The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-16
$4,000 BOOT TOPS.
Capt. FlanneTy TO Send to France a
History Of The Jones DeialCatiOn.

To be Used as Evidence in the Case Of
the Men Who Made Away With the
Money Found in the Tops Of the Old
Boots-The OReiaIs Of the Bank do Not
Believe Any Of the Money viii be Re-
covered-rhe Statement to be Sent
Through the OfHoial Channel.
The papers and Intermediates which
were sent for by the French government
with regard to the theft Of "a large amount
Of money from the Southern Bank by Al
Ian G. Jones, the defauIung bookkeeper,
in 1873, have been prepared, and will be
forwarded to the proper authorities
through the same channel by which the
original paper requesting the interroga-
tories came.
It Will be remembered that the legal
document sent here was directed to the
proper magistrate, and was therefore
turned over to Judge FaiIcant of the ST.
pcrior court by N. Frederick Chastanet,
the representative here OF the French
government. Judge Falligant said he
could do nothing about it. and the PAPERS
were turned over to the bank. Judge Fat
ligant did not appoint master to Ia Ike
the testimony, as for reasons which viii
appear the bank did not want to go to any
expense In the matter.
The statement to be sent to the court at
st. Quentin, al which place Jones died
was made by President John Flannery Of
the Southern Bank, and covers all the
facts in connection with the defalcatfOn
statement Of the case was given in the
Morning News at the time the request for
this information came. The statement as
made by Capt. Flannery, has been signed
and witnessed by a notary public, ami
with certificate from the office Of the
clerk of the superior court showing that
a duly qualified notary witnessed it, will
be sent.
The papers win be returned through the
same channel by which the original docu-
ment came to the Southern Bank. They
will be sent by the representative of the
French government here to the consul of
that government at the port of New Or
leans from there to the French minister
at Washington, then to Paris, and from
there to the court of inquiry at st. Quen-
tin, about eighty miles distant
1t WGs at st. Quentin hospital that Jones
died, and there his shoes, in the tops Of
which was found the money were left.
At the time of his death his effects were
taken in charge by the authorities there
and the amount realized on them which
was small, was turned over to the South
ern Bank. The shoe tops were left and
were given to- a former employee in the
hospital a few months ago.
The mans name was Mennechet. and
there was interested with him in neeo-
gotaung the notes, two others, one of
whom had the same name. How much
was found in the shoe tops is not known
but 1t is understood that the government
authorities got hold of about SO 900 from
this source. These parties were arrested.
and il is in their trial
ment Of France Row wants this evidence
to use. Capt Flannery of course, could
not state positively that this is the money
which belongs to the bank, and could only
give history of the Jones defalcation.
1t is believed that this information is
wanted for use in the trial of these PARTIES
but on what charge is not known. In
speaking of them the paper sent terms
them the accused, so it is probable that
they are to be tried on some criminal
charge. The officials of the bank do not he
lieve that they will recover any of this
money, for while there is a strong proba-
bility that that Is q part of the $40 ono
that was taken by Jones, there is no rosi-
tive evidence of that fact. For this rea-
son the bank was unwilling to go to anv
expense IN the matter of furnishing the
information, and it was done in the most
formal manner possible without that.
The fact of the arrest of these people
with this money in their possession, and
which so far as known, until after inves-
tlgation, belonged to no one-to no one at
least who was known to the French au-
thorities'-show how careful French gov
eminent is in such matters and what
strict surveillance Is exercised throueh
the police system Of that country Had 1t
happened in this country the chances are
that the finding of the money would have
been kept a secret by those who came
into possession of it.