Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-06
WRITS NOT RECOGNIZED.
CITY OFFICIALS ATTACHED BY
THE GRAND JURY.

Mayor Lester and Clerk of Council Re
barer Cited Before Judge Adams TO
Answer for Contempt OF Court ne
Mayor Disrsgards the sUbpGnas Duces
Cscum, and Fails to Appear Before the
Grand Jury When summoned.
Yesterday was the day when Mayor
Lester was to produce the information
docket before the grand jury of the
Superior Court. on Nov. u, 1881, he and
Clerk OF Council Frank Rebarer were
each served with a subpoena duceS tecaD',
requiring them to bring before the grand
Jury when called upon the Information
docket of the City Council for september
and October.
1t was stated in the subp@nas that the
book was wanted for use in the cases Of
the State against w. II. DYER and George
Derst, both Of whom are alleged to have
Kept open a tipping house on sunday.
just before the grand jury retired yes
teFday afternoon the foreman inquired OF
Judge Adams il prosecution IN one court
barred it IN another. his Honor eX-
planned that conviction IN the Mayors
court Of y0latOrs OF the sunday liquor
ordinance is not bar against prosecution
IN State court on the charge OF keeping
open tipplng-house on the Sabbath. 1t
seemed that there was some difference Of
opinion among the jurors on the question.
being satisfied upon that point, the body
withdrew and ordered the bailiff TO call
the Mayor and the clerk of council.
There was a large crowd about the
court room door, and when the court Old
Ger stepped outside he called the names
of the two city officials in loud, ringing
tones. His voice rang out through the
lobby. The echo tumbled over the banis-
ters and down stairs, whence II fOated
out and died away in the farther side Of
x-grt house square.
There was no answer, and after waiting
a few moments the witnesses in the next
case were called for.
a little later solicitor General du Big
non made a motion before Judge Adams
that an attachment be issued against the
Mayor and the Clerk of Council. The at
tachment, however, is not returnable
until the first day of the next term
OF court, which will be Monday,
March I. The code provides that in cases
where persons do not comply with the
acquisitions Of a subpoena duCeS tecuBl. a
fine not TO exceed $500 shall be imposed
unless a sufficient excuse is made for
such failure, to be Judged of by the court.
In accordance with the motion, an
order was granted by Judge Adams re-
quiring Mayor Lester and Clerk Rebarer
10 appear and answer for contempt on the
first day Of the next term. In the mean
time the grand jury aud the Solicitor
General are going 10 work to try to secure
~SiGencs againstthe saloon keepers whom
one Mayor lined $40 for keeping their
ublaeee open on Sunday. The Mayors
'Q,efusal to give the juTy the names OF the
offenders appears TO have increased the
determination OF that body y punish them
If possible for violating the State law.
There was much gossip about the
Mayors refusal last night. If the offend
ers are prosecuted At this term Of court IL
viii not be through the Mayors assist
Rnce, and the ViolatOrs cannot blame him
for giving them away. One Of the jurors
was heard TO say last night that plenty Of
evidence can be obtained without the in
formation docket. A number OF police
men were summoned before the jury yes
terday, and it is expected that more will
be called on Friday.
There was no little conjecture as to
what the end will be in the Mayors case,
but the liquor men expressed themselves
as confident that he will win.