The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-22
MCDONALD TOBE ARRESTED.
The New City Detective Wanted in
South Carolina.

His Work as a Ti1lman Spy Gets Him
in Trouble in Charleston - Mayor
McDonough Explains McDonald's
Connection With the Detective Ser
vice Here-Detective Bosseu Was
Only His Friend, and Did Not Assist
Him in Spying Out Whisky Going to
Carolina.
Charles McDonald's career as Tillman
spy in Savannah is probably at an end.
A Charleston dispatch in to-day's MORN
ING News, states that his arrest has been
ordered by Judge SimonUon for an out
rage committed in Charleston some time
ago, an account of which appeared in the
MORNING News at the time.
The account in yesterdays MORNING
News Of the tilt in council Wednesday
night precipitated by Aldermen Myers
and Dixon, who asked for information as o
McDonald's appointment by the mayor as
q city detective, was read with great
deal Of interest.
The merchants especially are anxious
60 know why Mcdonald was appointed a
city detective when it was so well known
Of Gov. Tillman for the
purpose Of preventing shipments of liquor
from this point to South Carolina, the
fact having been published in the MORN
me NEWS some three months ago.
MAYOR M'DoNoUGB EXPLAINS,
Mayor McDouough said yesterday that
Mcdonald was not a regular city de-
tective, and had never been appointed
member of the police force, consequently
the sections cited by the aldermen re-
quirlng a mem Der of the police force to be
q citizen of the state and resident OF the
city for one year before appointment, do
not apply.
II knew nothing of McDonald's work
as spy of Gov. Iillman when / APP
pointed him." said Mayor McDonough
yesterday afternoon wnen approached
upon the sub. ect. Mcdonald was recon-
mended to me by gentleman of this city
as good man for special detective work.
] told him 70 go ahead and he would be
paid for any WORK he did. He asked for
q paper showing his authority in order
that he might be able to call in a police
man when he wished to make an arrest.
gave him such paper, stating that he
was engaged in special detective work
for the city, with the right to call upon
the police TO make arrests. He had no
authority TO make an arrest himself
This was done to save making him
known 10 the whole police force,
fors that reason are very apparent.
lie was recommended to me as a gentle
manly fellow, and there has been so
much hue and cry raised against the ap-
pointment t,ughs and oruis rs for this
work, thought AZ might be we'll 10 en-
ploy gentleman for the work of ferret
ing out the Sunday law violators. As 1
have said, he was not a REGULAR detective,
but was merely paid for what work he
did"
BossELL pIDN'T HELP BIN.
Mcdonald denied to a MORNING News
reporter yesterday morning that he had
In any way been assisted in his work of
spying upon the liquor dealers by Detect
I've Bossell, as charged by Alderman
Dixon. Bossell, he said, was merely a
friend
Mcdonald got in piece of work in the
police court yesterday morning. Satur-
day night he went to the house of Jessie
Edwards on Houston street, where he
spent some time very pleasantly, it is said
At l2:45 o'clock he bought a bottle of
wine from the woman in charge, Madge
Willing, the proprietress being absent
He did not drink the wine at the house,
but carried the bottle away with him TO
the barracks, where he made q case
against the woman.
The bottle was produced in evidence in
the police court yesterday morning
Mayor McDonouCh imposed the usual
tine OF 500, which was paid.