The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-02
CROSS AND WHITE AGAIN
CONCLUSION OF MIR. C. f. CIOSS'S
STATEMENT.

CONCLUSION OF MIR. C. f. CROSs's
STATEMENT.
| What Messrs. Stamps and Primrose
Have to Say About Certain Insinua-
tions. ---
Messrs. Cross and White, during
their recent trial in Raleigh, insinuat
| ed that other gentlemen who stood
high in public confidence were impli-
Gated in the crooked ways of the
bank but they tailed to bring evil
dence in support of their statements
and it is any fair to these other gen.
tlemen that the public should hold mp
censure till this proof is furnished, if
such } e possible.
The State Chronicle publishes Cross's
statement in full, end Wi probably
print Whites next week.
WHAT MR.. CROSS SAYS.
/ would say there were many other
misdoings connected with the man
agement of the State National Bank
beforeI became its President, which
/ will not mention here, as | have
not evidence at my command to
substantiate the same, and ali the
misconduct have ever been guilty
of in the management was not for
my benefit, but merely to save the
bank from failure and the Williams
family from ruin. 1 came out of
the bank without one dollar Of the
funds.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Gross is::a son in law of Mrs. John G.
Williams, as are also Mr.. w. S. Prim-
rose and Capt. E. R. Stamps, two of
the banks directors. In fairness to
all parties, the Chronicle prints the
following from Messrs. Stamps and
Primrose
WHAT CAPT. STAMPS SAYS.
Capt E. r. Stamps, being asked if
he had any reply to make to the
Statement" made by Cross and
White, said:
"At the proper time l will make
such reply as deem due to myself,
my friends and public. Until then
can only say that the statements"
made by the defendants are grossly
unjust to me, in the perversion Of some
facts, the suppression of others, and the
malignancY that prevades the whole.
"In every particular in which any
wilfully wrongful act act is charged
or insinuated against me l emph etical.
ly deny the Statements" Fur
I tther than this 1 have nothing to say say
at present, but hope that those whose
good opinion 1 haue heretofore enjoy
ed will not allow it to be destroyed by
| the bitter and venomous attacks made
upon my character by men in their
condition. Under present circumstan-
ces any controversy between myself
and Mr.. Cooss or Mr.. white could be
productive of no good. and seems to
me and my friends unadvisable."
| wHATMR. PRIMROSE SAYS.
JosEPHUs DANIELS, ESQ.,:
You ask me if 1 will reply to the
statements of Messrs. Cross and
White.
[ have no wish to enter into any
controversy with them, and regardless
of their attacks, feel profound sor.
row for them. / cannot understand
the resentment Of the parties to me
| have done them no wrong. MOI
have had the consciousness, during
the time was in the working force o.
the State National Bank, which was
more than ten years ago, or while
have been director part of the
time since, of performing any dishon
orable act or one calculated or inten
ded to injure any public or privat'
interest.
At the proper time, if it shall b.
necessary, / will endeavor to let tn
} public understand any connection
have had in the entire matter of tn
management of the bank, and asl
their kind consideration until tha
time. Very respectfully,
w. S. PRIMROSE.
The Chronicle further says: Th
public ought not to condemn Messrs
3 Stamps and Primrose unheard. The
! stand high in the community. The
e are men of such high position ths
their reputation ought not to be affecl
/ ed by any statements until they hav
spoken. The statements of Messrs
Cross and White are ex parte. The
may not be free from prejudice. TIL
fair minded public will read til
| statements of White and Cross, br
8 they will not make up their serdit
= until Messrs. Stamps and Primros
J. have made statement. Certainl,
), thsee two gentlemen are entitled t
a the benefit of being regarded as inn
cent until proof to the contrary
furnished. The burden of proof res
upon Cross and White.