The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
.GR Re. G 0 " US WIFE
sent FOR; NO ONE.
Talley Denounces Poindexter
Statement That He Was In
ylted to Her Home.
CALLS IT OUTRAGEOUS
Bonding Company Enters Suit
Against Missing Cashier for
$4,000.

| Coming TO the defense of his client.
| VIE. who is sorely afflicted Robert II
Iaiiey In statement last night bit.
| terly denounced the methods of Erles
foihoeNter. special attorney for the
american surety Company. OF New
ork. for dragging Mrs. Louis l.. Greg
DRY Into even more prominence thar
mad been given her husband the miss
ing cashier of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. Just before the representa-
tlves Of the surety company called OH
! Mrs Gregory. nnbidden, counsel for
mat concern fled notice in the Henricc
county Circuit Court Of sui, for
$4,000, while almost everything he had
has been attached.
It was made to appear In all of the
afternoon papers yesterday that Mrs
| Gregory had sent for Mr.. Poindcxter
She Is reported to have Informed hin,
that Gregory said nothing in his fare
well note about killing himself, when
is matter of fact, she has never de-
MED the suicide threat statement. One
Of The newspapers printed what APP
| aeared to be stenographic record OF
what Mrs. Gregory said. ae
Denounced by TuiIcy.
| In view of the unpleasant notoriety
and what lie branded as an outra Seous
| proceeding on the part of the bonding
companys agent. Mr.. Talley last night
dictated the following:
! The family of Louis L. Gregory
| have been exceedingly careful not Ia
talk for publication concerning the un-
| fortunate disappearance of Mr.. Greg
DRY. In the nature OF things they have
been and are too deeply distressed and
crushed to think of doing so. but the
publication OF articles In the three af-
| ternoon papers to-day renders neces-
| sary short statement.
Mrs. Gregory did not send for the
| so-cElled special attorney of the Amer
can Surety Company to come out to her
home. as stated In the evening papers
She was greatly surprised when MIR
Poindexter, the special attorney re-
ferred to. called with two other men
| introduced himself and intruded upon
| the privacy of her home. He demand
| ed personal and private interview
with Mrs. Gregory. assuring her Of his
sympathy and desire to help her in
every way possible. He then, how
ever proceeded to question her in Q
and il is hardly conceivable that any
man would have attempted at such a
time TO subject an Ill and hysterlcal
woman TO such treatment.
But even worse than this is the in
| forma tion we now have that Mr.. Poin-
| dexter gave the statement to the eve,
| ming papers that Mrs. Gregory had sen
for him. and then proceeded to detail
| The alleged interview with her. The
| statement that she did send for HIN
Is absolutely untrue, and much that Is
attributed to her in the alleged inter
| view Is likewise untrue"
| M Reward of 5000 offered.
| It became known yesterday thai
George y. skipwith. local agent. &C,
| companied Mr.. Foindexter to the Greg
DRY home at Brookland on Wednesday
night. The other person Is thought &c
have been a stenographer.
| The police were notified last nigh
| that the American Surety Company hac
agreed TO offer a reward OF 5000 for the
arrest of Gregory, and this fact vii
4 be Incorporated In the circulars which
| will be sent QUO from detective head
| quarters to-day.
| Great Indignation was expressed By
| friends of Mrs. Gregory when the,
| learned that she had not sent for the
| surety company agents and that an
swers to questions had been put Int
| the shape OF a detailed confession o.
her troubles.
| The work of dragging the river con
tinues. In the request that the police
undertake this work. counsel for Greg
DRY stated that he was last seen a
| Rueger's about o'clock Saturda,
night
Suit Filled for $4,000.
Notice of q suit for $4,000 has beer
| filed in the Henrico county Circui
| Court by the American Surety Com
| pany of New York. against Louis I
| Gregory. Following the institution o
| the suit. an attachment against his es
| tate was filed yesterday afternoon
Processes have been served on Greg
! ory's wife.
This action. 1t Is understood. Is al
| effort in behalf of the surety com
| pany, which is the bondsman for Greg
DRY. to protect itself from loss by tn
populations of the cashier
Wexford and Taylor are local coun
sci for the company
/ Attachment against an autom obil
owned by Gregory was made Wednes
day by the Foster Motor Company II
order TO satisfy claim of little NOR
than 5000
Suit was nled yesterday In the Law
and Equity Court by the Gordon Motto
! Company against Gregory for damage
laid at $3.50. An attachment was issue,
and served on the Richmond Overlan,
Sales Agency for one motor car In It
/ garage belonging to Gregory. The pa
pers show q detailed bill a gainst Greg
Dry for motor car attachments. supple
and repairs. amounting to s46301
Blnze in the Cupoln.
still alarm was turned in las
night from the establishment OF O. G
| MCGEE &c Sons. 23l2 East Main Street
formerly the Mayo Iron Works.