, the matter of her-divorce from. Dodge looked Into and sets .whether It was quite In 4)rder." " s. Afterward he jsalct Hummel talephonr ed to htm in Boston that the marriage was Irregular and that ho wanted $15. 0C0 retaining fee. Morse sent the mon ey tia next day. ' i COL, W. J, SAUNDERS - STRICKEN ILL. Col. William' J Saunderstlfjithls city,' suffered a. Blighij. s.troka.fc.of paralysis Saturday and his left arm Is affected. Colonel Saunders Is one of the beat known, citizens of Ral eigh, a chivalrous Southern gentle man and a gallant Confederate leader,' and his , thousands of friends throughout the State trust that , he will speedily be restored , to health. He is resting Tory well to-day. '-r validity .f th dlvorre wa qucHoned K th. T" '2t .'J1' .S &1ard M, Bracken mot him In tlror- tTT ' "7 H'V i 1" gis. tailing Iklg. tht Hmm. h.dj'rT- d-r1n-- tblr llVa. conditioned m.nt hm to aay that ha wanted lxlg" " ' - ..i,. .era r th death of his wlf and the W. at. Uwy Lrft to 4 Ato4 , bl la Iy1ag VMlaaaal W, AH deal to fwwkiaaagrs IN. tkr Nnoaa mmi Tfca mt th lata W. Harr tvr tr. b dtad at hi bM mrtr taw Stala ,""" " ' aii la itm i wti oi i-a hw, aad may maas Jtlft to rmj rhartty kor J t'Bd.r Ihl tniruarrt ( th whtuw marrta agara M frHtia ilr tb Vfe Urn antcrrat mf rh axata alloired by law, Atharwt ah and th de aH an all th prupmy dattng ibair UVra, aad T the Kn dW-a aMhoert taaat the aN tha iwopcfly. aamantlng. It I roughly . gwad, j ( abtnit 11. eat r more, I to b dfaldcd among in or nranara and 4br 'barlttbl organ- i laattosa Mr. Ovcrby waaiaid anrklng. to- durtiiou maa wa trr atuilinua bual nwa mathitd and economy amaiaad a onnstdrrabl property, moat'y real ea tat. H had franuantly told aom of his friends during th past year that h waat4 to do something for Ral-lg't charities whew h dtod. Tb will mar m th 'widow rxcrutrls doath nf his adopted son, without laue. th division I to b an f illo. Th perwiTial property to th Cath o'.lc orphanage. i - Several houpoa and tot In Kalelgh to St. Luke's Home. A farm In Smlft dwnk township to th Baptlat University for Woman. Two house on floutu Bloaat street to the Baptist orphtnsg at Thomaa- vim. ' . .Vjj;:;; A store house on th corner of Blouht and SmlthSeld street to the Methodist orphanage her. Any other property to ths St. Luke'H Home at Raleigh. . TO STRIKE-WEDNESDAY Tentative Decision of the Workmen's Council Government's Note to Railroad Men Regarded hs a Grim Warning Revolutionary Kditorial Declares Wltte a Worthy Successor of Von Plehve. (By the Associated Press.) Petersburg, Dec. 18.-8:30 p. st, Tho revolutionary organizations are making feverish preparations to fight the government policy , of . repression. The new workmen a council represent i tives of other proletarlet organizations and "tho league of leagues" met se cretly In: the outskirts of St. Peters burg to-day and discussed ways and means until almost morning." . The great majority of the members favored Immediate proclamation of the general strike which had been planned for January, but It was agreed tbat suocess depended on whether the rail road men would oartclate. It Is understood that a tentative de cision was arrived at to strlko on Wed nesday, provided the central commit tee ".t Moscow consents... , . There is a division of sentiment In the ranks of railroad man, and thm gov ernment has made' a special effort, to redress the grievances, dreading above ... ..... ' , . m ,k. Bit inings a auspeur-ioii iiaiuu up tiic railroads' which would make it impossi ble to" transport troops.., A railroad man said to the Associated, Press to day: ;..-. t-. . -J. :- "We have had a majority of our de mands granted,, besides the people In the small towns along ths, railroad were so enraged at the last Strike that they ars likcly'to kHl.any railroad tnir they can catelt In the'event of another strikoj"); i - '"." "t, (' ' : However, the government's note prac tically notifying the railroad men that if they strike the fculBorltles will be un able to- afford them protection I re garded 'as a siim warning ?that they will be., abandoned to ths "mercies of the "black hand,'' and another note hs been ' Issued threatenetnft thm., .with "exceptional , measures '. it tha legal meitKi r"o not ufflce. , ' -The revolutionary agitation Ivaddlrg Ho the flame. The Russian, which ap rrurrrty ml pears "under the name :of Motvau (fnmeV to-flav in a stlrtlnar editorial (Concluded on page two.) i s v V . ' ' 1 TW A mt tlav tiart rw4ia Ta ka to Lmrf Kalfii a mt tMa i to EtM aaad IW fwfawlily Vmm Oxatc ml (By tb Aaaartotad trm ) Naw Tirtu ttoc Ik Tb nw f tb laxmrtM mt lb Impart fhtrmg trading Inat It at too nm lth great hock t Wall atlravt this mottilug. and coaralalv llquidattoa of atoika mad wild tat with aauiy auMatluna. Oft n ton vfor tha opantng Indulged a bop that tb affect sou Id b modl flad by th kitowlodga of step taken by th rlxartng bona oanda to stand t'igrther and tnaur drp(1tor agatnat foaa. But tb opening nf th market aulrklr dlarkaawd a oanlrklv rondltkm. due to the throwing or of holding of certain atocka for any prtc thry mould bring Th rutenaa of th e(Tect produced wa du to th vrv larg ztnslon of credit known to etlet In vry direc tion, and th comparatively low stats of bank reaervea, a anndltlon which had baen looked on with serenity ao king a th aoundneaa of the credits had no shadow on them. The position being a drllrate one, the ahock to the stock market waa sever. The persistent speculation which had baen,' conducted tfmre had Ignored all the admonitions of high money rates and all conservative warnings to cau tion in operating. Th speculative po sition . a a Conaequeac ' waa found eomawhat ova'r extended, f The new bad not raacbt-d London -4Ut -thrr-tt affect -prices of AmertCkOs' greatly there. ' although -prices war lower ther In common with other se curities before this market opened. The first sales of Amalgamated Cop per reported on the tape were o 11,000 Rhares at prices all the way from 100 down to 93H- compared with 101 of th final price on Saturday. Of Union Pa rifle there was 18.000 shares sold at the opening at 142 to 141j, compared with 144 on Saturday. In Brooklyn Transit the range on 4,000 shares was from 88Vi to 854, compared with 90 on Saturday. Besides these extreme cases there were losses all through the list ranging from 1 to S points, St. Paul, Reading, New Tork Central, Lead, and others of tho recent speculative favor ites being amongst the severe losers- Ther Was several plunges during the first few minutes and then determined supporting orders began to make them selves felt. The market was enormously active during the greater part of the first I hour, but by that time the liquidation I had spent its fury and there were i some wide recoveries. Amalgamated Copper rallied to 99H and Improvements of 1 to 2 points were quite numerous. The correspondents of the Chicago National Bank In this city include tho First National Bank and the Phoenix National Bank. At the First National Bank it was said that the Chicago Na tional has a very large balance to Its credit, and that the account was re garded as among the very best held by the local Institution. An official of the Phoenix National Bank aald that the Chicago National has a credit balance with it of more than $250,000.. Because of the similar ity In names, representatives of the Equitable Trust Company here were somewhat embarrassed at the failure of the Chicago institutions, and issued a statement to the effect that the Equit able Trust Company of New fork, has no connection with the Equitable Trust Company of Chicago. : - The Walsh institutions Wire regarded here a political banks, Mr. Walsh wat a- familiar figure in this city, and It was known that he ai been pressed for money during the year. The Chi cago National Bank gave especial at tention to collections from out of town, while- the Equitable Trust Company of Chicago was widely advertised as the only eiyjluslvejy trust company in Chi cago.' , ' ,,, The direct cause of the fallur of the Walsh institutions is attributed here to Walsh's activity In the affairs of the Southern Indiana Railway Company, which h controlled. This railroad tra. verses a district which is said to be rich in coal, marble and gaanlta. , Not long ago, bankers report that Walsh tried to sell some $50,000,000 or or $60,000,000 of bonds of this com pany for th purpose of extending th Southern , Indiana Railroad into HP nols. His failure to sell these bonds wa strie cause of much comment here nnd at Chicago at the time. bid AprtprU:!:3 EI3 13 Cc:!itnce THE INSURANCE DEBATE Mr. La4i fcfaneA Me nut katiaa to toV-raJ aai waup antra; Iiatog WaMUm aa ta ltolrn mt (Mama, Tmarto ll'r tha Aaewlatrd hw Waalilnii. m it -With a pro gram ii( ar- hntakm until Tburaday aaaay mrmlaaia of tt Hua arft tkelr kwm.a Kaluidai aad thr all Mil anea to-day ui twntrtiiii aa uatl The canal emfigmo airriatet bill a aa mYtid frvtm tha eViittc ail rad Mr Hrf'burn asplalnrd at th re ajueat f Mr WlllUrea that lb hood ing proi imUttt In tha btU waa nanHtad. and that th othir amendments 'era mtDof H rooted tu send thr bill to oonfrane Mr. Willi ma jointed .Kit tha) th bill still mmalned tha prnvlatun to re imburse th treasury tha amount ap propriated from th eel of th Uvnda If that had been omitted h should have moved to concur In th Henatt amendmenta. Mr. Bart let t. Oenrgla, aald th testi mony before th Henat committee had developed that Mr. Hlahop waj ni ployed aa a preaa agent at 1109V a year. He wlahed to know If tM bill contained an amendmsnt rutting down thi salary. The reply m-as tt-a. th till oonlah.ed no such amendments. An at tempt to make th Senate coiomltlao hearing a part of th record wa blocked and the bill aent to conference with Mr. Hopbum (Iowa), Payne (New ,Y4rk), and Livingstone (Georgia), as conferees. ' '. The Insurance debate was than be gun. Mr. Frederick Land Is, Indiana, being th first speaker. ' Mr. LamHa said there weio In this (-Country- tA aaHHew -rmHcTtMU-rs, twenty million poltclea arid at leant forty million people Interested In In surance. The amount of Insurance now In force, he said, was twelve bil lions of dollars. - There will be opposition to Federal control of more than one-fourth of th State. The benefits of Federal con trol, Mr. Lnndls believed, will be ac compllshed by the Ctll he has intro duced. It subjects to Federal control all Insurance companies doing business In the District of Columbia, the terri tories an dtnaular possessions. Subject these corporations to national supervis ion, he said, and the eagle will keep the vulture from plucking Ihe bodies of the dead. ARGUMENT IN POWERS CASE. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. IK. The Su preme Court of the United States granted leave to the State of Ken tucky to file a petition for a writ of mandamus In the case of Caleb Powers, and made the rule return able on January 15. The announce ment was made at- the same time that the motion to dismiss the rase or affirm the decision of the Ken tucky court of appeals would be con sidered after the hearing on the man damus proceedings. - The order of the court will per mit an argument in the case, and the understanding is that counsel on both sides will be heard. The State asks the court to direct the returning of decline. December, 11.46; January, Lue question of jurisdiction then will be the only point for consideration. Companies Incorporated. Two companies were incorporated to day in the Secretary of State's office. Thev were Pacolet Hills Farm Com pany, of Lynn, Polk county, with $5,000, subscribed by Henry Hellman and others, and the North Carolina OH Company, of High Point, to deal In crude petroleum and Its products, cap ital $50,000. with W. N. Eggleston, of Baltimore; M. J. Whenn, of High Point, and other stockholders. Wolis-Wliltehcad Loses. (Special to The Evening 'Times.) Winston-Salem, N. C, Dec. 18. The $15,000 suit of the Winston Cigarette Machine Company vs. the Wells-White, head Cigarette Manufacturing Com pany, of Wilson, has been , concluded. The jury allowed the plaintiffs' $211 for the building of a cigarette machine for exhibition and operation by defendants at the St. Louts Exposition, and $7,003 for failure of defendants to maite the exhibit according to. contract. A mo tion for new trial was overruled and Counsel tor the Wells-Whltehead Com pany gave notice of appeal to the Su preme Court. 1 , ' " - C:l s U. I Fc::!:3 ALTER IIARRIACE DATE frwaat Mertturd KSbrft (-mri j aa alliy- Olas taarUlk lUtoaanA. Wake raw rgrm Gmm 1n Werfc ml rcaVrwl Caaart Bo TW Mrka. Thia mmiaa to) ta IVoeraJ rrt M ra Laura I. Clark. vfclto wemaa af Henf.4 eawaty, pimA guilty mt fata. f in a rertiaVrot la oeoer to Iktipi a fulled mum tiaa bajt tb fart a era aw k that Jwdg farm)! rrtoal merry and parmtttad bar to g fr. Mra Clark to pparerfUy M or er ld. war atmpt browo f-o a " and a nmlatakabl idoo mt having poasaaaad aom beaaty ka bar youth Tb govafinut wKnaawa acalnst h.r war Vpctal KaambMT Oocih. of th ocaaloa bwraaav Pwul-n Attorney Wills, of Waahlngtam, Ex- Krgtater of Da a F'raarcan and Clark of th Court Boon, of Hertford. Op- tain lkm has beea clerk of tbat coun- - ty fur nearly twenty year. The fiu-ta brought out war that Mr Clark, having applied for a pension. found that it wa aacaeaary for bar t send a rertlflrat of th dat of her marriage. This ah aacurcd at th court hou In Hvrtford aad rhangwd the dat from 1N$ to in, sine pen sions ar not paid to widow who ar married after 1M. Rpaclal Kxamlner Qoethe waa very lenient ka hi testi mony though b aald that whan b con fronted Mr. Clark with th papers she coaftaaed making th alteration and laid that ah knew she aould not get a penalon If she wa married after 19 0 oui-snmn ao renwmoer to, cats oi bar wedding, irwat also shown hst Mra Clark wa In deetKut etrcttm stances and her health- wa very poor. She was arrested la Norfolk on this charge and kept I nth prison hospital two month befor she waa aent to Ral eigh. '...!. Mrs. Clark made the statement to th ' nurt that she did not kaow ah had done wrong, she thought She was mar ried in 1S8S and th register of deeds had made a mistake, Bh changed th date. Attorney Brldgers, representing th woman, left her caa entirely on the mercy of the court. -Special Examiner Qoethe was asked If he bad recommen dation to make. He replied that such a request had never been mad to blm before, but he would say that ah sec ured no fraud,- th government waa . put to no expense in tha matter, and the woman's condition moved his aym- , patliles when he first calld On her. bout this matter, l . . "It's a hard case to deal with; I leave it to your . Honor," remarked District Attorney Skinner.; ;S . "I cannot see where any good to th . mibllc will be accomplished by punish- -. Ing this woman," said Judg Purnetl, 'let iudgment be suspended." ? ; .tv s Wake Forest Negro Aqoitted. 't - '- John Tucker, a Wake Forest negro, , was accused of retalllhg since he bought some liquor for a party of ne- , : ?roes there. John said he madd the purchase from the drug stare on a pre-v. scrlptlon. In his argument Of the case Col. J. C. L. Harris assertedJrfSt th r government records showed that a fawi years ago a drug store at Wake Forest sold more liquor than any place In the county, the second largest seller being E. V. Denton, of Raleigh. Judge Pur- . -noil charged the jury that th.' Wake Forest drug store had a government : license and It wes . necessary-for the government to prove that Tucker derlyv- ?d some profit from the transaction or aided in an illicit sale. A verdict fit not guilty was found by th jury, -. Willie Vortch Released. Willie Dortch, a white boy-of good appearance, was charged with breaking ' rural free delivery mall : boxes. The case had twice been continued for the prosecution on. account of the absence : of two negro witnesses-.-'' Attorney V. H. Boyden said his client ought to be dis charged and not held longer. Judge . Purnell took this view and entered a nnl pros. -discharging the brlsnner. Among other cases disposed Of Were' 8. Lanier, working at a tm,i-Judgmt!vlt'-' suspended; Maude Adams and Herth-t Brown,; judgment auspenflad,', Charts Harris, retailing, taxed with rests. Lucy Jones, a negro woman of Raleigh, charged with' retailing Ufliior, was acquitted by tha Jury ' Tom, Littlejohn was convicted of retailing. " k f j . The discovery waa made to-day that a man,' sentenced to 30 days in jail for. retailing, had smuggled In some whiskey and was selling it, or offering it for sale to other prisoners, at 10 ents .tor two tablespoons full.