The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-16
REDWINE'S WILDCAREER
THE GRAND JURY NOT BRINGING
OUT MANY NEW FACTS.

Owens and Black Given Their Liberty.
Owens to Enter Suits for Damages.
Steve Kyan's Brother Had a Tip and
Drew Out his Deposit-Redwine's
Companions Not Valuable as Wit
nesses.
ATLANTA. Ca. March 15.-The investi-
CATION of the Gate City National Bank de-
falcation was continued to-day by the
federal grand jury, and during the session
several interesting developments were made.
As a result of the statement MADE yesteT-
day by Red wine, the jury, after thorough
consideration Of its reliability, to-day failed
TO find bills Of indictment against Horace
Owens and H. H Black, the two men ar
rested at the same time with Red"lne'
charged with being his acc5mplices. Shortly
after this action Owens and Black were re-
leased from jail
OWENS TO SUE.
r Owens Immediately consulted his at
torneys and the papers for several heavy
damage suits are now being prepared. One
of the suits will be against President L. j.
Hill. Of the bank, who swOre out the war
rants upon which Owens and Black we're
bound over. These warrants alleGe that the
two men aided and Abetted Redwine IN
robbing the bank, and on account of the
gravity of the charge they claim that their
characters have been greatly injured.
Other suits for damages will be against all
three OF the local papers, on account OF
alleged false reports.
ONE OF OWENS POINTS
none particular point upon which these
suits will be predlcated in the alleged state
ment made by Owens, in which he gave the
details Of q Sunday meeting between Red
wine, Cobb jackson and ten other young
men for the purpose Of arranging Red
wines fight when his defalcatlon should be
discovered. Owens also threatens to make
public facts which will reflect badly upon
she heads Of the police department, this in-
formation having been gained by him in
bis work as private detective He openly
asserts tlat Chief Of Police Connolly pro-
posed to divide the spoils OF Redwine's capt
ure with him after reward had been
offered, should he, Owens, succeed in keep
ing his man until that time. Chief Con
molly denies this, however.
Redwlne was again taken from Jail by
order of the grand jury to-day, but Judge
Newman interfered TO prevent the jurors
from forcing him to give facts that would
be used In his own prosecution, and he was
returned to Jail without being further ex-
amined.
RYAN HAD A TIP.
The investigation is broadening consider
ably, and there is no telling where il will
end. Among the many witnesses sum-
moned to-day was Stephen A. Ryan, the
young merchant who gained wide notoriety
by his S1,000.000 failure and thirteen
months subseqent imprisonment because he
refused to tell what had become OF much of
the money involved. It appears that John
Ryan, his brother. had drawn out OF the
bank his deposit of $2l 900 the Saturday pre-
ceding the Monday of the banks failure
that Is the day upon which Redwine short
age was discovered. John RYAN stated that
he mad been advised to withdraw his deposit
by his brother, Steve, and before the jury
that gentleman said he had heard things
in the wind, y which led him to obey his
brother. This is all the jury could get out
of the witness. Ryan was too sharp TO be
caught. Other witnesses we're also exam
ined upon this phase Of the case.
BoUNTRKE EXCUSED.
Dan Rountree, the young attorney who
paid Redwine a visit while be was in hiding
in Cora Hovard's house. was brought be-
fore the jury to-day. He offered TO tell
what passed between him and the cashier
during that visit if forced 70, but on his
plea that be would be betrayIng professional
secrets was excused.
Then came beyy Of society young men,
vines brilliant career as one Of AtIanta's
Four Hundred setting an estimate upoa the
cost Of his bouquets, club dinners, etc. One
OF these young men, was McAllan Marsh,
who is generally pointed out as the one who
was intimately familiar with Red wines 30
ciety life, even TO a direct knowledge
Of his love affairs and lntrigues. From
what can be learned it seems that the grand
Jurors were more or less in the dark aud
did Lot understand how to apply the lever
TO the society young men, 50 got little SETS
faction out Of them. When the body adj
JourGed for the day tue investigation was
stlll uncOmpleted.
THE BANK TO REOPEN.
A deal was practically perfected this
afternoon by which the Gate City National
Bank will reopen for business, probably
next week, with J. q. Oglesby as president.
Mr.. ORlesby is president of the chamber of
commerce and the CommercialC lub and his
name at the head Of the reorganized bank
will carry every conf ience Of the business
community. At present the bank has $780,
90 in round figures in the vault