The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-20
WILL NOT BE THRILLED WITH.

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Judge speer Orders the Bonds Of
Non-appeerers Collected.
The United States courts did not observe
Gen. Lees birthday as 1t is only state In
sdtution. and business was transacted there
as usual yesterday.
Ex-Postmaster Ryals Phillips OF Abel,
who was charged with violating the postal
laws in issuing a money order without re-
ceivlng the necessary cash, pleaded guilty,
but as there were many extenuating Or
cums.ances connected with the affair Judge
Speer let Phillips OF with the minimum
penalty, $50 and costs.
Judge Speer does not propose TO allow
thrilling with his court. Eight cases OF coun-
try people. charged with criminal offenses
against the United States, we're called yes
terday, but in no instances did the accused
respond. Witnesses by the dozen were
present, as well as the jurors, aud the fail
ure of the accused to appear naturally made
the court feel that something was necessary
to compel respect to the governments
tribunal
District Attorney Erwin said he believed
the non-appearauce of the accused was due
to the fact that the parties knew his term
OF Office would expire in a few weeks, and
remained away with the deliberate purpose
OF avoiding trial at this time. Col. Car
rard, who represented some OF tie parties,
replied that his clients did not know or care
anything about change of administration
In the district attorneys office. They were
uuavoidably detained and were not trying
to shirk trial.
Judge Speer spoke as follows about the
matter:
1t is perfectly evident to the court, without
attributing improper motives to anybody. that
this remarkable non-appearance OF all these
parties has some unusual Significance. Take,
for instance, these cases from Coffee county.
The court knows too much about the rural dis
tricts, and the intimacy OF the people living IN
particular neighborhoods, and especially Ia
particular families, not to believe that these
people all know that this is set for trial to-
day. Letters had been mailed TO all OF them
more than week ago. A letter is indeed pro-
duced by their counsel which shows that the
sureties were notified that at least three OF the
cases were assigned for to-day.
A multitude of witnesses have been sub
poenaed IN that neighborhood, and information
OF that kind going into q community would be
mashed all around the neighborhood and every
body connected with the case wo1d know about
IL. Now, the court does not intend to have an
early trial defeated by the Sc methods. The dis
trct attorney is directed to have bench warrants
issued at once for ali OF these parties, and the
marshal is ordered to make every effort TO ar
rest them and bring them before the presiding
judge personally, who will fix their bonds. The
district attorney is further ordered to take judg-
ment or foreclosure against all OF the prlncl-
pals, and the court will convene again on Feb.
a. A judgment of foreclosure absolute cannot
be taken at this term, but the next term Of the
district court is Feb. IL aud, therefore, a judg-
ment of foreclosure can be taken in less than a
month and the properties of these sureties
levied on.
IL the bonds are good somebody will be held
liable for this extraordinary conduct. II the
bonds are not good the sureties who have sworn
that they had property to make them good will
be arrested and tried for perjury. The court
does not propose to be trified with In this way.
See to it. Mr.. District Attorney and Mr.. Marshal.