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Sunday, September 18, 2022

Bankers Hightower and Massey Given New Trial, Sept. 18, 1922

Judge Lyon Gives New Trial to Two Bankers

Raleigh, Sept. 18—Judge Lyon in Wake county superior court here today set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial in the case of J.H. Hightower and H.H. Massey, president and cashier respectively of the defunct Central Bank and Trust Co., of this city, found guilty by a jury Saturday night of receiving deposits knowing the bank was insolvent. The judge’s decision was received with scattered applause in the courtroom.

From the front page of The Evening Telegram, Rocky Mount, N.C., Sept. 18, 1922

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