The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-20
Verdict Of Guilty in Both
Indictments in Carolina
Rate Case.
ASHEVILLE MEN
NOW OUT ON BAIL
Judge Pritchard Takes Hand and
Prevents Wood and Wilson
from Going to Chain-G Gang.
Hearing Set for This
Morning Eagerly
Awaited.
Awaited.


Especial to The Times -Dtspntch.]
RALEIGH, N. c.. july l9.-The sem
sational indictment and trial of the
Ticket Agent Green for violating the
new State 2 Ia passenger rate law with
the threatened interference Of the
Federal court process to arrest trial
in the State court Terminated this eve
ming in the State court with q verdict
of guilty both as to the Southern and
it's agent. Green. and the imposing of
a sentence Of 100000 fine on the South
ern and anomnal fine on teh agent,
who pledged himself not to further vio.
late the law.
Green was given the choice of aban-I
doning the sale OF tickets and paying
a nominal fine or standing out against
the State court and receiving sentence
to prison and possibly to the chain
gang.
In choosing to pay the fine he stated
that he felt that he was guilty of no
wrong but had An aged and III mother
who could not understand the si.ua-
ton. and lest further resistance might
en1bittcr and, endanger her lie. he
would not resist further. The under
lstanding Is that Green will be given
some other position with the South
4 ern.
However, the Issues for the South
jern involved in the imprisonment OF
jits employees exist at Asheville, where
! the cases will be carried to the United
/ states Supreme Court. and there Will
A be uffidavits setting out that the prose-
cuti on sof&lhe Southern agents is, as
lin Raleigh. forcing thei ragents to
3leave the service. thereby wrecking
4 the business of the company. The
Southern counsel claim an advantage
lin Green's having been forced from,
stthe service;
As 10 the fine of $4,000 the South
\ ern has ten days IN which to file notice
4 OF appeal. ls q
!, FOUR HOURS GIVEN
4 TO ARGUIN THE CASE
\ The argument by counsel began this
4 morning at s:30, and continued four
hours. two hours and three speakers
4 to a side
4 The defense was awarded the open
ling and the closing speeches, since nc
tevidence for the defense was presented
Il F. H Busbee opened for the defense
! He congratulated Agent Green that lie
was now before Jury of his country.
>. men. who would pass on his guilt OF
4 Innocence.
He took the ground that the sole Is
sue before the court Is the sale OF a
, ticket to one w. F. Jones at more
than the rate esta blished by law. He
read and commented on the rate act
I holding that II section 4 is void ths
whole indictment fails. He reviewed
! the whole aspect of the case. both ir
tho State and the United States courts
: He declared 1t TO be unfair for the
i. Legislature to attempt to take away
q property and then prescribe penalt,
ell for legal resistance. This would b
O contiscatory, and therefore violation 0
S 1.-The Constitution, Numerous authori
n ties We're cited
: Mr.. Busbee argued that the origina
y injunction regulations were binding O,
d Agent Green before the State cour
fcase was instituted, and had he vio
:. lated it he would have been arrested
s And now he Is under arrest and threat
n ened with imprisonment for obeyiul
an order OF the United States court.
!, He referred to reconstruction day
and the reign Of Kirk and the cours
pursued In that time.
X Mr.. Busbee took the ground that TIL
Il evidence was that Mr.. Green did nc
g sell the ticket In question after al
% % that he was out of the city on that al
d tornoon, as testified to by Clerk Jone
e He argued also that the sale was nc
! actually for more than IA cent
since the distance was really eigf
- and a half miles, and the price pal
H. was twenty cents. This whole ST
: and commotion is really over a