The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-18
TO GO TO THE GRAND JURY.
THE WARRANTS AGAINST TwITTY
AND REEVE TURNED OVER.

They VIII Come Before the Grand
Jury Next Week-Mr. =. l. MeSall
a Member of That Body-NeIther
of the Prisoners Have Given Bond.
Speculation a. 20 What Has He
come of the Money-SectiOns Of
the Code which Relate 10 the Of
lenses said TO Have Been Com
mitted.
There were no new developments yes
terday in the cases against H. D. Twitty
and H. n. Reeve charged with making
fraudulent rosin and turpentine receipts
with intent 10 defraui the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railway.
There Is considerable curiosity 20 know
what became Of the money secured from
the banks on these receipts II has been
stated that il was used in cotton specuia-
tons though that is not definitely known
The habits of neither of the men charged
with making and negotiating the false re-
ceipts would lead anyone 10 believe that
there had been any reckless expenditure
Of money on their part, and Reeve has
stated that he never received a dollar on
any OF the receipts that We're issued BY
him. II appears. however, that the money
has disappeared. and those interested in
the matter are at a loss 10 account for It,
Neither Of the men gave bond yester-
day. and they are still ia Jail. II does not
seem likely that they viii give bond as it
is stated other warrants can be issued. and
It is the intention Of the railroad company
10 issue them, in case bond IS given under
the warrants now standing
The warrants we're turned over TO the
solicitor general yesterday by Justice War
ing Russell, Jr., before whom they We're
sworn out As the grand jury Of the SUI
perior court, before which they go. was
In session IN the afternoon, q was ex-
pected that the cases would come up at
that time. Solicitor General Fraser found
81 impossible however 10 bring them be
fore that body then. and they will come
up next week.
Mr. Francis 1. Mccall. by whom Twitty
was employed and entrusted with power
of attorney, is a member OF the supe-
rior court grand jury before which the
cases will go. Mr. Mccall has been very
deeply affected over the matter, which
was as much q surprise 70 him as TO any
Of those interested. He has not yet COM
pleted a full examination into his bust
ness affairs and does not know what his
books show, II anything, with regard TO
tt.
The attorneys for the railroad are stll
silent as TO the whole transaction. There
Is no doubt. however. that the figures as
given by the Morning News are approx
mately correct, II not quite so. They We're
obtained from unaut horbtative source, and
none Of those who know anything about
the matter would dispute them.
The offenses with which the warrants
charge the men under arrest are felonies
according to the statutes. There are two
sections OF the code relating to them. Sec
tion 4451 OF the code says;
IF any person shall fraudulently make,
sign forge, counterfeit or alter. or be con-
cerned in the fraudulent making, signing,
forging counterfeiting or altering any
other writing not herein provided for
(meaning any other than a note, bill. draft
or check, mentioned IN the preceding sec
tom, with intent TO defraud any person
or persons, bank or other corporate body,
or shall fraudulently cause or procure the
same 10 be done, such person so offending
prisOnment and labor in the penitentiary
for any time not less than two years, nor
longer than five years
Another section Of the code applicable
10 the case Is 1455. which says: IF any
person shall designedly, by color Of any
counterfeit letters or writing, made In
any other persons name, or fictitious
name. obtain from any person money,
goods chattels or other valuable thing,
with intent to defraud any person, mer-
camille house or body corporate, or COM
ting shall, on conviction, be punished by
Imprisonment and labor in the penften-
tiary, for any time not less than two nor
more than seven years"