The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-08
TO BE HEARD TO-DAY.
The Charges Against Detective Morgan
70 Be Investigated in Court.

The Charges Against Detective Morgan
TO Be Investigated in Court.
The charges preferred against Detective
H. NJ Morgan by Detectives Bossen and
Kavanaugh win be investigated to-day in
the superior court before Judges Falligant
and MacDoneu. The charges were placed
in the hands of Judge FalIigant some days
ego, and have been given to Detective
Morgan so that he could know what he
had 70 meet and properly prepare his
defense. But they have not as yet been
made public
1t is said that they are practically the
same as came out in the trial of Frank
Pollard in the city court on the charge of
keeping gaming hose, and for which he
was sent to Jail for six months. He was
charged with receiving money for servi-
ces which We're not rendered and with
going to places where he knew gambling
was going on without attempting to stop
it, or without making any arrests. The
reason for the Investigation is that De-
tective Morgan is the special bailin of the
solicitor general, and as such is of course
the officer Of both the city and superior
courts.
An interesting fact in connection with
this case is that Pollard, who was one of
the TRUSTEES at the Jail, while out sweep
ing the sidewalk sometime ago, made his
escape, and has never been recaptured.
He sent word TO the jailer that he was
going to return but he has never done so.
1t is not known whether it was intended
to use him as one of the witnesses in the
case, but If that was intended. it will
hardly be done now, as he has succeeded
in hiding himself from the officers.
w. g. Frady, who Will probably be the
principal witness against Detective Nor
gan, arrived in the city yesterday. Fradv
will no ne
some time ago to the effect that he had
paid Detective Morgan $40 for the arrest
of a thief who had robbed him of con
siderable sum of money. and that he had
paid the money because Detective Nor
gan had demanded it, Mr.. Frady was seen
at the barracks last night by Morn
ing News reporter to whom he stated
that it was true that he had paid Detec-
tive Morgan the $40 and also SO to a ne
gro spotter. He had offered a reward, he
said, for the arrest of the man who stole
the money from him, and this was his
reason for paying the money TO the de-
tective and his spotter. When he found
out afterwards, however, he said. that
the thief had been arrested by policeman
and not by the detective. he concluded
that he had not been treated right. and
gave the affidavit as stated. His home is
in Ashevile but he was brought back
here to testify in the investigation, Judge
MacDonell having declined TO admit the
affidavit as evidence.
Detective Morgan. who was seen later
said it was true that Frady had given
him $40, and the same to the spotter lie
did not demand the money Of Frady, he
said but only took il when the latter I'M
sisted that he should do so. lie spent con
siderable time in working up the case. hc
said, and Instructed his spotter to have
tho thief arrested by a policeman as soon
as he succeeded in locating him This was
how the arrest came TO be made by a DO.
hceman. Frady did not succeed in estab.
fishing his charges against the negro, and
he was released the next day.