The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-06
DALE HELD AS NUTALL.
HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAw IDENTIFIES
HIM ON SIGHT.

Dale Nevertheless Still Denies That
He is the Man Aueged-Re is jailed
on a Charge Of Bigamy-His Many
Wives-Glimpses Of His Strange Ca
reer.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 5.-Dals is held
as NutalI. The brother of his legal wife
came TO the city this morning and identi-
fed him, and Dale is now under arrest
charged with bigamy. Two other men in
Atlanta can, and will swear positively that
he is the gay Lothario who figured in North
Carolina several years ago. The trip to
Dallas and Rockmart, whittier he went to
prove that he was in Georgia while Nutall
was pursuing his lively career in North
Carolina, was failure Instead of vindicat-
ing himself be met only suspicion and fresh
accusation, to which he was able to return
but weak ard unsatisfactory replies.
WHEN HE TURNED Up AT RoCKMART.
1t was pretty well ests blished that he
never made his appearance at Rockmart till
about Christmas, 1880. A dispatch received
here from that place last evening stated
that it looked as if Dale were NutalL
Despairing of proving an alibi, either there
OF at Dallas, to which place he appears to
have removed in May, 1881, Dale returned
to Atlanta last night only to be confronted
with stronger proof of his guilt. This
morning his brother-in-law, George p.
Horton, arrived from Wadesboro, N. Z.
About the same time Dale was arrested,
and soon after meeting was arranged be-
tween them.
RECOGNIZED ON SIGHT.
On his way to the place of meeting Hor-
ton caught sight of Dale coming up the
street in charge of an officer. He at once
exclaimed: There's the man." 1t is re-
ported that he then tried to assault Dale,
but being prevented proceeded quietly to
the office, where the meeting was TO take
place in the presence of the Baptist COM
mittee. Dale confronted his brother-in-law.
Horton said: you scoundrel, you"
Dale replied ~ don't know you; are you
the gentleman who wants meW
"Yes, do" said the other; and there is
a whole neighborhood in North Carolina
that wants you"
DALE STILL DENIES.
''I'm not the man." Dale said.
Horton turned to the committee and said
"Gentlemen, he's the man beyond shadow
of doubt"
Dale was then returned to prison and
warrant for bigamy was sworn out against
him.
says he would recognize Nutali's back.
Horton will remain to attend the prelimi-
nary trial, and says he will send his
brother-in-law to the penitentiary. Dale
still denies his guilt He says he only
wants time 10 show that he is not Nutal.
He threatens to make somebody smoke"
when he obtains his liberty. According to
his own story he was a gambler, ana only
worked at the trade of silversmith as a
blind before he became minister.
HIS MANY WIVES
Besides Miss Rawlings, who, perhaps, was
never married to him, Dale. if he is Nutall,
has had two wives, his legal wife, who
lives at Wadesboro with her four children,
and Miss Efie Smith, whose people now
live in Dallas, but whose father was a
physician in Rockmart. Miss Rawlings is
now in New Jersey His last wife is at his
home in the western suburbs of this city.
By her he has one child.
THE FIRST DISCOVERY.
DR.. E. II. Green of Atlanta and printer
named George know Nutall perfectly.
Three years ago, while the doctor was on
his way to Atlanta, in company with Rev.
William Smith of Hapeville, he caught
sight of Dale. and approaching him asked,
what is your namew The answer was.
"Dale;,a Baptist minister"
To Mr.. Smith the doctor said, "His
names not Dale; its Nutall" He then
furnished the minister with Nutall's
history, and Rev. Smith undertook to in
vestigete. For some time his investigation
Jagged for want of corroborative evidence.
but one day George. the printer, recognized
.Nutall and their combined evidence led
to the report which set afoot the recent
investigation.