Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-19
THOUSANDS AT sTAKE.
Result of a Law Suit Which Interest
ell the Romans.
.FroD, fhs Zone (Ga.j BuVetin.

Ell the ItOtnAnS.
From fhe Zone (Ga.) Bulletin.
Thursday morning in the Gather case
the jury brought in a verdict OF $500 tor
the plaintiff, MIR. Lee Gather. 1t was
long case, full of tedious details, which
nevertheless makes it one Of the most re-
markable cases tried in this county for
some time. The history of the case is
about as follows: In the fall of 1882 Jno.
D.GalIher placed in the hands of Jesse
6altner, his nephew, sums amounting to
$2S,3OO, allowing Jesse to lend the money
In his own name paying his uncle per
cent. interest and getting eight. BY direc-
ton of his uncle $4,000 OF the money was
invested in the Burns farm in ChattOoga
county. This place his uncle gave to
Jesse and Lee, his brother, the title, how
ever, being taken in the name of Jesse
Gather. Jesse and Lee went upon the
farm and made crop in the year 1888,
ana made various Improvements on the
place. In the spring of 1884 John ID.
Gather caused subscription to be made
OF $3O.O to The capital stock of the Rome
Cotton Factory, $4,000 in the name OF
Lee Gather, $4,000 in the name of Jesse
Gather anil 10000 in the name OF Jno. D.
Gather. To pay the first installment of
this subscription $4,000 was borrowed
from Geo. Gather, the father of Lee and
Jesse, and $4,000 OF the first SIS, 1000 was
also used In making the payment on the
factory stock. This made 1924, 900 paid on
The stock out of the subscription of $780,
UO0, and left an unpaid balance OF $4,000,
when was secured by note of $4,000
made by NJ. +. McLaurin. In January
1888 Jno. ID. Gather for some reason be.
came dissatisfied with Jesse's manage
ment OF his finances, and accused him OF
Improper conduct. Jesse became in
censed and packing up his papers left for
parts then unknown; but first wrote his
uncle where he would find his papers,
and asked his pardon for anything wrong
that he might have done. Thereupon his
uncle and his father served out attach.
ments and had them levied upon all or
nearly all the property standing in
Jesse's names Jesse came back In April
of the same year and settled with his
uncle by turning over to him all the cot
ton factory STOCK and the McLaurin note,
worth with interest $500, and made
deed OF the Burns place to his father,
Geo. Gather, TO pay the $4,000 borrowed
from him. There was, however an encum-
brance of $4,000 on the factory stock in ad-
dition to the $1,000 originally unpaid, and
there was also an account OF $1,000 to be
deducted from the McLaurin note. The
settlement made, receipts were passed be-
tween Jesse and his uncle. After this
Lee Gather complained that Jesse had
no right to convey his interest in the
farm for any purpose whatever, and he
alleges that the interest in the farm had
been given to him and he had made i'm
prOvements on it, and he therefore
brought suit against Jno. d. Gather. He
further alleged that the farm had been
used to pay his unce's debt OF $4,000 to
mis- father, George Gather.
The case was argued by Dean & Ewing
for the plaintiff and by Dabnev e. Fouche
for the defendant. 1t was cause worthy
the best ability of two of the lead
ing law firms in North Georgia, and their
strength was put forth. The incident of
the jury for Lee Gather is another, not
in dollars and cents, but probably worth
a good deal to Jesse Gather and one from
which no supercedeas will be taken. 1t
is that Jesse Gather, though he lost
money and perhaps managed badly, was
square and honest in his settlements.
This came out clearly in the proof and
has added stamina to one who was sew
eIelV censured,