The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-27
A NEW PHAsE OF TIE CASE
A Newspaper interview to Figure z
the Dscksou Trial

/ n newspaper interview 20 Figure -
the Dickson Trial
Jud Speeris fndispositioa and the illness
Of Juror Zsig er prevented the further hear
ing Of the Dickson case in the United States
court Yesterday.
Deputy Clerk Gillespie opened court with
the usual formalities, but Judge Speer was
not present. Word was received, DO Teyer,
that he would be Down at IL o'clock, to
which time the jury was discha ged. At
that hour the court re-convened, Judge
Speer having arrived O8ly eleven jurors
showed up, and the district attorney in
formed the court that be had received note
from one Of the Jurors, J. L. Zeigler, stating
his inability 70 attend on account Of illness
Judge Speer then adjourned court until
this morning at 10 o'clock. The witnesses
summoned In the case yesterday by the
government and the defeldant, Dickson,
are mostly Ia the city, and number are
expected TO arrive this morning. A ma
lcrlty or the witnesses are stopping at the
Harnett house. and Its corridors presented a
lively scene Last night
A new. aad rather unique feauture has
sprung up in the case Ia the las forty-eight
hours, and one that will probably be some
what exciting There appeared in the
Daily Times wednesday afternoon an
article giving a rather unsavory reputation
TO Dickson. The information contained in
the article was alleged to have been based
on statements made by Inspector Bulla.
Col John @. Nichols, Que of Dickson's
counsel. called the attention Of Judge Spesr
to the article and said that as it had come
from Inspector Bulla it was calculated to
prejudice tne minds Of the Jury, and he
asked for an Investigation. Judge Speer
said that the matter would be carefully
looked iaeo this moraing. ~
Thomas Gamble Of the Times and
l. w. Neeson Of the MORNING NEWS
have been summoned as witnesses, and
Inspector Bulla will clso be put OF the
stand to explain matters.
Col. Nichols was seen at the Pulaski last
night, and was asked what bearing the
article Ead on the issue on trial He replied
that It had every bearing. from the fact
that Inspector Bulla was the prosecutor in
the case. Ii it could be proven that the
Inspector was che author of the information
1t would be shown that he
was trying to prejudice the minds
not only OF the jury, but the public as well.
I'VE expect to show by Mr. Gamble, =" said
Col Nichols, "that while Inspector Bulla
DID not write the article published in the
Times, he is responsible for its publication"
Col. Nichols was asked what would hap
pen to Inspector Bulla in the event Of the
charges being proven, and he replied: II
don't know. That is matter entirely with
the court and government"
Dickson called at the MORNING NEWS
office last night. He said he had any num-
Ger OF witnesses to prove his good character,
and felt confident Of an aequittal. He en-
phaticRlly deTted the derogatory statements
published concerning him, and said that he
had traced the authorship to Inspector
Bulla. "The Inspector" said he, "has
oyerstepped his official boundaries in order
to secure my conviction. He has
seen fit to take personal interest In the
case. and am confident that before this
trial ends he will regret very much what he
has donen
Inspector Bulla isn't worrying over the
turn affairs have taken. He says every
thing will come out all right