The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-14
NOTHING PROVEN YET
TIE Exc UTIvE COMMITTEES IN
VESTIGATION A FARCE.

Capt. Gordon and Col Reilly Come Out
with Flying Colors-Some Lively
Talk between Capt. Gordon anc
Editor Hartrid2e - A Dozen Wit
nesses Examined - The Republican
Legislative Candidates Know Moth
ing of Deal-Capt. Gordon's anc
Col Reilly's Statements.
The investigating committee, charged
with inquiring into the conduct Of the legis
lative candidates on the day of the October
election, concluded its labors last night al
Masonic hall, and it was patent to all tha
those who sought to impeach the party
loyalty of Messrs Gordon and Reilly failed
to make good their charges. Mr.. J. J. Sui
Ivan withdrew the charges that he made
Mr. Driscoll stated that he had nothing tc
submit but the unsupported statements in
the Times Both Driscou and Sullivan
while relying on the testimony Of
Lemuel Wade, Crawford Jones and
Charles H. Ebbs, who were absent, were
confronted with off1davits by the very III en-
whose resence they appeared to desi e.
completely rebutting that which Driscol
and Sullivan sought to prove by them. 1t
was not only defeat for the prosecutors
put complete rOut-
SOME LIVELY TALK.
At the close Of the investigation Capt.
Gordon's predatory remarks to his state
ment under oath contained some structures
against the Times, and the animus it had
apparently shown in seeking to create the
impression that the scratching was
done by Gordon and Reilly is friends
and that the friends of du Big on
and Clifton had retalIated; that the Tones
had failed to report him correctly Oh Oct
3. or 10 remove the false impression in its
issue of the following day, but had repeated
the false impression IN It's head lines, and
when brought before the committee the
writers had failed to sub5tantiate their pub
lished statements and insinuations.
To this exceptions were taken by the
editor Of the Times, who replied in the
hottest temper, assuming the responsibility
for the head lines, article and all, and re-
lieving the reporter ON all blame, and
from the charge of animus made by Capt.
Gordon against him. After tbs Capt
Gordon Withdrew his charge of animus so
far as it referred to the reporter.
CHAIRMAN CANN ABSENT
Chairman w. &. Cam, owing to the
cotton fire which affected the house with
which he il connected, turned over the docu-
ments to Mr.. Solomon who presided There
was a large number If witnesses. George
W. Owens, Esq, administered the oath to
all. Mr.. Drscol refused either TO swear
or affirm, which Capt. Gordon asked the
committee to note Capt Gordon con-
Quoted his case, questioning and cross-ques-
tioning the witnesses
Mr.. Driscoli was first called He said
that the only informal on he had was what
he had been told by other parties and what
he had gathered from the papers. II know
no facts myself, be said, land l have no
statement of fs is of my own
had not voted for Gordon and Reilly.
He declined to answer whether he had
scratched the democratic ticket, as he was
already under indictment by the demo-
cratic executive committee. He declined
to answer all questions relative to the pos
session of the scratched tickets, and whether
he had advised that Gordon and Reilly
should be scratched. He had no other proof
of a deal other than the Times report
and the republican ticket with two republi-
can names marked off, and Gordon and
Reilly's names written below. He was un-
able to identify the handwriting.
THE CLIPPED TICKETS.
Morris Buttimer was called as a witness
by J. j. S llivan to prove that he had cut
Clifton's name from the ticket in Col
Reilly's office. Buttimer said that he clipped
Clifton's name on the street. Neither Col
h6llly nor OApt. Ne S1lQ, Qid anV
knowledge of his action He had written
the names of Gordon and Reilly on the
Morse ticket without the encouragement or
knowledge of either Gordon or Reilly. The
tickets were regular republican tickle :. -
put no republican name on a mocratic
ticket he said. 81 cut Clifton's name off Of
some tickets and scratched him some
Neither Gordon nor Reilly were a are of N y
action. l never was III a caucus with either
of them"
G.. B. Pritchard was called next, by Mr..
Sullivan, to prove that the republican
tickets with the names Of Gordon and Reilly
on teen had been fix d in apt Gordon's
Office, but Mr.. Pritchard's testimony was to
the effect that theporter Of the firm, Chart IS
II. Ebbs (colored), had volunteered to work
among bis colorei friends for Messrs Cor
don aud Reilly Mr.. Pritchard did not ac-
cept the offer, but he learned couple of
hours later that Gordon and Reilly were
being scratched. He then a-ked and Oh
tanned Mr.. Bloodworth's consent TO
lot Ebbs off, and Ebb3 worle a
among his friends, obtaining votes for
Msssrs. Gordon and Reilly that would
otherwise have been cast for the republican
candidates. Tho tickets were made up In
Gordon & Co. g office. Mr.. PIitchard do
med having used the langua e attributed t.
him in the Times Of Oct. 4. He had never
made any such statement, he said, to q
Times reporter.
WHY CLIFTON WAS SCRATCHED.
~ scratched Clifton" ne said, because
his friends were scratching Gordon and
Reilly. / went to Clifton and tod him
that the friends OF Gordon and Reilly
would retalate If the scratching was not
stopped. ! saw man scratching Gordon
and Reilly ia one OF the court hou o pillars,
and saw him put the ticket in the box, and
went to Clifton and told him. Be said
that be had tried to stop il. l did not
work against Clifton. There is a
difference between working for Gordon and
Reilly and working against Clifton. The
votes / got through the porters work
among bis friends would have been for the
republ can candidates. / did this to Offset
the loss by the detection of some of the
democratic
J. 4. Haltiwanger was called by Capt,
Gordon, and he said that no had torn
Clifton's name off his ticket because he b I'd
heard that Cifton's friends were scratching
Gordon a d Reilly, but at the earnest solicit
tation OF Capt Gordon aid Col. Reilly he
had voted the straight democratic ticket,
which Col Reilly gave him. Much merri-
ment was caused by Mr.. Haluwanger's
retort TO some irrelevant questions by
Mr. j. j. Sullivan. who when pres ed TO
know what he was driving at, SAID: II am
trying TO prove that Col. Reilly didn't give
him the ticket" Mr.. Haltiwanger replied:
81 have sworn that he did, and IL you want
TO prove 1 didn't I'll Ro,n and 20 he did, re-