People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-01-22

c)rnsel, will say that tho gentleman
| referred to is quite the equal and
lulte SIS prominent"
Az this poius the sentence vas lost
in the rattle of the cha'rman'S gaVel.
MIR BEACH SAID ''NAY."
Mr.. j IKE Beach was introduced
and testified that Judge Sweat went
to Indian Spring as his guest. He
arrived there Tuesday morning. He
ard his wife were leaving the hotel
with heir little girl and Judge Sweat
was with them. They met two ladies
in the plank walk, one an elderly
lady and enc Mrs. Crosby. Judge
Sweat turned and left with these
ladies, walking toward the spring.
MIR. Beach and his party spent fifteen
minutes at candy shop near the
El1er house, aud returning met Judge
Sweat aud the ladies coming hack.
That's the only time he saw Judge
Sweat with the lady, and hs was
there several days. The judge left
there Friday. He knew nothing OF
the scandal till Mr.. WsllP, of GriAip
told him, saying: "Jotl has got his
foot in it." Mr.. Beach Immediately
wrote to Judge Sweat and the judge
Immediately returned from Atlanta,
saying there was nothing init aud
he didn't propose to be run away,
aud he was going to justify himself.
Senator Mercer suggested that
there might be compromise. The
conversation occurred before Judge
Sweat came back to the spring. SEN
ator Mercer approached Mr. Beach
first, as a friend Of Judge Sweat, sug-
costing compromise.
81 told him not on his life," that I
was there with my family and did
not want to be mixed up with any
such thing. He said he would try to
adjust it. / said that was all rig htif
no wanted to try it. He talked first
as Judge Sweat's friend and then as
the lady's friend, and got me 80 con-
fused | didn't know what his position
was.
At the spring he heard some man
say: 81 hear that Judge Sweat has
got a lot Of money"
Mr.. Beach could not Identity the
man, though he heard it was old man
Faulkner. This was ruled out.
At 5 O'clock the committee ad-
icurned to meet at 9 this morning.
MORE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The first witness this morning was
DIR. r. o. Powell, who was a guest at
Indian Spring day or two after the
gossip about Judge Sweat and Mrs
Crosby commenced. He knew moth
ing Of his own knowledge. In regard
10 location, hs testified that the bath
house was only fsw yards from the
spring.
Mr.. John c. Mcdonald, of Judge
Sweat's counsel, was sworn and pro-
duced an affidavit made by Mr.. Col
lier, Dsc. %, 1895. Mr.. Mcdonald
presented the affidavit to Mr.. CeIlier,
who read it and said, eyes, I'll sign
that with pleasure"
Yesterday Mr.. Brantley asked Mr..
Collier if he did not say, "This whole
thing is 8 blamed outrage; they are
making a mountain cut Of mole
hill"
Mr.. Collier denied saying this.
Mr.. Mcdonald said Mr.. Collier Gid
not use these words. In regard to
the back stairway, Mr.. Mcdonald
thought all the stairways were used
by guests. He had been up all Of
them.
In reply TO Senator Carriers ques-
ton whether he took prepared AFT.
davit to Mr.. Collier, MIR. Mcdonald
said it was prepared before he went
to Indian Spring.
Senator Collier brought ont, by
questions, the fact that Mr.. Mcdonald
is counsel for Judge Sweat and is
practioing attorney in Judge Sgeat's
circuit.
In reply to Chairman Feldor'e
question, Mr. Mcdonald said the
stairway Judge Sweat and Mrs. Crosby
ascendsd was no fire escape, but
regular stairway, constructed in the
usual manner.
The Collier affidavit was then put
in evidence.
MIR. BEACH AGAIN.
At this point Mr.. Jake Beach again
took the Stand. He said that Mr..