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FARES GO TO FIVE CENTS.
JID(iE SPEER ORDERS TIIE RE
CEIVERS TO RESTORE THE
OLD RATES.
n Ihe Shi innnh Street
Railroad and the Electric Rail
way \% ill Pay the Old Price This
Morning— Mr. Pnrar Vow Applies
for an Injunction Aiaint the ity
nnl Subarlmn and Saiannah,
Thunderbolt anil hit* of Hope to
Prevent Tlieir I>* ninui ujc the Prop
erty in tin* llaudi of the Court h>
Eon Rates of I are—The licuriiiK
ill He Had Tuesday.
To-day the fare on all the lines of the
Savannah Street railroad and the Electric
road, both of which are now the proper
ties of the Electric Railway Company, will
fro back to the old figure of 5 cents for
each ride.
This will, peculiarly enough, be welcome
news to some of the patrons of the line, ;
while those who have been taking every ;
opportunity to avail themselves of the !
low fares, will not, perhaps, receive the ;
news so gladly.
Judge Speer, however. In the hamis of
whoso court the property now is, hits
signed an order directing the receivers to
charge 5 cents per ride, and that they will
do. About the same time how ver, Mr.
H. A. I'evearof Lynn, Mass., w ho brought
the suit for receivership against the Elec
tric Railway Company filed an amendment
to his original bill, by which he seeks to
make the City ami SuLurban railroad and
the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of
Hope parties? defendant to that bill, and to
have them show- cause why they should
not desist from a conspiracy into which
he states they have entered to wre< k the
property of the roads now in the hands of
the court. The hearing on this petition
has been fixed for next Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
In the matter of restoring the old rates
of fare Receivers Young and Collins made
a report to the court yesterday, to the
effect that they had, on Feb. 27, pursuant
to the order of court, communicated with
Capt. James H. Johnston, president of
the City and Suburban and Savannah,
Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope railroads,*
and made a proposition looking to the re
storation of rates. On Feb. 28, they state,
another communication was addressed to
President Johnston, and that afternoon
they received a reply from him, purporting
to be an answer to the communication
from the receivers.
The receivers respectfully submitted that
the answer from Capt. Johnston was
evasive and irrelevant, and that It referred
to matters with which they had nothing to
do. Under the circumstances, they saw
nothing to do but ask the court for fur
ther instructions.
Annexed to the report were the com
munications referred to. The first letters
to Capt. Johnston contained the following
proposition: "They propose, by mutual
agreement, that the fares on all the city
lines be at once restored to 5 cents, and
that the fare to Thunderbolt be placed at
& cents each way.”
Capt. Johnston replied that he would
answer the communications In accordance
with the order of Judge Speer, as soon as
he could call a meeting of his stockhold
ers and consult with them. The receivers
replied that the matter was an urgent one
and demanded Immediate attention, ns
they were required to report to the court
forthwith. President Johnston then sent
the receivers a lengthy reply, in which he
went Into the history of the rate cutting
and warfare between the street railroads.
He said:
"While It Is not necessary for me to re
mind you of past events, for the reason
that you, being a principal actor, must
be entirely familiar with them to those
who have not been made acquainted with
the facts, and to whom some of the facts
have been incorrectly reported, It is neces
sary and proper that they should bo here
Stated.
“The lines of our companies were built
ghd In operation here In Savannah hefore
any of yours were projected or laid down.
We were going along operating our road
and tending to our business when you
came and commenced building parallel
lines.
"First the Montgomery street belt was
built, about 300 feet from our West Broad
line and parallel to it.
“Next, the Price street line was built
about 250 feet from our Habersham street
line and parallel to it.
"Next the Barnard street line was built
about 300 feet from our Whitaker street
line and parallel to It.
"Then you leased the Savannah and Isle
of Hope road, paralleling by this lease
our line to Thunderbolt."
Capt. Johnson then goes on to say that
the population has never ben largo enough
to support parallel lines In the city within
200 or 300 feet of each other. He charges
that the Electric Hallway Company then
began a rate war by cutting the fares to
Thunderbolt, after which he takes up the
first reduction to S cents made on the West
Broad street line of the City and Suburban
and goes through with the history of the
successive cuts in fares.
He says that the Electric railway peo
ple, at the time, publicly stated that they
were making money while his lines were
losing it. This, he stated, was misleading
to the court, ami he says it Is also mis
leading for the receivers to state that
they have used every effort to get the
City and Suburban lines to restore the
fares to a living basis. He calls attention '
to the fact that, on Feb. 21. the receivers
were notified through their counsel that
they would consent to a reasonable ad
vance in rates on a mileage basis. He calls
attention to the similarity In language
In the communication sent by representa
tives of his line to the receivers, and the
language used by Judge Speer in his or
der in regard to fixing Just and reason
able rates, and says his lines have always
been willing to restore rates to a Just and
reasonable point. He says his lines were
forced to reduce the fares to the points
•where they now stand, but that they are
now ready to make reasonable rates.
Capt. Johnson then suggests that the re
ceivers attend to their own business, say
ing they have no right to ask that his linos
shall be operated in their interest. It Is
unreasonalbe. he says, for them to de
mand that fares shall be fixed so as not
to draw business from the lines operated
by the receivers. It Is their right, he says,
by fair and legitimate competition, to get
all the business they can. Such a proposi
tion, he says, is so unreasonable that it
will not receive sanction anywhere. It
certainly Is not sanctioned, he says, in the
copy of the order of the court as sent
to him.
He says the City and Suburban can af
ford to operate its short straight lines
for less money than the Electric railway
(can operate its long belts. "Besides,” he
states, "the service rendered to the public
In the short straight haul to the public is
less and is worth less than the service
rendered in the long belt lines. We there
fore believe that It is Just and reasonable
that there should be an apportionment of
fares on the short lines which will be based
upon the shorter distance, the lesser cost,
and the smaller service rendered to the
j,publlc.”
•T This was, in substance, what was con
' tained in the report made by the receivers
I to the court. The receivers, not having ac
complished anything by communicating
with the authorities. Judge Speer decided
that the fares on the lines in charge of
the court should be raised, irrespective of
what is being done by the other lines, and
the following order was taken:
Having duly considered the report made
j to this court by the receivers in the above
, named cause, in regard to the question
j of fares, it la ordered that the said receiv-
I ers fix the fares on the city lines operated i
by them at 5 cents, and on that portion !
j of the line from the corporate limits of I
j Savannah to Thunderbolt at 5 cents each
way, or 15 cents for the round trip from I
any point in Savannah to Thunderbolt and j
return.
In open court this March 1, IS&S.
Emory Speer, Judge.
Following the granting of this order of
J court requiring Receivers Young and C?ol- i
I lins to raise the fares on the lines under :
I ;heir charge to 5 cents an amendment to i
tho original bill of H. A. Pevear of Lynn, j
Mans., was filed by his attorney. Mr. H.
E. W. Palmer, asking that the City and i
Suburban and the Savannah. Thunderbolt
and Isle, of Hope railroads be made par- ;
i ties defendant to this suit and that they I
t be required to show cause before him j
| why they should not desist from a con- j
| spiracy to wreck the properties in the
1 hands of the court, into which it is charged j
they have entered. In other words, these i
lines are to be required to show why
their faros should not also be put back !
to the old figure of 5 cents per ride. These !
lines will have the privilege of explaining j
to Judge Speer next Tuesday morning at j
10 o’cloc k w hy they continue to carry pas- I
sengers at 1 cent and half a cent when al- !
most everywhere else in the United States '
the charge Is 5 cents. As there is no law*
by which the companies in the hands of
the receivers could receive protection in
tho manner desired, they have appealed
to the equity side of the court, and base
their rase on the proposition that no man
has a right to use his property to the
injury and damage of the property of an
other.
Mr. Pevear, in the amendment to his
original bill, the amendment being against
the City and Burburban and Savannah.
Thunderbolt and lslo of Hope railroads,
thr principal offices of which are in Sa
vannah, Chatham county, Georgia, shows
that on Feb. 26 he filed a petition asking
that Receivers John R. Young and J. S.
Collins of this court, who have charge of
tho properties of the Savannah Street
Railroad and the Electric Railroad Com
panies, be required to restore the rates
of fan* on these lines. He then states the
proceedings that transpired under the
direction of the court in this matter, after
which he adopts all the averments and
allegations made In the return of the re
ceivers with regard to their effort to
bring about a restoration of the rates.
The bill then goes on to show- that the
lino of the City and Suburban and Sa
vannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
are now being operated for 1 cent fares,
and for half cent fares, which
he charges is not for the purpose
of yielding any net returns to the owners
of the two properties, but is the result
of a deliberate conspiracy on the y>art
of the persons controlling these lines for
the express and sole purpose of wrecking
the properties of the Savannah Street rail
road and the Electric railwav. which are
now in the possession and protection of
tho court, and that it is the purpose of the
first named companies to continue this
unlawful conspiracy against these prop
erties now under the protection of the
court until the same can be purchased or
otherwise controlled by them.
He says If this ruinous rate war Is al
lowed to continue It will necessitate the
Issuance by the receivers of additional
receivers' certificates from time to time
In order to raise money to enable the re
ceivers to operate the properties In their
care, which course will effectually deprive
the petitioner and other bondholders sim
ilarly situated of thetr lien as bondholders
and untimutely result In their irreparable
loss and Injury, unless prompt protection
against this unlawful conspiracy Is af
forded them by the court.
Whatever may have been the rights of
these rival lines In the prosecution of
this unlawful conspiracy the amendment
states before It these properties wore
placed In the hands of the court he re-'
spectfully urges and submits that they
have no right to continue the conspiracy
while the properties ant under the protec
tion of the court. The petitioner states
that he is remediless under the strict rules
of law.
He charges that these corporations, the
City and Suburban and the. Savannah,
Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope railroads
are not being used In a lawful manner
for the purposes for which they were
chartered by the legislature, but are be
ing used for the purpose of carrying out
this unlawful conspiracy as charged in
violation of their powers, privileges and
franchises and In this instance arc so un
lawfu’ly used to further the conspiracy
to the damage and injury of the Savan
nah Street Railroad Company and the
Electric Hallway Corapans, and to defeat
competition and establish a monopoly in
the business for which these companies
were respectfully chartered.
He states that the receivers, acting un
der the. direction of thu court, have en
tirely failed to fix Just and reasonable
rates by mutual agreement with the com
panies named in the order. The
amendment asks that the City and Su
burban and Savannah, Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope railroads be made parties
defendant to the bill which Mr. I’evear
has brought against the Savannah Street
ltallroad and Electric Railway Companies
and that they be required to appear and
answer the charges in the amendment.
He further asks that a writ of injunction
issue against these lines restraining them
from further injuring the properties in the
hands of the court, and that a writ of
mandatory injunction may be issued, di
rected to said companies, their officers and
agents, compelling them to desist from
the unlawful acts growing out of the un
lawful conspiracy against the property
In the hands of the court.
Judge Speer signed an order making the
City and Suburban railroad and the Sa
vannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
railroad defendants to the suit, and they
are ordered to show cause before him at
10 o’clock next Tuesday morning why the
relief as prayed for by the petitioner
should not be granted.
This suit has already attracted much
attention. It is a ease of a rather unusual
nature, as it is the application of a rail
road company in the hands of a court,
for the interference of that court to
cause to be stopped damaging competi
tion against such property that Is being
carried on by another line. The hearing
will undoubtedly be an Interesting one,
and many perhaps will gather to hear it.
CITY' BREVITIES.
Rev. Seaborn A. Smith will preach at
Thunderbolt, Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
Mr. L. B. Clay, the well-known ar
tesian well contractor, is in the city on
his way home from Kingsland. w here he
has just completed two wells—one for
Mr. W. H. King and one for Hon. Daniel
Froctor. Mr. Clay enjoys the distinction
of being the pioneer artesian well borer
of Georgia.
The Modern Way
Commends itself to the well formed, to do
pleasantly and effectually what was for
merly done in the crudest manner and dis
agreeably as well. To cleanse the system
and break up colds, headaches and fevers
without unpleasant after effects, use the
delightful liquid laxative remedy, Syrup
of Figs.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1895.
THINKS HE IS IN DANGER.
j A I MTED STATES WITNESS RE-
I,IE\ F.S THERE IS A CONftPIR.
A( V AG U>BT If I AS.
Il- Mmlr Strong Statements In
His Testimony Agnlnst J. F. Mason
it iml .1. ml. HorKnu, Charged With
I oiintcrfefting—.fudge Speer Says
l> His Own Admission He Is an \e
eompllee anil His Evidence Is Not
Sufficiently I orroborated Other
Witnesses to He llrought Ip.
No counterfeiting case tried In the Unl
! ted States court here has attracted more
attention in a long time than did that In
James J. Morgan J. Frank Mason, whose
names are respectively Plunkett and
Glover, which came up before Judge Speer
yesterday.
The men will be remembered as having
been arrested by Detective Wetherhom
several miles outside the city, on the Au
gusta road last May. A negro, who gave
his name as George Johnson, came into
the city and reported them to the officers,
who went out with the proper warrants
and made the arrests.
Johnson’s statement on the stand was
queer and Interesting. He met the men, he
said, at Everett City, on the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad. He stated
that Morgan endeavored to pass a counter
feit dollar on a man named Dock Ponder
at that place.
“Dock said he believed they were coun
terfeiters,’’ Johnson said, “and I said,
'just keep your mouth and if they are
counterfeiters I will catch them if I can.’ *’
Johnson then stated that he got in with
the men and came along with them from
Everett City toward Savannah. He gave
an account of the trip on foot, and men
tioned several instance* in which he stat
ed the mt n passed counterfeit dollars
along the way in payment for their meals,
sometimes receiving change and at other
times leaving an entire spurious dollar.
One instance mentioned was where they
got supper from a negro woman named
Campbell near Pooler, and about nine
miles from the city. This, he said, was at
11 o’clock at night or about that time.
For this, he said, Morgan gave her a
counterfeit dollar and received back 50
cents in change. Johnson then went on to
tell about a large number of counterfeit
dollars and molds which he said the men
had. They gave him twenty-one of the
dollars, he said, and told him to come
Into town and get them changed, where
upon he came in, reported the matter to
the officers, and went hack and had them
arrested.
The witness was asked by defendant’s
attorney if he had not told a prisoner
named Sweat in jail that all he had
sworn before the commissioner was
false, and that he Intended to swear
‘falsely on thl3 trial. This Witness John
son positively denied, but said they had
a newspaper and they were reading it. I
comes and sets down to hear what It
said. It said something about whipping a
negro ‘unmerciful' out to the chain-gang.
I wanted to hear It. There ain’t a man
In this court room could tell all that was
said. I told Sweat, who was reading the
paper, "If I had swore to lies I would
swear to them again. That Is the words—
If I had swore to lies 1 would swear to
them again.'' He sysa “You
you ought to have your damn throat cut."
Sweat told me he knowed all the persons
connected In the express robbery near
Homerville, and told me not to tell the
inspector, Bulla, about It. I could not
begin to tell all that was said about it
and tell the truth."
The witness then went on to say that
through the efforts of friends of the de
fendants his past history had been raked
up, and he expected it to be used against
him. He said he expected to be arrested
as soon as he had finished testifying in
this case. The purport of his entire state
ment was to the effect that he had caught
up with the defendants at Everett City,
and finding out that they were counter
feiters had determined to lay a snare
for them and get a reward, if there was
any. His concluding statement was
rather dramatic. He said:
"I am satisfied I will be killed when I
got out of this place. There's a heap in it
that no one don’t know here. I have been
In Jail. 1 know what it Is to be In one.
I have been a detective, but 1 will always
be sharp enough to work myself in a way
not to get placed in as a witness again. I
will try to study that closely.”
The witness had stated during his testi
mony that he had been handcuffed in be
ing brought from the jail. Judge Speer
told the marshal tha.t be had no right to
have this man handcuffed, and to Instruct
his deputies to that effect.
Annie Campbell, the woman on whom
Johnson said Morgan had passed a coun
terfeit dollar near Pooler was then called.
She stated the men had called at her
house for supper one night about 11
o’clock and that she gave them a supper
for 50 cents.
"How did you know about the time?”
she was asked.
“I had a clock,” slio said, “but It warn’t
runnin’ an’ 1 guessed at it.”
She stated she was given a dollar and
gave the men 50 cents In change. She
gave the dollar to her husband, who car
ried it to Pooler to a man named Blake.
“Would you know that dollar If you
saw it?” she was asked as a counterfeit
dollar was handed her.
"Well, I doano boss,” she said, “one dol
lar Is jes es good os another to me."
Stephen Campbell, her husband, gave
about the same testimony w ith regard to
the case. He was questioned more closely
as regards the time of the transaction.
“What year was It that these men came
to your house?" he was asked. Campbell
thought a moment and then said.
"About 11 o'clock at night, sir.”
"No*, I mean was It this year or last
year?” said Maj. Gary.
“Last year," the witness replied.
Detective Forsyth, of the government
secret service, was put on the stand to
prove, that the dollar in question was a
counterfeit. The case then went over
until night.
At the night session of the court the
two prisoners w ere put on the stand under
oath. TUi'iy told very straight stories
about their transactions, and seemed to
have been In rather hard luck and on
the tramp in this direction In search of
work, so they stated. They gave detailed
accounts of their trip, and, according to
their statements, the dollars passed were
obtained from the negro George John
son, who said he was a gambler, and had
plenty of money just at that time. They
both swore they did not know that the
dollars were counterfeits. Mason said he
had passed one or two of the dollars given
him by Johnson at places where they
stopped for meals.
Just at this point Judge Speer stated
that George Johnson had said In his tes
timony that he knew the money in the
possession of these men was counterfeit,
and he therefore knew the dollar passed
on the Campbell woman was a counter
feit at the time it was passed.
“Therefore, Maj. Gary,” he said, "this
witness is an accomplice of these men.
If they are guilty, and If that Is the case
he. too. Is guilty. Now, where is your eor
robdration of the statements made by this
accomplice?”
Maj. Gary said he would beg leave to
differ from the court. He submitted that
the witness' testimony had been corrob
orated in every point, and he went on
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and * eaves ne *ther acid
nor alkali in the food.
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to name tho actions of the defendants
about which other w itnesses had also tes
tified.
“Yes,’’ said Judge Speer, “all that may
be true, and yet the testimony of tho
witness is not corroborated as to the
crime itself. You will doubtless remem
ber Dams Qulckly’s minuteness of de
tail In her statement as to the occasion
when Falstaff promised to marry her,
and Falstaff admitted everything but the
statement that he had made such a prom
ise. That he denied. It is a part of
your case to show the guilty knowledge
of these defendants. You may have other
material on which to go before the jury,
but in the opinion of the court, you cannot
rely on the testimony of Johnson to con
vict. Why can’t > v ou send down on the
lino of that road and get these witneest
on whom Johnson says these dollars were
passed?”
“May it please your honor,” Maj. Gary
replied, “1 sent to Washington for a
special detective and after going down
there he came back with the statement
that it was too hot and that no one
would lend him a buggy in which to
make the search. That was his report.”
“I am not concerned about the special
detective,” said Judge Speer. “Suppose
you send a deputy down there with
Johnson, who says ho can Identify them,
and have them brought into court."
Judge Speer then questioned the de
fendant Mason closely with regard to
those with whom they came in contact
along the road after which he adjourned
the court until next Monday morning.
He stated he wanted to get at the truth
of the matter and other witnesses will
likely be brought into court. Messrs. R.
M. Hitch and W. R. Leaken are defend
ing the prisoners.
SET ON FIRE AGAIN.
Another Attempt to lliirn St. Fran
cis Home.
Another incendiary attempt upon the
St. Francis Home for Colored Orphans
in the southeastern part of the city was
made yesterday morning. Like the previ
ous attempts this one was made by in
mates of the institution.
The young orphans seem determined to
destroy the home.. About breakfast time
the ironing room in which a number of
the inmates had been at work was dis
covered on fire. The fire was extinguished
by Mother Beasley, with the assistance
of some of the girls, but not until a con
siderable quantity of clothing had been de
stroyed.
The police were notified and Chief Mc-
Dermott, accompanied by Detectives
Wetherhorn and Kiley, went out to in
vestigate. Suspicion pointed to three of
the inmates and they were arrested and
taken to the barracks. The names of the
three girls arrested are Carrie Wilkerson,
Susanna Sturtevant and Anna Biner.
Chief McDermott did not have time to
fully investigate the case yesterday, but
will do so to-day.
THE COLONEL GOT OFF EASY.
IlobliN to Have Only One Month If He
Will Leave tile State.
Col. Charles H. Hobbs, as he styles him
self, who was found guilty in the United
States court of personating a United
States officer, was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Speer to serve nine months to jail.
It was provided, however, that he would
only have to serve one month of that time,
if at its expiration he would leave the
state, and Hobbs will, in all probability,
accept this proposition.
In sentencing him Judge Speer read a
letter from the marshal of Fall River,
Mass., in which it was stated that Hobbs
had lived there at one time, and had a
wife, who belonged to a nice family.
The letter stated that, in the opinion of
the writer and others there, who had
known Hobbs, he was of unsound mind.
The court had come to the conclusion that
something was wrong with Hobbs, and
that it was a sort of delusion with him
that he was an officer of the United
States. For these reasons the sentence
was made a light one.
GIVEN MORE TIME TO PAY.
An Extension In the Payment of the
Central's Flouting Debt.
Mr. A. R. Lawton, Jr., returned yester
day from New York where he has been on
legal business for the Central railroad.
Mr. Lawton with Mr. Julian T. Davies,
associate counsel for the receivers, has
been engaged in making arrangements
for an extension for a reasonable time
of the floating debt, a large portion of
which is overdue. These arrangements
have practically been completed, and
there were only a few details to add to
the contract when he left that city.
Considerable progress is being made on
the amended plan of reorganization,
Mr. Lawton said, and the general impres
sion is that when completed it will be
satisfactory to all interests.
Funeral of Ellas H, Dyck.
The funeral of Mr. Ellas S. Byck took
place from his late residence, No. 174 Jones
street, and was largely attended. The
pallbearers were Messrs. H. M. Appel,
Louis Collat, B. H. Dryfus, J. Bigler, W.
A. Steed, and Jacob Blrnbaum. The in
terment was In Laurel Grove cemetery.
The body was escorted by a large number
of friends who paid the last tribute of
respect.
For Throat Uiseases. Coughs, Colds, etc.
effectual relief Is found in the use of "Brown's
Bronchial Troches.” Price 25 cents. Sold only
la boxes —ad.
. Worth fkO, lon fin.
We have 280 fine, high art suits, worth
S2O, which we offer now at $lO. Have
nearly all sizes, but as they are sample
suits, no two styles are similar. Kohler,
140 Broughton, offers bargains in under
wear. Beats all competitors.—ad.
TO JAIL FOR THIRTY DAYS.
THE CITV COIMII. SUSTAINS THE
SENTENCE OF THE RIOTERS.
Mcßride, Iloicun and Snllivan'. Cases
Heard—-Duffy's Case Postponed.
SeTen Others Yet to Be Disposed
Of—The Fight to Be Curried Into
the Hljihrr Courts.
.The city council spent four hours yes
terday afternoon In hearing' the appeals
of Thomas Hogan, James Mcßride. Jr.,
and Florence Sullivan from the recorder's
court. The sentences, which, in each in
stance, were thirty days in Jail, for par
ticipation in Tuesday night’s disturbance
at Masitple hall were sustained.
The members of council present were
Mayor Myers and Aldermen Fallfgant,
Watson, Carolan, Gleason, Screven, Tlede
man, Bacon, Kolshorn, Lamotte, Hudson
and Garrard.
W. S. Chisholm, Esq., represented the
prisoners. Chief McDermott, Lieut. Reil
ly and Policemen Bostick, Jernlgan,
Brantley, Halford, McGuire, Christie, Mo-
Quade, Reilly, Bradley and Norris were
the principal witnesses.
There was a large crowd in the council
room. Mr. Chisholm had a number of wit
nesses summoned In behalf of his clients.
Thomas Hogan's case was first taken
up. Robert Grady, Daniel Buttlmer and
Henry Gordon were called as witnesses
at Mr. Chisholm’s request.
Chief McDermott was the first witness
for the city. ‘‘Tuesday night about
8:10 o’clock Lieut. Reilly Informed him,
he said, that someone would drop a
handkerchief from a window and the
crowd would make a rush for the door.
About the time Mr. Slattery started
speaking there was a rush for the door.
Hogan was In the rush with others whom
I recognized. V stopped them and told
them they could not come in. Some
body yelled out that they would go to
the lane and the crowd dashed to Whit
aker street. I ran up stairs and closed
the elevator door. I looked out the win
dow and saw the crowd fighting In the
lane.”
"Didn't they have a right to go in if
they paid their way?” Alderman Gleason
asked.
Chief McDermott—“No, I think not.
Not after the information I had received.
They made a rush for the door with a
yell and tried to run over us. There was
a large crowd. 1 could not say how
many. Hogan, I think, had been up in
the hall once and had come down.”
Mr. Chisholm questioned Chief McDer
mott as to crowds which he had seen at
the theater during times of excitement
to show that the crowd at Masonic hall
were merely anxious to obtain admittance
for the purpose of hearing Slattery.
Chief McDermott said he doubted this
He did not believe they wanted to go
there with orderly intent, and he refused
to admit them after 8 o’clock. There were
between 2UO and 300, he judged, who made
the rush.
When the crowd rushed up and he re
fused admittance one man said: “1 want
to get a ticket," and the chief replied:
“Well, you don't get in here, anyhow."
The crowd was massed in front on Lib
erty street.
Lieut. Reilly's testimony was much the
same as that of the chief. He said: “One
of my men came and reported to me that
he understood that there someone In the
hall who would drop a handkerchief from
the window as a signal for the rush on the
door. I reported the matter to the chief,
and the door was closed when the crowd
made the rush. Hogan was in the lead.
I put my hand on his shoulder and told
him he could not come in. He said he
wanted to buy a ticket.”
"Did you see Mr. Hogan again after I
told the crowd to disperse?” Mayor My
ers asked.
“Yes, sir. I saw him In the crowd after
ward.”
"Did Mr. Hogan leave quietly?” asked
Mr. Chisholm.
"Yes, sir.”
Mr. Chisholm asked Lieut. Reilly as to
evidence given by other policemen in the
police court to which Mr. Adams ob
jected. Mr. Chisholm requested a ruling
of the board and on motion'of Alderman
Garrard the testimony was rejected.
Lieut. Reilly then continued his evi
dence. “The larger crowd came from
Across the green,” he said. “There were
probably 2,000 or 3,000 people on the green.
There were not many who dispersed
when the mayor gave his ord^r.”
In answer to Alderman Falligant, Lieut.
Reilly said: "Not all the crowd were
rowdy. It was a mixed up crowd and
bricks were coming from all directions.
We could not locate them. As soon as
the lecture started the rush came for
the door. It was a premeditated rush.”
"Did you see the signal,” asked Aider
man Lamotte.
"No, I didn't take time to look for a
signal."
Mr. Chisholm tried tc bring out by
cross questioning that a large element
of the crowd was in sympathy with the
police and military, but did not suc
ceed satisfactorily.
"The brick batting was kept up after
the alarm was sent in. The military
were brick-batted,” said Lieut. Reilly.
Policeman Christie was the next wit
ness. His hand was tied up from the
blow he received in the row Tuesday
night.
"A few minutes after we were sta
tioned on Liberty street,” lie said, “the
crowd made a rush on the door and then
started for the lane. Officers Bostick.
Halford and myself followed them and
found the crowd pressing Officers Me-
Quade and McGuire. Somebody exclaimed:
‘There are so few policemen, let’s rush
over them.’ We drew our clubs. Hogan
was on the Inside then. He grabbed my I
club and also Halford's. Hogan was in
(Conttnued on Fifth Page.) I
A REMEDY BADLY NEEDED.
The Pockctbook Snatcher Getting In
Ilia Work Almost Daily.
It was reported last night that another
highway robbery had occurred at Brough
ton and Reynolds streets, a lady's pocket
book being snatched from her hand by a
negro, who made his escape. The matter,
however, was not reported at the barracks
and her name could not be learned.
These robberies are becoming alarming
ly frequent In the last three or four days,
and most of them seem to be committed
by negroes who are adepts in the work.
There is no doubt that some of them make
it a profession, and their methods seem
that it Is a studied thing with them.
From tho description of the negro who
snatched a pocket book from Miss Hattie
Saussy's hand at Jones and Whitaker
street night before last, it is believed that
he is an old offender. Miss Saussy was on
her way home with her mother about 7
o’clock in the evening, and it was almost
under the electric light at this corner that
he struck her a sharp blow on the hand,
causing her to drop her pocket book and
another package she was carrying. As
he picked up the pocket book and started
to run she caught him by the coat and
with much pluck, endeavored to detail
him until someone should come up and
arrest him. But in running he turned and
struck her twice, the last time knocking
her down, when he made his escape down
Charlton street lane.
It is to be regretted that some means of
stopping such outrages in the heart of the
city, and at such early hours in the even
ing, have not been discovered.
FOR KILLING HIS SOX.
Him S. Beholder's Salt Against
Frank M. Johnson.
The trial of the case of Elias S. Schol
der against Frank M. Johnson, for SIO,OOO
damages for the killing of his son by one
of the drays operated by the defendant,
was begun in the city court yesterday
and went on up to 2 o'clock. When the
court met at 4 o’clock, Mr. Barrow for
the plaintiff, discovered that one of the
jurors, J. J. Harrigan, was an employe of
Floyd Bros., who owned the drays that
were used by Johnson, the latter leasing
them for use in his business. By consent
a juror was then withdrawn and a mis
trial declared. Messrs. Glgnilliat & Stubss
appeared for the defendant.
On Dnty Agnln.
Sergt. Henry Ltngg is out again, after
a long spell of illness, having been con
fined to his bed for several weeks with
pneumonia. He did duty at the office
last night during the first half of the
night.
Huffy Dropped From Dnty.
Fireman John Duffy, who is charged
with participating in the riot at the Ma
sonic temple Tuesday night was dis
missed from the force yesterday by Mayor
Myers.
That scrofulous taint which has been in
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CLOTHING FOR NOTHING TO-DAY.
Tills Is the Last Day on Which the
Fnlk Clothing Cos. Will Present
Every 15th Cash Customer With
Thetr Entire Purchase Absolutely
Free.
For some time past the Falk Clothing
Company have been giving every fifteenth
and multiple of fifteen cash customer
their entire purchase absolutely free. The
result of this advertisement has been ex
cellent, and there are now more people
in Savannah wearing clothes made by
"Falk” than ever before, but one of the
characteristics of these great advertisers
Is never to let anything grow stale, and
they announce in a card in the special
notice column, this is the last day 'on
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one chance in every fifteen that the pur
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styles of hats are now in and those who
want it can also be fitted out with their
spring suits. All winter goods have been
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even though you be not the fifteenth pur
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A
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