The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
BEGINNING TO HIT BACK.
VI. A. BUTTIMER CHARGED WITH
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.

A Warrant sworn Out at Justice
CoIIman's Court by One of the Par
ties Charged With Illegal Regis
tratiOn-The Grand Jury's Appa-
rent Let-Up on the Registration
Investigations brings Out War
rants Against Several PartieS-The
Citizens Club to Organize in the
Second District - The duBignon
Clubs Meeting.
The fight over the registration question
seems to be on in earnest. A warrant
was issued yesterday from Justice Charles
Collmans court against Mr.. NJ. A Butti-
mer charging him with malicious prose-
cution. The warrant was sworn out by
Charles w. Mackey, one of the parties ar
rested on warrant charging him with
illegal registration.
Mr. Buttimer gave bond in the sum of
$780, He has been, as is well known, promi-
nently connected with the Liberal Club
in its urgent prosecutions against the al
legged Illegally registered parties, and
through him large amount of the evil
dence used in these cases has been col
lected.
This evidence has been presented to the
cases. and so far only four indictments
have been found. In the others it appears
there was not sufficient evidence to war
rant indictments, and there has been some
talk on the part Of these parties of getting
back at the men who were foremost in
urging the prosecution.
Recently it appears the grand jury de-
cided 1t did not care to go on with an in
vestgation of the cases. The grand Jurors
GnrfrHlV rRffEanT
they have taken in the matter, but they
have some of them quietly expressed
themselves to the effect that they are
quite tired of these sort of Investigations
and some members of the body have re-
beled against going on with the work.
Ihere was large number of witnesses
in court Monday afternoon waiting to be
called in four or five cases that were to
have been presented, but the witnesses
were not called for. 1t appeared that the
grand jury did not want to hear from
This, as was stated in yesterdays Morn
ing News, was not satisfactory to those
who are pushing the cases against the
parties charged, and is responsible for the
fact that in number of cases warrants
have been issued. Fifteen to twenty war
rants were sworn out charging as many
parties with Illegally registering their
names on the voters books. In several OF
the cases the parties were brought up and
made to give bond and it is said the others
will be brought up to-day. Some of the
warrants were sworn out at the court of
Justice Waring Russell, Jr., some at the
court of Justice Patterson and others at
the court of Justice Samuel Reynolds
1t is stated that a large number of the
go to 300 alleged cases of illegal registra-
ton will be brought up for investigation
by means of warrants, and that the par
ties charged will be made to give bond. In
this way 1t is expected to force investiga-
tions, which have not been progressing
satisfactorily to those urging them, so far
as they have gone.
Solicitor General Fraser was asked
about the warrants yesterday, but said he
knew nothing whatever about them, as
none of them have as yet been returned
to his office.
A circular has been issued calling for a
meeting of the voters of the Second dis
trict, to be held at Odd Fellows hall to-
morrow at $50 o'clock, for the purpose
of organizing q Second district political
club, as an adjunct to the Citizens Club.
The circular calls on all those who in
dorse the policy of the present administra-
ton, and are in sympathy with the plat
form and principles of the Citizens Club
to be present, and unite with this club
A representative of the Morning News.
understanding that this meeting was to
be held last night, went to the hall and
sought admission. The doors were lock-
ed and he received replies to queries
through the eye-hole 1t was afterward
stated TO him that he had run onto a
rousing meeting of the American Protec-
tive Association.
The duBignon Club held an enthusiastic
meeting last night at Turner's hall The
hall was very well filed CHARLES cars
funkle was elected president, and J. NJ.
Thomas, secretary. The club was address,
ed by Mr. A. N. Manucy and others 1t
is growing in numbers every day and will
take an active working stand in the cam
paign. Verbal resolutions indorsing Mr.
duBignon for the Senate We're adopted.
Meetings will be called from time to time
and everything possible will be done in
Mr.. duBignons interests.