The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
MISSISSIPPI BANKER
Is GUILTY AS CHARGED
M. B. Charles, of Grenada,
Miss, is Convicted in
Criminal Court.
Jury Remained Out Only a
Short Time Before Finding
Verdict-Hon. c. M. Jones
Continued in Case, Judge
Beggs Resembling Order.

NJ. B. Charles, the Mississippi bank
er, who was placed on trial in the
criminal court Thursday morning up
on the charge OF aiding and abetting
G. G. Scudamore to draw a bill of ex-
change without authority and with in
tent to defraud, was convicted last
night, when the jury which heard the
case returned a verdict of guilty as
charged after being out for only a
short time. A motion for new trial
will be made by attorneys for the
defendant, and the case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court. Pend
ing this, bond was fixed In the sum
of $4,000, but Charles was not pre-
pared to furnish this bond, and as
a result he is held in the county jail.
More Testimony.
More testimony was heard yester-
ady, although arguments had COM
menced, and this latter evidence, it is
believed, is what convicted Charles.
Friday, when the defendant was on
the stand, he produced a signed agree
ment made by Scudamore and him
self regarding a settlement of the
amount due Charles, in which it was
stated that the exchange given Charles
was to settle all Indebtedness due him
by ScudamOre.
This agreement was written upon
stationery of the Pensacola Bank and
Trust company. and dated Nov 2.
The prosecution yesterday morning
discovered, it is claimed, that the sta
tionery upon which the contract was
written was some which had not been
printed until after Seudanlore had left
the bank. The date of it's delivery to
the bank, it was stated. was Nov. %,
nearly q month after the alleged con-
tract WAS entered into. The prosecu-
ton produced Henry Jeudevine, man
ager for the Mayes Printing company,
as one witness to prove that the sta
tionery was not printed until Nov.
%, and the officers of the bank swore
that it was not until some time after
Scudamore had been removed that the
order was given for the printing.
which was made necessary by reason
of the fact that other stationery bore
ScudamOre'S name.
After this testimony had been
heard the arguments continued, clos
ing about o'clock, when the case
was given 10 the jury, and later a.
verdict of guilty returned.
Will Make Bond. !
Charles stated last night that he
would make bond at once, and thus
obtain his release and appeal the case
to tfre supreme court. Last night he
sent to The Journal office from the
county Jail the following note: Hon.
w c. Mclean, my attorney, leaves
Grenada, Miss, tonight for Pensacola,
to assist in making arrangements for
a new trial. Bond will be arranged
at once"
Mr.. Jones Continued.
Hon G. Moreno Jones. who was
suspended by the court Friday, owing
to some language used in arguing on
some testimony, continued in the case
yesterday. Judge Beggs announced,
when court convened, that he had in
vestigated the authorities submitted
to him by Mr.. Jones and from his
investigation found that he had no
authority to suspend Mr.. Jones; that
as to the language used by Mr.. Jones
to the court he would dispose of later
during the day.
After the completion of the case.
and just before court adjourned last
night, Judge Beggs stated that he was
ready to dispose of the matter, where
upon Mr.. Jones stated to the court
that he had made no explanation on
Friday to the court. as the court had
suspended him without any legal au-
thority. and he stood upon his legal
rights in the matter until that ones
ton was disposed of by the court, and
since the court had decided he was in
error as TO the suspension. he did not
hesitate to say that the language he
used to the court was not proper to-
he used to a court, and he regretted
the occurrence.
Judge Beggs then stated that what
Mr. JoneS said waS nerfectIv Satisfaa-i
tory to him.