The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-25
MARSHAL LEVERETT FINED.
When Asked for a Loan Of the Amount
the Court RENTS the Fine

Gould Stand the Loss Better Than
He, and He Did Not Propose to Do 1t.
The Wheelright & Co. Case Referred
to Master, Who will Take Testi-
mony To-day-Some Counterfeiters
Tried
The trial of Lawson Warren. in the
United States district court yesterday,
on charge of passing altered obligations
OF the United States, took a rather unus-
ual and unexpected. turn, resulting I'M
fortunately for one of the deputy mar
shals, and coming near getting the genial
marshal, Frank Leverett, into trouble.
Warren, who is from Emanuel county
and who is a relative of old man Warren
who was sent to the penitentiary last
January on a similar charge, was
charged with raising a 81 silver certificate
to $50 bill and passing it on a merchant
in that county. Warren was repre-
sented by G. M. Warren, ESQ, of
Emanuel. The case was given to
the jury before the adjourn
ment of the court at o'clock. The jury
did not return at that time and was
called out in order that the court might
see how things stood. AS their difference
was on questions of fact they were not
re-charged. The jury was taken to the
hotel for dinner. The jury returned and
investigated the case for three or four
hours. Finally it was called out again,
but no agreement had been reached.
THE PRISONER NOT FORTHCOMING.
Both the attorney for the prisoner and
Maj. w. T. Gary, the district attorney,
said they would agree to a mis-trial, and
the prisoner was called, but he was not
forthcoming. Warren, 1t seems, had been
taken off by one of the deputy marshals,
Z. l.. Powell TO his boarding house, and
the deputy. being under the impression
that the court had adjourned until
o'clock in the evening, was not on hand.
After waiting some time the prisoner was
called again, but he was not on hand.
Powell finally came in with Warren, and
one OF the jurors was Withdrawn and a
mis-trial declared.
At the same time Judge Speer issued a
rule against the deputy, requiring him to
show cause why he was not on hand with
his charge, Powell explained the case,
but his excuse was not considered a good
one and his was discharged from service
by the court. Marshal Leverett was
fined $40 for having such a negligent
deputy.
Last night while the trial of the case of
the First National Bank of Brunswick
against Wheelright & Co. was in progress,
Marshal Leverett, after rubbing his
hands thoughtfully through his hair and
revolving the matter in his mind, and
making sure that he would be cordially
received, approached Judge Speer' s
bench.
WANTED TO BORROW FROM THE JUDGE.
For few minutes he discussed and ar
gued the matter pro and con with the
court. Finally Judge Speer turnedtt the
clerk, after stopping the argument, and
said:
MIR Clerk, the marshal is up here on
the stand trying to borrow that $40 from
me- | don't propose to stand the loss, and
you had better destroy the order"
May it please your honor replied the
clerk, 'I-haye already entered the order
on the minutes"
'Well, you will have to scratch it out"
replied the court, 1.-The government can
stand the loss better than l can, and the
fine will be remitted.H
Those present in the court room en-
loyed the Joke at the marshal's expense,
and the argument was proceeded with The
suit of the First National Bank of Bruins
wick against Wheelright & Co., is for the
value of 5000 feet of lumber, which is
in the possession of the latter,
and to which the former claims
title. AS there were about fiji
teen witnesses in the case, Judge Speer
after hearing a few of them remarked
that the law gave him the right to hear
oral testimony, but did not compel him
to do it, and ii it kept up much longer he
would refer the case TO a master. 1t
finally took that course, and the testi-
mony will be taken by master to-day.
MERCER GETS A YEAR AND A DAY.
Kel Mercer pleaded guilty to the
charge OF passing counterfeit money and
was sentenced by Judge Speer to one year
and one day at hard labor in the Column
bus penitentiary and TO pay a fine of 81.
Henry Chambers, colOred, pleaded
guilty to the charge of perjury and re-
ceived the same sentence as Mercer.
Cham bers made some conflicting state
ments in the Robertson conspiracy case
in the United States circuit
court in January and was arrested
in the court room by order of
Judge Speer. The judge will request
pardon for Chambers, as he is convinced
that he was inundated into giving false
testimony and that the time he has spent
in Jail is sufficient punishment for the
crime under the circumstances.
Henry Green. colored, was tried for the
larceny of sail from the Fort jackson
lighthouse last month. The trial of this
case will continue this morning. All the
of this case have been discharged for the
in this court will be completed to-day or
to