Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-03
\. 4. ALLEN OPENS \
ARGUMENTS For +.
GREEN'S DEFENSE
Court to Hold Night Session
if Necessary 10 Complete
Hearing Many Present at
Close of Legal Battle [,
BY ED III. BRADLEY

(StaR Correspondent OF The JournAlD
FAIRBURN, Ga, April The
fate of William B. Green, former
vice president of the Fairburn Bank
ing company on trial for embezzle-
ment, will be placed in the hands OF
the jury by o'clock Friday night,
according to all indications.
Two of the four arguments by
counsel have been completed and two r
were to be delivered Friday after
noon, after which Judge John B.
Hutchinson will charge the jury on
the law covering the case. Judge
Hutcheson has indicated that he wiki
give the case into the hands of the
Jurors tonight, even though night
session of court is necessitated.
/ Attorney H. A. Allen opened the
argument for the defense, speaking
for one hour and fifty-two minutes
and discussing in considerable de-
tail the various points in the evi+
dence He was followed by Solicitor
General George M. Napier, who made
the opening argument for the state
outlining the position of the prosecu4
ton.
Attorney Reuben r. Arnold will
follow the solicitor general at tha
opening Of the afternoon session,
making the second argument for the
state, while Attorney George West
moreland will conclude for the de-
Tense. -,s
Courtroom Crowded
The little courtroom was damned
with spectators when Judge Hutch
eson convened the morning session,
Farmers from all sections of Camp
bell county had come to witness the
| final phase of they most sensational
criminal case that has been tried. u.
here in decade. A few ladies were y
to be seen in the crowd. Mrs. Green, Z
wife of the defendant, occupied a
seat directly behind the counsel ta%
BILE. GREEN'S mother sat beside her.
Neither betrayed emotion as the at1
torneys discussed the evidence and
described the events leading up
| the climax Of the trial
1.-THE defendant is charged WI
stealing the funds of the Fairbu
| Banking company" said Mr.. Ain
when a man goes on trial foI
| criminal offense the contest Is
| equal since society is more or
banded against him. Therefore.
law requires that you must q
his guilt beyond a reasonable q
IMr. Roberts. who was asIw
for the state, is in q, better pQ
than anyone else to know
Green took any of the banks
He should have Known at all
the condition of the bank.
was anything going wrong he
have known it, yet Mr.. Rober
not hesitate to tell you that
| of nothing wrong. He stated
had heard rumors, that was
| "Mr Roberts stated that
self selected Alonzo Rich
Co. to go over the books las
This man found no shortage
! Green bad keen short in his
l then certainly it would hav ST
cd in tho report of this al
| there HAD been any shorta a
time Cont you know they "
| introduced the report as e
Discusses Testimo
Mr.. Allen, in his argu
tended that the petition fl
ship offered by the state
should be considered bJ W
merely as allegations on
| the petitioners.
He argued also that tn
with Mrs. Bradstreet
was because of concess
sonal property made I'd
street and not because
| of prosecution. ,.a
Discussing the testim
Longino, receiver of Il
seized from Green and
street, the attorney de
several thousand doIIar
from the sale of part Of
erty, has not been credi
Fairburn Banking company
lieving Green of at least
the burden upon him.
Urging the jury to acc
| story of the bank robbery as
Green, Attorney Allen poin
| trat~H. q. Longino, one of
nesses for the state, testif1d
he noticed bruises on Geern'
and arms afer the fire on the
| Of October 8, 1919 r.5
ut corroborates GREEN'S
ment,' said the attorney. "And
let's see about all this jeyelry
automobiles and fine clothes
they say Green bought for u
Bradstreet. While don't underta!
to justify his acts in doing that,
do say that he had perfect righS
to buy a whole jewelry store or
flock of automobiles If he wanted to,
just so long as he didn't use the
banks money, and they haven't
shown that he spent the banks mon
| ey for these gifts. r.. -.4s q 5trTl
Mr.. Allen took up various points
! Of evidence and finally launched Into
a discussion of the testimony OF Mrs.
| Patterson, who conducts a aPeaehfree
street boarding house, and who rod
of Mrs. Bradstreet's stay. at her
house and of the visits ofG:Uncae
Jack Spalding," later identified .assW.
B. Green. 70 oas1!s9S
another Automo biIeyg ssa ~, -
But if you remember continued
| Mr.. Allen, Mrs. Patterson said that
another automobile used toSgcofne
around to get Mrs. Bradstreet:sfiIt
| belonged to a prominent AtIanta
| business man and the state dhas
| spoken his name in whispers.mThey
have been very careful to avoid
bringing him into this case.
"Mr. eagle found nothing wrong
with the banks accounts" Mr.. Allen
| continued, with two exceptions, and
| these were mere matters Of book
| keeping which showed no attempt on
| the part of Mr.. Green to steal from
the bank, and which were easily cor
| rected. Evidently they were corrected
| to the satisfaction of Mr.. Speer,- for
nothing further was said Of it,
"a great portion of tho cash Mrs
| Bradstreet had was used and deposit
| ed long before Alonzo Richardson's
| audit was made and long time be-
! fore eagles audit was made. A great
part of her jewelry was bought be-
| fore this time .. ~
! Mr.. Allen contended that these
! audits were made when the auditors
| had access to all the books of the
| bank, whereas w. o. Martins audit,
which showed a shortage, was made
after some of the hoO1s ware hiJr1ed