The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-13
BARKER'S DEAL IN PASSES.
1t Spoiled His Chances For President
Of The Press Association.

General Passenger Agent Halle Faces
Barker With Charges of Selling
Central Railroad Courtesies Issued
to the Members of the Association
Barker's Story That it Was Done by
Third Party-He is Let Down Easy.
General passenger agent Halle of the
Central railroad returned last night from
Brunswick where he preferred charges
against Chas. d. Barker, formerly cor
responding secretary of the Georgia
Weekly Press Association now in session
at Brunswick Mr.. Halle charged Bar
ker with dealing in Central railroad
passes furnished MIN for the members of
the association. An account of the case
and how the charges came to be brought
was published in yesterdays MORNING
News.
Barker, as secretary of the association,
was furnished with a certain number of
passes for use of the members in attend
ing the annual meeting. Several of these
passes were afterwards found in private
hands and were purchased by Mr.. Haile's
agents, by his direction
OFFERED TO SETTLE.
Barker heard of the action taken by
the Central and wrote MIR. Halle, offering
to pay for all the passes which had been
found in improper hands. Travelling
Passenger Agent Webb called on Barker
and received a check from him payable
July II on condition that no charges be
brought against him at the an,
nual meeting The matter, however
had become circulated among the mem
bers of the association, and Mr.. Halle
ol Isar, ut Qsatne, rsl~
Mr. Halle said that he was very pleas
antly received by the members of the as
sociation, He found them greatly in
censed over the matter, and their re-
marks about Barker we're not very compli-
mentary. Barker, however, had made
statements to the mem bers, endeavoring
to exculpate himself from blame, and
saying that he had made everything all
right with Mr.. Halle.
BARKER's STORY.
He claimed that the passes had been
disposed of by third party whose iden-
tity he could not reveal, leaving the res
possibility upon him,
Mr.. Halle asked that a committee be
appointed to investigate the charges. The
members insisted, however, that he make
his statement to the meeting. This he did,
charging Barker with trafficking in Cen
trail railroad passes and receiving money
for them He told what action ne had
taken to get at the facts. Questions
were freely asked by the members, which
Mr.. Halle answered. They were partic-
ularly anxious to know if Barker had
made it all right with him. Mr.. Halle
distinctly assured them that Barker had
not made it all right" with him and
could not do so. He said further that
Barker could not secure faVOrs again
from the Central railroad for the press
association or for anybody else.
QUESTIONED BY BARKER.
The members appeared to be convinced
of the truth of Mr.. Haile's statements,
and of the charges against Barker. Bar
l1er, who was at the meeting with his
wife, asked Mr.. Halle several questions.
The latter did not know who was address
ing him, having never met Barker. At
ter Mr.. Halle made his statement Barker
called him over to him and turned over a
OF of passes that had not been used
A resolution was passed which was not
at all complimentary to Barker, and the
case was set for a hearing yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Halle did not await the
action of the meeting although urged by
the members to stay and go with them
on an excursion to Cumberland. The
sentiment of the meeting he said seemed
TO be very much in favor of Barker's ex-
pulsion. A dispatch received from Bruins
wick last night, however, said that the
association had settled the matter by al
lowing Barker to withdraw.
A MICHIGANDER.
Barker is tall, stout, heavy-set man
with STOPPING shoulders, black hair and
black mustache with full face He
came to Atlanta from Michigan He has
edited the Star, a prohibition paper in
Atlanta for several years, He was
elected corresponding secretary of the
Weekly Press Association two years ago
and held the Office up to the present
meeting. 1t was his intention to be a
candidate for president of the association
had it not been for Mr. Haile's disclosures.
This would appear to be sufficient to set
tie Mr.. Barker in Georgia howeve. In
Mr.. Haile's opinion Barker is a bad
man, but not a smart one. If the state
ments made by some of the members of
the association. are true, this is not the
first time Barker has worked" the AS
for