The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
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" lit rests ;as 9 ~
verse to Senator N Lee s. Overnllal y lof
North Carolina, are seeking to- have f his us
administration Of the estute OF ~. 4 $H
IAnicr, Who died III Yorlssnio9rse tllan
ton years d 60, royieWod BY the courts
that $40, 900 paid ny the Senator as I'D q \
sninistrat tor to the firm of i. 1soun-
tree ana Company, co ton brok OF ~ q
IA Cotton 1xchango uildng. may b by, re IS \
covered for certain torso reltltt yes
of Mr. LnnierI In North Carol linn. s i;S
8 SEM 70 X OVer1rlli, who IL q, a,yy Or Of
great reputaton8in Ills own 9 ttlte, WIS WY
elected Ito the United d states Scnnt III
II 0OB. III lis term will expire % ~.
III q was mad admins trat or Fof tn q cs- ~
tate Of HIS friend 4 Mr.. A anier, represent!
alive n or a. prominent Southern family,
and at once assumed mana ON ent Among
the ebts presented for settleine en- # rs
one fol $50, 900. all eyed n to l,c ~ due g
Rountrec and Company for notes passed .
by Mr.. Lancr to! the firm In q col ton den y.
Creditors In North Carolina were forced
to tnko nifty cents on the a5dollar 8
alleged, because OF tho inroadt made upon
the estate by the payment of this ycla I'M.
Relatives Of tho d cad man join $Wi III
tho creditors III the effort whic 4 hey are
about Ito makelSto have the cour here
and In North Carolina declare Il ne pa y
Fment illegal, on the ground that the notes
were given for tho purpose OF d e;ling Hon
a B margin, which, 1t is said under the
North Carolina law, Is construed as gam Y
bling. 1t Is held tina i the admin
had no right to pay out o. gambling debt
as against other credl TORS, The center
w tho agltatlon3is Salisbury, the home Bof5
Senator Overman. fs6
-Four prominent law firms have been
retained by the creditors and members
$of tile familySof Mr. amer, and arrange
&ments have been made to- have g Y hear T.
ing before n court commits slonerS IN this
#clty. L. I.$ Clement. of Salisbury, cumc
here this week to conduct the 5examinn--
Stion5 in. the interest Of Senator Overman
and r. u H Rountree g. Co., successors
TO the original firm OF W. B. r ountree
n & Co. Tho sudden death q Albert Z.
Rountree, q member Of the firm, put
a temporary stop to the proc edinEs. MI.
u Rountree knew the details of the trans
action ana was q most lmpor tant Wit
ness. III ~ 25 3si ~ s5s IA NJ "
i4f: It I Is argued by Senator Overtnan and
tho r ountrees that co ton III opera lions,
even on d margin, have been held BY
ali the courts to Be legl Innate commercial
$transact tons
s8, They say the posi- Ion 4 OF the con test
ants Is untenable. On the q her hand
the 3contestants@asser that the matter IL {
still open for review on count Of the
delay IN cttllng up, the estate and filing
tho final accounting which was done re-
Gently. Papers on file in Sal !sbury. where
the suit &is brought, cannot be BLAMED
until BGthe lapse n OF q @ yea i n ,nd er. " the
North Carolina practice. Hence It 4 is
impossible to present the exact language
OF the complain t. 5Es8 y; 5f5 "
Some OF Senator Overman, s friends pre-
tend to SEQ political significance In the
attack on him. In view Of the fact that
IA bitter fight has been started upon him
by the Republicans and Populists Of the
State n ~ 5.EI 3s8 Y 81 5s