The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-26
WESLOW BANK IS
 SEVERELY SCORED
ARGUMENTS IN THE INSOLVENCY CASE WILL BE CONCLUDED
 THIS MORNING.
Weslows Score Point in Latter Ev- idence Taking When Check Sigma
 ture Is Termed Genuine

Final argument for counsel in the suit brought by Sheriff Hugh l.. Hale against the Weslow Co-Ooerative Banking company will be heard this morning, after which the case goes to Chancellor Henderson for decision. Hale is suing as public administrator of the estate of the late Redmond Riley, an eccentric Irish recluse, who, after his death, 1t was learned, had deposited s7000 in the Weslow bank, which.-when suit was brought, claimed that Riley had drawn s3,500 of that account, producing check made pay able to Riley and claimed to be sign ed by him.
 The signature on the check is chal- lenged by Sheriff Hale, who, in the suit filed against the bank, charges it with being forgery stating also that the bank was organized for the pnr- pose of defrauding customers anu that it is insolvent.
 Yesterday. Charles N. Rix, president of the Arkansas National bank, Henry Covington. of the Arkansas Trust com pany; ]. B. McCalum, of the Arkansas National bank, and Tom J Petit. ot the Marquette hotela were called in Weslow's behalf They stated that in their opinion the signature to the Riley check was genuine and testified that they would have accepted it as Such and cashed the same. Their testimony offset that of similar na- ture for Hale, which was introduced the day previous.
 Prosecutor J. D. Wood opened the argument yesterday afternoon. and it is doubtful if any corporation ever re- eeived a more scathing arraignment than he gave the Weslow bank in his review of the evidence. He took np one by one. the allegei assets of the Weslow company and argued from the evidence, showing that stock that they held was practically worthless; deeds given them were likewise, and that the only thing that approached tangibility as an asset was stock in the Maxey Steel Tie company which Prosecutor Wood asserted, would not sell at par until 40,000000 steel ties had been manufactured and disposed of. according to the evidence present ed.
 He severely arraigned those in charge of the bank for the manner in which they tried to delay, according to his views, the giving of all informa- tion regarding the deposit of Riley, re- ferriig to the fact that when Hale, Scott Wood and friend of Riley's called at the bank they were told that they knew nothing of such man. He claimed that the signature on the check was forged and ridiculed the assets Of the institution He asserted that Riley's deposit was the largest  the bank had ever received and all leged that their claim of a capital stock of s50.000 was not true; that the only money that Weslow could show had ever been paid into the bank was $5,000 which Mrs. Weslow's mother had put in.
 Judge Wood condemned as unlawful and fraudulent the transaction where by Weslow and his wife had donated fo themselves stosS, which went into the bank as capital stock, for selling s:rtk of otner companies Wt slow had organized.
 Judge James E. Hogue commenced argument for Wesiow but did not have time to finish. owing to the lateness of the hour He and C. Floyd Huff will conclude today.
 This case has attracted great local 1 interest unu many ifviiinSf5 0i ;t'ss Garland County Bar association were present yesterday to hear the argu- ment by Judge Wood. Mrs. Weslow was 2erched on the railing and re- ceived the seathing arraignment of herself and husband with smiles.