The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11
wARRANr 5 swoRM ouT.
The Governor and Other Mississ
sippi Officers Under Arrest.

The Governor and Other Missis-
sippi Officers Under Arrest.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. lO-Warrants
will be sworn out for the arrest of the
following state officers of Mississippi:
j. M. Stone, governor; w. w. Stone au-
ditor; j. J. Evans, state treasurer
William J. Burns, a special agent of the
secret service bureau at Washing ton, to-
| night, who has been here for the last
Two molths working on the special war;
rant case. He made an atfidavit against
each OF the officials named before United
States Commissioner l.. b. Mosely,
charging them with violating section 5430
OF the revised statutes of the United
States in issuing $4,000 OF Mississippi
special warrants, claimed to be in simili-
tude with United States currency. The
warrants were placed in the hands OF
Deputy United States Marshal J. x. Nc
Nicely. Auditor Stone appeared before
the commissioner and entered into a per-
sonal recogniLance of 81 900 for his APP
pearance at the November term of the
federal court, waving examination. The
warrants have not yet been served on
Gov Stone, who was officially engaged,
nor on State Treasurer Evans, who is out
Of the city. They will be served on the
governor tomorrow. and on the treasurer
when he returns. The afidavits contain
three charges. covering each of the three
denominations of warrants, with photo
graphic print Of both the front and the
back of the same.
These charges allege: "That on the
25th Of June, 1894, the aforesaid and men,
toned state officers did unlawfully and
feloniously at Jackson Miss, and not by
direction of any proper officer of the
United States print, photograph. make
and cause to be printed, photographed
and made and aided in printing, photo
graphing and making a certain photo
graphic print and impress in the likeness
of national bank currency Of said United
States
Then follows the denomination OF the
warrant with Photographic print Of its
face and back. "All being done contrary
70 the form Of statute Of the United
States made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity Of the United
States"
The papers were prepared by District
Attorney Lee and Assistant District At
torney Henry. The state officers have
been expecting these proceedings for sew
eral days and were not therefore the least
surprised at them. They appear not at
all disturbed and are sanguine Of sue
cessful termination of the issue. These
warrants were issued in accordance with
an act passed by the last legislature, max
ing II the official duty Of these officers
10 execute the same. The
act provided for S2O0,0O0 of these
warrants. Judge J. A. r. Campoell, ex-
chief justice of the supreme court Of this
state, who has been retained TO represent
the state, said tonight: ~ am confident
that the prosecution will end in the utter
discontinue Of the government The
proceedings against the state officers un-
der law passed by congress 10 protect
the national issues against forgery by
evil disposed persons is utterly indefensi-
Bile, and can only be accounted for by as
suming that there is total misappre-
henslOn by the officials directing it,