The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02
BROOKS FREE;
POWELL. Held.
Jones and Powell Case P y7A'
\ Sgtlally Heard Before, Com
missioner II, Raleigh. HIS
THE TRIAL IS POSTPONED
Powell, Unable to Give Bond
Waves Examination and
Goes TO Jail. a
THE TRIAL IS POSTPONED
Especial 10 The rimes-plspatqh.,

Especial Ia The Tines-Dlsnatah,>
N RALEIGH, n, O., Feb. 1.-The com.
plete esoneratlon of =. RI nrppks, of
Nesfalk, formerly Of FRINGE George eouu,
", w.; the .waiylng of examination by
y, y, Powa!l, ef Norfolk, and his return
ID jail In default of sl,oc9 bond were
tho principal developments In tho rnysts-
rlous .'Jones aid Powell case, IN which
tho government charges that the malls
have been used by j. y. Powell and 9th
ers for the purpose OF committing fraud
we're the well known RalaiEh firm Of
jones and Powell, and getting credit from
wholesale houses and manufacturing con-
Germs the country over on their high
commercial standing.
Tha hearing was before United States
Commissioner Nicholas this afternoon.
b Mr. Hr0oles was on hand, backed by a.
strong delegation Of friends from Yir-
ginla. They were his brother,tn-law, Q.
Il, Baird. and Mr. j, f. Jeffreys. Of
Norfolk; w p. Temple clerk Of thu
ent OF schools III Prince George county,
Va, and e. T. Holiday, Of Norfolk
+ These gentlemen brought lth them q H.
davits from a large number Of citizens
sof Norfolk and Prince George county MS
ia the high cllnract Ter Of Brooks. 30 when
his case was called District Attorney T.
s. Skinner announced TO the court that
he would withdraw the case against
Brooks, It appearing that he had been
employed BY Powell Without hls having
any knowledge that there was any
scheme to dafraud on the part OF his ona-5
poyers. He asked, however. that Brooks
be put under such a bond as will assure
his beiag on hapd as a witness against
u, 3, Powell when his Casa comes UP for
4 trial at the next term Of the Federal
Court. Commissioner Nicholas fixed the
bond at s400, and this was readily given
by Mr.. Fenner, MIR, Temple. Of Prince
George county; Mr.. Jetfrcys and Mr.,
Baird, Of Norfolk,
TRIAL POSTPONED.
Colonel L. Nj. Argo, as counsel for Pow
ell, asked Tor q postponemento OF the trial,
and finally ANNOUNCED a waiver Of eya1n,
inatiop, ask!ng that a reasonable BOND
be fixed for the appearances OF his client
at the next term at the Federal Court,
He said Powell was then suffering from
tuberculosis, ana to keep him confined "
jail might mean his death He snld his
client was ready to give the 500 benz
that the commissioner had demanded
when Powell was first arrested. The
that au,ountfo bond at the time, but ~
THE, light of accumulated evidence. the
very least bond he could accept was
$1,000 This has nat yet been given,
< Yesterday afternoon Brooks, With his
counsel. friends from Virginia, went be-
fore the district attorney ana made q de-
tailed statan,ent as to his connection wish
tho Zones ard Powell affair. He stated
that no saw III q Norfolk paper OF Ianu'
ary o5th tho advertisement "Wanted-'A
young man TO leave the city to manage
a store for enc month. Address Quick
Place, care Dispatch"
He said no answered the advertisement
and received a reply: you will please call
at the office Of ]. 3. Powell. NO, 1877
Cranky Street, any day the first OF next
week"
Later he was sent for and asked to come
at once to ]. 3. Powell's office; that
ha went and made a contract at 40 per
month. Brooks received written instruc,l
tions to the effect that he WAS 70 rent
certain store in Raleigh 80 to the
freight dcpots and To the Southern En-
press office aud get all goods out except
twenty five cases of tomatoes reshlp
these at onca to Arphe!m and Mloheals,
Norfolk, and write each day, reporting
what freight came In.