The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-28
Y. \, DAY
AFTER $500 FEE
Attaches Money Deposited
by Mrs. S. S. CoIey.
MRS. COLEY SAYS 500
This Was to be His Fee For Service
in the Coley Case.
SHE HAS A LETTER STATING THIS
Captain Day Offers to Compromise For $500
But Mrs. Coley Declines to Pay
Him a Single Cent
More.

The Coley case had in it 4 genuine sen
sation yesterday afternoon.
This came when Capt. w. II. Day at
tached the money awarded Capt. S. S.
Coley, and deposited in a bank here in
his Wife'S name.
Capt. Day claims that $500 is due him
for his appearance in the re-hearing. Mrs.
Coley, on the other hand, declares that
the Colonels fee IS 500 and says that
she wont stand ii, and that not one
cent more than 800 shall Captain Day
have.
1t Will be mcmbered that after run
ming the gauntlet of the Superior and
Supreme courts, with 4 rchearing Of the
case by the Supreme court that Captain
s. s.. CCley, who lost an arm and had his
health ruined when he was injured by
falling from q tender on a southern RAN
way train in Goldsb0ro, finally obtained
a confirmation Of a verdict Of 81. 0e0
with Interest from the Southern Railway.
To secure this verdict required lawyers
in the stubbornly fought case, and law
yers need cash. For the plaintiff Messrs.
T. NJ. Argo and W. b. Snow were en-
s. ged, and these gentlemen, who were
TO receive ona-third of the damages
awarded, conducted the case up to the
time Of the rehcarinG by the Supreme
court.
Then enter a new lawyer. This was
Captain w. II. Day. but Captain Day
vas engaged, 50 it is affirmed, for d stip-
ulated amount i the case was Won, and
this amount is said b. Mrs. Colcy to be
500, While Captain Day says $500.
To support her Wow Of the case Mrs.
toley has 4 letter written 20 her hus-
band on July I. 1900, by a friend. in
which it is stated that it would be wise
to employ Captain Day in the ease. The
reason for this. as assigned in the letter.
Is that as Captain Day IS a Republican
and the majority Of the Supreme court
are Republicans that his connection with
The case would be of value.
The letter goes on to say hat Captain
Day has been seen ard has agreed to fin
ISL up tire case for 800 if a verdict is Sc
cured, that his only fear Of not winning
the case is that the award is for a
large sum. and that this may 20 against
its confirmation.
IN the engagement of Captain Day as
extra counsel IN the matter Colonel hrgo
IS reported to have agreed.
Here is what happened that led up to
yesterdays exciting events.
Mrs. Coley, to whom Captain Colev had
gwen the money awarded to him by the
courts, vas hero on Saturday. She had
the money placed IN a bank here. MessYs.
Areo ami SNOW receiving their prolos-
ticnate share, something like $1,000. BE-
ing pressed for time Mrs. Colcy returns
to MOncure, whore she resides, leaving
word that she VIII be back on Monday
TO pay Captain Day.
Finding that the banks were closed on
Monday, General Lees birthday ami
NlrsarE. she deferred her trip till Tues
day. That day was a rainy. bad one and
Mrs. Coiey arrived here yesterday.
She went to The bank. arranged about
her bank book and checks. and then saw
Col. Aigo. Going W the street she met
the gentleman WHO wrote the letter con
corning Captain Day. Who told her no.
70 pay him but 800.
Mrs. Coley next called on CAPTAIN Day.
II" was IN his office anI she introduced
fefa2lf 10 him. not having met him be
tore. Invited in she took a scat and told
CAPTAIN Day that she had come 10 pay
hun his foe Of 500.
But Captain Day told her ii was $500.
Mrs. Co!er osked WHY. Captain Dav Said
because that WIS the agreement with
captain Coley. Mrs. Colcv asked 10 sec
Inc agreement. Captain Day said ii was
& verbal orc. Mrs. Coley declared that
{ artain Cciey would never have made
strh an arrangement without consultina
i:ci. that he was in no condition as his
physicians Woull certify. TO make srch
On agreement. that he had old her i,
pay captain Day 800. thai this was ali
that was duo him
INST nero another gentleman entered
InH ottlCG. and Mrs Cptoy lo,rl -;