Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-25
MOTION TO SET VERDICT :
ASIDE TO BE ARGUED LATER
Jury Reaches Agreement After Delhi
Grating Two Hours and Twenty
Minutes at Close of Trial, on Ap-
peal from Police Court, Lasting One
Month and Seven pays-Three De-
PENDANTS Not GuiIty-strong Clos
inc Addresses.


men of the Southeastern Under
writer's Association were found
guilty of maliciousiy, and in wan
ton disregard of the interes is of
the public, increasing the rates
of fire. insurance in the city of
Newport News by a Southampton
county jury in the Corporation
Court of this city last night. The
verdict was returned last night
at $50 o'clock, after the jury had
deliberated two hours and twenty
minutes, at the conclusion of
trial lasting one month and seven
days.
Three of the twenty-three men
who were fined $500 by Justice
Brown in the police court
George Nj. Goodridge. of Norfolk:
Jefferson Pearse, Of New Yofk,
and II. Y. Chatterly. of Baltimore,
secured acquittal on the appeal,
on their own testimony and the
evidence OF Others, showing that
they were not members of the
Virginia committee of the under
writer's association at the time
the Increase of ten per cent in
local rates was put into effect.
In his closing address 20 the
jury Commopwealth's Attorney
Berkeley agreed that their names
be eliminated from consideration.
Motion to Set Verdict Aside.
A motion to set aside the YER
dict on the ground that IL is con-
trary to law and the evidence was
made by Mr.. Bachelor as soon
as the jury reported. A date for
Nhe argument of this motion will
be set later. and il hardly will be
argued before the January term
of court.
Those Found Guilty.
The men found guilty by the
jury are:
l.. r. Warren, Richmond. chair
man of Virginia committee.
A. II. Harris. Richmond. secre-
tary OF Virginia committee.
A. b. Andrews. Atlanta. Ga.
manager Southeastern Underwrit-
ers' Association.
w. r Prescott. Atlanta. presi-
dent Southeastern Underwriters
Association. and special agent Of
tho. Hartford Fire Ins urance Com
pany.
Il. y. Dewey. Goldsboro. n. G..
member Virginia committee and
special agent of the Queen In
surance Company.
Il. A. Hamlin. Danv;llc. NOM
her Virginia committee and spe-
cial agent of Pennsylvania Fire
Insurance COMPANY.
r. II. Jones, Richmond. member
Virginia committee and special
agent the Hartford Fire Insurance
Company.
William II. Robins. Richmond.
member Virginia committee and
special agent the Virginia State
Fire Insurance Company.
A. W. Travers. Richmond. menu
Der Virginia committee and spe-
cisl agent Commercial Union.
Executive Committee
Dan y. Harris. Atlanta. Ca.
member executive committee and
special agent of The Security
Fire Insurance Company. Of Ne~
Haven. and the Aachen S,sNuhick-
p T. Caldwell. Atlanta. 1eeIn-
Der executive committee and spe-
cial agent Of the Westchester
Fire Insurance Company.
Guy Carpenter. Atlanta. mem
Der executive committee and spe-
cial agent OF the Norwich Union.
George II. Collins. Atlanta.
member executive committee and
special agent OF the Scot,ish-Un-
Ion.
A. L. Brooks. Atlanta. member
executive committee and repre-
sentative OF r. @. Siebers general
agency.
r y. Hughes. Atlanta. member
executive Committee and speciai
agent for Peoples National and
other companies.
Dana Blackmar. Columbus. Ca.
mcmBc. executive committee and
vioe-presidcnt GeorEia Home Fire
Insurance COMPANY.
IT, G. Hare. jacksonville. mem
her executive committee and
agent for various COMPANIES.
J. s. Middleton. Atlanta. mem
..cr executive committee and $40
rial agent for &c Aetna com
pany.
~ ajamlb Smith. Charlotte.
n G.. manbpr executive commit.