The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-01

asked by the solicitor: You said the
reason you didn't go into the Wilson
Whisky Company was that you feared the
consequences. Didn't you say that you
didn't want any business connections
with Harry, that he was not to be
trusted2'i
Il said more than once" she replied,
land said it with emphasis, that I
did not want TO go into
a business in which Mrs Porter and Mr..
Hill were associated, that it was hazard
Gus and that feared the consequences. -
"Why did you fear theml"
Because 1 knew that MIR. Hill was
foolishly unwise in his liberality."
Give some other reason"
"Well, l knew it would make a dis
turbance in families that had lived in
friendship before"
CLARK on THE STAND.
Peter F. Clark was put up as the next
witness. He said that he was a son-in-
law Of John Casey and that he
remembered having bought
note for Mr.. Casey from
John w. Robinson. He had an inter
view on the subject with Mrs. Porter. Il
went out to see Mrs. Porter at the request
of Mr.. Carey and MIR. Collins" he said. .
did you go out by appointment"
Eyes; Mr.. Robinson told me when TO
CO."
What time did he tell you to go2"
"After O'Clock in the morning"
1.-The servant answered thxs bell, and
then Mrs. Porter came. l exhibited the
note TO her and asked her if
it was all right; if it was her sigma
ture. She answered that the note was all
right and would be paid on maturity"
Where was this interview heidi"
In the entrance; the vestibule."
did she close the inner dOori'
"When introduced myself, she looked
back and shut that door She asked me
If would hold possession of the note,
and said she wanted the money to assist
some friends of hers who were in Europe,
or were going TO Europe. She said that
she did not want her family to know any
thing about it."
When Mrs. Porter entered the vesti-
bule, did she make any sign to you to be
quiet2''
''She seemed to be secretive, and when
she closed the inner door she made
gesture of secrecy"
oAREY's LOAN.
John Carey, money lender, was
put up on the stand and testi-
fled that he had lent Harry Hill
brother finally paid the note and re-
deemed the stock. Carey said the money
he lent Hill was to be used in the Wilson
Whisky Company.
Henry r. Powers was next sworn. He
discounted note for Harry Hill, which
Mrs. Porter was eventually compelled to
pay. The paper matured two or three
years ago, twelve months after date.
Harry Hill himself got the money.
ECHoLs ON THE STAND.
After the reading of the defendants
statement at the afternoon session the
prosecution introduced John w Echols
in rebuttal. Echols read law under Bob
Toombs in Washington, Ga. He came
here year ago, and was soon interested
in the Wilson Whisky Company. He
posed as trustee Tor the concern, as well
as trustee for Mrs. Porter in certain
transactions. Col. Echols was the trump
card of the prosecution. He controverted
the testimony of Mrs. Casey as to what
passed between himself, Mrs. Porter and
herself at the Kimball house. He con-
tended that Mrs Porter was not inter-
ested in the whisky company, and that
she had told him that she never signed
but one note for Hill. 1t was through
him that Mrs. Porter first learned of the
existence of the alleged forgeries When
he told her and Mrs Casey, at the latter's
rooms in the Kimball, he said the scene
was heartrending. Both ladies came
near TO fainting Mrs. Casey sent for
wine and Mrs Porter bit her lips until
the blood came.
CASHIERS STORY DENIED.
Mr.. Echols controverted Cashier Thorn
ton of the Neal Trust Company on the
latter's statement that he offered to pay
the notes held by the banks, provided a
new loan of $4,000 on $50 900 of Mrs Por-
ter's bank stock as security would be
made. He did not inform Mrs. Porter's
husband or brother of the forger-
les because he did not consider
it his business to do so. He told about
going to New York to get Sc, 900 on Mrs
Porter's notes, but was prevented by
letter from j. H. Porter to Robert Bon
ner, to whom he applied for the money.
He urged Harry Hill to leave town,
and when he did so refused to
act as his attorney longer. He
did not remember whether Mrs. Porter
was to be responsible for the 5000 borrow
ed to get Hill away on or not, and
testified that the 500 a month which
was TO be paid him during his alb
sence was to come out of the
whisky business in return for the good
will he had built up for it,
He did not remember that he told Hill to
leave because his absence was necessary
to save Mrs. Porter Mr. Echols was
handled so roughly by the defendants at
tOrneys that he several times appealed to
the court and once appeared to be on the
point of jumping down from the stand for
fight.