The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-08
sUGGs' SIDE or THE STORY.
lie Denies That He Forced Parish to
Give Him Money.

Give Him Money.
Waycross, Ca, Aug. 1.-THE petition of
J. P. Williams & Co, commission mer-
chants of Savannah. for an injunction
against W. E. sugg, Clayton T Davis and
Early Davis will be heard in chambers
here tomorrow morning, at 10 O'Clock.
The petitioners attorneys are Hitch &
Myers, and the defendants have employed
the services of Col. W. NJ Toomer. The
hearing of the petition Thursday, Will be
very interesting.
1t is understood that the defendants viii
cndeavor to show that they did not 20 in
a body or as individuals 10 the house of
J. II. Parish, at WaltertOwn on July o.
and demand money of Parish, with threats
against his life and with brandishng of
pistols in his presence, to force him to
comply with their demands, as is charged
in the petition. They will further testify
and endeavor to prove that at no time
have they threatened the life of Mr.. Par
ish, or exhibited pistols to intimidate him.
The defendants, 1t is understood on good
authority, viii testify substantially in
effect, as follows: That w. T.. Suggs,
senior member of the firm of w. f. Suggs
* Co, naval stores manufacturers of Wal
tertown, Ga, was relieved of all interest
in the business of the firm by J. P. VIII
Hams & Co, about six weeks ago. at the
instigation of J. II. Parish, Suggs' part
ner. Suggs, they will say. at first believed
J. =. Williams & Co. We're alone response
BILE for his removal from the firm. but later
on he discovered 70 his surprise that Par
ish was the cause OF his being relieved.
This state of thnEs was very
disagreeable to Suggs, who had not only
been removed from the firm. but says he
had been elected from the house he was
living in by Parish. and his family were
deprived Of shelter and left without money
or other means of maintenance as he
was out of money and had no way of earn
ing a living for himself and his family.
Feeling the injustice that Parish is al
legged to have done him, he went TO Parish
on July p and asked him for some money
until he could find employment, as his fam
lily had nothing to subsist upon. Then
the defendants will affirm that Mr.. Parish
and Mr.. Suggs were alone and no angry
words were used by either of them, but
that Parish said he felt sorry for Suggs
and would on next pay day pay him $25,
and every pay day thereafter allow him
$25, until 500 had been paid him. The IN
Outstanding between them, it seems was
that the checks should be made payable
to c. T. Davis, Suggs friend, on account
of pretended purchases of turpentine. This
was done in order to keep the matter a
secret from J. z. Williams & Co. The
two men, it will be made to appear, We're
friendly when they separated, and it was
understood that Suggs was to return on
Saturday, July q for thesfirst installment
of the 500 promised him. Then the de-
PENDANTS will testify that they happened
to meet each other in Waresboro on Sat
urday, July q, Parish's pay day Suggs
told the Davis men that he was going to
see Parish to get the $25 due him, and
asked them to go along with him. The
three men rode together in a buggy to
Parish's house, and Suggs, according to
the plea that win be made by the de-
PENDANTS, was the only one who left the
buggy. Suggs went into Parish's house.
and Parish invited him to sit down. Then
the two men were alone, 1t will be claimed
throughout the conference, and Suggs told
Parish that he had come for the money due
him. But Parish at first said he had de-
termined upon not paying the amount
Finally, without any angry words or
threats from Suggs, it will be said, Parish
consented to settle the claim according to
promise. The check was given in favor
of c. T. Davis, and Suggs Joined the Da-
Wis men outside.