The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
TO CAPTURE MAJ. PARTRIDGE.
THE GOVERNOR OFFERS A RE-
WARD FOR HIS ARREST.

Solicitor General Osborne Determin-
ed to Find Him-Hartridge SuppOs-
ed TO BE in EurOpe-SOuthwest ern
Stockholders Anxious for His Re-
turn-The Indictment Against Him
for Forgery.
1t appears that efforts are going TO be
made for the apprehension Of Maj. A. l..
Hartridge. now under indictment in the
superior court on the charge Of forgery.
The information was received in Savan-
nah yesterday that Gov. Atkinson has Of
fered a reward for his arrest The Morn
ing News received from Atlanta last night
the following dispatch with regard to the
governors offer of reward:
"A reward of 500 was to-day offered by
Gov. Atkinson for the arrest Of Maj. A.
L. Hartrdge Of Savannah, who left Sa-
vannah just prior to his Indictment for
forgery, some time ago. The application
for the reward was made by Solicitor
General W. W. Osborne. The indictments
against Maj. Hartridge, who was one Of
the most prominent citizens of Savannah,
are based upon the raising of certificates
of stock in the Southwestern Railroad
Company. According TO the information
at the executive department, Maj Hart
ridge is supposed to be ~ Europe and the
reward is expected to help bring him back
to Savannah to stand trial Solicitor o.
borne i'm his letter to the governor, states
that the stockholders of the Southwestern
railroad are anxious that Maj. Hartridge
be brought to Justice"
The details of the case are fresh in the
public mind. Maj. Hartridge obtained
sums Of money from the Germania Bank
and the National Bank of Savannah upon
lrx torn fnwp d
which were raised considerably above the
number OF shares for which they were is
sued, one of them being raised from six
teen to sixty shares and another from
Warrants for his arrest were issued
from the courts Of Justice Russell and
Hartridge remained a home sick, but
when finally able TO appear arrangements
had been made by which both the banks
mentioned received full mpensation for
their losses by reason Of the loans made
on the forged certificates, and they did
not prosecute the defendant in the nagis-
trates courts. This is said to have been
agreed upon in consideration of the fact
that the amounts were paid in full.
When the prosecuting witnesses failed
to appear, the justices dismissed the war
rants against Mai Hartridge, and this of
course relieved his bondsmen. Within a
few days after this time Maj. Hartridge
left the city
The Southwestern Railroad COMPANY.
through its directors, then took the mat
ter up, and insisted on a prosecution of
the case. At their request President b. a.
Denmark of that road went before the
grand jury OF the superior court, and the
other witnesses were also sumomned The
result was two indictments for forgery
were found.
Shortly after this time Solicitor General
W. w Osborne went into Office, and he
has since been making efforts looking to
the arrest of the defendant. The secur-
ing of the governors offer of a reward is
one step in that direction. and 1t is pretty
certain that the efforts will be continued.
Should Mai. Hartridge be arrested, how
ever, Solicitor General Osborne would not
prosecute II in behalf of the state, owing
TO the fact that his law partner Hon.
Pope Barrow, represented the defendant
went into Office