The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-15
SIGNATURES ARE VALID,
VERDICT GIVEN BY JURY
Second Trial OF Noted Case Brought
by Citizens Bank OF Norfolk Is
Decided I'm Plaintiffs Favor.
JURY REMAINS OUT ALL NIGHT
Notes and Checks Amounting to
$4,000 Are Rendered Good by
Finding, and Possibility OF Indict-
ments for Forgery Is Removed.

Raleigh, y. G.. June I4-Thls morn
ing at 10 o'clock the jury In the noted
case of the Citizens Bank OF Norfolk
vs.. The Newton Macarthur Lumbcr Co.
Adam Macarthur and Mrs. NJ. L. Nc
Arthur brought In verdict for the
plaintiff. holding that the signature
on tho note for $4,000 held by the
Norfolk bank arc genuine. The jury
had been out all night. and there was
inuch apprehension that there would be
a second mistr!al. The first hearing
of tho case last February resulted in
IN mistrial. eleven Of the Jurors hold
ing that the Macarthur signatures were
genuine and one that they were not
AT the former hearing and again in
the hearing just concluded, Adam Nc
Arthur admitted tho gcnuincncss OF
MS signatures on secured bonds Of The
Newton Macarthur Co, held by a Rich
mond bank. so that these SIGNATURES
wcrc not In question at this trial Mr.
McArthurs position was that while he
oid not remember signing these bonds
ana thought that in signing such
papers Tor the Newton Macarthur Com
pany he was signing them merely as
an officer Of the company and not as
making himself personally liable. that
be would not resist Judgment as I,
them The outcome of this admission
ana the verdict in the other case of tho
NorioiK bank make tho papers In the
hands or the banks perfectly good.
III tsi'l ilOIe the verdict OF tho furry
removes the possibility OF indictments
being taken against any ono on tho
Charge or having forged tho signatures
or the McArthurs TO the notes and other
papers. Also. 1t practically makes
perfectly good probably $4,000 of
notes ana checks with questioned Nc
Arthur signatures held by other banks.
Including over $1,000 in the hands of
Raleigh banks.
s. tof Inu
tlcc Walter Clark concerning the con-
test that is on over the question OF
putting Il concrete walk from the Bag
ley monument across the lawn TO and
around the back of the Horne Confed
crate monument to North Carolina wo-
men, he denies that he is in any way
opposing the wishes of the women in
insisting that such walk should be
constructed The chief justice insists
that the design OF the monument. with
an inscription on tho back Of the ped
cstal, is ouch as to require such n walk
way If this inscription Is read. and he
predicts that II such n concrete walk
is not provided the people will wear Il
walk of their own. To construct such
walk of granolithic. he says. would
avoid an unsightly footpath. and at
the same time provide n snort cut from
the west and south entrances to the
Statehouse direct to the new State
building. This is where the phase OF
the contest comes, which includes the
charge that the chief Justice is making
the night TO save himself nm eighty yard
walk each way In going TO and from
his Halifax Street residence. The chief
Justice says that the building OF this
walk is merely held UP until the COM
mittcc on the womcn's monument has
built Its walk around the back of the
monument
Over against this view OF the case
taken by the chief jutsice there is tho |
contention OF Augustus Lukeman, de- |
siShcr or the monument. that the walk |
way which the chief Justice Is demand |
ing should not be built and n very gem |
eral opposition by the members of tho |
Woman's Club. indicated by protests
mat are being filed with Governor
Craig.
The North Carolina Medical Society
VIII meet In its slXty-frst annual se,-
SION IN this city Oh Tuesday morning.
10 continue In session through Thurs |
DAY, with program that teens with
interest for members OF tho profession
In technical papers and demonstrations
and in pleasurable social features. The
addresses OF welcome on Tuesday
morning Will BIO by Governor Craig and
Mayor James !. Johnson. The re-
Spouse VIII be by DR.. ID. J. Hill. OF Lex
ington. The annual address by the
president. DR.. j. NJ. PARROT. OF Kinston,
VIII also be delivered at this initial
session of the convention. The re-
sessions will be devoted TO
STATIONS on subjects OF particular in
terest to the members OF the profess
sion Three hundred or moro physi-
clans are expected hero for the conven-
ton.