The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-14
swFATS FIGHT WITH SCANDAL
u,xc PROVED AGAINST MRS.
",osuy DESPITE THE TALK.

loo accused of Using His In
IN no nm the Bench to Secure Her
t.oud.s AcquittaI on a Charge
,Iurder-JurOrs Testify That
r,,dpe showed No Partially.
, Reese Case to Be Reached This
,,oop-NO Provision Made by
=. legislature For Meeting the
,.c,ses of the Commission.
,,.rta Ca. Jan. 1S.-The Sweat inves-
.,'on was nearly completed this after
soon ~ by the committee. 1t will not ne
,,ned until tomorrow afternoon, when
n.itoesses to the Indian Springs end
e.b. affair are expected. In the morn
tbe Reese case will be commenced
-a1-s Reese arrived to-day, and was pres
.ot al the capitol awhile.
rho Investigation to-day was confined 10
-. .uesed scandal at Indian Springs and
,abe charge that Judge Sweat had packed
y, Grand Jury of Camden county with
..,osmen for the purpose of getting that
ho5v to make a favorable recommends
~, If N M. Toomer, candidate for So
n,.tor AGAINST John w. Bennett. There
.s strong testimony on both sides of
nj. count. but the prevailing opinion is
that it was not satisfactorily sustained.
NINA defense succeeded in proving beyond
u.n,-a that D. n. Crosby had been ad-
mi-ted to bail in Appling county, where
4. was under indictment for murder
r.ar and more before the meeting be-
tusen Judge Sweat and Mrs. Crosby, his
nfs occurred at Indian Springs, but at
rho time of this meeting Crosby had not
rst been acquitted. He was tried a month
,ftsr This meeting, and it is alleged that
1u5oe Sweat used his position upon the
bs,cb t6-sSeure his final acquittal, in con-
.as--ence of the alleged meeting with
5s wife The charge which he delivered
IA the Jury at that time has been sent
for 10 show what he said to cause this sus-
mcion. for at the time it was gossiped
about that the relations between the
Judge and the wife Of the man on trial
were not proper. 1t was testified also that
the appearance of Mrs. Crosby in the
eour. room during the trial created a SEN
sation in connection with this gossip.
On the other hand, it was shown by the
testimony of jurors that Judge Sweat was
impartial Crosby's attorneys also testi-
fed that they believed the court mad not
acted partially, though the attorneys re-
marked significantly as he testified on this
point "rhat he could not object to any
thing in the charge that was favorable
to his client"
Quite an interesting little bit of the in
side working of the investigating COM
mlttee came out this AFTERNOON during
the consideration of the preliminaries of
the Reese case. 1t transpired
that the legislature made no pro-
vision for meeting the expenses of the
committee in summonsing witnesses, etc.
chairman Fielder announced that he had
asked the governor to draw his warrant
Tor enough to pay the travelling expenses
Oh the seargeant-at-arms and clerk in
theT work Of summOnsing witnesses ana
the governor had refused, though he had
pald members of the penitentiary pardon
committee their mileage and per diem dur
Ing the time they worked during the last
vacation. The state treasurer had also
refused to honor the request, Chairman
ieder said, and he found that unless the
through for the lack of funds with which
% send out for the witnesses he would
nave 70 put up the money himself This,
ae said, he had done to the amount of
s|' put this was now exhausted, and
nv uI not intend to put up any more, but
"0uiu allow the committee to make some
arrangement about it. Money was need
eu al once to send out for the new wit
aeSses required, and the chairman stated
.Hal something would have to be done
d, once. The committee did not like the
"7a oil taking up a collection to send the
Mgeant-at-arms out on the road again,
alu lor a While it looked as if the new
~I.hesSes would be abandoned and the ad-
uIVAai charges preferred allowed to go
ue demnitiOn bow-wows
IANaLy chairman Fielder agreed that if
F committee would pass the necessary
gsoiuIon authorizing the expenditure
wa, wa, ue mad already made and that yet
,yIa'hed to be incurred, he would nego-
~a'e new loan to the committee for the
covssary running expenses. This the
vg. wee did, and the sergeant-at-arms
o N" axe the road again in the morning
IL t1loney furnished by Chairman Fielder
4 bi NVeP 'ne investigation going But for
~, .S Ioan to the committee at the outset
All 0ouIu nave been no Investigate ton at
ler-Hs lhe controversy over this di-
ed Ia Mr' Meldrim of Chatham declar-
4 sbo,I4 'He newspaper reporters present
nat,". uot be allowed to publish these
thew n.1.1ld ana said he thought that unless
miton" "ou4u agree not to do so the COM
naett, should exclude them from the
fror s. lhe views of the gentleman
with If, atham, however, did not meet
lee AMI luH endorsement of the commit
Aftorri' never came to a motion.
4 roor ''s Tor Judge Reese this after
4 ton t5a t5.'toNhced that they took the posi-
a men, t VIII not suffice for impeach-
4 been 5, 5a'dpish the fact that he has
Il Val nto,it'lN once or twice, but that habit
arms M ."uoh must be shown. A perfect
"A hs ia, "''uesses has been summoned In
hour f'l, ana the committee spent an
ga1 " 1Ilernoon In trying to see some
wa which the number could be iosa-
. Gag me-. "lHout success. The expense
Aiss I,i Illnesses Will be enormous.
Judge So" bradley, the girl to whom
nBro,s, Is alleged to have made the
r.aued 'Iances at Indian Springs. was
'l1 tb., IHe opening of the inyestiea-
arybiro tIoIhing, but neither side had
"A aclsaj 'Ni ,ner to ask her and she was
Mk. IT, me time being.
"a Senator c'Na Bradley was then called nv
Lea 9i.5 Hler She Is the aunt az Miss
sae hoarl "os with her at Indian Syringe
sweat at5 we conversation between Judpe
lassei n, MISS Leila at the spring. RE
ae srIs t water around and asked one of
oeciued ,ti un m race with him. The rlrl
4 Nert ana the party went ~. 7 ~ So