The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

BANK CASES SOON
WILL 60 TO TRIAL
Judge Mullen Overrulcs Motions
to Dismiss and Quash
Indictments.
MEMORIAL TO A.. P. HILL
Three Fine Paintings for St.
Joseph's Catholic Church.
Other Petersburg News.
MEMORIAL TO A. P. HILL
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,


Judge Mullen to-day overruled the
motion to dismiss the indictment
known as No. 10, in the Appomattox
oank cases, containing $50 counts, ahl
so notified the commemorative Attor-
Hey ana the counsel for Charles Hall
Davis and Carter II. Bishop, the de-
PENDANTS. The motion to dismiss, made
and argued some days ago. was based
on the ground that the accused had
been discharged of the offenses alleged,
in that they had been held for trial
for more chan four regular terms OF
the court on the former indictments,
which were dismissed. The court 8
decision is full and exhaustive.
Later the Commemorative Attorney
and counsel for the defendants wero
Informed that the court would also
overrule the demurrer to and the mo-
ton to quash said Indictment, and that
1t would deliver written opinion
covering all the cases on Monday.
The overruling of the motion TO
dismiss. and OF the motion to quash
and tho demurrer to the indictment
means that unless there are further
pleas and motions by the defendants
the cases will go to trial on their
merits. 1t is not thought. under these
decisions. that further pleas. If made.
viii avail anything.
wealth's Attorney Mann will on Mon
day nolle prosequi n large number OF
counts in the big Indictment, and
bring the actual number down TO i65,
but 1t is stated that that fact will
not affect the trial of the transac-
Ions alleged.
The proceedings IN court on Mon-
day will proba bly, be ~ery interesting.
Delegates to Reunion.
ha tt,e1 IL. I.-t. .
a. p. Hill Camp, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, the following delegates o
the reunion at Newport News were
elected: r. w. Prince, James p
Banks. p. II. Drcwry. Sidney Russell.
g. D. Rogers. Emmett II. Hoy. John
-. Smith. II. g. Southall. Pierce Akin
son and David A. Lyon. Jr.
Marker to A. p. Hill.
The meeting of the Sons was other
wise interesting because OF it's action
on the erection of memorial to mark
the spot where Lieutenant General
A. P. Hill was killed. near this city.
Just before the evacuation. The exact
location OF the memorial has not been
definitely settled, but IT Will probably
be on the Gereck farm in Dinwiddle.
The stone will be placed on the road
side. near the place where General
I'm was killed. and on what is be-
ile"ed TO be the exact spot nearby, a
smaller stone will be erected
Commander S. W, Rogers. appointed
a committee, consisting of p. H..
Drewry, John d. Smith. X. w. Price.
H. C. Southall and l. f. Birdsong, TO
make Immediate preparations for the
erection of the marker. The commit
tee Will publish q detailed statement
showing the claims and counter claims
regarding the historic SPOT.
Sponsor for the Sons.
Commander Rogers. as has been
stated. has appointed Miss Dorothy
Peasants Harrison. daughter OF Mrs.
w. II. Harrison. OF this city, as the
sp. nsor for the Fourth Congressional
District. TO represent the Sons at tho
reunion. She has accepted the honor
Fine Church Paintings.
On the completion of his twenty
nth anniversary as pastor OF St Jo-