The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-25

that the woman had been to Washington
just about the time Redwines defalcation
was discovered. Taking this in connection
with her confidential relations with
Redwine, the theory is that
S35,00O which it has recently been discov-
cred for a certainty that Redwine took out
of the bank vault about week prior to the
discovery of his defalcation. Another link
In this chain of evidence is Redwine's con-
fession when arrested. He then admitted
that he was short $685. 900 or $4,000. He
knew his accounts would show this at a
glance and there was no use in denying it.
But of the remaining S35, 600. which a COM
plete investigation showed TO be missing, he
said nothing. His object was to let this part
of the shortage, which by reason of
the taot that it had been committed sincs
the last statement was made out, would not
appear on his accounts, develop whenever
it would in order to gain time in which to
safely make away with it, Mrs. Hammond
being the agent he employed In assisting TO
hide it, hence her trip east.
MRS. HAMMoND's STORY.
Mrs. Hammond, after being kept In her
room at the Metropolitan all day, was
sufficiently sobered up Tonight TO submit TO
an interview. She told what she claims to
be the entire story Of her connection with
the Redwine case. II what she says is true
the Atlanta detectives have made conspicu-
GUS fools of themselves, and they will not
soon hear the last of this feature of the case.
H.
of truth in the main details. The
effect is 10 knock the wind oom-
pletely out of the theory that now
obtains. In substance Mrs. Hammond
makes the following statement, which she
will repeat on the stand tomorrow: She
was depositor of she Gate City Bank, and
in that way became acquainted with Red
wine. who acted as receiving teller. and she
claims not TO have been particularly inti-
mate with him, but only knew him casually.
On the afternoon Of Feb. 81, the day of his
flight, she received a telephone message ask
ing her to come to Cora Howards. There
she was shown into Redwine's room, and he
was ''all broke up, scared TO death, as she
puts it. and she stayed with him until the
next day, nursing him.
URGED TO FLEE WITH REDWINE.
The following evening, according to her
story, she was telephoned to by a lawyer
who has figured in the case. and again she
! went to Cora Howard's. There she met the
lawyer and Redwine. The lawyer pro-
posed to her to leave the country with Red
| wine. whose trouble with the bank had
been fully told her, and the lawyer pre-
dicted a life of pleasure for her as Red
wines companion, and he said he had made
arrangements for the trip, bought tickets
and secured state rooms. He had also Sc
cured disguise for Redwine, who was to;
persoDate an old woman and Mrs.
! Hammond was 10 be her
daughter. The final terminus of
their trip was to be Uruguay, South
| America, and tickets had been secured
through Texas and Mexico. Mrs. Ham
mond, however, declined to make the trip,
refusing to yield to the attorneys alluring
proposition. He then wanted her to lend
Redwine a dress, etc., with which to get
away from Cora Howard's place. She de-
! clined to do this also and the lawyer finally
left, giving Redwine his overcoat and say
| Ing ne would take care OF MIN.
REDwINE TAKEN AWAY BY OWENS.
Shortly the police searched the house, but
failed to find Redwine; but in less than an
hour Horace Owens entered and took charge
of Redwine, who was so badly frightened
that Owens had to carry him out of the
house.
Mrs. Hammond believed Redwine was
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taking him out he asked her to 60 at once
and tell his friends. She agreed TO do this,
and taking hack drove to the Kimball to
notify the lawyer. The clerk at the Kim
ball refused to admit her, however, and she
next went to the home of e. W. Marsh to
tell Allan Marsh. Young Marsh and
| his father came to the door, and
after some talking young Marsh went
to the Kimbsll with her to get the lawyer.
He paid for the hack and Mrs. Hammond
went home, leaving Marsh and the lawyer
at the Kimball together, she having told
them that Redwine was arrested and at the
police station, where he wanted them to
come to him. The two young men did not
go to the station to see Redwine, however,
and this is q peculiar point Of the story
which is yet to be cleared up.
1t is declared that there was another
woman with Mrs. Hammond when
she was arrested. This was Gussie
Jones, who is q friend OF hers and
who had, 1t is thought, been bribed by the
detective, as she was not molested. The
Jones girl had been at Mrs. Hsmmond's
house much OF late and is the party upon
whose reports the arrest was made. Mrs.
Hammond claims the woman was taking
her to Hot Springs and paying her expenses.
This part of the story will also have to be
cleared up.