The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-21
THE BOND WAS GOOD.
Solicitor-General Fraser Talks About
Matters Connected With the Court.

!. Solicitor-Gen Fraser Talks About
Matters Connected With the Court.
! Solicitor-General Fraser was in his Of
fee yesterday for the first time since his
return from Asheville on the night before
with his wife and family He is much
! improved in health, and when all danger
Of the storm has subsidized, will take his
family into the country for few days be-
! fore bringing them to the city for the
winter.
In speaking Of the bond accepted in his
| absence by Acting Solicitor Salas in the
case of Norris Lepinsky, charged with
| perjury, the solicitor general, said he had
/ examined it and found it perfectly good
| and correctly drawn.
/ Il understand, " ne said, "that Justice
| Reynolds objected to it because it was not
| returna bic TO any term Of court or in any
/ specified amount. From the face of it it
can be seen that it is returnable to the De-
cember term of the superior court, and also
property owned by the surety Alex
Deanuoy is correctly specified. ! don't
see what more could be asked. In case
of this kind it is a very rare thing that a
bond Of more than $500 is asked, and l
| think that Mr.. Salas acted perfectly
proper in accepting this one.
why, what is man to dO3" queried
the solicitor ''when magistrate refuses
to accept his bond when presentedl
Must he remain in Jail when he has bonds
men who arc willing TO go his surety!
Whether this is the same bond that was
rendered Justice Reynolds, do not know,
but am informed that Policeman Kava-
naugh testifies that it is the same"
Speaking of the settlement of criminal
cases, with regard to which some criti-
cisms have been passed seemingly with
out any investigation whatever as to their
correctness, Solicitor Fraser said some
mistakes had been made which were in
eXcusable.
With regard to the case of John
Brewer, who was arrested on a charge Of
assault with intent to murder, by a
woman with whom he had been living,
the solicitor said the facts were these:
Brewer was arrested on a warrant and
sent to Jail The woman who had APP
peared as prosecutor came into the Office
of the solicitor with a reputable attorney
of the city, and stated that Brewer and
she were on a lark together and he had
accidentally put her eye out. On that
statement of the case it was taken before
Judge Ealligant, all the facts pre-
sented and he signed an order agreeing
to a settlement Of the case, for the man
could never have been convicted when
the prosecutor testified that the injury TO
herself had been accidental. The settle
ment of the case on these grounds was in
open court and became matter of public
record.
OF the subsequent proceedings in the
case the solicitor knew very little, as they
had happened since he left the
city. 1t seems that Brewer and the
woman had another quarrel and she had
him arrested again on the same charge
and for the same injury. He was dis
charged from jail by the acting solicitor
on account of the fact that the woman
l@d stated before that the injury was &C
cidental. Some complaint was made and
Brewer was again arrested on a warrant
sworn out at Justice Sheftalrs court
After preliminary examination before
that magistrate he was allowed to 90 on
his own recognizance. 1t is said that
Brewer is now living with the same wo-
man again.
every few cases are ever allowed to be
settled,' said the solicitor, land then
only where the facts are very strongly in
favor of the defendant l do not know Of
dozen cases which have been settled
criminal cases, I mean, of course, since |
have been in this office. When they are
settled it must be in open court, and all
the facts are always presented to the
judge, who has to pass upon the case and
sign an order allowing it to be settled,
and it then becomes matter of public
record -