The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-23
The neutrality-suspicious. Case.

The following card is published by re-
| quest of Mr.. M. A. Buttimer:
The statement made In the MORNING NEWS of
| Jan 5, that said the prosecution of Policeman
Nc Murray was malicious, is untrue and was I'M
authorized by me. gave no reporter or any
| one else any authority to make any publication
coming from me in this case. l may have been
questioned after the case was dismissed, but
without authority for publication.
FRANK LAMAR. United States Commissioner.
The article containing the statement re-
ferred to in the above card is as follows:
Policeman Patrick McN1urray met his accusers
in United States Commissioner Lamars court
yesterday morning, and without making state
ment in mis- own defense. or putting up a wit
ness, was discharged. The testimony of the
other side Shove cOnclusiveiy that there was
no good ground for the charge of perjury in
securing his citizenship papers, as alleged by
Maurice Buttimer, the prosecuting witness.
After hearing the testimony against Oficer
McMurray, Commissioner Lamar entered up
the following Judgment on the back of the
accusation:
1.-THE accused Patrick McMurray, having, on
Jan. 4, 1890, been brought before me for exami-
nation on the charge Of perjury, and the wit
nesses having all been examined, and the
testimony adduced failing to show probable
cause for the detention Of the said Patrick Nc
Murray, the said Patrick McMurray is hereby
discharged from custody"
Commissioner Lamar said that he was absent
from the city at the time OF the difficulty be-
tween the prosecuting witness and the defend
ant, and therefore knew nothing of the trouble
until after he had issued the warrant in good
faith. He considers it malicious prosecution
in the face of all the facts and there was abso-
lutely no evidence to sustain it,.
Commissioner Lamar was seen last night
after the receipt of his card from Mr.. But
timer, and in substantiating the correctness
Of the MORNING NEWS report Of thu case
he gave the following state nent:
rba cta ~ ha ON TO- A.
MORNING NEWS of Jan. is substantially as
given by me to the MORNING NEWS reporter
after the dismissal of the case.
FRANK LAMAR.
Jan. %, 1890.
The following card is also printed at Mr..
Buttimer's request:
On Dec. IS, 1899, q local appeared in the col
umns of the MORNING NEWS to the effect that
MIR. Maurice A Buttimer was fined s. by me for
obstructing the sidewalk in front of the East
Side mission, corner of Habersham street and
Perry street lane, on Dec. Is. This statement is
not correct, as the above charge preferred
against Mr., Buttimer by Policeman Patrick
McMurray was upon investigation by me not
sustained, and dismissed the charge.
did fine Mr. NJ A. Buttimer, on Dec. H. 1885,
in the police court, s. for contempt OF court.
JOHN SCHwARz, Mayor.
Mayor Schwarz was seen last night and
was asked in what the contempt consisted,
and he gave the following:
The words used by Mr.. Buttimer for which,
fined him for contempt were that Mr.. McMur-
ray threatened the boys around the corner to
break them up, but that before he would break
them up he would be broke up.
JOHN ScHwARz. Mayor.