The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-16
Petersburg
New Board For ola Bank.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
New Board For Old Bank.
Petersburg. Va, March 15.-The
ffty-sixth annual meeting Of the
stockholders OF the Petersburg Saw
ings and Insurance Company bank.
adjourned ever from March l. was
held at o'clock this afternoon in the
directors room of the institution. The
Petersburg Savings and Insurance Co.
the only bank now In Southside Viz
ginia that weathered the storm and
strain of the War Between the States
one of the strongest financial institu-
tons In Virginia. as result OF today
meeting. is for the first time in
many years controlled by Petersburg
capital. practically all Of the out-of-
town stock having been purchased by
syndicate of Petersburg financiers
with a view OF promoting in liberal
spirit the business interests of Peters
burg and its contributing territory.
The new stockholders elected a
board of directors as follows: e. M.
Clements. Sol Cooper, Alfred Friend.
Jr., J. Nat Harrison, Frank NJ. Hobbs.
j. Dunn Martin, w. D. McKenney. 1.
Val Parham. f. II. Patterson. Thomas
b. Scott, Joseph w. Seward and For
tesque Whittle.
Immediately after the adjournment
OF the meeting of the stockholders. the
new board of directors met and
elected the following officers as tenn
porary organizations:
President. Thomas B. Scott; first
vice president, Walter d. Mokenney;
second vice-president and cashier,
Peyton NJ Pollard All other officials
and employees of the company were
retained in their present positions,
Mr.. Scott consented to serve on the
board temporarily and to hold the Of
fee of president until the plans Of the
new directorate can be perfected. A
prominent Petersburg man will short
~ be named president OF this splendid
old institution.
1t had been rumored here for some
week that all was not smooth sailing
between the out-of-town stockholders
and the Petersburg stockholders Of
the institution, and Petersburg as
whole is rejoicing tonight in the fact
that the institution is now in control
of Petersburg capitalists.
Court Lays Heavy Penalties.
The March tern OF the hustings
court. Judge Muller presiding. at the
opening session today was featured
by the trial OF Mike Callas. a Hope
we'll Creek. charged with transport
ing sixteen gallons Of alcohol into the
state in violation of the prohibition
.aw.
Calais. II will be recalled. through a
clever ruse some weeks ago, attempt
cd 70 smuggle through Petersburg a
trunk containing the alcohol. Hell
| ad purcha sed It and had II checked
rom Washington or Baltimore over
he Seahoard Air Line railway TO this
city. Upon reaching here, he clever
I Ia 411 fafu t,,,y l.
I the railway station by sending an in
nocent man, another Greek, who
could not speak English. along with
a negro driver to the station for the
baggage. The contents of the trunk
had been detected and when it was
called for, Patrolman Fuqua boarded
the wagon with the negro and the un-
suspecting foreigner and piloted them
TO police headquarters instead OF to a
local furniture store, where the trunk
had been ordered taken. Upon be-
/ ing locked up. the innocent Greek
through an interpreter told how he
became involved In the case and
where Callas could be located
! At his trial today. Callas attempted
! through his counsel Attorney Humid
alcohol belonged to the man who
I
( Several sharp Tits between the
Young attorney and witnesses for the
/ commonwealth resulted and when the
case went to the jury. Callas was
found guilty and his punishment fixed
at six months in jail with a nne OF
! $3.50 the heaviest penalty that has
yet been imposed. The case will be
appealed and application for bail for
! Callas Will be made tomorrow morn
! ing.
! Mary Jackson, colored. indicted for
ffhe larceny OF Sc from the person OF
! Captain A NJ Morecock. OF Clare
mont. on the 23rd OF February last
was found guilty and sentenced to
+ welve months in the state peniten-
! larry.
James Carpente,. colered, plead
guilty to the theft OF a mule from
DR. f. J. Fisher and was given three
years in the penitentiary.
| James Brooks, colored. charged
with breaking into and robbing the
store Of A. Blacker. plead guilty, but
on account of his age was ordered
| 10 reformatory.
Fred NJ. Spencer. coiored. plead
guilty to violation Of the prohibition
! aw and was given three months in
Jail with fine of $50.
Frank Hoverstock, white youth,
plead guilty to forging the name OF
/ z. r. IAnier in the endorsation Of a
check for a small amount OF money,
and was given by the court one year
!. in the penitentiary Sentence was
suspended, however. because of his
age
| r. r. Allen. convicted in the hust-
.ngs court of grand larceny and SEN
fenced to two years confinement in
the penitentiary. appeared in court
snd renewed his bai' bond in the sun,
CT $4,000 for temperance In No
vember. upon presenting a certificate
| from the clerk Of the supreme court
Of appeals at Richmond to the erect
that his case. which has been appeal
| ed, had not been or would not be
acted upon until November.
Miss Prcttyn,an Married.
Miss Addie Prettyman. OF this city