The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-24
PAYNE TRIAL
To Be LONG
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE SAYS CASE
MAY TAKE UP TEN DAYS
states Charge to Be Denlec-Defendant
Charges AFFAIR is Persecution

cb.rC.s Anatr Is Persecution
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PAINE = charged with having "n'a!n""
S3.Q"9 /" ali from Moss. "H, '"c '""''F
meat uH"n watch 10 - p'ihs U''" y"
now alleges IN" SH''''t ''H,'s,','. "a'' , ~,
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CIV N'>"'HN wv ,;,r,,,
h'"'n'.t III" way"
'"SN night
The Jury In the case - composed "'
". r. kcrt"r. john II. l.uHeaS. august
s. BOrandau. Joseph l.. Olrien' EDWARD
J. Eemckr. Thomas !'ackcT. w. r.
Games. william Kennedy. Maurice T..
kcHy. Frank Fish. Thomas Flnan and
l.. J. Hanke.
Prosecuting Attorney Carl G.. Bach
mann in the opening statement FOR mo
state, explained that tho case grew OUT
/ Of stock transaction IN when j. H.
Moss purchased from iaNn" Si'"'o
worth Of the stock ot the irnh-NihSAS
Syndicate. Payne. he said the evidence
would show. IN order to induce Moss
TO buy tho stock made Il number or mis-
representations, among tacm tAat the
company had m income or arproH'ma'e-
y SSv0.O0O pear: tHat Il was So.''h''
that tho stock offered ior sS!e WIS
treasury S'nck: 'hat mo 'o''i""y "nH
. paying I!N'dcndS from tho SAFE ot ""'
that II" money from the STOCK safe vas
- hN used In GeTc!op:nE Q"rrcrtH; lAHI
= n" company VAS at that time drilling
wells.
The evidence VIII show" said Mr..
Ea'hm2rn. that hack IN 1918 layne hHd
! = brokerage concern n Tie east an"
""cam" .n;"r"S'"h IN western on !""N'S'
Later he Helped organize tie tenn-
/ Kansas syndicate, and turned "E'? 20
+ ne SEnIirai" his !"ts"S, ta":nT IN re-
turn for his property $i''"o'""o worth
Of stock. y i"w days la'er nc 'Urheu
"'>N E''''oVO worm 90 '.o
ray NeH' or STOCK u'E'"'n"' ~ Wv,
u"Edi were ever pNIu by INC Co'"p""''
"|'T taa'' ;i'Se ii'h u! t"Ehs'
In the lat'rr part - l"lN Ea started
"a SCI lis stock. II" set agents I"
Whr".ing as w.l rs 20 other parts 90
H.. country. Til" stock was sold 4, 50"
u share. Tn" misrepresentation T"ierF-
"I q" were made I" j. L. MOSS !" ,ier-
man N"nz ana !" water MarSna''' -"osS
through these mtSTePF"Seh'aHo"S was
induced I" bay STOCK tie maze ms Pu,
"naEe IN June IN 9ep'eHo', '"c p'e''
"ei; OF tHe Syn"!'"'e .Ineu '''e'''"e
% ire A'"'NH"I"''S VI .t''S 'I't'''E :"
washington. Ia l"F '"e pu' poso "
"e''>'"s ways am '''""S "a ,
'he 'o'HPaH! ''''. eo'"e NJ
'"''''!' IN '>''"'' 49,. W.. ,,,
mo c""ceF" vas "ppo.',, 49,,
"""" li'"t o." '"''u NV NN
) 'AS "i'cT Jun" - 49,
The evidence Will show that MOSS
complained TO the president or tho syn
dictate and that Payne later gave MIN
his motto Tor $3oop Tor all tho money
wh!Ch Moss had invested. we Will sho"
that whcn VaEn" was iH?oNSh WIN MS
stock selling he had million, fIve num-
dr"d Thousand dollars, ana tho company
had the leases. with their salt water. 10
meet the obi gattonS.
Alleges Persecution
Attorney +. ~ OBrl"n, OF counsel Tor
the defense IN MS opening statement
referred 10 the case as ire most OUT
rag""uS persecution ever broush'' IL