The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-15

! Baptist church owned house and lot 81 wished
| to sell for $500 J. T. ScheH wanted to buy
/ the lot and agreed to take it at that price. He
| went out to get the money to pay for It. tut
! those holding It refused TO be bound for more
/ than 1000. as they considered that was all the
! place was worth. Schel agreed to pay the
| other $500, however, and the papers we're drawn
| up transferring the HOUSE aud lot to him for
! 81 600. II was only a verbal contract be made
to pay the extra $500. He did not pay it, and
the church, through its attorney, brought suit
against Schell to recover the 500
Schell was represented by Haygood. Lovett &
Plyer. When the case was called twas dis
ruled that contract OF this sort for real estate
TO he valid. must be in writing, and that
verbal contract was not binding.
A cannon that is a relic OF the revolution has
long stood sentinel At the corner OF jackson and
Reynold streets at Augusta. This caunon was
One of those that was taken ont Of Fort Corn.
wallis which, as every good AugustRn knows,
was situated where St Paul's Episcopal church
used to celebrate special occasions and was rele-
gated on account Of It becoming unsafe 10 fire
IL Another was used as tombstone upon a
revolutionary soldier grave down at the ceme'
terry. The last, and the one that Is now
spoken OF, stands half buried at
the corner across from the cotton ex-
change Mayor Alexander has conveyed
filings from this cannon 10 Col G. G, Jones,
who will in short time present them 10 Mrs.
Charles Phinizy, the state regAnt OF tue
daughters OF the Revolution OF Georgia. Mrs.
Phinizy Will then forward tEem to Chicago,
where they will 90 into the great Liberty bell
that is to be nodded from different pieces OF
revolutionary relics, which will bs exhibited ct
the world s fair. Tne idea Of making this bell
from the relics Of old revolutionary firearms Is
a unique and pretty one and will attract great
deal Of attention as each society OF DAUGHTERS
Of the Revolutions that contributes to the
make up will have their names down upon the
list, which will also be exhibited
Most Of the witnesses n the Redwine investi-
CATION have been surprised at questions which
we're asked them. The district attorney and
the special counsel appeared to have informa-
ton which some OF the witnesses we're not
aware any one else had than themselves. The
fact seems TO be that the authorities have moro
inside information than they have ever been
credited with possessing And they have.
They have secured private memoranda which
Lewis Redwne made and left behind iu his hur-
ried flight. There are amounts and names and
dates which have enabled the authorities to
trace money farther than they had reason to
expect As has been stated Redwine made care
full preparations TO skip. Wednesday new in
formation was obtained on this point. 1t has
been known all along that be had put
his life insurance policy and other papers
IN the pockets of his oVercoat, which he
left in the bank when he went downstairs into
the bar to get drink and II looks now as IL he
carried 90 800 away. Redwine kept memoir
aDdum of all the money which he embezLed.
He was shrewd enough to do that, for unless he
knew the exact amount of the shortage he
would had no way to make his cash and his
books balance when the examiners came
around. he was not trusting 10 any guess
work or oversight. He always knew just the
sum he was behind or could tell with little
figuring. He figured this over and over aud
the amounts are there In his own handwriting.
He was anxious to destroy or carry of all this
evidence, but some of il was left behind, and in
addition there are many tell-tale circumstances
which will, exonorate the innocent, but fasten
the net around Redwine and any others who
were connected with him, The innocent are
mighty glad that the memoranda have been
preserved and passed into the possession of the
authorities. The papers help TO indicate the
innocent.