Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-01
INTERESTING FACTS.
MORO ABOUT tbs xETHops OF THE RA-
LEIGH B00DLERs.
Honey that Was Never Put in the Bank
stock that Was Never
Sold,
,snoelal telegram to the plsp.tch.l

RALEIGH, n. c., March 3l.-Your cor
respondent learned today some inte-
resting facts in regard to the plundered
State National Bank of this city. In
October, 1885, Directors Primrose and
Stamps discovered that the bauk needed
strengthening. and Stamps, who was
then its president, was Informed that
Charles T.. Cross, who had married
daughter Of Mrs. Williams, principal
stakeholder. would, II elected president
OF the bank, place $4,000 in it and
would place $4,000 of its stock amongst
the best people here and put the pro-
ceeds Of such stock sales in the bank.
Believing that this would be an admit
rable arrangement and would make the
bank very strong, Stamps agreed to it at
once, resigned the presidency, and Cross
was elected. At subsequent meeting OF
tue stockholders Stamps and Primrose
were informed that the $50, 600 had been
paid in or secured to the bank. The
$40. 600 of stock was transferred 10y the
heirs of the late John q. Williams to
the bank. They believed that by tins
arrangement the bank would be made one
OF the strongest institutions in the South.
It's now almost certain that no part OF the
$50, 600 was paid in, and that none OF
the stock was sold save to the five new
directors, taken III some two weeks ago,
although it is said that Cross tried to
sell the stock and failed to do so. 1t is
equally certain that the $3o, 900 OF
forged paper used by Cross in this trans
action alone has been destroyed by him.
Special attention in the South has for
the past FIVE days been directed to the
question of the extradition laws with
Canada by reason of the action OF the
president and cashier Of the State Ma
tional Bank Of this city in seeking that
haven OF refuge for bank-thieves and
embezzlers. Eminent lawyers here who
have carefully looked into the matter say
these are the following necessary steps
to secure such foreers as Cross and
White First, requisition by the Presi-
dent OF the United States second, this
must be countersigned by the Governor
General of Canada; third, proof before
a Canadian magistrate Of the above
documents, and that the parties are
charged with the crime of forgery in any
State. North Carolina for instsnce fourth,
n warrant for their apprehension fifth,
bringing them before Canadian magls-
trate and proving that they have commit
ted the crime OF forgery IS the same Is
construed under English law. These
steps being taken and these things done,
the surrender Of such criminals is pro-
bable. The dangers are that they may
be released on bail on writ Of ha6caS
corpus and forfeit their bail and de-
camp before requisition papers are per-
fected. In the cases of President Cross
and Cashier White, Of the State National
Bank Of this city, they are now under
arrest presumably by virtue of the police
power merely of the city Of Toronto.
The requisition proceedings under the
treaty with England are intricate and full
OF technicalities, any one of which may
prove a loophole of escape.
MARROW ESCAPE.
At the Phoenix gold-mine, in Cabarrus
county. q day or so ago a white man
named Lifus George, while working in II
300-foot shaft, slipped andfelL Hewe
fifty feet and luckily caught. He es-
capped with a broken leg and some
bruises.
Della Rawls, white woman at Hamil-
ton, fell dead some days since while
standing in her yard.
Tarboro' and Hamilton are now con-
nected by railway.
The Reflector, published at Greenville,
Ex-Governor Jarvis's home, announces
him as its candidate for Governor. This
is regarded as significant.
The floods have washed away several
trestles on the Murphy branch Of the
" estern North Carolina railway beyond
Murphy. A train is caught between the
breaks. 1t is said it will take month
to repair the damage done, which must
certainly be extensive.
THE CROPS.
W. c. Upchurch, president of the
State Agricultural Society, was inter
viewed to-day concerning the crops. He
saws that winter wheat and oats look
well-particulariy well, in fact. The
warm rains have brought both out
greatly. Grasses and clover were in
jured somewhat, but yet are looking well.
Farmers are thrown behind with their
work. This is due to many weeks Of
unfavorable weather.
4 breach-of-promise suit has excited
the people Of Greenville, Pitt county.
Miss Octavia Hathaway sued George
Whitehurst. She won her case, too,
after two days trial and many speeches
by able counsel, and got a verdict for
81, 800 damages.
The wet weather has greatly interfered
with the work of railway construction.
MANY FoRGERIEs.
AS the Developments in the bank
swindle proceed the affair gets worse
There is no telling what the forgeries
will aggregate. 1t was mentioned a day
or so ago that Cross had forged his
fathers name and that of other men from
his native county. Gates. He has also
forged the name Of Frank b. Dancy, Of
this city, as principal, and James Moore
as surety, to note for So, 600, which was
negotiated in New York.
W. J. Perry, whose trial at Trenton
on charge of numbering Willis Venters
has been mentioned, escapes with ver-
dict Of not guilty.
RUN OVER.
John Parks, of Vance county, was run
over by train near Tar-River bridge, on
the Raleigh and CASTOR railway, and in
stantly killed. lie was found lying near
the track dead by tramp. Parks was
sixty years old, and was intoxicated, it is
said.
News was received to-day that there is
q case of small pox at Goldsboro'. This
disease is greatly dreaded in this State,
and is perhaps rarer here than in any
State in the country. The party at
tackled at Goldsboro' has been carefully
isolated and there is no occasion for a
scare.
NOTES.
The March issue Of the Agricultural
Departments bulletin is OF great value.
II shows that all the fertilizer analyses
have been completed-weeks earlier than
in past yesrs. This is very credltable to
State Chemist Battle and his assistants.
The work at the telegraph office here
is the greatest ever known in the State.
For the present week there has been
regular rush The matter has been adj