The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
CASE WILL REACH
JURY THIS WEEK
Arguments Being Made in Dam
age Suit Against American
Tobacco Company.
TURNER SMITH GOES TO JAIL
Fight Between Raleigh Alder
men Will BE Aired in Police
Court.
IspeeiaI 70 rhe Times.plsna,ch.

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Raleigh. n. c., July Sine expecta-
lion now is that the jury will take
the si,250,o00 damage suit OF the Ware
Kramer Tobacco Company = VS.. the
American Tobacco Company, in proG-
rsss here the past four weeks. on We'd
nesday afternoon or Thursday morning
Wednesday probably. L. ID. Swim
dell OF Wilson. concluded his speech
for the plairtift this morning, and was
followed by T. L. Fuller. of Durham
for the defendant. Then the court took
recess to Monday afternoon. when T..
S. Spruill Win make the closing argu-
mont for the plaintiff. on Tuesday
morning Ex-Governor Charles b. Ay-
cock VIII begin his hnal argument for
the defendant. the probability being
that mis- argument win take practically
the whole day. There will be then the
charge BY Judge ccnnor, which II is
not expected Will be delivered before
Wednesday morning. Then the jury
VIII take tile case. There is a grow
Ing impression here that the jury is
going to give a verdict OF some amount
OF lamaSss TO the plaintiffs. Counsel
on both sides are making some able
and comprehensive c&positions OF the
case from their contending viewpoints.
The Wake County Alumni Asaocia-
tion of the University of North Caro-
lima. at an enthusiastic meeting re-
Gently pledged renewed efforts for the
furthernnce of the interests and the
renown of the university. The associa-
lion pledged itself to raise 1900 i year
toward q fund to keep in the field u
man who Will go about the State visit
ing tho alumni and their associations.
Dnd stirring interest ecmng them.
Hridgc Company Chartered.
4 charter was issued to-day for
the Buffalo Shoals Bridge Company,
statesvillc. for the purpose OF con-
structing n bridge across the Catawba
River. in Iredell county. The capital
is sl25.Ooo authorized. and $1,000 sub
scribed. by j. *. Morrison. Sons and
others.
Acting Police Justice w. c. Harris
announced In court this morning that
he would hold the young white man.
Turner Smith. charged with an attack
upon Miss Lillian Whitson, under
$1,000 bond for the Superior Court.
Smith could not give bond and went To
the county jail. Appearing for the
prisoner were Colonel J. G. l., Harris
End Charles L. Harris. father and
brother OF Police Justice Harris. They
made hard tight for their client TO
be held only for simple assault. and
then tho bond to be reduced. but the
justice waved them down. declaring
that It was no use TO discuss the case,
ana tnlt MS fNlNN was Ultus up 10
hold him for the assault charge.
Fight Betwcen Aldermen.
The night between Alderman Sher
wood Upchurch and Alderman Alexa-
ner Webb, which took place last night
tust after the july meeting OF the
Aldermen. is 70 have an airing in the
Police Court Monday.
Upchurch called Webb a liar IN
board meeting, when Webb. in reply
10 question by Upchurch, stated
that he would have as readily favored
renting the tax penalty against any
friends OF the Upchurch minority as
he had in ordering thai the penalty
against ex-Judge r. w winston be
RENTED. This had been done because
the City Tax Collector had promised
TO draw on Judge winston before the
penalty was in force, and then forgot
IT. Later the Aldermen RENTED the
penalty. After the meeting Webb de-
manded an apology OF Upchurch for
his language. Upchuroh struck at him.
The two cllnchcd and were quickly
on the pavement, with Urchurch un-
derneath and Webb pounding him
vigorously. Officers interfered and both
men were bruised and bleeding when
pulled apart.
Friends OF Judge Ward. OF the SUI
perior Court bench. are anxious about
his condition. He has been in hos
ptal at Tarboro for six weeks, without
material Improvement His trouble IS