The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18
To FIND OUT WHAT THEY KNOW
sAVANNAHIANs ASKED TO GIVE
TESTIMONY BEFORE a Leg
ISLATIVE Committee.

The Committee IL Investigating the
Charges of Bribery Made in Con-
nection With the Bush Dispensary
BuI-The summons Probably has
ed on the Pact That "A small Fund
Was Raised Here 10 Pay the TX
penses Of Committees sent IN 10
Work Against the Measure in the
City's Interests.
Several savanuahians received sum
mons yesterday to appear before the spec
cial committee OF The general assembly
for the invest cation of the charges THAI
bribery had been attempted on the part
Of The LIQUOR dealers Of the state to de-
feat the disrensary law.
Three Of che summons sent here were
served by Constable J. ~ HUMPHREYS or
the Fourth Militia district The parties
On whom the summons were served were
1ressrs W vs.. starr and j. +. Lewis.
Constable Humphries also had sub
p0ena Tor Mr. Jos. Fers- of the n. Ferst's
Sons e. Co. bur as Mr. Ferst is in New
York it was not served. and DE VIII not
b. able 10 appear.
ar. Starr. who is the manager Of the
Savannah Brewing Company has been
81 Atlanta several times recently, 81 is
understood. Tor the purpose OF eXerting all
possible legitimate efforts against the
Bush dlspeusary blu. Mr.. Lewis IS charg-
Ell with having written am article iu the
Morning News with regard 10 an organized
effort on The part OF the liquor dealers
Of Savannah and Of The entire state 20
defeat the measure. Mr.. Ferst was q
member OF the committee Of the whole
sale liquor dealers which hal the matter
IN hand
Mr. Starr and Mr.. Lewis went TO At
lanta last night TO appear before the
committee in response TO the Summons
The summons as served simply stated:
TO - Greeting. You are hereby
notified TO appear before AS on Monday
the 18th day OF November. 1880, al room
q. capitol al l0 a. m. TO testify. under
oath. AN you know concerning the mat
ter now under invest ieatou hF our com
ulttee. BY authority OF "a resolution by
the general assembly passed NOV ~
1855. The subpoena Is signed by Repre-
sentauves B. s. WHhngham. chairman;
r ". Hopkins W. +. Price, r. =. Tray
Just what the special committee wants
10 get from the witnesses summoned
from Savannah Is not known A state
ment was published oct. 81. stating that
q fund had been raised for the purpose of
taking up the work in behalf OF the IL
Quor dealers IN this city and the large
cities Of the state. NO intimatiOn has
ever been made that the fund was for
any other purpose than for paying the
legitimate expenses Of such committees
might be sent TO Atlanta to OPP
pose the bin in the interests Of
this city and county. 1t is stated, how
ever, that telegram sent out with re-
gard TO what was done by the liquor
dealers Of this city was distorted IN some
way, so that 1t was made to appear that
the liquor dealers here We're raising
large fund, which was not the case
Whether any other citizens Of Savan-
nah besides those mentioned were sum-
moned IS not known. Those were all the
Eubpoenas in the hands of Constable
Humphries, and he knew Of no Others.
He refused to say from whom he had
received the subpOenas, except that they
came to him by mail, with directions
thai they be served.
Savannah made stubhorn fight on the
bill, but at no time wasNthere any init
nation on the part Of anyone that any
Of the liquor dealers here raised a fund
for the purpose Of defeating the measure
by improper methods.