The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
WANT NO SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
AJn Ehingham Man Had the CentraI's
Passenger Agent Arrested.

General Passenger Agent J. C. Halle of
the Central railroad is under bond of
500 on a charge of running an excursion
train on Sunday through Effingham eoun-
~. The warrant on which he was arrest
ed was sworn out by w. B. Canuet of
Efrngham and was served by an officer
OF that county.
The arrest was made just as MIR. Halle
had finished breakfast, the officer having
arrived on the early morning train. On
inquiTing for Mr.. Halle at his residence,
the man with the warrant was ushered in,
and the general passenger agent soon ap-
peared. He was astounded when told the
business that had brought his visitor. The
officer after Mr.. Halle had acknowledged
his identity, said, II have warrant for
YOUR arrest" The director of the Cen
drals passenger traffic, conscious of no in
territorial violation of the law, felt secure
in his position, and promptly asked to see
the warrant. 1t was shown him, and then
the mystery was explained.
The Certrais successful excursion last
Sunday from Savannah to Augusta and
return had passed through Effingham in
Viol alton of the strict ideas of Sabbath
oh servance entertained by some of it's in
hAhitants One of these whose sensibili-
ties we're scandalized by the sight of a
Measure party being carried through Eff
bingham on the Lords day, swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Mr.. Halle as the
originator and executor of the desecrat ton
Seeing that he was in for it, the general
passenger agent communed silently with
himself for few minutes, and then start
ed for the office of the roads attorneys,
yelling the officer that he had an engage
ment to go fishing with his family that
dav and did not care to have 1t broken by
an excursion train already run. At Law
ton & Cunningham law offices Mr.
Halle explained the situation and was ad-
Vised to get bondsman at once. Presi-
dent Conner of the Central was rung up
The attorney, Mr.. Halle and the officer
went to the presidents office and the
bond was made, Mr.. Conner going surety
in the sum of $500 for Mr.. Haile's APP
pearance before the judge of the county
court of Ehingham on June q. No one
besides those Immediately interested
knew anything of the matter. Mr.. Halle
said he was not particularly anxious to
have the affair exploited, and had not
intended to volunteer any information
The story came from the bingham end
n to the newspapers, however, and then he
4 seeded that he might as well tell the Sa-
4 Vannah end of it.
This is not the first time the question of
4 Sunday train running has been raised or
f.
on file an opinion of Messrs. Lawton and
Cunningham on the subject. This holds
that there is no violation of the law in
running excursion trains on Sunday The
train run last Sunday was the first ex-
cursion of the season over the Central
4 Others are advertised, and it is likely that
If they are looking for them, the good peo-
pie Of Effngham can find other violations
OF the law, as it is understood before the
case against Mr.. Halle comes up.
The officials are rather surprised that
the general passenger agent should have
been the one selected to bear the brunt
of the proceedings His connection with
the excursion was more remote than that
OF some other officials, and it would have
seemed one of them would have been
warranted" Mr.. Haile's name appeared
IN the advertisements of the excursion,
and 1t was probably from them that the
cue was taken by the prosecutor.
me DEFENDANTS friends regard the mat
Ter as good joke, and considerable chat
mig Is being good-humoredly borne by the
general passenger agent