The age-herald., 1897-12-03
NINETEEN CASES DISMISSED
A Late Official Scandal Refuted
 by the Federal Court.
FOR FRAUDULENT PRACTICES
Government Officials Had Been dcted-Heavy Fines For Contempt-Many Cases Dis-
 posed Off, Grand Jury May Adjourn

Tn the United States court yesterday nine cases against w. H. Hunter, three cases against Sandy White, six cases against c. c. Reid and one case against W. C. Reid for presenting false claims to the government wsre mol pressed and dis missed from the docket.
 These case!s grew out of an investiga- ton instituted some years ago resulting from a report of a United States grand jury.
 Special Agents Lee Chalmers and Lee Cowart of the treasury department con- ducted the examination, which resulted in a number of United States commission CTS and deputy m1arshals being indicted Robert C[larIson, who was United States commissioner at Atualla, was among the indicted, and is now serving term in the United States prison.
 It is understood thalp some time ago Chalmers recommended that the 1ndlct- merits against Hunter be dismissed.
 When court was opened yesterday morning w. E. Julian and L. F. Jackson were brought into court.
 Julian was arrested for contempt Of court and for resisting an officer in re- fusing to come ito Birmingham width a United Stats marshal, who was sent for him.
 HEAVILY FINED.
 Jackson was charged with refusing to assist an officer in making the arrest 7 Julian is an ex-United States marshal, and gives as an excuse that his W1fe was sick. Judge Boarmlan censured them se- verely for their conduct and entered a conditional fine of $50 against Julian and remanded both to the custody Of the marshal for trial on indictments which have been returned by the grand jury. sfyster their bonds were fixed at $2O0, which Jackson made.
 ON A TECFHNICALITY.
 The case of United States vs Henry F. Johnson, for retaining pension money, resulted in a<verd,ct of not guilty on the general charge, which was asked for by Col. Denson, the defendants att torney, on the plea of limitation.
 The case against him charging forgery in the same connection, took the same course.
 OTHER CASES HEARD.
 The following additional cases were disposed of:
 John Wallace ct al., sci ia; judgment nisi set aside.
 John Wallace, retail liquor dealer; plea of guilty and fine of $100 and costs and thirty days in prison.
 Joe Beal ct als., sci ia; judgment nisi set aside.
 Drue Cook ct all, sci ia; judgment nisi set aside.
 w. D. Watson and others, sci ia: judg- ment n.si set aside.
 w. E. Watson, retail liquor dealer; plea of guilty and fine of $10O and costs and thirty days imprisonment.
 John Sanders retail liquor dealer, guilty; remanded.
 James Williams, Kate Parker, Eli Williams, John Hammer and Henry Senns conspiracy to intimidate wit nesses; demurrer to indictment sustain ed and defendants discharged.
 w. G. Fields and w. T. Fields, illicit distilling; cases nolle pressed.
 R. Calhoun, two cases embezzlement and purlolnfng stamps from United States positoffice; demurrer to indict- ment sustained in one case and the other nolle pressed.
 S. w.. alias John Nolan; jury and yer dict of guilty, and remanded
 Nick House, conspiracy to inHmdate witness; on trial
 The grand jury will probably make it's final report today. No report was made yesterday.