The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-15
BOUND OVER TO THE COURT.
w. II. TEEPLE HELD IN DEFAULT
OF $4,000 BAIL.

He Says He Thinks He Will BE Able
to Give Bail shOrtIy-IIis Only
Statement at the Preliminary Was
Denial That He Furnished the
Money to FrIzzeII-The Evidence
Against Him Yesterday Was Prac-
ticalIy the Same AS That brought
Out at FrizEeIIs Henring-Mr.
Slater Attended FrIzzeII's Hearing
because He Thought He Had Been
Retained.
VIM. H. Teeple was bound over to the
United States court yesterday by United
States Commissioner NJ. \. Connolly, on
a charge of making and passing counter
felt money, and was sent 10 Jail in default
of bail in the sum of 5000
The evidence upon which Teeple was
bound over was practically the same as
that given at the preliminary hearing of
Chas. FrizzeH last Saturday afternoon,
and which led to Teeple's arrest. it was
in effect the story told by Frizzell of the
transactions between himself and Teeple
as corroborated by the statements of the
other witnesses summoned.
Frizzen, who was bound over to the
court Saturday, and sent to jail in default
of $1,000 bail, was the first witness placed
on the stand at the hearing yesterday.
He repeated his story to the commissioner
as he told it Saturday afternoon, and as
published in Sundays Morning News. He
stated that Teeple had visited him at his
house, at No. McAllister street, and
after some conversation, left four
silver dollars with him, telling
him the money was all right,
and that he would give him fifty
cents on every one of the dollars that he
passed.
After telling how he had passed one of
these dollars on Collector r. S. Prickett,
and tried to pass another on a Greek
fruit dealer, he told of another meeting
with Teeple. which he said took place
under the big sycamore tree back of the
school house on East Broad street. This
was followed by other meetings in the
same place, and altogether. FriZzell told
of twenty of the bad dollars that he
claimed were given him by Teeple.
Annie Robertson, who lives at No. Nc
Anister street with FTizzen and his wife,
testified to the fact that Teeple came
there not only once, but three or four
times, and said she had seen him in con-
versation there with FrizzeH on several
occasions.
Lucy Reese, another witness who lives
near the big sycamore tree in question,
said she knew both Teeple and Frizzeil,
and said she had seen them meet there
on one or two occasions and engage In
conversation.
Harmon Hardeman testified that he
went from Thunderbolt at the request OF
Frizzell to see Teeple. and to ask the lat
ter to assist Frizzell in getting out of jail.
He said he talked to Teepie for some
time, and that the latter did not seem
surprised at all that Frizzell and his wife
should have been arrested for passing or
trying to pass counterfeit money.
When Teeple was asked II he had any
thing to say about the matter he stated
simply that he did not give Frizzell the
money. He denied having any dealings
of that nature with the negro, and pleaded
not guilty when the warrant was read to
him.
While the evidence against Teeple is cir
cumstantial, none of the money and no
tools for making it having been found in
his possession, the authorities are of the
opinion that they have a good case against
him. 1t is said there are other witnesses
whose testimony was not taken at the
preliminary examination, as all needed
was enough to make out probable case.
Mr.. w. F. Slater appeared before the
commissioner to represent Teeple, and Mr.
+. NJ. Oliver appeared in behalf of Fritz
zell. Teeple was the only one on trial,
however, and the cross examination was
conducted by Mr.. Slater. When Mr..
Slater visited the jail the other day TO
see a client, Frizzell called him TO one
side, and asked him If he would repre-
sent him. Mr. Slater said he would, and
Teeple afterward made the same arrange
ment with him. He appeared, therefore,
at Frizzell's preliminary trial. as was
stated in the Morning News Sunday, sup
posing the negro wanted him to take hold
Of the case. 1t was only after the negro
found out that he represented Teeple also
that he said he did not want him to rep
resent him, If he represented Teeple, fear
ing, no doubt that he Emight get the
worst of it. Mr.. Slater, however, at
tended the examination in good faith,
supposing the negro desired his services,
as he said he did some time previously.
1t is not known yet whether Teeple viii
give bond or not. He will endeavor to
do so, and thinks he will have no trouble
in making arrangements to that end. How
ever, he went back TO Jail last night.