Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
otPoaT|0xs 10 Be REVIEWED
JUDGE Ingram is Expected to Render
His Decision Within Next Month
Case Probably viii Go to Court Of
Appca!s--Deft ndahts Severely Ar
raianed.

News against that d. funcj inSt!tH'i"n.
its officers and directors. was. closed
yesterday afternoon about ) O'Clock.
when Mr.. \. 9 NraNton. OF Nichmond,
associated with Captain {. {. Bcrk"-
lrt as counsel tor the plaintifH. con
rlui,d an address which began VII "a
tn" court convened At ":3" O'Clock
yesterday morning. Mr BraXtnh
speech WAS one of tn" most mastery
ever I"Ard here: il WAS eloquent ana
con, inC!nc. and cov"r"! almost every
phase "t IN" i"hiathao'e cast VIZ u '"'.
J"dS" ingram. Oh hich''"',"' vii"
suing III 'h' 'A''' '''"' '"'
t"rHaN and WI! no" r''i'" ''', '''"''i-
NOUS "''"Si, ions 'hN'" III Wv
Il 'h'F WIN "'"''h 'l-"N' l'H
b" Huhni'''n 'y th' "''"' n'H ''''''
rendering ms "''''>l"'' - Np,'
'd 'ha' th' "''9'o' VIII '"', ~
down "I'h'n 'P'' "'N' H'"'''H. , Az
case Is H''l'">' r'''"ih ~ <" ,.,,;nh
our Il apr o. IL" '''''''
way I Is "''i"'n
In his address. NJ: i|raN'"n arra'sh-
I'd the def ndant~ >"N"r"lN for alleged
in their relations with the
bank. Laying stress upon 'n' ,",'
''la' II" ih''''''N VI ''' W. W. w.,
ned ior thr"' EaI: pl"i " '"' '"''
uie' ne u',
mai "'>'F"" me .''H 1t, ,''H q ,.',,'
ing snip h'''' .NH ," ~, l,-
'!oH Oh III P'" VI nc
l'"""h'H '"'t Ivy "" M.
"iI'e'"'S " Nv palm. -. ' .t ..n,,o
on" "i me alt'''riS' WIN VAC ,,
exception "l WI. II. VI. i''' ia"
~ f'Sis'!'"'
A lar2e crowd Sa'h"E'd II! '''' t'"''
room 10 hear Mr.. RraN'"n ; au'''''S'
Barring the course OF MS Sl"T'H'
Nj Rraxton read a letter when Wi"
written hv tn" late lrW!h u'h'I, "H'
was president OF IN" hr!"Hc' q"
and who committed suicide by Shoo'-
Ing him elf n. morning the """N
closed its doors. 1he ie,'t: was wiz
ten the night before me la'ai ga,
and was left on the prSsiu'h' ) u'sN
in the bank. It's contents "'It lhau'
known at tle time. Tax II was ''H''"'"
to with rapt attention IN court E'S''f'
dap. II reads as fo'lowa:
TO the Creators:
When this is read | will hay" ac-
camplishcd one Cf two thing com
united SuiCid" or mad dash out oil
this country To what i nope NAY
proy. an ElloradO for r-pair.rg my
fortunes and pa ing the creditors OF
tho hank what | owe Il. Through
speculation in the stock market. l
hay, los; all the money Couli Obtain
from the iank. II is now aim s. en-
;iral: ont OF funds. having only Few
dollars in its vault or i'll hanNs. II
from he bank this, money b cause
have had completes control of its
funds and books. For thrhc years
have alone had access TO its cash
drawer and the safe and non" OF iht
other employees could know tae
amount on hand This absolute di"-
ta,ion and control was gained hy Tnr-
chasing tn, banks stock Il m"an
that Of any dissatisfied s'""kh"!dcrs
wnp would h" inquisitive Of ITS ar
iair>'. and generally ON OF IN" 'anh
funds WAS Such STOCK pt'a Ut. ."'
cashier Of III" hank and no. III XIV,
employs should / blamed !, "h"'
I ha'" don" lh"y nan Sipn'i. con,
fdrnc" IN m" ana ~ 'h'S W '"'E W.
hN MO" NV '"'."''',,,'9 ,'.hnra 90 do
Amount ~" I.-.-'.a.i' ,,,,c, ,ra IN
nus i'l',.S i '''''' - 80 ~ Crow, hy
"'"',h' W - ,,.,,, sL,r. for
t", "v'N' -, - now cor.
80, .o ~ ',ccou,, cf \ check