The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-22
REDWINE'S PROSECUTION
CAPT. HENRY JACKSON TO AID
TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

He las Been Retained For the Purpose
by Attorney General Clney-Ihe
Fact the Cause of Much Comment.
Mrs. Eugenia Hammond Under Police
Surveillance.
ATLANTA, GA, March 2l.-There has
not been such revival Of public excitement
over the Red wine defalcatIon and the Gate
CITY Bank failure since this sensation was
sprung as the announcement oft appoint
rnent of Capt. Henry jackson as associate
counsel for the prosecution OK KedWlne
produced to-day. Capt jackson was asked
to engage in this work by Attorney Gene-
raj Oluev. to whom request of assistance
was made by District Attorney DarneN.
The an pointment was made on Saturday
and accepted, but the fact was kept quiet
until announced by q telegram from Wash
tngtou this morning.
q Secretary Hoke Smith, who is a kinsman
of the jackson family, is believed to have
been instrum entail in directing the Attorney
Generals attention TO Capt. jackson as
most fit for the work Of aiding in Redwlne's
prosecution. Young Tom Cobb jackson,
whose sensational suicide was one Of she re-
suits Of Redwine's defAlcation. il in
separately connected in the pub
lie mind with the history Of
the whole case, and the fact that her father
Is TO be the prosecuting attorney IN the
trial Of Redwiue is the subject of COM
ment. Redwine was very intimate In the
jackson home ana it WAS rumored IN So
ciety about the time OF his downfall that
he aspired 70 become a member OF the
family circle
TWO THEORIES ADVANCED.
There are two theories advanced to ex-
plain Capt. Jackson's course. If half the re-
ports concerning the bank failure and young
Jackson's suicide are well founded it is
readily admitted that a full exposure of all
the details would be painful. to say the
least. In view Of this the theory advanced
is that as associate prosecutor Capt Jack
son will pay particular attention to elim-
mating from the trial all details not abso-
lutely demanded to make out the case
against Redwin On the other hand, iAis
Raid that Capt. jackson has determind that
the whole truth about the bank failure
shall be brought out and the responsibility
and guilt placed where it belongs. He
was not willing to trust the case in the
hands of the authorities without the aid Of
some one on the inside who could show them
how to apply the lever for fear Redwine's
conviction, which is almost certain, would
satisfy the demands of the law and the in
vestigation would stop there. Capt. Jack
son himself, when interviewed to-day, said
that be would exert himself TO the utmost
20 bring out the whole truth for the prOsecu-
tion.
KNOWS ALL THE FACTS
A gentleman, who is in a position 10
know, says that Capt. Jackson is in posses
sion Of all tbs facts OF the bank defalcation,
and if be determines to bring those who are
guilty to justice, he will have no trouble in
doing it. Since his appointment Capt.
Jackson has had several conferences with
the police and detective department chiefs
and to-day the investigation by this source
has been in progress with unusual activity.
They are following several different lines Of
Investigations and sensational results are
expected TO follow.
Mrs. Eugenia Hammond the woman on
whom Redwine spent a good deal Of money,
hes been put under detective surveillance,
but for what purpose is not known. Last
night her house was searched by the cGisf
of police, in the pursuit of some new clew,
aud to-day the woman sent for the chief to
come to her, but what passed between them
is, Of course, a secret, though a third party
heard Mrs Hammond declare that she could
ruin Lewis Redwine if she wanted to. 1t
would not be q surprise il several sensa-
tional arrests are made within the next
tWenty-fOur hours