People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-01-22
WHITEW ASHR)
JUDGE SWEAT.
THE COMMITTEE REFUSES
TO CALI FOR AN IN.
PEACHMENT.
TIE CARTER CHARGES FAIL.
Though The People Will Com
mend Him and will Believe
the Evidence was Strong
Enough.

pPi1bS hclNSut w as feHuIueu- OH
Thursday evening. Mr.. Bryan Collier
testified that Judge Sweat and Mrs.
Crosby went up by private stairway
in tbs rear of the hotel that was built
for fire escaps. The housekeoper
told him that they entered the judges
room and looked out Of the window,
but that the door remained open
while they were in the room. (Right
here it may be remembered that both
Judge Sweat and Mrs. Crosby, in
their statements, were careful to say
that Mrs. Crosby did not enter the
room at all hut stood near the door
in the hallway while the judge en-
tered the room for his umbrella)
Asked by Col. Meldrim if he knew
Of any improfer conduct between
Judge Sweat and Mrs Crosby, the
witness replied: Improper, no; IL
discreet, yes"
Mr.. Collier testified that Mr.. G
Faulkner's character was good and
that he would believe any statement
that be would make on oath. He
had also always heard the Misses
Bradley highly spoken Of,
Mr. George Collier testified that
Mr.. Faulkner's character was good
Hs had never heard OF the Misses
bradley before this Incident.
Col t. r. Mills, Of Grihip, who
was at tins Wigwam with Judge
Sweat, was the next witness. They
ate breakfast together and after the
meal he invited the Judge to smoke
cigar. The judge said he had not
time, as he was going 10 see friends
at the Elder house. About an hour
afterwards he saw Judge Sweat with
the'lady nov in the senate chamber,
(Mrs. Crosby. AT another time the
judge came up from the spring while
she was sitting on the veranda. The
judge and Mrs, Crosby went around
the east end of the hotel. Mr.. Wat.
son called his attention to the lady
and the judge walking together. I.
was not raining, but the judge had bis
umbrella up over the lady to protec.
her from The sun. About two hours
afterward Mr.. Collier, Mr.. Wiling
ham, Mr.. Watson and himself we've
on the west end Of the veranda, and
Mr. Watson remarked, "There they
come" There was rain during the
intervening two hours. Col. Mills
testified that on this walk Judge
Sweat and Mrs Crosby went in the
direction OF big poplar tree al
secluded spot.
The lady was always dressed in
black. Mr.. Wells saw the judge and
the lady together three or Four tinse,
on the bridge one day, and walking
together as above described. He
saw them walk in q pathway toward
the forest.
THAT POPLAR TREE.
Mr.. Wells never saw any guest use
the private stairway which Mr.. Col-
lier said was made for fire escape.
II was the morning Of Judge
Sweat's arrival that he invited him TO
smoke. While the judge and the
lady were cut some one said, 81
wonder how they ere getting on in
the rain," and tie witness replied,
"They will not suffer, the judge has
an umbrella" The poplar tree was
secluded spot, but there was moth
Ing wrong in ladies visiting it. It
was large tree, one of the sights of
the place, and nearly every guest
went to see II.
Col. t. A. Parker, of Bailey, was
put on the stand. He talked with
Judge Sweat about the Indian Spring
episode and received letters from him
on that subjecs. Two of them ne
handed the committee. Ohe of them
was confidential. 1t enclosed aa
anonymous letter which was returned
to Judge Sweat. The anonymous
letter, written from Baxley, advised
JugeSWeatthat there might be trouble
for him if he came to Baxley. Tbs
only conversation he had with Judge
Sweat was since the reception Of the
letters The judge always stood by
the statements in tho letters which
maintained his innocence.
The first letter was read and gave
an account OF the Indian Spring affair
substantially the same as that given
in Judge Sweat's sworn answer.
The confidential letters relatsd to the