The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-12
REDWINE'S CASE GIVEN UP.
His Lawyers Put in a Plea Of Guilty
Without Calling a Witness.

rAsv Realize, After the Close of the
covsrnment's Testimony, That They
would Be Unable to Rebut It-All
.ha evidence of the Morning Very
Damaging.
Atlanta. Ca, Jan. n.-Lewis Red
,,ne's trial for embezzling $103000 from
,he Gate City National Bank, came to a
sudden and unexpected end this after
mon. After the government had an
rounced that it had closed its direct evil
dance the counsel for Redwine held
baIf-bour's consultation. Then Col. Nat
hammond, for the defense, asked Judge
pardee to rule on the demurrer to the
Tom Cobb jackson 5000 draft indict-
ment.
"Well. I'll sustain the demurrer in ref
srence to this Indictment" said Judge
pardee, giving his reasons. He said the
Indictment was insufficient, because it
did not charge that the bank lost by the
transaction or that Redwine was ben
eftted by 1t.
GUILT ADMITTED.
,If YOUR honor please" said Col Ham
me covering the total amount of S103,1
and the others covering $15, 600 and S40,-
0O0 each" He said that the evidence had
proven a clear case against the defendant
and although he was willing to do every
thing on earth for his client he would
enter a plea of guilty on the indictment
charging the embezzlement of 100000.
This announcement created a sensation in
the court room. Col. Hammond went on
to say that having heard the governments
evidence he was satisfied that the de-
tense could not rebut it and therefore
entered the plea of guilty.
THE VERDICT MADE UP.
The lawyers were called to the judges
stand and consulted few minutes. The
Judge instructed the jury to find the de-
fendant guilty on the three remaining
indictments. This was done after the con-
sultation The pleas were entered and
read simply I'VE, the jury, find the de-
fendant guilty"
After the reading Judge Pardee stated
that he would sentence the defendant to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
DESPERATE ExPEDIENTs.
The morning session of the trial was
chiefly occupied by an effort on the part
of the prosecution to show the desperate
expedients resorted to by the defendant
10 cover up the track of his increasing
defalcatiOns while teller and assistant
cashier of the Gate City Bank. Accord
ing to the testimony taken he had been in
the habit of obtaining cash advances
from other banks on cashiers checks,
often covering one sum with another.
SHORT TO THE CLEARING HOUSE.
Paul Romaro, vice president of the At
lanta National Bank, was put on the
stand. He said that on Feb, s, 1893, he
learned that the envelope containing
checks sent to the clearing house by the
Gate City National Bank against the At
lanta National Bank showed that there
should have been S13, 300 of cheeks therein,
but his teller discovered that there was
only $1,000 in the envelope. The checks
were $4,000 short. The witness said his
teller had received note from Redwine.
1hls was objected to by the
defense and ruled out. The witness
said he went to Redwine and told
him there was an error and asked him to
send up the money. Redwine promised
70 do so, but gave no reason for the error.
Before o'clock the money was sent to
the Atlanta National Bank. The wit
ness said that he insisted that Redwine
should reCtify the error with cash pay
ment
REDwINE RAISES THE MONEY.
Porter Woodson was put on the stand.
He was cashier of the Merchants Bank
on Jan. 2S, 1898. On that day he let Red
wine have 5000 between 8 and 10 o'clock.
Cashiers of other city banks stated
mat they had, at different times during
hedwlne's connection with the Gate
City, advanced money on similar checks.
Peter b. Grant, well-known society
young man, testified to a real estate
transaction he had with Redwine year
ago, and incidentally threw some light on
lhe ex-cashier's luxuriou habits. Red
WINE, he testified, was a member of the
SSapltal City club. He also belonged to
5ne Cotlllion club, although he did not
uaGce, and of the Piedmont Driving club,
although he did not drive.