The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
THE. INVESTIGATION TO GO ON.
THE GRAND JURY TO TAKE UP IL
LEGAL REGISTRATION Mon
DAY.

Witnesses SummOnded in Several
Cases-The Grand Jury's Session
Yesterday Concerned Principally
with the County Budget-Dr. II. j.
Charlton Before the Jury with
Reference TO the County Map-On-
Iy One Indictment.
The grand jury of the superior court
held quite long session yesterday after
noon, most of the time being spent in a
consideration of the county budget
DR.. T. ]. Charlton of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, went before the grand
jury with reference to the county map
and other matters connected with the bud
get. Commissioner Charltons principal
interest, however. was in the map. There
has been good deal of trouble over the
map, and the situation with regard 10 it
has been much misunderstood. DR.. Charl-
ton is an advocate of the map, and 1t
is understood he went before the grand
jury for the purpose of showing the men,
bers of that body of what advantage the
map will be after it is completed.
The grand jury as will be remembered,
asked for information from the county
commissioners with regard to the county
showing what the original estimate for
the work amounted to, what work had
been done, and how much money was
needed to complete, as well as what had
been spent upon it already. In this state
ment the clerk of the county commits
sioners said as the county commission
ers were divided on the question of the
advantages of the map, he would make
81,
advantages were. DR.. Charlton thinks
there are great advantages in the map,
and that is what he went before the grand
jury to show.
The grand jury, however, has not as yet
made any formal report with regard to
the county budget. That body has the mat
ter under consideration and will no doubt
within few days, or when 1t makes its
final presentments make its recommends
tons with regard to the county budget. 1t
Is understood that while other items in
the budget were discussed none of them
We're given any such consideration as was
given the county map.
1t was decided by the grand jury to go
on with the investigation Of the cases pre-
sented with regard to Illegal registration.
Representatives of the Liberal Club have
presented the names of something like 300
names of parties whom they claim to have
been illegally registered. The grand jury
| considered these matters for sometime,
but at the meeting a week ago did not
have any Of the witnesses before it.
on with the investigation of the cases and
| for that purpose will hold meeting Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. At that time
witnesses will be summoned to testify
| with regard to such cases as will be pre-
scented and in whatever cases the grand
| jury deems there is sufficient evidence to
| warrant their being presented to the court,
| special presentments will be made. What
| the grand jury has done in this matter so
| far Is unknown, as no presentments of any
| kind have been made.
As has been stated in the Morning News
| the members of the Citizens Club faction
also have a little list of Illegally register
| ed voters, as they claim, but they are
| holding it in reserve. They say the evil
| dence with regard to Illegally registered
| voters is too fiimsy to accomplish anything
| in law, as 1t is hard matter to prove res
| idence to the satisfaction of the court.
The grand jury has the matter thor
oughly in hand, however, and some inter
| esting developments are looked for
The only criminal case considered by the
grand jury was that of James Lloyd, who
| was indicted for the larceny of 500 in
money from the steamer Three Links, the
money being the property Of Mr.. Augustus
| Oamler.