The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
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Supreme Court ii Appeals Al
lows Bail to Myers in Sun1
Of $500.
CASE is HEARD AT LENGTH
Man Alleged to Have Tempered
With Witnesses Other
Manchester News.
CASE is HEARD AT LENGTH
Manchester Bureau. Times-D lspatch.
l5TE No. 1102 Hull Street

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Manchester Bureau. Times. Dispatch.
Mo- 1l02 Hull Street
G. II. Myers, who was accused Of
forging and uttering n check for SIG
iii Manchester recently and who
waived his right to IL preliminary hear
ing before Mayor Maurice and was
afterward refused bail by the Corpo-
ration Court. appeared. with his coun-
sell Mr. George Pollock and Mr.. Wills
c. Pnllinm. before the Court Of Ap-
pcals, Judge Keith presiding, and
under q writ OF habcAs corpus was
granted bail in the sum OF $500. lIe
forthwith gave bond, with Mr.. Fred
Robins, Richmond saloonkaeper, as
surety.
Tho proceedings were under Section
1850 of the Code. which WAS ennctcd
after the famous gold brick, case,
and inasmuch us such cases rarely
come before the Court OF Appeals. the
hearing was of rather a novel nature.
Argument Made.
The check Myers Is alleged to have
forged and uttered purported to havn
been drawn by one George Hotfner a
glass blower of Manchester. Common
wealth's Attorney Charles l.. Page was
a, first willing to have the prisoner
granted bail, but afterward changed his
mind. as he believed that the accused
had been tampcring with the witnesses
In the case. Judge Ciopton therefore |
denied bail! and the prisoners lawyers
set about to secure bond by some other
means.
Mr.. Pollock stated that bail was |
asked for under three distinct propO-
stions--frst, the lack OF evidence of
the guilt OF the defendant; second, the |
adverse decision OF the Corporation
Court of Manchester was arbitrary and
not of sound judicial discrct!on; third. |
the crime with which the prisoner is
charged not being q capital ctfcnse the !
accused is entitled to bail as a matter
OF right. without regard to his guilt
or innocence.
Mr.. Page took the ground that Myers's
waiver Of preliminary hearing was In
itself an admission OF probable guilt.
md that he wished him not to have
bail. because he had reason to believe
that the accused had been tanpcring
with the Commemorative witnesses.
Mr.. Clarence Walden, cashier of the
Bank Of Manchester, was the principal
witness In the case. He testified that
he had received the check through tho
Richmond Clearing House. and that no
such man as HoGner had an account at
his bank. Witness telephoned to Myers
lbout the matter and received the reply
Mat II the check were dishonorcd, he
Myers would pay for II, as lie had an
order for the mans wages. Accused also
stated that HoTher was out Of the
city. Mr.. Walden then telephoned to tho
.ass works and found that Ioffner was
aot out of town.
The man was deaf and could not talk
,ver the telephone. but came to the
bank, where lie denied that he had
drawn the check and that he had
been out of the city The witness then
.estiHcd that later on the defendant
asked him to advise him how he could
Changed His Statement.
In his cross-examination of tho wit
ness, Mr.. Pollock developed the fact
that the accused owed the bank $1,000
or sl4bo and likewise that he had
overdrawn. For the larger debt the
bank holds collateral.
Fred. Cook, barkecper for Myers. who
had said that he had testified, at the
suggestion OF Myers, that he (Cooie) had
taken in the check and had cashed 1t
for u negro boy, stated in court that
his former statement was untrue, and
that now he wished to Tell the truth
cashed the check or knowing anything
about it.
Myers himself took the stand and
declared that he knew nothing about
The forgery, and insisted that tho check
came to him through the regular course
Of business
Judge Keith examined several speci-
mems of the witnesses writing, and then
announced his decision
Got Them in Trouble.
Their testimony against Algie Hughes.
who was sent to the grand jury on the
charge of cutting Shcpperson, resulted
4 s. x
day morning II, Police Court of shooting
crap. They were fined 81 each.
The fight between Hughes and Shcp-
person grew out Of game Of crap.
The witnesses were Mason Anderson,
Garfield Cheathan, Oney Armistead, Lee
Armlstead. Arthur Keys and "Dice Dick"
Brown.
Many Were Interested.
Much interest was manifested in Man
chester yesterday by citizens who knew
C.. II. Myers, the former saloonist of
the city. who petlis~I the Supreme
Court for bail. He had been denied bail
by Judge William ], Clopton after Com
monwealth's Attorney Charles L. Page
had told the court that Myers, he be-
l;eved. had been instrumental in the
splriting away Of man named Hoffner,
whose name Myers Is alleged to have
forged to a check.
In the afternoon Myers was granted
pau IN the sum or SoOo ana 4; Richmond
saloonist. Fred. Robins, became surety
for him.
Myers for some time conducted tho
saloon at Seventh and Hull Streets. for
Years run by Mr. Dobbins, who now
owns the building. License was denied
MYERS here, and no moved higher up on
Hull Street and opened a place. Much
Of his trade was with the glass blowers
empioyed IN the Blair-Ruahl Glass
Works, and Hoffner was glass blower.
Committee Meeting.
The following Council committee meet.
ings have been scheduled for this week:
Tuesday night at 1880: Fire Com
nlssioners.
Thursday night: Health Committee
and Fire Committee at 7:l5; Building
and Land and Street Committee at 1880
Friday night at 1880: Finance Com
mittec.