Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-18
ADMITTED TO BAIL
Trial Of E. H. Dunbar--Treasurer
Merry Arrested.
Justice Tomiin, OF the Police Court,
Hears the Statement or the Conn
plainant = Defcndcnt Claims uo
Was Merely m Agent.

L. II. Dunbar, the Norfolk manager of
the NorthernSouthern Kindling Wood
Company. concern chartered in
Maine, was arraigned before Justice
Tomlin in the Police Court yesterday
morning. The case was partly heard by
the Justice. but there beng other evil
dence which it was thought desirable to
be produced. the hearing was continued
until next Monday morning. Dunbar
was admitted to bail in che sum of
$500. but failed TO give it, and was taken
back TO JAIL
The story of Dunbar's arrest was
given in Sundays Virginian- Pilot.
Dunbar still claims that he is not cul-
pablo; that he acted merely III an
agents capacity in receiving the money
from Mr.. Shelley. lie is represented by
MIR. p. j. Morris, who argued that 1T
was merely Il civil cause OF action that
Mr. Shelley had against his client, OF
the company he represented.
Justice TOinlin heard the statcmcnt.of
MIR. Shelley. He talked right out, using
the plainest of Queens English in de-
signaling Dunbar and describing his
dealings with him.
Justice Tomlin asked Mr.. Shelley
what representations Dunbar made to
him to secure the $3.50 he is charged
with frauduiently obtaining.
The prosecutor produced Il number OF
circulars which he said Dunbar gave
10 him. These circulars described the
company and its purposes. One of them
stated that the company was chartered
in Maine and had Il capital stock of
$4,000, fully paid up. The Head office
OF the company, 1t was stated was in
Boston. The object of the company,
briefly stated. was to utilize the waste
around sawmills and lumber yards by
manufacturing said waste into llindling
material. 1t was claimed by che pro-
motors of the company that the George
c. Reid mill at Money Point and the
Batchelder two miles further up had
been secured by the company and that
scrap lumber, ShaVinCS, saw dust
slabs. etc. would be carried on barges
to these plants and converted into
kinding material.
The Shelley Fuel Company, of Phil
adelpha, was organized about the same
time. Mr.. NJ. Shelley. the general man
ager Of this company. is the inven .or
OF the Little Jollier and Lighter Kinder.
which is 4 box of kind,ing material
about half the size of an ordinary shoe
box. Mr.. Shelley claims that Dunbar,
who was advertised on the circulars as
the Norfolk manager of the Northern
Southern Kindling Wood Company,
came TO him and showing him the cir
cularS got him Interested in the enter
prise. and r. contract was entered into
by which the company represented by
Dunbar was to turn out 10000 of those
kindling boxes daily for Shelley. When
the contract was made Dunbar secur-
ed from Shelley $3.50.
This story was fully told 70 Justice
Tomlin by Mr.. Shelley. who further 81 id
that he had let Dunbar have about $40
on his personal account, which he
didn't have charged to him. Besides
this he said he had spent between $500
n nd l.,
from Philadelphia to this section of the
country.
lTr. Shelley told Justice Toml!n tha.
he had investigated the company since
coming to Norfolk and found that 1t
had no plant at Money Point, and had
no fuel there EXCEPT some old water
soaked cord wood. lie also claimed that
it had not bought the Reid plant, nor
leased the Batchclder plant.
Further interesting Developments are
promised
TREASURER merry ARRESTED.
George G. S. Merry. the treasurer or
the company of which Dunbar is local
manager, was arrested las, night about
$3.50 o'clock by Detective Childress, who
found Mr.. Merry at his home in the
country beyond Berkeley.
The charge against Merry IS the same
as that brought against Dunbar, and
is brought by the same man, NJ. Shell
/ ley.
At II o'clock last night Merry was
bailcd by Judge w. T. Martin, OF the
Court of Law and Chancery. in the sum
OF 500. with D. C. Foreman as surety
Mir. Tazewell Taylor. who Merry en-
ployed to defend him. went to Judge
Martin in company with Merry and De-
tectivc Childrcss.
Merry stated to Detective Childress
that he had no fears whatever of the
outcome of the case. lie said the COM
pany of which he was treasurer has
acted in good faith with Shelley. and
that it will be ready shortly to deliver
| him tho kinllinn hnNnS rnr cnntrnn.