Varner Case Is Finally Ended, June 18, 1921

Varner Case Is Finally Ended. . . Agreement Reached as to All Points Excepting That of Divorce

Greensboro, June 18—All the sensational Varner litigations, save that concerning a divorce, which grew out of the finding of Baster McRary, wealthy Lexington mulatto, underneath the floor of the Varner home between 12:30 and 1 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 10, 1921, were settled to the satisfaction of all concerned Friday afternoon when attorneys from Lexington met with local attorneys, agreed upon the conditions of the compromise, and signed the necessary papers to make the agreements binding. Mrs. Florence C. Varner, wife of H.B. Varner, gets a sum of money, said to be about $20,000, the suit of H.B. Varner against McRary for $100,000 is withdrawn, the suit of Fritts vs. Walser is settled. Mrs. Verner is to go to her home in Utah, and it is understood, she will enter suit for divorce there, which suit, it is said, will not be opposed. The exact provisions of the settlement of the case are not known, the lawyers agreeing among themselves to keep the terms a secret.

Mrs. Varner sued her husband in United States court here recently for subsistence. The defendant resisted the demand, alleging illicit relations between Mrs. Varner and the negro McRary. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Varner, but later Judge Boyd, who presided at the trial, set the verdict aside.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Saturday evening, June 18, 1921