The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
APPEAL GRANTED
BANK B \ TX RECEIVER.
Directors Of Defurct Newport
News Institution Must An
swer Charges.
DEAD PRES DENT BLAMED.
Two Ejectlnent Gases Also Go
on Docket Of State STU
preme Court.
DEAD PRES EMIT BLAMED

epithets and excessively warm in Ian
guage, and record which exceeds in
Size sfny ea VIII a Gs'
| u. Jones against the Savings Bank OF
Newport News, received favorable con-
sideration yesterday in the Supreme
granted from decree of the Corpora
ton Court Of that city.
Jones is the substituted receiver and
behalf of himself and all other persons
who desired to come In and share in
the costs. The defendants are the Saw
Milstead, y. NJ Curtis, L. F. Barnes,
Noah Jackson and J. g. Latimer. al
legged solvent directors. whom 1t Is
designed ~. to hold personally responsi-
Wage Workers Affected.
In the beginning the petition sets
forth that the city OF Newport News
rant It people. many Of them foreigaers.
employed in the shiptuilding plant and
other industries. They receive their
wages. II Is said. once q week. and their
The late bank was organized in
March. 1902 to make specially of.
the savings accounts OF these work
men. From this time until May, 1906.
when receiver was appointed, says
the petition, the institution presents
a story of systematic and continuous
robbery by, It's president. Irwin Tucker.
n neglect By it's aares whi eS toi
believed, cannot be duplicated In all
the history of banking In this coun-,
try"
ION May 10. 1906. Tucker" continues
the petition. unable to bear UP longer
under the burden OF his crimes, COM
mitted suicide" Thereupon. 1t is said.
i was Va found that he had iIlleESall y
froy hal k hi ch A 70 la
the sum OF $44.53o.o2
fuckers Record.
One OF the claims against the direc-
tors Is that they were cogntzant OF
fuckers reputation: that they knew
he had been indicted for larceny: that
master OF Newport News; that gross
frauds had been successfully charged
against him, and that he was great
SPECTATOR and constant customer
agansa ef sse dipe e s ciamins tkat
| they had been guilty OF gross neglect
of duty in permitting Tucker to man
age the bank.
had not been meeting Of the d..
rectors for more than three years. OF
the executive committee for nearly
/ three years and no examination for
banks failure. The directors. 1t is al.
tleged, had abandoned the funds of
1.-The helpless. conhding depositors to
| the unchecked. tender mercies OF a no.
described as shepherds who had gone
labout their own affairs for three years,
l leaving the lambs to the mercy of a
ravening wolf
Were Not In ONCE.
On trial the court dismissed the
cases as to some OF the directors on
the ground that they had never oc-
cupied these positions. and others be-
4 cause they had ceased to be directors
prior to fuckers misdeeds.
Unfortunately. the petition relates, tt
I,happens that those SO eXonerated are
the only solvent defendants. and that
course. This decree is complained Of
as erroneous. The case Will be heard
later. probably at the March term.
The record, exclusive OF the petition.
4 clerk Of the lower court received 5000
Two Ejectment Cases.
Writs of error We're granted yester.
. these affects the much-sued and much
suing Camp Manufacturing Company.
= from the Circuit Court Of Brunswick
4 county. Walter NJ. Seward is the plain
Ii appears that Miles B. Branch died
in May. 1861, leaving 1877 3-4 acres
of land. George w. Green, appointed
to settle up the estate. sold several
L, tracts, one Eof85Zl& acres, 70 WiilidIi y
Branch, a son of the deceased. After
Il several transfers this land fell Into
4 the hands of the Camp Manufacturing
Company. Seward is q grandson OF
NJ. B. Branch. and the other heirs have
4 conveyed their interests to him. He
claims that Green had no right to sell
q The other cas- IS that of 7: " Ed
mund- against LIE. Barrow, from the
!. Circuit Court OF Prince Edward coun-
4 ty. The suit also involves title to
land. and was decided in favor OF
Barrow, the defendant. IN the lower
court. The points are Yoiumlnous
Arrests Last Night. g.
8 Henry Kicks. colored, was arrested
Hast night on q. charge .of feloniously
q assaulting Virginia BROOKS
a on a charge of stealing a pair OF shoes
n from Isabelle Thomps on.asl - w
\ q n .