The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-03
SHEFTALL STILL HIDING.
THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE MAG
ISTRATE AN ENIGMA.

and County Treasurer Russoll-The
Part That Justice Sheftall Had
in 1t - The Langley kilograms =
Shinall Turned Loose
| The Sheftall MALPRACTICE case is just
where it was Tuesday. Justice Sheftal die
not show up yesterday. II he is in town, hi
is lying very low. The impression is that
he is not here, aid has not been since Tues
day. just where he is nobody seems tc
know. His friends, and among them his
bondsmen, say that he can be produced at
any time, but for the present he is out OF
the way. The current talk is that he was
driven out to Pooler, on the Central rail
road, Tuesday night, and there took west
ern-bound train.
Nothing was done in the case yesterday.
Solicitor General duBignon was seen by a
MORNING NEWS reporter, and was asked
what further developments there are in the
case, and what will be the effect of the rule
taken against Sheftalls bond and il an
order would be asked for, for the taking of
ShlnalPs interrogatories.
sHINALL MAY GO.
Mr.. duBignon said that Shinall would be
released rom custody either yesterday or
TO-DAY as he had given such an assurance
as would render his presence at the next
term of the court morally certain. This
course was resorted to by the solicitor gen
eral, as there are grave doubts whether the
| lnterrogatorleS could be used in evidence
if they were taken The effect of the rule
nisi upon Sheftalls bond will be to require
his presence at the next term or, in his alb
sence, rule absolute will be entered.
There is no provision of law, the solicitor
| CoiA fnr cttSyanAinrr him N
justice OF tue peace pending his trial, and,
as anomalous as it may seem, man who is
a fugitive from justice may return after the
adjournment of court, and exercise the
| functions of his Office as dispenser Of
| justice"
| Mr.. duBignon said that he hardly thought
the reason given for Sheftalps flight was
the true one. Mr.. r. R. Richards was his
| original counsel He was first employed,
and prepared and argued tbs demurrers to
the presentment. He was present at the
time the grand jury found the pre-
| sentiment, and was the counsel whose
presence Sheftall desired in the grand jury
room while the jury was considering the
| case.
WHY SHEFTALL WAS ABSENT.
Mr.. Richards is recognized as the
peer of any member of the bar in expert
ence and ability, and being present in
OONANy SOulu NdACcly 10 CldliIlcl, III
reason, that Sheftalls absence was for the
want of counsel. The true reason was not
| the absence of counsel, but rather it was
| the presence of the states witness Mr.
duBignon said that he had no objection to
! giving the public the benefit of the
letters in his possession which
were received by Shinall at diff
ferent times from County Treasurer
| Warning Russell. All of these letters are
| mot in tho sauna ha h,,+ ra
sponsive to certain telegraphic communica-
tlons which are admitted to have passed be-
| tween the parties Some of them are in the
handwriting of the county treasurer, if the
statement of those familiar with his hand
can be accepted.
| THE RUSSELL LETTERS.
The first letter is dated June IS, 1883, and
was written from Waynesboro, Ga. 1t is
in the handwriting of the county treasurer,
in the opinion of those around the court
| house who are familiar with it, IL is as
follows:
WAYNEsBoRo, June 18th, 1888.
| Friend S.
Ireceived your letter Of the 18th and was sur
| prised to learn that you had left Philadelphia.
| You should have waited an answer to your let
| ter before you left sent you a loan of $500 by
| Taylor. Did he give it TO you? | also intend to
forward another loan in July. Write to no one.
| Inform me where shall come to see YOU and
will come myself. You are right, think had
| the wrong man in Taylor. Write directions
| plain, and will write you what day to meet me.
State If you have postofflce close where you
now live Direct your letters Waring Russell,
court house, Savannah, Ga, Yours, w. r.
leave Waynesboro for home to-day.
WORD OF CAUTION.
The next letter is dated June 10, in diff
| ferent handwriting from the preceding
letter, and is as follows:
SAVANNAH, GA, June 10, 1888.
Friend s.:
Your letter received. We wrote you a letter
and mailed it from Waynesboro, Ga, and
| directed it to Langley, S. G., this being the
| directions you wrote. Mr.. Taylor has been on
| a spree and that is the canse of his not writing
you. BY all means call for the letter at Lang,
| ley, as it 10 of great Importance and states
everything fully to you. 1t is unnecessary 10
write any more letters to Taylor, but direct to
noe. will not mail any letters in Savannah,
but will have them mailed from Waynesboro.
| Yours, R
The next letter is dated June %, at Sa-
vannah, and is in the same handwriting as
the preceding letter:
JUNE 2sth 1888.
Dear g.:
| Yours of the eth received. will come I'D
between the 9Th and 9th Of July TO see you, and
| will let you know In time before start so that
you can meet me. Mr.. It's contract with
| you will be faithfully carried out. That you can
| depend on; but would suggest that you do not
write Mr.. 7. any more, or anybody else here.
| ana Dy no meauS use tne Telegraph. III you Will
let me know full particulars about your furni-
ture and rent will have both attended to and
settled. Yours X.
The next letter is from Savannah, dated
July 6, in the same handwriting .as the pre-
ceding, and is as follows:
| Dear s.:
Yours of the 3rd to hand this day. / have
been quite unwell, and consequently could not
| come want TO send you the certain thing
How can l send IT. viii req istered letter or eX.
| press reach your The case has not come off vet.
| Answer. Yours truly, r.
There is also note of date April 10, 1888,
as follows:
| Dear s.:
Your letter received Where shall go to get
articles to ship by railroad TO your Send an or
| der to parties that have them and say In order
| Deliver to bearer" will send your furniture
and will pay the freight on same. Respectfully.
! WILLIAM DRAYroN.
Care OF Col. Warning Russell
This letter, the solicitor general says. he
will be able to prove Is in the ha ndwriting
of Sheftall himself. William Drayton is a
myth.
THE LANGLEY CORRESPONDENCE.
| Following this correspondence comes
that between Col. Russell and Shinall,
while the latter was at Langley, S. c., last
month, and which was printed In the MORN
mo News at the time. The first of the
correspondence was the following telegram
AaAn1 Tapnlaxt TIT