The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-02-25
HOWARD REFUSED BAIL.

THE HEARING BEFORE JUDGE GUERRY
SATURDAY.
Another chapter has been written in
fine history of the Howard-Dawson trag-
edv. which was enacted in Columbus i'll
November
On last Saturday Robert Howard was
refused bail for the second time.
On Friday night the Columbus South
ern passenger train brought to this city
unite a crowd of distinguished lawyers,
relatives and friends Of Howard, Ma jor
Dawson. he father Of Colbert Dawson,
and the prisoner himself. In the party
were Hon. W. A. Little, }. II. Wonill
and J. NJ. Mcneil of counsel for the
defense: Solicitor-Gencral Carson, Col
Carey j. Thornton and Judge w. Il.
Of council for the prosecution; Tailor
Reedy with the prisoner, MI. NJ Joseph,
his brothcr-in-law, Thomas Howard his
cousin. MIS-. Howard his stcpmothcr,
MI and Ars DuBose, the latter a sister
of the prisoner, MI. r. E. Lindsey, one
of his relatives, and MI. c. A. Niles, rep
rescnting the Columbus Enquirer-sun.
The entire party and the prisoner
spent the night at the hotel
! interpolation for bail was argued be-
/ fore Judge Query. The hearing was
| begun about 10 o'clock Saturday and
concluded about noon. There was great
interest manifested in the proceedings,
and the court room was filed with spec
| tators.
The case was opened by Colonel LIT
tle who submitted a large number OF al
fdavits from physicians and others stat
inc that Howard was evidently con
smptiye and that his health is endan-
gcrrd hy imprisonment. He then offer
cd the testimony taken at the prcleml-
nary hearing for the information of the
coul t. but Judge CHERRY said he did not
care to read it, as the only question to be
considered by him was the condition OF
the health Of the prisoner
Solicitor Carson submitted ailidavits to
show thar the MusCogee county jail IS IN
GOOD sanitary condition, and that How,
ards health would not be endangered
! by confnementin it.
Then the argument was opened DS
.Judpe Mcneil, who read numerous au
thoiities to sustain the position of How
ards council that his is bailable case,
He was followed by Colonel Thornto n
who contended that Howard was not en-
+ tilted to bail. He held that the affidavit
. of sphysicians and others showed tina
Howard was cOusumptiye when II
. committed the crime for which he is no'
l. iucarccrated, and that none of theI
S showed that his condition had becom
worse by confinement in Jail.
, Solicitor Carson followed on the SAN
u line and stated that there is debtor
J. room in the Jail which is as well vent
e. lated and as comfortable as that in whi(
49, the iailor's family reside. He argut
!. that it would be better to transfer HOY
= ard from thecell he occupied to that
Ill than to turn him loose on the cOmmul
n tip. ,,,,,o
with strong appeal for the detendan
lie said that the object of the law W
not to punish men before they had be
n, convicted. Howard, he said, conld g
.c- A bond that would be more secure thai
h. country Jail, and no one questioned I
49, fact that he would march up for trl
"0 He thought his condition entitled him
'o- bail. and the fact that the best PEG
int of Columbus testified to his good char
ter and integrity was strongly in his
,iH or.
TIL In rendering his decision Judge Cue
ordered that Howard be remanded
md iail. but that he be confined in the dc
or's room and given such open air e.
- - - as is necessary for his health.