The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-14
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hesitation or confusion in her manner. She
evidently knew just what to say upon
each interrogatory, and her readiness
made what might otherwise have been a
very embarrassing situation to the COM
mittee, easily gotten through with. Mrs.
Crosby said she had never met Judge
Sweat before going to Indian Springs, she
had gone to that place with her aunt, the
wife of Judge A. S. Crosby. Prior to that
time she had seen Judge Sweat in Baxley
presiding on the bench, but had never
spoken to him. Later on, however, when
oss-examined by Senator Carter, she said
that Judge Sweat had been in the habit of
speaking to her when they met in Baxley,
and there was a passing acquaintance.
At the springs, she and her aunt stopped
at the Elder house. One day while getting
water she met Judge Sweat. 1t was rain
ing, and he escorted her to the Wigwam
hotel, and they sat on the veranda, togeth-
err for while. She had never been in
the hotel and he proposed to show her
through. She agreed and they entered.
AS they passed the door of his room which
was on the third floor. he told her that was
his room, and at the same time entered to
get an umbrella. AS he came out, he told
a chamber maid to place table in there,
that he wanted to do some writing that
night. She said that she was not type
writer or stenographer and never said
she was At the time her husband was ad-
mitted to bail for the killing of Mccarthy
she did not know Judge Sweat at all.
Mrs D. NJ. Crosby denied that she had
ever taken any moonlight strolls with
Judge Sweat. She met him first the day
it rained, and he took her home and then
called to see her next day.
On cross-eXamination by Senator Carter,
Mrs Crosby was asked if she ever went
into or came out of the Wigwam with
Judge Sweat by a back door or private
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had never met Judge Sweat before going
to Indian Springs, and had seen him only
once or twice on the bench. He had never
mentioned the case of her husband to her
nor she to him. Judge Sweats room was
on the third floor. The day she went to
walk with Judge Sweat, they just went
up the road and back again.
Mrs. Crosby was asked by Senator Carter
if she had had a conference at the Kim
ball house last night with Judge Sweat.
She replied that she had not, nor with any
one else.
Mr.. Han of the committee asked who
introduced Judge Sweat to her. at don't
know, she replied L don't think L was
ever introduced to the judge"
I'VE had seen each other a great many
times, and it was just the same" she
added, when Mr.. Hall asked If he ap-
preached her without being presented.
To explain this sort of a meeting Mr..
6TdHliey brought out from MRS. crosby
that she was on speaking terms with
Judge Sweat as well as many lawyers at
tending court at Baxley.
did you ever dress in black at Indian
Eprings?' asked Maj. Meldrim, as Mrs.
Crosby left the stand. Yes, sir, 1 did,"
was the reply.
This was intended to identify Mrs. Cros-
by as the lady in black, whom Judge
Sweat met on the bridge and walked off
with.
Attorney Brantley was sworn and testi-
fed that at the time Crosby was admitted
to bail he had a copy of the evidence be-
fore the coroner's jury, and therefore con-
scented that he should be admitted to bail
His recollection was that it was the March
following that Judge Parker told him he
was to be employed to assist in the pros
ecution. He did not know at the time
bond was made that the family of Nc
earthly had employed counsel to prosecute
He said there was nothing at all improper
in the conduct of Judge Sweat in the trial
of the case. He said so far as he knew,
Judge Sweat took no part in the solicitor
ship contest in Camden county, and he
| himself did not know how the grand jury
stood as between Bennett and Toomer.