Greensboro, Nov. 19—Three of the brightest legal lights in North Carolina will represent the defendants in the Salisbury bank cases when they are tried here in federal court the week of December 14th, it was learned here this afternoon. They are A.L. Brooks and Judge W.P. Bynum, of this city, and Clyde Hoey of Shelby.
Mr. Hoey will defend J.D. Norwood, who was chairman of the board of directors of the People’s National Bank of Salisbury when it failed in June, 1923. Judge Bynum will represent J.K. Doughton, who was cashier of the bank. Associated with him will be his partners in the practice, Col. F.P. Hobgood and S.S. Alderman. Mr. Brooks has for his client M.L. Jackson, who was director of the board.
Frank A. Linney of Boone, district attorney of western North Carolina federal court, will prosecute the charges and will be assisted by Frank Patton of Morganton and Thomas Harkness of Asheville, assistant district attorneys.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, Nov. 20, 1925
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