The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-30
HAS GONE TO ATLANTA
The Solicitor General is Now On the
Scene Of Action.

Representatives Doolan and Osborne
Deny Having Made Any Charges
Against the Solicitor and in no Way
Aoquiesoed in Them-Mr. Fraser
Had Never Heard Of Any Such
Charges Being Made by Alderman
Dixon-What He Has to Say About
Mr.. Guerard's Latest Interview.
Solicitor General w. W. Fraser went
up TO Atlanta last night to be on the field
of action, and find out what has inspired
the charges which have been made
against him and his Office by one of the
Chatham county delegation, and to learn
for what purpose they have been made.
He says he is determined to get at the
bottom Of the matter, whatever may be
the result. He is very much put out
that such charges, for which there was
no foundation in fact, should have been
made, and he is no, going to let the mat
ter rest where it is.
MIR. Fraser was asked yesterday what
he had to say with regard to the reitera-
ton of the charges made by Representative
Guerard, an account Of which appeared
Yesterdays MORNING News.
80 far as the statements made are
concerned said Mr.. Fraser, II am salts
fed that neither Mr.. DOolan nor Mr. Os-
borne had anything to DO with them
Both these gentlemen saw me while they
were here yesterday and to-day, and both
DENY having made the charges referred
to in the dispatches from Atlanta. Both
Mir Osborne and MIR Doolan stated that
they did not know that Mr.. Guerard had
made the charges until they saw his name
connected with them in the public prints,
and they did not aCquiesce in any way as
TO the truth of the charges, or as to the
charges having been made.
THE FIRST HE HAD HEARD OF IT.
"As to Mr. Dixon having made such
charges in the council chamber, the state
ment which comes from Mr.. Guerard is
the first intimation l have ever had Of
the matter. | had never heard of it be-
fore. The only way had ever heard Mr..
DiXon's name connected with the bill that
seems to have inspired these malicious
charges is when he advocated it in cOun-
Gil on the ground that il would decrease
the costs in the city court"
Mr.. Fraser smiled when he read the
latter part Of the interview with Mr..
Guerard published yesterday. at seems
TO contradict everything else he has
said" said Mr.. Fraser He states that
the proposed measure viii really be a pro-
lection to the gamblers, and that it will
put them in the hands OF the city authori-
ties instead of at the mercy OF the state
court, as much as to say that the state
court has been too severe on them.
whereas he stated in substance before
that the state court had not been Sc
we're enough, but had rather winked at
them. He goes on to say that mayor
may be elected who would soon learn to
wink at the gamblers in order to get their
support in politics, and that instead of
paying fines into the pocket of the solic-
itor general, they would 20 into the city
treasury If obey got their men in Office.
II seems 10 me shat in This interview. Mr..
Guerard is COuuteuancing the very evils
which he pretended TO be trying to avoid,
and that he has contradicted what he
has already said.
A CASE CITED.
In speaking of the matter of accepting
notes in certain instances in the settle
ment of fines, the solicitor general said
that it had been practically indorsed by
the supreme court, which, in some cases,
had stated that il was in the advance
ment Of public justice. He cited the fol-
lowing decision from the Georgia reports
In evidence of this fact:
Blair ct al vs.. Hitch, - Ga. 277. From
0l4 m superior court, Dctelu3nt lined for
mlsdem eanor Blair ct al gave their notes
for fine and cost, and refused to pay same.
claiming consideration Illegal Court holds
whether the party lined had this note of the
plalutns in error already in hand. and paid
his hne with il or got them TO give it for the
purpose. does not change their liability. The
consideration for the note il it be as claimed.
was valid given il the advancement OF public
justice and in no sense contrayened the
policy OF the law There was no error ia
striking the plea"
In this case Hitch was the solicitor
general, and mad sued ana got Judgment
on note that was taken in the payment
OF fine, where the defendant had re-
fused 70 pay IT, The defendant carried
the case TO the supreme court, and the
case was decided against him. The case
was a misdeneauOr, but the records do
not show whether it was that of a gam
bier or not. However that may be, the
matter Of taking notes is done with the
knowledge and consent of the courts. and
is done no more in the case of the convic-
ton of gambler than in other INSIDE
meanOr cases.
THE MIDDLE GEORGTA ROAO