The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
SMITH RELEASED
0NBOND0F $1,000.
For Present He Successfully Re-
sists Extradition to North
Carolina.
NOTHING HEARD FROM TARvER
Cases Anainst Bowles and Lafoon
May Be Further Post
poned.
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Especial to The Times Dis pntch.i
Raleigh. y. c., April 21.-Solicitor ii.
E. Norris and Police officer J. "a.
Bailey returned to Raleigh to-day
from Alabama without their prisoner,
Ector II. Smith. who is SO much
wanted by the North Carolina corpor-
alton as president of the States Trust
Company. of Wilmington. for alleged
banking frauds in the manipulation
OF the banks of Angler. Macclesiield
and Claremont, and in the promotion
of the formation of banks in some
thing like twenty other towns in this
State. They let Smith out on $1,000
bond. with the final hearing in the
habeas corpus case set for April 2S.
Solicitor Norris says Smith has re-
tanned six lawyers in Birmingham to
fight extradition. the merest techni-
calities beigg raised that would not
be considered for moment, Mr..
Norris says. In this state. rhe issue Is
that the affidavit and warrant OF the
Governor of Alabama. which certiftes
that it is issued on the affidavit and
warrants from the Governor of North
. Carolina duly presented to the Gov
ernor OF Alabama is not accompanied
by the actual warrant and affidavits
from North Carolina TO show due GER
tification. Demand was mads that
these papers ne presented before the
prisoner could be delivered, under a
Supreme Court ruling peculiar to Ala
bama. These documents. retained in
Monts by the Governor of Ala
bama in honoring the reouisition, could
not be gotten to Birmingham except
through three or four days delay, and
Solicitor Norris was obliged to return
Immediately TO North Carolina, and.
therefore. procured continuance Of the
case TO April IS. He is very confident
that If Smith does not skip his very
small bond. he will have TO be deliver
ed TO the North Carolina authorities
in the end. The Attorney General OF
North Carolina had telegraphcd to
Smith and the Alabama authorities
that if brought back to North Caro-
lima not less than $4,000 bond would
he acceptable. and yet he is released
in Alabama on $1,000.
Nothing further has been heard
from Vice President w O. Tarvcr, OF
the states Trust Company. nor has the
State offered as yet any reward for
his arrest. The preliminary hearings
OF Secretary Treasurer G II. Bowls
and Cashier Dimit Lafoon are set for
April 90 in the police court here. but
will likely be still further continued
by consent until the cXtradition of
Smith is settled.
DIR. J. Y. Joyner. State Superinten-
dent of public Instruction, says he was
representation of North Carolina cdu-
Gators and progressive business men i'll
attendance on the sessions OF the
Southern Educa ton Conference in Rich
mond last wee. The attendance on
the conference was nearly 5000. and
the net results most gratifying Raleigh
and Charlotte presented invitations for
the 1914 conference, as did Louisville.
Ky. and Charleston. S. G.. The selec-
ton of the place will be made later
by the executive committee.
The c. 4. Williams Company. of
Ringold, Halifax County, is chartered
for general mercantile business with
$4,000 capital authorized and $4,000
subscribed by a. c. Williams. c. a.
Williams, Jr.. and Mrs, Al. ]. Williams,
There is also charter for the Fender
Land and DEVELOPMENT Company. OF
Wilmington, capital 100000 authorized
and $4,000 subscribed by ]. I. Chad
wick, r. G. Grady and c.. D. Weeks, for
real estate development.
Tom Edwards, young negro. has
been arrested for breaking into the
grocery store OF Rud8y & Ruffaloe, on
lIargett Street, early Sunday morn
ing. The negro went into the store
through rear window and rified the
cash drawers and DocSeted some small
articles. Money that could be identi
fled as that taken from the cash draw
ers was found in his pockets. He was
captured while attempting 10 effect an
entrance into the drygoods store of y.
NJ. Hanff. which is next door to the
grocery store he robbed.
On Wednesday at noon there will be
a ceremony under the auspices of the
Bloomsbury Chapter. Daughters of the
Revolution, presenting bronze me-
mortal tablet TO the city in honor OF
Joel Lane. Revolutionary patriot, who
sold TO the State the lands on which
Raleigh was established AS the State
capital. The tablet is to have a place
at the entrance to the new municipal
building. The address will be by JO-
seph G.. Brown, one of whose ances-
tors was n brother or Joel Jane. The
ceremony will take place at noon.