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THE MACON TELEGRAPH KinhUthtd 18*0. rri»gr- r * Publub> "« fco -« iJ,,blutw - MACON, GA„ TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1895 The Telfair Gases Tried in the United States Court. STATEMENTS UNDER OATH Give a Clearer Conception of the Causes Which Led to the Arrests and Trial, PLAIN WORDS FROM THE COURT II. Anare, the Prisoners That the Peer That They Would Not Cat a Pair Trial 1, Unfounded—'That (he Right! of All Will Be Protected. jutfgd /teecr yesterday heard the con spiracy cases against the prisoners from Telfair county. Court was to have been held In Sa vannah. where a very Important docket had been arranged for the 4th, but this was deferred by-order of the court until the Telfair cases could be disposed otf. Some evidence of an exceedingly sen sational nature was developed, and It toeoaane a well established fact In the opinion of the court that old mam Lrnclus X,. Williams had declared him self an outlaw. • All of the prisoners were acquitted except ACex Furaell, George WllllaSns and Bob Williams. Fuseill was placed under a *5,000 bond to keep the -peace as to F j officers and law of the United States; George Williams was placed under a similar bond for 51.000. and Bob Williams was too sick to stand trial, and was allowed to go home under bond. Aleck Fuwel 1 Fas sen tenced to four months' Imprisonment In the common Jail of Bibb county. It became evident In the .progress of the trial that somebody had been guilty of criminally obstructing the due administration of Justice, but the identification of tho prisoners with re gard to the riotous acts was not suffi ciently established In the mind of the court, who acted as both Judge and Jury. " . Mr. William 'B. Fussell’s bondsmen wero B. E. Wilcox, Andrew MdRae, B. C. Phillips,. J. B. D. Paulk, and F. M. AllagOod. Olr (George ■ M. (Williams’ sureties ioai. ° ,, . 11rl looKtiiiK -to* wre wrnen way we - miu were Andrew McRab, F, M. Aliagooa Rone j orjereq him to surrender, and and William McLean. ho said: M , you, kill me. I’ll dlo ■Mr Aleck FusseK Is a brother-in-law before I surrender.” I told him I would . ,, „„„ T r williams and ! have to kill him If ho didn’t surrender, of old mam Lucius L. williams, ano ^ he 8)U< j. „ You Republican was a Justice of the peace. He did not . pit die before I’ll go bstore prove to the entire satisfaction of tho Judge Speer, and be tried. I haven't onlookers then refused or failed to oome to the assistance of the officers they would then be guilty of contempt of court. When tlio trial was finished yester day afternoon, several of the defend ants acknowledged their surprise at the falrneM anil Impartiality of their hearing, one remarking that after this he would be Judge .Speer’s friend, and that even If he had been convicted It would have been Impossible to find fault with the court. After concluding the hearing. Judge Speer thus addressed the people of Tel fair and surrounding counties: "Many of your land titles are In dis pute. Many are Involved in this court. There Is not a court in tho country which will with more pleasure uphold your title, where you have a good title, than this court. To those who know this court it is not necessary for me to make any such remark, but I very well understand thait the action of Ibis court in the terrible tragedy which took place several years ago. and the trial growing out of the cruel murder of Capt. Forsyth, one of the kindest and beet men I ever knew, has been most shamefully misrepresent ed until It is possible that some peo ple down there are afraid to come be fore this court, under the apprehension that Shay will nos get a fair trial. Can any one wlro has witnessed this trial today deny that one can get a fair trial here? I think mot Not one. And thle court will be glad to consider and carefully pass In a Judicial way, upon any man’s title, and you people owe It to yourselves—you owe It to the amputation of the community In which you live—you owe It to your future, to old this court in putting down such lawlessness as that of which Lucius Williams and perhaps others seem to be guilty. It hurts you a great deal worse than It hurts anybody else. The People or Bodge county have pro tested against tho mistakes of the newspapers which connected their name with this transaction. The people of Telfair county should protest as vig orously, and should make ttoolr protest effectual by uniting with the officers of the law in putting down lawless ness, and let all these matters be ad justed conformably to the tules of law and equity. . "And I, as a Georgian—a man who yields to no other man living la my love for the plain people of Georgia— adjure you to co-operate with the of ficers of the law, and let everything be settled by the' rule fairly amd right fully. Let the titles be settled, and let this stain be taken off the fair name of Telfair county.” Deputy Marshal Kelly took the stand and stated that on the 8th of Decem ber they started for Telfair county. They reached Mr. Lucius Williams’ the next afternoon on Sunday, but found him not at home, end concluded to mislead him so os to catch him. Mr. Poore and myself secreted our selves fifty or sixty yards from the house, and in about an hour and a half three men came down to the house, Mr. Lucius Williams, Mr. D. O. Kelley and another gentleman. Mr. Williams discovered our tracks and said: ‘Here’s where the rascals have been. Mr. Lucius Williams went Into the house end Mr. D. O. .Kelley walked around the house. Mr. Williams had a Winchester on his shoulder, and set it down by the door. The other wont down a roadway that leads off to the right across a cornfield and struck into the other road, I suppose. He was a hundred yards away. Mr. Williams walked out of the house and looked toward this man, standing with his back to Mr. Poore. We thought It a good Chance to capture him while he didn’t have his gun. I su*pose he was looking to- see which way we had with the rich Deputy Poore testified that when l'ussi li came up, eld man Williams said: "Hello, Alex; are you there?” To this Fuescll replied: ”Ves, by > I am here, and ready for any thing. 'arod those handcuffs arc com ing off you, too!” Tne witness then tesilmd that Fuseel! came UP and made out he was going to shoot. Wit-, oras didn’t see the pistol, but had to watch Fussell very closely. Witness was so very busy trying to quiet the mob and so many things wure said that he couldn’t swear positively wlmt eke was-sald by any particular one. He re membered very distinctly that when bond was mentioned Mr. George Will iams said: “By , I can give n 550.000 bund If necessary. He remembered Mc Dermott’s face very distinctly. McDer mott did nothing more than participate in a general -way. Witness couldn’t notice every one partloularly, more than they all seemed to go In'together for the purpose of hiking old' man Will iams away from him. They all came down there in a hurry. The handcuffs were found In W. B. Fussell’s posses sion when the parties were arrested. D. O. Kelley and Moso Williams and George Williams admitted that thej were there. D. O. Kelley said he dldn t try to shoot.. Witness didn’t remember any particular demonstrations on the part of George Williams, except that he said I hud better turn the old man loose, because the mob was coming, and I had better got out of there if I could. He seemed a little excited. I remember when bond was mentioned George Williams stepped out and said: “By , you Just as well accept bond; you can’t tako him away from here alive!” and that we would prob ably bo killed anyway. I don’t re member the exprcEoion ho used, but that v.-as about it. On cross-examina tion witness testified that nothing colild be attributed to George Will iams except that ho was present and said the old man could give a *50,000 bond. In behalf of his client, Moso Williams, Col. Major Lane established the fact that witness knew of no act of vio lence on tbj> part of defendant, except that all were there and very much ex cited. Tho crowd guyed witness for being a coward when he released old man Will iams and started after the bund, and they said they would ikllj me anyhow, and I said I am ready to die, but rest assured that I. will kill mare of you than you do of us, but that I didn’t wont aqy trouble of that kind. I was armed with a Winchester rifle and pistol, and Deputy Kelley was armed with a douible-barrel shotgun and pistol. Old man Williams swore when wo arrested him in his yard that he never intended to be taken to Maccm alive. He cursed tho marshals far Republi can -—, and would not be taken alive. I have (lad experience o< that kind before, and have been In close places where serious troublo resulted when my life was in danger and I have been shot at and been shot and had men dhot down by my side and seen men fall on either side, but I just felt that this was the worst place I was ever In. I felt that I was about twenty- five miles from a rdllroad, and In the hands of a bloodthirsty mob. I remem ber four guns very distinctly. I would recognize the men if 'I wore td see them again. The best I could tell, tlie guns were Winchester rifles. Alex Purnell had his hands back in a shooting -posi tion, but I didn't see any pistol. This was Sunday afternoon. ‘There were In my party myself Kelly and Thomas, and tho driver, Paddy McLqon of Mc Rae. It was about 4 o’clock In tho af ternoon, I suppose. Mr. Luolus 'Williams wasn’t at homo when we first got there. I didn’t know where ho was. I aaw him cqming toward the house walking. Wo were hiding near tho house to wait far him. Just before getting to the gate when wo went up ‘there, John Kelly and I got out and camo up In the rear of Jhe house, and tho other two In our party drove up In front of tho house. I sent them three miles ID BUS Atlanta Detectives Under Fire, bat Ii Does Not Forco Them to Cover. CHIEF CONNOLLY SOFTLY REMARK. 1 ' That Ottfctlvti Arc Forced to Stand In Wftth Thieve* tn Order to Slake Their t aiei—The Evidence Snow* That They Did* court lue, re »«■» —e--- - aots on his part that ‘precipitated the riot, Inasmuch as ho started out of the house with old man Williams’ rifle, and refused to surrender the gun when ordered so to do by tile marshals. The Telegraph prints a synopsis of the evidence adduced on the trial, which perhaps is one of the moot Im portant In the history of the land troubles of that section. It Is especially Important from the faot that it is but the beginning of a long list of prosecu tions soon to follow. It Is not at all likely that the United States govern ment would make special appropriation to bring certain criminals from this section to Justice, and then acknowl edge defeat at such an early period. In the eyes of the public, the de fendants of these oases have appeared to a certain extent as persecuted men. It has apparently been tho popular opinion among a largo class of the most intelligent citizens that the Dodge Land Company was trying to drive out settlers from their homes to which they had secured well established claims under the Georgia statutes in regard to squattens. It has been stated upon good authority that many out rages have been committed upon these people by the land ■company, and In stances have been cited where the owners of landed property have been decoyed from their homes, during which absence the land company, upon one pretext or another, would send large forces of laborers to cut. down and haul away tho timber, and in answer to the owners’ complaints and protests the company would Invite them to get Justice out of the courts. The people of the county have- contended that they were at a disadvantage in, view of the fact that in the first place they •were unable to stand the cost of liti gation, and in the next that they could not get Justice at the hands of Judge ©peer. Such currency has been given to re ports or this character that officers of the United States court are regarded only as-deadly enemies os soon as they enter their territory. The people of that section of the state look upon the (United States court as a sympathizer with Dodge , and. an enemy to the people of the state. It was testified yesterday that old man Wiliams had said that before he •would appear before Judge Speer he would die. for ho knew that, the oourt noly wanted an opportunity to send him to prison for life. When the depu ties went down' to his house on the 8th of December and arrested for con tempt in Aft appearing upon a change for cutting timber across the track of the Dodge company’s dummy line, he held up his arms before the gathered spectators and asked his fellow coun trymen If they were going to see him carried before Judge Speer. According ♦c the evidence this seemed to be all that was necessary to enrage his friends to a degree of outlawry. A number of men- brought out their Winchesters and reaoued the old man from the two deputies. This was not denied In court yesterday, but the evi dence established the fact that the prisoners were present only for the pur pose of helping the old man give bond. The prosecution attempted to prove the defendants guilty of riotous acts and participation In riot simply for being present and, not assisting the officers to enforce the arrest, claiming that a spectator who does not ally himself ■with the aide of law and order Is as guilty of riot as those who actively participate. To this the court replied that the officers had made a mistake In failing to deputize the onlookers as United Stales marshals; that it euch you I rushed up on hint and captured him. 1 wanted .to capture hint without killing him if posslole. I had to lay my gun down, he souffled so fiercely. Mr. Ke.ly came out of the house with the old man’s rifle In his hand, and said he would not hurt us if we -would not hurt the old man. He wouldn't give up -the gun, but promised not to luse it, and mot to give it to anybody else. vVe tried to reason with the old man and tell him that the oharge we had against him was not serious, but he was cursing and swearing vengeance against us ail -the time, and bo hollered to this man going down Ole road and told him to get his friends. This man started off Jn a run. a don’t know who he was. Wo got the handcuffs on old man Williams and went up -the road to Mr. Kelly’s house. We met (Mr. .Bob Will iams, in his shirt sleeves, and he ad vised us to turn the old man loose or we would get Into trouble. Ttio old man was not going to bo brought Into court at Macon, and we had better turn him loose. About that time Mr. Wiliams' wife and another lady, I suppose his daugh ter—I think it was Mr. Kelly’s wife— they met us, and the old lady seemed to be very indignant and abused us very roughly, and said we would never live to get off with her husband. Mr. Poore tried to reason with her, and she said, ”1 don’t want any of ypur soft soaping!*' Witness testified about the dangers they enoountered when tho rescuing party arrived, but his testimony was not such as could identify the prison ers as having taken part in the riot During the hearing of the evidence Deputy Poore testified that it had been very alffloult to secure the names of tho parties present and aiding In the riot of Sunday, the 8th of December. He was unacquainted with the people of the county, and for this reason the testimony of himself and Deputy Kel ley varied on an Important point. This was easily understood In' view at the faot that everybody- was excited, and it was difficult for the marshals to particularize, but Judge Speer stated at thd conclusion of the hearing that he had never known two marshals to act with more Judgment and more bravery under such clrcumstahceb. Mr. D. O. KeKey who was sentenced to jail for his connection with old man Williams’ gun, gave the marshals the names of Jackson Rawlins, Mose Will iams, Bob Williams and Newton Wells, Henry Fussed. Tom Wells, George Williams and Dave Wells, as parties present on the occasion of the release. Upon this Information warrants were sworn out, and the defendants on trial yesterday were arrested. The marshals testified that after ar resting old man Williams tlielrj lives became endangered, and they* wanted to make their escape If pc«sl-| Uc. They wanted to go to 'Jackson ville without going through the mob. When Mr. Kelley left them and started back toward the mob very fast they were satisfied that be was going to tell them which way the officers had been directed to get out of the swamp. In order that the <wA> might waiylaiy and kill them. For that reason the deputies turned out of the course to which Mr. Kelley had. directed them. The marshals ISenttfteu as having been present and taken part in the rescue D. O. KeKey, Alex Fusscll, George Will iams. Macomb McDermott ana Mose Williams. Two of the prisoners, who were young men, had never been seen before by the deputies. In testifying about Mr. Alex Fussell’s connection Mr. Kelley remained there. Tho witness’ testimony gave the di j tails of the struggle with old man Will iams. end told how ho had cunsed out the United States court and oil Us pa pers. and struggled with desperation after tho handcuffs were on him. and ■how various members of the rescuing party had followed 4he marshals up. threatening their lives and assuring them that they would never get out at there alive! Bob Williams was cursed and abused by tho old man because he wouldn’t take part In the rescue. When he first came up I asked him to prevail On the crowd net to Interfere with us, hut he didn’t think' ho could do anythin? with the crowd. I don’t reoctlect what ho said, but I didn’t see any weapon on him or amy gun. Wit ness didn’t remember seeing W. B. Fussell there, but remembered Alex Fussell’s telling the old man that they ■meant to take the handcuffs off him and tliat they were ready for anything. There were about twelve or fifteen In tho crowd of rescuers, but as they kept oonrrtng an'd going it was Impoest- blo to say exactly how many. D. O. KeKey Is a saQ-Jn-law of old man Lucias Williams, and Mr. Kelley was present when we arrested the old man. He came out of the houso with Atlanta, Ga., Fob. 4.—(Special.)— Today's proceedings indicate that the Investigation of >tho city d'tteotlvcs by itiio police board needs an lojeatdom of BrowniSoquanl Elixir at Life. There was a b g crowd present in tho council oh amber «'t the outeef of tho trial* ox- paging to hoar aomo aeinsa.Uotwl dis closures, hut as the Investigation pro gressed iCto crowd iCituucd out and, a t tho end of the session tho (police hoard had few to keep lit company besides the wiuiesBCB, lawyers and newspaper men. Chief Defective Wright and (his lieu- tenatills, Looney and Vaaon, who are the wan on -trial, tire roprenontod by Col. W. O. Glean, while Olity Attorney AndoMon ami Cdl. -T. IV. ltuckcr ap pear to hack up 'tin charges. Ool. Rucker, It In understood, Is employed by itna (friends at Capt. Amos Baker, the police count clerk, nvho .figured as the 'taTgos of tho ddtoctlves In tho re cent council investigation. Today’s prodtedluigs foil so fiat that the police board Is ataedy accused oi a disposition, to shield ,tho detectives rather -than make au aggressive part in going ito itbo iholtom of ‘things. , Mayor King, wlUa is un ex-ofilclo, member of tho board, Is sitting with it, while Chairman J. rw. English pre sides. Mayor King has Already ap pointed a conn mlttoa, from council to luvoslt.goite tho wlhollo pollco diepart- rneiir. This committee is ‘the sword of Damoota Gtungma over tho police board. Un-ess mbey com® up to the mark (they will have a turn at tho hands of ithia council committee them selves. In tho opening today, Cot. (ilonn at tempted to draw * City Clerk Parks Woodward inito tho -not by endeavoring to show that a certain Hurt cxtfwngo that existed sovioral years ago flour ished under his protection. Chief of Pollco Connolly, wlho wvls tlio witness used for tlhl-j .purpose, did not fulfill ex- peciaitlonn.' Ho saltl Mr. Woodward had notified hlto ttrat ho had best go slow .n ia.s —.. fbecatiao the turf ox dhango.heJd a llcemaj from hltn, hut would-dot’'gratify that tlilt oily clerk tried to unduly protect aho exchange. JI. .-'M. PoffoRl, a medical student, Sworo that lie had berm victimized to the extent .of $40 by a fair slron In a houso ktipt lay Blanche Hill, and that Bho datecrlvoB charged him $18 to force Iter to disgorge. Tho record showed tha t $5 of tho $15 was reposted .by De tective Looney as it reward. Tho othfr $10 Is yet to lie accounted for. Oh of of Pollco Connolly was pul up, but iiho lawyers (ttndled Jitm very deli cately. '‘Ho blandly told o’Jl about'tlio working of |tho police dopartnuont, showing, at toast to tjUo zppatltnt satis faction of litre hoard, itot there had newer been any crooked ta twain Ions there. Ho explained the jnisr&icament of $25.75 kmcnvn l.n the changes us 1ho Prouly lino, and while he did not make tho itransiolton entirely clear, ho eon- cluitud by tiho statement! that tlio city lost nothing, as Stn- tlou 'House Keeper iFouto had boon compelled by tho board to make It good. Tim Jtntltor, It wus thought, anight havie stok'n .the money, ns -:ho station houso keepers wore oil above snsplilon, and so now locks wore put on tho cash drawer and the sus pected Janitor bounced. Ohlef Connolly said it was necessary for ittvo detectives to "stand in” with all sorts of had characters, the demi monde, etc,, in order, to (to roo detec tive work. This Intimacy would prob- offly be -misconstrued by outsiders. Tho rietta for Cunningham, find he was forced to give the Information against those 'Who untied his leg. Solicitor Hilt said the grand Jury nt the Instance at Olralnman English of Ihe police board had spent a month In investigating ooarges of bribery'against tho detectives last epring, hut finally vindicated them. Fred Oooper, who la now a trump card of tlho detectives, he said 'hud told him tfiauut Looney had received bribes, and when Oooper left for Savannah the grand Jury had. him arrested and • brought hack to testify against tlho detectives, but ho would not retprat in -the grand Jury room iwhut he had said outside of It. After this investigation the detec tives conducted tho prosecution of all gamblers, cto., through the city court. While on this Mno Solicitor Hill also paid his respedta to that court for Its policy of draging unfortunate women up abd Imposing fines that went into the pockets Of -tho court offlbers. .The imposition of flues,’ no said, would not rid tho city of -this ■olass, and tho grand Jury had not Indicted one <tf them In four years. A tltitlo son Button was created by the introduction of ai letter written by Chief Detootihro Wright to Solicitor HIM, in 'Which he stated that Fred Cociper, who at the time was wanted by tho grand Jury to testify against tho detectives, had (btackmatlod Mr. W. H. Venable. Mr. Ven-tlble Is a member of tho pdllvo board and was present Along with ItblB allegation were a lot of other crimes laid to Cooper's account for too purpose of Impeaching him before toe grand Jury should ho testify against the detectives. . Solicitor Lewis W. Thomas of too city court has made tho following re ply to too charges Implicating ills of- l 'ln the amended charges against De- teotlves Wright, Looney and Caron, which were published Inf this after noon’s paper, the charge Is mode that the solicitor Of the criminal court or some other officer of that court had a contract with eakl officers to pay them *5'for every case they brought to tue city court. , . ■Whilo tills does not impute to me any violation of tho law. yet tho teri- dency of It Is to Injure mo in the eyes of tho public, as well os to do tho officers above a great Injustice. I desire to eay that such a charge la untrue. On Sept. 21, 1894, I paid a bill which was sen tto mo by Capt. ‘A. B. Connolly, chief of police, for *17.50. Mr. Looney said to me that Capt. Connolly had paid out this amount for expenses In raiding some gamblers, nnd the of ficers thought that I ought to pay the bill, n« the money had been taken from the sltjf treasury, and as tho fines paid by said gamblers had been paid Into the county, and I got tbe benefit of It. I objected at first to pay ing the bill, and delayed several days before I did It. On Investigation I found what Loo ney told -mo woe trilo; and that the money I paid was paid Into the city treasury. I have tho check now with A. B. Connolly's’ endorsement on tile back of It. Any one can see It who de sires. I had no talk with Chief Con nolly before I paid It. I did not know that tlio raid was going to bo made, and did not afereo to pay any one n cent tor making tho raid, or for any expenses. ,The first I know that any mich exipnse wns Incurred was some time after tlio same was made. On August 20, 1894, I gave J, M. Wright a check for *5 to use for tele graphic expenses In trying to catch ono \7. L. ’Knott, who wus indicted-In our court on two accusations—one for gaming and tho other for keeping-a gaming house. I have this check now in my possession, which is endorsed’ by Wright and Chief Connolly. These two amounts are all of tho money that I have paid to these officers. This wns nd wrons an my part, nor on that of tho officonj. Now, I Desire to any to tho law- abiding citizens, of Atlanta that the gamblers, thieves and thugs of the city are In tlio saddle. Thoy ore en deavoring to try tho officers of tho law and throw mud Jin every one who has anything to do with Its enforcomom. I have prosecuted them In season and out of season and I hnvo convicted 00 per cent, of them. Yos, I have convict ed tho bossosptho professionals—tho men who thlnkfthoy have tho pull, and they have been heavily fined. For this they ato trying to down mo by every means within their power. They havo ■threatened any life, . but they soon found out that this would do no good, and hence thoy are resorting to low, underhanded means. Now, I do not mean to convey tho Impression Hint I am for protecting guilty officers—I am too last man to do that. If the detectives arc corrupt, turn thorn out. As far ns my obsorva- ‘‘JZ'L K . oe i 1 kno ’" r nothing against too official character of Wright, Looney or Curson. LHJVVI8 W. THOMAS, Solicitor C. C. „A. mm iirookl.vn Aldermen Revoke the Grants of Hrooklyn Trolly Lines—Tlieir Authority Questioned. PREVENTED WORKMEN’S MEETING they Are Indignant at the Action of Mayor Shleren In Ordering Out thi, Police to Kee^ Thom From Meeting* ‘ n ‘= n ^ I cJKef told haw It was (that She detectives 'whin I lna * l ' e thehr eases In toe city court, lower bis gun, and he did eo, and when | * a ylng thait /the recorder Mad deulded tout tie had no Jurisdiction with toe wo -purrthe handcuffs - on the old man Mr. Kelley presented his gun again and I again covered him with my gun, which was cocked and ready to tire. Old man Williams kept bettering to him to shoot, and Kelly said: "Don’t you see they -will kill me if I do7” And old man Williams said “Let him kill you, and die and go to —; but die like a man." MoDermoi’t wasn’t remembered as having a gun, pistol or stick or any other weapon. Witness was not willing to swear that Hal Wells, who came In yesterday morning voluntarily, was present at the ‘time. Witness could not identify Wells. Col. Preston asked the witness: "You Homed. He also said he had given the say Mr. Kelly had toe ctd man’s gun, detectives *100 for fiheor sendees la re- and W. E. FusSell was not there, and Alex Fussoll had no gun and this man had nothing, and this man had noth-. Ing, and that man had nothing (referr ing and pointing to tho defendants), now, who had those four guns?’ “I don’t know. Those people there." ‘'Did any of these parties have any gun?” •'None except D. O. Kelly, who had the old man’s gun." •'Cart you state that any of these parties did anything more than simply to be there, and simply to sympathize with old man Williams?” "Yea. sir—well, I can’t say that any of these parties 'except D. O. Kelly had a gun, but they were there with the crowd, and seemed to be giving assistance to the other men.” “Isn't It true that, except D. O. Kel ly, who attempted to take port with toe gun, these 'people here did nothing’ more than happen to be theme and man ifested some sympathy for the old man—isn’t that ellr’ "No, sir; they all seemed to be In terested. I was Intpressed that If I didn’t turn hlm'loo6e, I wag going to be kHed.” "That was elmply your impression— did any of them say anything or do anything, or have any arms—Is it not merely your oplnicui that they were slmo'y there cncourn-jlng these peo ple?” •*I had to wdtrii several of them (Continued on page 2.) goin/blors and that tho city court fined them heavier tib.cn too superior court. Concerning the blooding of too unfor tunate wrunen at that tribunal ihe said, however, thait he thought (that was wrong. J. D. Cunningham, who Mas gotten more notoriety out of the famous Ara gon bowl poker game tlbam ihe diM fame as noting ohalrnem of the Populist Plate committee, last summer, wns put up. iMr, CimnlngMalm, In la plaintive way that thoroughly convinced every body that be was a genuine ’’limb,’’ told bow ho had ifl.iycd sucker to the turn) tf (1,800 In the poker game men' “he hod rive: covering bis lost funds, but tomt tho gift was toe spontaneous expression of hU ijratttuOc and Mad no Strings tied to jt at all. Mr. tlunnln^ham, who Is n Cobh county nurseryman, and probably not accustomed to the may ways of too wicked world, said toe grand Jury had never Imitated him on aooaunt ot too game, because they thought he Mad suffered enough already .BaOeltor Hill, who followed Mr. Cunningham on the stand, said toe grand Jury was moved to this consideration tor Mr. Cunning- horn by the trars of that gentleman, which be used with telling effebt in tho grand Jury room. As a witness. Solicitor Hill cut both ways. He told things tout snaro damag ing to toe detectives as (well as some things tout were complimentary to them. He also took oeaaslon to. say that his oMatant, Ur. John Monegon, for whom the detectives ’(havo It in, was as honest as George WsshingtoO himself. Sc/.la!lot Hill showed hotw the detec tives, actor having been told by Cun ningham that TO Warp, 6. T. Hunt and others wore In toe gome when he was rubbed, failed to have Hasp and Hunt Indhtctf/ In Hunt’s cane, otter tV’rlght and 'Looney hod declared they knew no to! ter that would indict him, Casin wus InUoJ lri and gu-ve the oecce- eary tafomn i rion. Harp was nearer in dicted by the detectives, neither was M< Hlvcen. who ha® Just been convicted, until an aiiat-hmtnt was Sent to M«r LUMBER TRUST To Be Formed In too Soulh-tMlchlgon Men Imites ted. Atlanta, Fob, 4(BpsrJal.)—A party of 100 Michigan lumbermen will arrive In Affiant* on a special train next Sat urday morning. From here thi) party goes to 'Macon and ‘Savannah, and Is billed to reach Macon at 4:30 o’clock on Saturday, too 9to. They will remain (hero several hours nnd then go on to Savannah. The Mlnshlgan lumbermen are coming South to Inspect tho Geor gia timber lands. In connection with too announcement of their coming It Is learned that an onran'zeri movement Is now being made In Georgia, anxl Aikit batrta for the formation of a syndicate composed of all tho mill men of these two elates. When too syndicate Is com pleted tho plan Is to combine iwlth Mis sissippi, Louisiana and Arkanrou syn dicates that are already In existence, and with these state® form a big Cum ber trust to control toe price® of nil tho yellow plno lumber got out In tho South. It leak® out today that a secret mect- ’ng of AkHbjima and Georgia lumber- men was hold here last week to perfect their plans. At tills mustUnec the whole scheme wns discussed and on agent was put in the field *a Goarglc. and an other in Alabama to travel too two states over and complete the organiza tion of syndicates. These agents are now st work. The Cumber market has been nil to pieces for u good while and thCa Mas re sulted In (Me organisation of (ho trust now being formed to put up prtoea. BUBOLARY AT 8ANDE118VILLE. Brooklyn, Feb. 4.—Barely 2,000 people assembled In front of the city hall this afternoon and the grand demonstration planned by the strikers Uf overawe tho clvlo authorities, was a failure, at least as fas as forco o fnumbers was con cerned. Mastor Workman Connelly had announc ed that 20,000 people would centalnly be present and possibly double that number. Mayor Bhleren at the eleventh hour, do-, elded that his proclamation two .weeks ago commanding peoplo to refrain from congregating on tho streets or squares ot the city Is (till In force, and under di rections from him the pollco cleared tho city hail square of tho crowd which as sembled In response to too order of Con nelly and others of tbe executive com mittee of toe strikers. The men are indignant at tho action of toe authorities In refusing them tl, time-honored right to assemblo for the purpose ot petition und prayer tor rellot from^f unjust usage. Whle they wore rebuffed bj too policemen In front of tho city hall, their leader entered by, too rear door and was permitted to aarry his bundle of petitions to tho council cham ber, where tho board ot aldermon, sftoi, a ' brief discussion passed by a vote ot ten to eidht, tho resolution prayed for, and revoked the grants of the Brooklyr City and Atlantic Avenuo Trolley Compa nies. , Tho action of the board, even if It es capes the mayor's veto, which,Is not like ly, Is not expected to have a serious offset on the companies. The power of the board of aldermen to summarily revoke too rights granted common car riers is questioned, and too aldermen themselves are somewhat huzy as to how they can hope to enforce their action Should too proceedings before the attor ncy-goncral In Albany result In tho for. felturo of tho company’s charter, the ac. tlon of tho common council today would bocotno operative, buc otherwise, It wll havo little effort. It wus 1:3(1 p. m. when word was given' the strikers, who wore assembled ot theli headquarters, Mugges Hall, to moron 1 Upon the city hall, 'ttiero wore’SOti peooU In tho building and os many mors ,n tilt street tn front of tho hnll. They swunx to Fulton streot nnd started down to wards the neat of municipal government. Tho men marched by twos, threes, ot by tho half dozen. Peoplo on the side, walks cheered them, and tlie men cheer ed back except when n trolley car mann-' ed by non-union men, dashed through, their ranks. Thou thoy shouted "scab” nnd shook their lists at motormen and conductors. Roveral hundred men were hanging about tho streot corners In the vicinity of tho city hall. Joined tho pro cession, so when tho crowd entered city hall square, It was about 1,000 strong. Bcottorcd about tho triangular opening. In which too city hall stand*, were near ly 1,009 peoplo attracted out of $l|Hoalty, and who wore kept moving along tho side walks by,200 policemen. Inspector Mc- Keller was In charge of too police ar rangements. He had a squad ot twen- ty-llvn mounted ollco In reserve In the barracks of too municipal building and 100 patrolmen In the first precinct sta tion house, about tores blocks away It wan 1:13 p. m. when too procession reached tho linll where toe men had halted. Thoy stood In tho street facing tho hall nnd pressed forward as If to ovor-wholm tho few policemen on th plnza. For a moment there was some thing llko a crowd In front of tho city hall. Probably 2,000 people faced th main entrance. Then 100 bluo coats held In reservo at tho ntatlon houso inarched, upon tho plaza, nnd deploying to tho right and left with sticks down, pushed th< crowd back to tho opposite curb. Tho mounted police, In Owe dotnehments. rode through Fulton and Court street! and helped ilrlvo tho peoplo from In front of the city hall. Tho crowd meltcr away at _ once. There was only one case of actual clubbing. One of the mounted officers, not satisfied with the slow movmenta ot toe men swung id cub and struck Peter McDonald, laying open toe scalp. Tho man was taken tc too station hottsa nnd Ids wound dress' by an ambulcnca Burgeon. Daniel Llndon was arrested for refusing to movo on. The Store of H. C. Bongbton Visited By Burglaia. Bandemville, G*., Y»b. 4.—(8petl»l.)—The •tore of Hr. H. 0. Bongbton la this city w»« burglarized last night by parties breaking through a largo window on the front, tin to this time 111* not known who committed tha deed, and no arrest* have teen made. The robber or thieve# took from tho etoro two nr tbreo shot guns, about tho name number of pistol* and a lot of grocvrlw, LAID TO BEST. Baraeavifls, Feb. 4 (Special.]—The funeral of Captain J. H. Mitchell, who died Saturday evening, look place In Zelmlon thl*if!**B0*D and was largely attended. Hi* loss 1* greatly mourned. DENIES THE CHAHGE That the Steamer Crathl i Abandoned tho Elbo tc Itor Fate. London, Fob. 4.—Mr. Moffat, tho owner of the steamer Crathio, has returned to hla homo lit Aberdeen from ItotterdAm, where he lias boon making inquiries in regard to the colli sion of hla ship with tho lllbo. Mr. Moffat says tho chargo that the Crathio steamed away immediately altorthnaolllslonls untrue. The Crathio was so sorioualy damaged that It was bared she would sink. Her captain thought tho other steamer wan standing by to . give the Cratljleaim-taiieo idumhl she require it. Tho wholo of tha forocaitlo of the Crathio was torn away and wan hanging alongside, threatening to knock a wholo In tho aide of tbo vosael. A largo bole had actually been made la her kowa. Aa aoonaatlm captain get tbo wreckage cleared away ho steamod back to the spot whore tho colhalou occurred and remained there until daylight. Tho last ho saw of tho other akin ano was burning red llgh’a, and ho thought Bke bad gone m tbo dire raon oj London. The captain, Mr. Moffat says, Is convinced that ho did everything that w>a posaihlo under the circumstances. Tho captain and crow of tho C'rathlo are detained at llotiordam ponding an official Inquiry. ! 2-\ COUBT IN BB00K8 COCNTY. Six Murdorors and tho Late Biotere to Be Tried. verober adjourned term ot tuo eapr of Brooks county was organized by Jadgo Hanaeil this afternoon. The judge’s charge tn the grand Jury was said by all to bo the ablest ever delivered in this county. Alter • .harging all tho etatuto required ho took up the late rioting in Brook* county. His re marks on thi-were of a very emphatic nature, .is urged tbo Jury to redeem tho fair name of the county ty finding out and iudictiug every poison concerned in tlie unfortunate affair, i'hla will bo tho longest session over held in the county, as flown are s.x murderers la jail beanies the participants in the riot. -u,.<alfczc- ■■ iaafr”>frkv wl■ — a-