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

to New York he might suspect something.
Robinson got the money on this note of
George c. Seltmon, Jr., of the Bank of
Monroe. This note 1 understood Mrs.
Porter has paid.
TURNED OVER HER STOCK.
SIN April. 1923, went to Mrs. Porter's
house on Peachtree street with Mr..
Echols and she gave US her Westview
Cemetery Company's stock and East At
lanta Land COmpany's stock endorsed in
blank; we could not sell 1t but borrowed
$500 on it of John Casey. "In February,
1898, while riding in my buggy with
me, near the waterworks, she gave
me $3.50 to pay of some little bills of the
business and at another time $500 in her
carriage near the Jewish synagogue
u wish to state that it is true that Mr.
j. II. Porter did, as stated by Mrs Porter,
lend me s., 500, taking as security trans
fer of an execution against me, and when
the Wilson v Risky Company was sold
out by the sheriff after my arrest, MIR.
Porter put this execution in the hands of
the law and received the money from that
sale, which was in full of his claim.
My aunt, Mrs. Casey, told me
that at the instance of Col. Echols she
had an interview with Mrs. Porter, who
endeavored to persuade her to put money
into the Wilson Whisky Company, but
she refused to do so because Mrs. Porter
told her that neither her husband or
her brother knew of her own transaction.
MRS. PORTER PARTNER.
Mrs. Porter WAS interested with me in
the Wilson Whisky Company. / never in
any instance signed her name without in
forming her and showing her the notes.
The object she and had in view
of her own suggestion was
TO so conduct the business that
her husband and brother, Capt. Lowry,
,Df bfnrr a bO11f II
''Mr. Porter was kept in entire igno-
rance of the whole business. 1t was the
wish of his wife that he should be kept
in ignorance of it, as Mr.. Porter, Capt.
Lowry and myself were not on good
terms. There was hardly day when
was in Atlanta that did not confer with
Mrs. Porter, either at her house or by
telephone"
Hill touched upon the letters written
him by Mrs. Porter and read one in
which she asked him to send her at Ash
vile, n. c., a lot of self addressed envelopes
to be used by her in writing TO him with
out suspicion.
THE HUSBANDS DISCOVERY.
son May II last, Col Echols sent for
me and told me that MIR. Porter had dis
covered his wifes relations swith me,
Col Echols telling me that the way he
found it out was that Casey sent notice
of a note falling due which MIR. Porter
got hold of. Col Echols urged me to
leave Atlanta Immediately and he would
see the matter all arranged, that it was
necessary for me to leave and serve Mrs.
Porter protested, saying that all that
was necessary was for Mrs. Porter to
tell the whole truth Col. Echols came to
me again and urged me to leave, saying
that Mrs. Porter would advance my ex-
penses, $500 and give me 500 a month.
w. E. Hill, my cousin, heard this con-
versation. Finally / agreed and left for
Chicago
Hill then recounted his various ar
rests and closed dramatically as fol-
lows: Il deeply regret the disclosures
in this case, and l have only made them
to protect my name and the name Of my
family. I have doubtless committed
many sins, but never
forged Mrs Porter's name to
any note. l never thought of doing
So l never found it necessary to do So
as Mrs. Porter never refused to allow me
to use her name. In the result of this case
can only hope for justice from jury of
my countrymen. AS l am a living man
with my soul laid bare before the searches
of all hearts, l swear / am innocent Of the
charge imputed to me-"
THE FIRST WITNESS.
At the opening of the court John NJ
Robinson was put back on the stand by
the prosecution, and two letters were ex-
hibited to him. He testified that the let
tiers we're addressed to him and signed
Fanny Lowry Porter, that they were
brought to him by Harry Hill and used
for the purpose of discounting notes.
A newspaper card by the Neal Loan
and Banking Company, declaring that the
three notes in the banks possession were
rank forgeries of the name of promi-
nent lady, who had been duped
nv "a HIN inft~ndnNah hxT
the prosecution, and the prosecution
announced that IL would rest
its case at this point.
The attorneys for the defense opened
their case by placing Harry Hills aunt,
Mrs. Ida Hill Casey, on the witness stand.
Mrs. Casey is well preserved woman,
apparently AZ years of age Her face was
covered with black dotted veil, aud the
bright outlines of gold trimmed glasses
shone through it. Mrs. Casey is a wo-
man of the plain speaking school, and
made most positive and intelligent wit
ness. She remained on the stand about
half an hour and throughout the sharp
tusilade of quest ions bore herself with
marked dignity of speech and manner
"Iou raised Harry HILL did you not,
Mrs. Caseyln asked Mr.. Ben Hill.
From little motherless boy years
OF age until he went OF to school,"
AN INTERVIEW WITH ECHoLs.
She said that she knew Col Echols and
that in Apri is she had conversation
with him IN his o.nce on private personal
business and that he then made sugges-
tious about her gong into the Wilson
Whisky Company. Mrs. Casey had a
second interview with MIR. Echols and
the result of it was that an interview
was arranged between herself and Mrs.
Porter.
Mrs. Porter said," testified Mrs.
Casey, that she was interested in the
Wilson Whiskey Company, and had paid
several of its obligations. l was so i'm
pressed with her statement that she was
connected with the business that asked
her if her husband or brother knew it,
She said that they did not know it, and
that it was to be kept from the Lowrys
and Porters. l told her that it was
bound to come out in the future, and that
il would be one of the saddest things that
had ever happened to the firesides of At.
lanta."
81 asked her. continued Mrs.
Casey, "What would be the result il Mr.
Porter should find it outl She answered
that he was not TO find it out"
Did you go into the whisky bust
ness2"
No, sir. did not sign any papers OF
go into IL at all. ."
MRS PORTER INTERESTED.
did Mrs. Porter say she was inter
estedN'
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