The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-13
WITHDREW MONEY
WHEN BANK FAILED
Appeal Allowed Parties SEN
fenced to Jail for Contempt
of Court.
TRIGG CASE APPEALED AGAIN
United States Dissatisfied With
Latest Decision-Tax Case
in Court.

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| vigorous protest against being SEN
to jail for contempt OF court because
of failure to return deposits with.
closed its doors, IS contained in the
petition to the Supreme Court of T.
l.. Kidd and Mrs. L. H. Kidd. An ap-
peal was allowed yesterday.
The bank involved was the Loving
ston branch OF the Virginia Safe De-
posit and Trust Corporation, of Alex
andria According to Kidd's story. he
overheard a telephone message In
transmission between r. L. Camden
cashier of the branch. and one Ro-
berts, station agent The latter had
heard of the impending trouble through
! the telegraph message sent to Cam
den by the receivers. instructing him
| to close the bank. Roberts was plead
ing to be allowed to cash some check 8.
I, Kidd says he heard Roberts asking
i Camden to honor a check from Stuart
| Whitehead, the Commonwealth's At.
| torney of Nelson codnty and know
ing that Whitehead's check was good.
! he concluded that something was
wrong with the bank.
! Cashier Was Kind.
I He then went to Camden, who agreed
to allow him to cash two certificates
OF deposit in the name OF Mrs. Kidd,
amounting to s2.le3.33. Camden was
| equally kind to others, although he
had been instructed to close the bank.
with the result that he sent to the
receivers only STA.
suit was brought 70 compel the re
fund of these amounts, and the court
ordered the Kidds to reimburse the
bank and its creditors within thirty
days or be placed in jail until IT was
paid. The appeal stops this part of
the proceeding.
In the petition tho Ieidds claim that
they are entitled to trial by jury in
Nelson for recovery of the money. in
stead Of through contempt proceed
ings in Alexandria.
Trigg Company Again.
once more does the apparently end
less litigation over the settlement of the
affairs OF the william r. Trigg Com
pany, yet into the Supreme Court
The court yesterday granted an an.
peal to the United States of America
against the William r. Trigg Com
pany and others. from decision of
the Chancery Court OF the city Of
Richmond.
The suit was originally Instituted in
the name OF S. H. Hawes & Co. for
the purpose of settlement OF the az
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many forms 1t has been in the lower
courts and several times in the su.
preme Court while last year one point
was settled in the Supreme Court Of
| the United States. Tho latter tribunal
decided that the liens of the United
states against the Mohawk reve
nue. cutter, and against the Galveston
cruiser. which were being built by
the Trigg yard at the time or AZ.
eral creditors of the company. At the
same time the highest court held that
the lien OF the United States as to the
behyuard. an ocean going suction
dredSe, was valid.
Uncle Sam Slow Pay.
upon remand of the case TO tho
Chaneery Court. It was ruled that the
none! due by the United States on
tho Mohawk and the Galveston sho,,d
be paid and distributed among the
general creditors. From this decision
an appeal is taken by District ATTORNEY
L. l. Lewis. who claims that the con.
tact lien Of the United States was
superior to all claims which were not
PRIOR liens. This would make tho GOV.
eminent sort of preferred creditor.
and Is but another setback to tba
many efforts to secure a so.tlorsn.
ny adding the value of the work dona
lot the government to the assets OF tho
tnsolvent concern
The report of Commissioner r n
Massie indicated that the liabilities NJ
the William r. Trigg COMPANY reach
ed total of s2.7sI.465.47. OF which
S4o6,759 was borrowed from banks and
individuals. mostly in Richmond.
Claim Tax Evasion.
y writ or error was allowed by tho
supreme Court yesterday in the cass
or sidney NJ Lloyd and w C. LLOYD
against the Commonwealth. from the
corporation Court of Lynchbure. Tho
petitioners claim that the court de-
ciaed they We're liable to a tax of ST.
$50, on an assessment of $4,000 for
loans and $4,000 for stocks. They
say they did not own the property
thus assessed.
1t seems that the parties, having in
herited the estate of their parents,
formed and chartered concern
known as the Lloyd Corporation. with
principal office at Abingdon, whers
they say, they have paid the taxes due
the State. The lower court held that
this is mere evasion of local tax laws
in Lynchburg, and that the petition
ers do business dn that city, hold the
property there and desire to escape 10
cal taxation.
Refusal of a writ Of error was
given by the court IN the case of
Western Railway. Hatton, negro
boy eleven years old. is said to have
caught his foot in the track of the
road and lost his leg as a result OF a
train running over him. He sued and
was given $1,000 damages. This YER
dict was set aside by the Circuit Court
of Norfolk county on the assumption