Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-18
ALL DEFENDANTS ON
HAND FOR FIRST TIME
iurors and Witnesses Excused Pend
ino Disposition of Legal PROPOSE
TONS On Which Judge sarhsm
VIII Hear Counsel at Leneth-sate
Of Case Practically at Stake.

pcmurring 10 the warrants anu NOV
ing 10 ouash them, counsel Tor me ue
PENDANTS in the Insurance Trust case
in the Corporation Court yesterday
Afternoon began an argument Whlch
promises 10 cover every phase OF ,hiS
famous proceeding IS far rs the Ia"
Is concerned. When JudBs barhanl
rules upon the points raised he prac
t;calL will pass upon the question Oh
whether or not the SOutheas' ern uh'
derwriters' Association is an unla"lu'
combination or conspiracy nc
should sustain all the contentious
The defense the case will end without
Jury or witness SEES being called vi
the other hand, II he oyerrules all OF
these points. the commonwealth VIII
have won It's legal battle and VIII nave
before II only what the prosecuting
attorneys believe to be compara'
[ yeiy easy task-the establishing OF
the fact that the Southeastern Under
wrsers' Association fixes and controls
rates for fire insurance In this city
and uses that power to the injury OF
the public.
All Defendants Present.
All of the iwenty-three officers and
members of the Soul heastern Under
writer's Association who were fined
$500 and costs by Police Justice j. d.
q. Brown on June for uniawfully
ccnspiring to fix and control rates oil
fire insurance In the city of Newport
News were present in the Corporation
court room yesterday morn ng when
their cases on appeal were called.
This was the first time all of them had
appeared. only thirteen of them having
been In the police court. The ques-
tion of whether the bonds of $500 each,
furnished az the lime the accused
were arrested at Hot Springs on the
occasion of the unexpected visit OF
Commemorative Attorney Berkeley
and the then Chief of Police Reynolds
10 the resort, shall be proceeded
against will be passed upon later.
The defendants are: w. A. Prescott
president of the Southeastern Under
writer's Association. Atlanta. Ga: A
Il. Andrews. general manager. Atlanta,
Dan II. Harris. former president. At
iaEta: l.. X. Warren, chairman Vir
ginia committee. Richmond: X. 7. Clid
well, Guy Carpea er. George Fl. Col
Inns. A. l. Brooks. Il. ~ hughes, Dana
Blackmar. III. c. Hare. J. s. Middleton
BENZ J. Smith. H. NJ. Tanner. A. r.
Harris, II. Y Chatterly, f. b. Dewey
George N. Goodridge. B. A. Hamlin, +
H. Jones. Jefferson Pearse. William X
Robbins and A. b. Travers
The case was called yesterday morn
ing when Judge Barham convened
court shortly after 10 o'clock. MIR
Bachelor, of counsel for the defense
stated that Attorney Alex c. King, ol
Atlanta. Ga, who would assist in the
conduct of the defense would no
reach Newport News until l0:3t
o'clock and that. as he and his asso
ciates desired to have a conference
with Mr. King before proceeding with
the case. requested that court adjourn
until 2:30 o'clock In the afternoon
There was no objection from the com
monwealth. and court adjourned aftei
jismissing the jurors until 10 O'CLOCK
this morning
Those summoned to serve on th'
jury are. Il. f. Hockaday. w ]. Karne
gay. George W. Kessler. John A. vii
soh, Niiiiard BE ley, X t. Saunders, j
T. Marston ani J. Z Heath.
witnesses Excused.
When court reconveaed in the aft
etnoon Alex c. King. OF Atlanta. ant
Randolph Harrison. of LynchDurg. O
counsel for the defense. qualified q
practice before the court These gen
tlemen. with O. ID. Bltcnelor and J
Winston Read. Of his city. were seat
ed at one end Of the table for ccun
sci. while az the other sat Common
wealts's Attorney c. c. Berkeley an
r. NJ Lett and ". G. Stuart
Mr. Bachelor formally demurrei q
the two warrants IN the case az.
moved hat they be guashed. He st1tsI
that the argument on thu demurre
and motion would be broad in scSp
and probably would consume cousia