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VOLUME 23—NUMBER 50
In Washington: Ships, Din
ners, Liquor and Lasker
(By Stephen Poole In Dearborn Inde
oeudent).
Mabe you have wondered why a man
you despised at home because a Big
Gun at Washington. You wondered,
because you thought brains and princi
ple and worth ruled there. They don't.
The game is not played that way. It
used to be, but not now.
This story tells part of the tale—
only a small part. There are reticences
which every good citizen wish's to ob
serve. But it is Useful to know why,
for example, the ships of the United
States Shipping Board have not been
criticised in the public press:, by news
papermen who knew tho facts, for
their violation of American liquor
laws. The explanation is the dinners
given to newspapermen by Albert D.
Lasker. . ,
Maybe you have wondered why Las- |
key could get tho White House itself '
to boost Shipping Board affairs into
a prominence not granted any other
issue—not even those issues import
ant to the welfare of the people. The
answer is, Lasker's dinners.
This is only a small part of the
story. Some day, if public policy re
quires, there will be an explosion of
truth in Washington, when all the
now-suppressed facts will be blazoned
before an indignant people and a
thorough clean-up 'naugurated.
The social lobby in Washington is
not a new institution, but it has per
fected its methods, and is being usod|
more cleverly than evar before. It i-5
one of the most potent influences ir
the life of the national capital. The
end ssought arA not alwayj visible
to casual observer. T'.ie method?
employed are often cxtramly subtle,
and eve* those persons whose higl
official and personal standing is be
ing traded on are usually unconscioiu
o fthe purposes which the schemer*
are seeking to accomplish.
Whether it is a tax bill before a
congrassiona lcommittee, a bi.T claim
t>efore au executivo department for
adjudication, publicity for a goveni
mentnl subsidy, regultary measures af
fecting special interests or a Federal
appointment that is sought to l>e in
fluenced ,the social lobby is sure to
play a big rcle.
Sei.ator Kenyon, of Iwoa, who was
recently elevated to the Federal
bnch, ai\,d who had a great deal to do
with turning the light on lobby oper
ations at Washington during his ser
vice in th» Senate, gave it as his ma
tured opinion that the social lobby
is one of the most active and per
nicious of all. It is in full blast ft
the present time.
Washington's "Information" Men
It was Senator Kenyon who first
brought to light the remarkable case
of a former newspaper correspondent
in Washington, who, by skillfully in
gratiating himself via the social lob
by route, reached the point where hi
was drawing approximately $60,000
per annum althc aggregate of re
twiners paid to him by var.ous in
terests having irons in the legislative
fire at the National Capitol. This
young man was one of the first to
see the possibilities of the social lob
by. Having a wide acquaintance with
public mer through his former news
paper connections, he took an apart
ment in the most cxpe«MV« downtown
hotel in Washington. HP ami his wife
entertained lavishly. Members of Con
gress and other high government offi
cials were among his guests. He soon
developed an almost uncanny faculty
of getting what he wanted. He was
able to advise his clients, who hap
pened to be interested in food lines,
well in advance of the actual appoint
ment, and before it was known out
side the White House, that Herbert
Hoover would be named American
Pood Administrator. H was pet*ona
grata In high government circles and
was usually able to tip his principals
to any Impending action at Washing
ton which It was to their advantage
to be posted on before the news gain
ed circulation outside of inner offi
cial circles. He obtained much confi
dential information which made him
a valuable political and economic ad
r viser.for liis clients among the larg
est business interest* of the country.
Many big eonewns today maintain
"information" men r.t Washigton. Not
all these an lobbyists In the accept
ed sense, but by the Judicious distri
bution of hospitality they are able to
got much valuable advance informa
tion as to policies that arA maturing
in the official mind.
The importance of social activities
has been so magnified in the minds
of some of the lesser lights of the offi
. cial constellation that publicity machi
nery appropriated for by Congress,
and paid for by taxpayers, has been
used to get out notices of social events
to obtain wide publicity and react to
the social proinence of those con
cerned. "Coining out" parties of da-
THE ENTERPRISE
tails of other social affairs have been
in this manner and de
tails of other socia laffairs have been
given to & waiting world through
Uiese channels. ■ .
An effort is sometimes made by
means of the social lobby to mellow
the attiutde of the daily press toward
pending objects. Recently, when the
ship subsidy legislation was submitted
to Congress, and was subjected io the
fire of newspaper criticism, Albert D.
Lasker, chairman o fthe United States
Shipping Board, who is the chiel
sponsor of the measure, gave a din
ner at his home for the Washington
crrespondents, Invitations 1 were tele
phoned to all the representatives of
the more prominent newspaprs. Las
ker is comparatively a newcomer in
Washington and the newspaper men
thought it not strange that he should
desire to establish closer contact with
the press. More than 80 correspon
dents responded, a majority of thom
without knowledge of the purpose of
the affair. A plea.ant evening was
had. When the cigars weri reached
and the chairs pushed back from the
dinner table, many of the guests were
surprised when their host trotted out
his hobby and in a neat speech ex
tolled its good points.
To make the setting complete, the
President of the United States, Secre
tary of the Navy Denby and Assist
atjjk' Secretary Theodove Roosevelt
i\ver eiimong the guests of the even
ing. The occasion wn6 not a dull one,
despite the Eighteenth Amendment.
A famous Chicago attorney, who
recently argued a case of national in
terest before the United 'States Su
preme Court, entertained sevetal press
representatives at his hotel, where
the Volstead Act was no deterrent to
the Bacchanalian tendencies. It is to
be presumed that the spirit engender
ed by this hospitality did not react
unfavorably in the press notice of
the case in which this attorney was
'appearing. This method of currying
favor has long been a practice with
this lawyer, who has amassed millions
and bears all the hallmarks of success.
The influence of White House din
ners in keeping members of Congress
fromastraying off the administration
reservation has long been recognized.
President Roosevelt once said: "A
man who can be bought with a dinner
is not worth much." Nevertheless,"it
Is well known in Washington that
many Senators nd Representatives un
der the present and past administra
tions have been deterred from in
surgency by the pleas of wives and
daughters that it might result in their
being cut off the invitation list for
White House receptions and dinners.
Washington soci ty is dominated by
the official element. Once a Senator
or Representative is defeated for pub
lic office, with rare exceptions, his
family loss the coveted privilege of at
tending teas, luncheons, dinners and
receptions in the official set. This is
indeed a sad circumstance in the lives
of many and it hus influenced more
than one public man to try a political
"come back." Not even St. Elba could
be-so lonely to some of those who
love the social atmosphere of Wash
ington as to be reduced to the society
of "mere friends."
The "House of Mystery"
An apartment hotel,in ♦he exclusive
northwest section is the domicile of
several highly placed government offi
cials, including at least one cabinet
officer. This hotel is a favorite with
the men who come to Washington on
missions which require somthing more
than routine presentation at the de
partments or before congressional
committees. Here they are afforded
the opportunity for intimate social
contact with the heads or assistant
chiefs of departments and others of
influence in government circles. This
hotel is the scene of many festivities.
Many gay parties enliven the evenings
there. There, where "dull care" is a
stranger and where members of the
official set are always on hand for a
dance or a dinner, many a big govern
ment deal has been mai'o.
Another place where the social note
predominates is a famous "house of
mystery" owned by a Washingtonian
of more than local prominence and of
idependont fortune, 11 ia located"in the
business section of the city and has
more than one secret entrance, where
those who for' official or personal
reasons do not wish to have their
social activities advertised may attend
ita functins without detection. During
the past winter, dinners rivaling the
Sherry dinners of New York, were
held in the house with dancers from
visiting shows sullying the enter
tainment on at least one occasion.
How tho social lobby may be con
verted into a valuable asset to aid
in the development of a lucrative
business is well illustrated by a case
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 30,1922.
FIELD MARSHAL >
ASSASSINVVICTIM
The whole w. rA was shocked
when cables fla>iiod news of the
murder of Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson in London. Chief of the
DYitish Genera! Staff, Gen. Wilson
aide. Marshal I'och in directing the
occii,»i tion of German cities by AU
-liud i.o jp*. He was commander of
the 11r>• tslt forces in Ulster.
RAILROAD CROSSINGS
ARE VERYDANGEROUS
There ore few things or places
more dangerous in America today
than the railroad crossings, and most
generally it is more dangerous and
destructive to the other fellow than
to the railroad companies. There is
seldom a day and never a week that
there is not an account of u amashup.
I*, is hard to say where all the fault
lies, perhaps more at the door of the
auto driver than any other place. It
is generally pure neglect and careless
ness, but in some instances it (■» the
fault of the railroad companies iif
their neglecting to make good cross
ings.
A majority of the crossings in Mar
tin county are very bad, the rail?
standing up almost hfgh enounh to
cut auto tires to pieces. There are
some crossings built up on a ridge,
same so high that a horse has trouble
in carrying a load over them. Certain
ly this is tho case of two or more
crossings in WiHiamstoii township,
but perhaps the worse one in the coun
ty is near Hall Gray farm near James
ville. Frequently cars passing such
•bad crossings are choked down in at
tempting to get over. It is a frequent
occurence for a car load of human
beings to have to remain on a track
crossing before a moving train to be
slaughtered because the track was so
bad that they could not cross with
out having to crank up.
which has caused jrfuch gossip in the
inner circle at Washington. .The princi
pal is a man wham we will style "an
Ohio attorrey," although he wan not
exaftly a shining light in his profes
sion at home and his business was not
ejitirely restricted to tho arguing of
cases in court. H- had Iteen connected
in a small way with a cabinet member
who is reputed to be a close political
adviser to President Harding. The
Ohio attorney spent several weeks as
a hanger-on at headquarters at Mari
on during the front porch ca npaign
and had identified himself with the
administration in the eyes of ma-.v
persons who wanted favors here. He
tDok~qaaTtcrr
and "opened up for business" soon
after the last presidential inaugura
tion. The word was passed around Dy
his runners that those who needed
help might find find it forwith by ap
plying to this individual. He was a
smooth talker and business came fast.
Soon larger quarters were required.
A pretentious residence on K stcet,
near those of several Senators, was
rented. Here big entertainments and
dinners wore staged, with all the
pleasant accessories of mu.ic and
dancing by professional entertainers.
These were i n v^f fai ra.
„ Only Provided the Scenery
The ditmors at the K ntr set resi
dence are said to have been well-ap
pointed affairs which would have done
credit to a cabinet member. Those
who received felt them
selves honored. 'Many of the guests
now realize that th sy were only a
part of the interior decorations. They
only provided the scenery which made
the attorney's entertainments go well.
The hosVs fame grew rjpace ami he
thrived wonderfully. He made many
new connections. Sometimes he took
his "cases" on a contingent fee in
advance as an evidence of good faith,
with more to come when success
crowned his efforts. Prominent per
sons in the administration were in
veigled to dinners, and there the
"stickers" were given an ocular demon
stration of the standing of the Ohio
attorney with the official set. This
man prospered at an amazing rate as
the early months of the Harding ad
ministration flew t>y. Finally, his oper-
PEOPLES BANK CLOSED
ITS DOORS YESTERDAY
y-
The Peoples Bank closed yesterday
after heavy withdrawls.
In 1921 when it was dicovered that
Charlie Godwin, then cashier of The
Peoples Bank had misappropriated
many thousands of the peoples money
in the bank, the directors determined
to carry it on. They put up the 1 neces
sary funds and things mcved on in
good shape. But the stringent times
coupled with an underground current
of propaganda apparently reeking to
destroy, made it very hard for the
bank to operate. Yeaterday a draw of
about $68,000 closed it.
The closing of any institution hurts
the general business, and it is a sad
thig to nee a community die for the
lack of a spiri tof cooperation.
The State bank exuminer will arrive
in a few days, and he will make known
what stepr will be taken in handling
the affairs of the bank.
METHODIST SERVICES
Sunday School 9:45 a m., J. E.
Pope, Supt..
All the members of the Wesley Class
are especially ur£;;«xl to !>e present
Sunday. Any visitors in the city are
invited to come end be with us at
Sunday Schiol Churcli services..
Morning services 11:00 o'clock. Sub
ject —"Using an Opportunity."
Afternoon service—V;rnon Church
at 3:30 o'clock.
Evening Worship nt 8:00 o'clock.
Subject—"Christ Teaching Regarding
«n." TO
The doors of the church will be
opened at evening .icrvico for any
new members who desi'A! to join with
us.
/ NEW OIL COMPANY
The Harrison Oil Company, com
posed of G. IL Harrison, C. A. Harri
son and R. fi. Robcrson, hr.ve taken
tho agency for the Texas Oil Co.
They will install a 32,000 gallon
lank at the river aid will get, their
;upply of oil from tank steamers.
They expect to be : cady for busi
ness by the first of August. They
will have iwo tank motors to serve
the trude. Thi swill afford real compe
tition orul th pries of oil will evident
ly be lower.
ONLY ONE BREAK IN LEVEE
Only one crevasse hus occured in
the Colorado River, which hus been
in flood for Mil ee or foqr week», hav
ing reached about 27 1-2 fett at Yuma
the 10th of June. The break'in the
levee was ut Wythe, in Riverside coun
t y, Calif., wn.-ie the river overflowed
several thousand acres. It in expected
Dy the Weather Bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture
.hat the rivar will fall from the ,11th
ai' June until ll.e last snow rrelts and
then .rise slowly a little later on ac
count of th enielting of the Know at
the highest elevations of the upper
drainage area.
WHY MEN ARB WEAK
The gateu of the mysterious here
after opened the other day and re
ceived the former Emperor, Charleß,
of Austria, exiled on the inland of
Madeire.
Charles before his downfall was one
of the rulers of the earth. Yet a few
germs, so small that millions of tbom
could dance on a dime, crept into his
his system and fittdhtm at thett
mercy.
King or slave, rich man or berrj»ar,
all look alike to the devil and the
germ. They are no respector of pers
ona.
Watehin gtheir havoc, we realize
that men are mighty only amang them
selves, in thei rown estimation in their
own vanity.
ations became a scandal and tha news
of his activities is understood to have
reached the White Hou le. He was ask
ed to pitch his tent elsewhere. He
took the l int and hia departure was
expedited by an order from t'le ex
acjitive to heads of depai .ments to
disregard his claims of special influ
ence with the administration. When
he shook the dust of Pennsylvania
avenue from his well-groomed feet
it is reported that ho was richer b>
several hundred thousands for hia so
journ in Washington. This man was a
clever manipulator. He had the knack
of dropping little intimations as to
his alleged clow personal relations
with administratis officials without
appearing to do ;>o. Ho he.d been a
"fixer" in Ohio and professed to be
able to arrange matter* for those who
had the price ar.d wanted favors here.
Whether he was able to deliver any
thing more tangible than promises is
not ascertainable.
These arc only a few instances of
the modus operandi of the "social bloc'
at Washington. Its tentacles reach oat
and form a nctworf: around govern
ment operations In the national capi
tal.
AND BOTH ARE WAITING FOR A BITE
J SS» *■ •' ■ ■ ->-v w O.
.'resident Harding is here seen fishing with his friend, R. B. Creager
u, as the boat flops up and down in tne water, is wondering if he will
named as American Ambassador to Mexico upon the recognition of
c government. . "" ._
N. C. RURAL CARRIERS
WILL MEET IN SHELBY
Shelby, June 29.—Many social fea
tures have been planned for the con
vention of th North Carolina Rural
letter Carriers Association which
meets here July 3rd and 4th. Shelby
is expecting and planning for the en
tertainnv> t of the largesi crowd that
has ever attended a convention of the
carriers in North Carolina.
Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock the
business men will take the visitors
for a spin over our good roads and at
8 p. m. drive over to Clevland Springs
Park Hotel, a $260,000 resort, where
the Board of Trade will entertain with
a fine banquet. Hon. W. D. Brown,
editor of tho It. F. D. News, Washing
ton, D. C. and possibly Hon. H. H.
Billany, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, who has charge of the K. F.
D. service will speak to the carriers.
Three musical organizations of Shelby
arcs on the program, the Cecelia Music
Club, the Men's Chorus and Bobby
Rudasill's string anil jug club.
The convention will be presided over
by State President, C. H. Howard who
k also Vice President of the National
■ural Corricrs Association. Jas. S.
■Ceever of Stony, Point, N. C., is
Secretary.
The carriers of Clevland are very
happy over the fine "spriit being
shown by the Shelby people for as
sisting in entertaining the carriers.
There are nearly 1,500 rural farriers
in different parts of the state who
cover oyer 85,000 miles daily and
handle over four million pieces of
mail every week day in the year.
Special rates have been made by
the hotels.—Clevland Star.
HOT BREAD ALL BIGHT
Hot bread is often thought to caune
indigestion, but the United States De
partment of Agriculture says that
when it does so it is because it lacks
some of the characteristics of good
bread, not because it is hot. Large
or thick biscuits, whether raised with
yeast, baking powder,, or soda, are
likely, if cooked only a short time to
be soggy on th einside, and this, when
it happens, is the objection to them,
rather than the fact that they aie
served hot.
WORK ON WASHINGTON' ROAD
IS PftOGRERRTNG NICELY
The Southern Willitc Company is
laying concrete at a rapid rate now,
the usual output being about six hun
dred feet per day. Thi smer.ns that
if they can put all their machinery in
operation they can put down a mile
of road in about eight days. If this
pace can be held we should be able
to drive the full distance to Washing
ton long before Christmas.
HOW THINGS ARE DONE
———— _
Surgeons have operated successful
ly In a case of acute appendicitis on
a man taken from th cdeath hour.e,
Sing Sing Prison.
They believe ho will have fully re
covered by the time he is to be
electrocuted.
Of course it would'nt do to let the
man die of natural causes. That would
be a reflection on our humanity.
We must take care for him nicely,
an dthen kill him legally on a day
fixed by a judge in a coii.i of law.
Messrs. A. Hassell, Louis Bennett,
Bill Carstarphen, L. B. Wynne, Jr.
B. R. Barnhjll, Richard Smith, and
H. M. Stubbs attended the base-ball
game at Tarboro yesterday.
Mr. Wilson Lamb of Wilson is In
town today attending to business.
Europe Is beginning to wonder if
the rattle of the printing-presses isn't
about as sinister as the rattt* of ma
chine-guns.—Lansing Mews.
MEXICAN BANDITS
RELEASE CAPTIVES
Washington, Juno 29.—Mexican reb
els who seized the Aguada camp of
the Cortez Oil Company in the Tam
pico region Sunday holding the prop
erty and forty American employes for
15,000 pesos ransom, withdrew on
Monday without damag«"or injury to
the employes, but with threats to re
turn, Cousul Shaw, at Tampico, today
advised the State Department. A la
ter message said the smmc rebels yes
terday seized a camp of the La Cor
ona Oil Company, a Dutch-British
concern, in the same vicinity and were
holding 86 employe*, including about
six Americans.
Dispatch Indefinite
The dispatch did not indicate wheth
er ransom had beoh paid in the case
of the Aguadn camp, which is an A
merican owned concern. 0" the
strength of the second, message sent
last ight the State Department direct
ed the embassy in Mexico City to
make new demands on the Mexican
government for protection of the A
mericans employed by the Dutch-Rrit
'f h company.
Consul's Message
Consul Shaw, telegraphing yester
day from Tampico, said that the reb
el leader, Corozavo, and his men, left
the Aguada camp of the Cortez com
pany at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
This was 24 hours before the time lim
it set by Corozave for payment, of the
ransom demanded had expired and the
message did not say whether payment
had been made. Tho consul reported
further that Corozave had threatened
on leaving the American camp to
come back and seizo the property of
Ija Corona, which is among the Dutch
Shell interests, and also property of
tKe Mexican Gulf Company in the
vicinity. The rebel leader said he
would demand payment of ransom on
these properties by July 2.
Consul Shaw also reported that two
detachments of Mexican Federal
troops nad been dispctched to the
Tampico region by boat from Vera
Cruz.
Second Message
The second message from Consul
Shaw was sent last night, reaching
the State Department early today. It
said that Corozave had taken the Pe
cero camp of the I-a Corona Company
during the day and was holding the
86 there among whom
the Consul estimated there were about
six Americans. Corozave had demand
ed, the message said, 9,000 pesos be
fore July 2.
The second mcs.:agc from Tampico
was immediately transmitted by the
State Department to Charge Summer
lin in .Mexico £ity with directions
that Mexican authorities be informed
of the situation and asked to take ap
'propriate steps for the protection of
Americans involved in the new bandit
raid.
A message from Mr. Summerlin
}ast night reported that A. Bruce Bie
iaski, former American government
official captured by bandits near Pier—
navaca and held for ransoni, had ob
tained his release, but gave no de
tails.
RECENT RAINS HELPED CROPS
The recent rains helped the crops
throughout the county. Some of the
young tobacco that looked t obe en
tirely worthless last week may come
out again and mnkc a little Gon.cthing
The general opinion is that the crop
will be about 40 per cent short en ac
count o fthe reins of two weeks ago.
Some say it wftt be 60 percent off,
but we think from our observations
that it will be nearer 40 percent.
Some of the other crops are damag
ed, but they have time-to-come out
and make a fair yeild. The fellows
that are giving the crop agooJ Atten
tion are not going to be so very bad
off except where tho tobacco wna
drowned entirely.
IV TO* *Mfr QUICK
RESULTS OU A WANT
AD IN raa crmpuas
ESTABLISHED 1896
FORMER HERTFORD
BANKER ON TRIAL
Hertford, June 29.—After recesaing "
from 11:16 o'clock yesterday morning
until 9:30 o'clock this rooming hrrmno
of illness of Judge W. M. Bond, pre
siding, much progress was made in
the trial of U. C. Sullivan, former of
the Fanners Bank A Trust Co., charg
ed with embezzlement of $60,000. The
defendant is indicted on threa counts
but is only being tried on one of them
tor the present; namely, for Mlling
oonds and misappropriating the mon
-v derived thererfrom which had been
placed with the bank as collateral on
u loan.
First Witness
The first witness for the prosecution
was J. S. McNidcr, owner of the bonds
who testified that he had secured sev
eral loans from the bank and that ha
had placed the sum of (14,350 in cos
pon bonds and $1,965 in registered
bonds as collateral security. He wiah
ed to liquidate the loan on January
first last and called to pay the loan
and have his bonds returned. The ac
cused put him off from time to time
stating that the bonds had b#en sent
eway to borrow money for the bank,
the witness said. Finally, when the
witness found that the bond* and note
were not forthcoming as he thought
they should, he became auspicious and
informed H. C. Stokes, president of
the bank, as to the delay in the mat
ter, stating that he would wire the
state bunk examiner if something was
not done immediately.
Director Tratifies
The next witness on the stand was
J. T. Brinn, a director of the bank,
v/ho testified that he heard the con
versation between McNider and Stoke*
and that he later went down to the
bank to see about 0. note of his own.
While there Sullivan was confronted
by Stokes about the bonds and the ac
cused man admitted that he had eold
thera besides misappropriating thirty
thousand dollars of the bank's money,
Mr. Brinn said. The witness stated
further that Sullivan aaid he had been
doing these things all hia life and did
not deserve any sympathy. Later the
directors had a meeting at the Smith
Drug Co., where Sullivan again ad
fitted his guilt and stated the mon
ey had gone in to the Eastern Peanut
Company, of which he was president.
On cross examination, the, witness
denied that the directors had taken
notes and collateral security for the
shortage and egrwd that it would be
all right. — r __
Judge Bond HI
The case received an unexpected
setback Wednesday at two o'clock
the hour for the convening of the
afternoon* session of court, when
it wa sannounced by Solicitor Ehring
haus that, due to the illnesH of Judge
Bond court was to be adjourned to
9:30 o'clock this morning. Hun
dreds of disappointed spectators who
ha dthronged the courtroom in antici
pation of a highly interesting court
session, man yof whom wore ladles,
filed out of the old court house, and
went their eeveral ways.
Judge Bond had complained in the
morning that something he had eaten
hadn't agreed with him, and that he
wasn't feeling welL With his char
acteristic determination, however, he
went to the courtroom Wednesday
morning and presided over proceed
ings until the jury had been selected
a few minutes after eleven o'clock
He then immediately returned to the
Hertford Hotel and retired.
The defendant reached the eourt
house Wednesday shortly before the
opening of court. As usual, he did
hot appear particularly perturbed,
and sat without visible display of
emotion through the morning see*
sion, close bealde the attorneys rep
resenting him. He was accompanied
by his wife, an attractive woman whe
looked to be in her early twenties,
and who was also perfectly calm.
Sullivan's two brothers, end hia tws
fathers-in-law, Postmaster J. P.
Jews up and Justice of th* Peace J.
W. Darden, occupied chairs close be
side him.
The only person In the little group
that comprised the defendant and hia
closest relatives upon whose face
were limned the traces of mental
anguish was Sullivan's aged mother,
Mrs. Samuel Sullivan, who had coma
from her heme at Culpepper, Vir
ginia, on Saturday night to be with
her son In the hour of his need. Dm
father did not come for the reason,
it ia stated, that ha is uriously QL
The Sullivans are natives'of Ken
tucky. Some yean ago, H. C. Sulli
van, the defendant in the caae now la
process of trial, moved to Suffolk,
Va., and accepted employment there.
Some six years ago he waa els«te
cashier of the than newly-organised
Fanners Bank sad Trust Company,
and shortly afterward the Sullivaa
family moved to Culpepper,
where they BOW are living.