The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-06
SwEAT'S ANSWER TO CARR.
THE JUDGE PUTS IN A LON D-
NAL OF THE CHARGEy

M rVbem-He Also Names
No WISHES Called he"ut'"i
and outlines What tn VIII res
hfy to.
Atlanta. Ga, Jan. SCI hiiiah eiueI
- the subcommittee to pa" upon 'ne ieie-
,.socv Of the testimony opposed IN 'he
Reese and Sweat investiuoh to-uaS pe-
he7sq .-e,,,,,,o of enhnhas for the wit
resses asked for by S H'or Car'el anu
NESS ,,,h,, ara n investigated. At
TOR passing over the lHol WITNESSES anu
&C. 80, +ha staterhts of the parties
80 tb,,,, exnech to show by each,
d W ~, 17elder an Mr.. Slaton, his CO.
....,,,,o, did BIT find any to be
- ,,t rrberehll be large number
.-,.u.ssos TndeiR Reese alone having
- ....,7 q aozajor more from each
.,. IN bis circt, and this item of the
-.4,~,+io, wtiher there is an inn
4 ,.,,7e,,+ trial mot, will be heavy ex-
40 mast 1.-THE witnesses will have
- brought bm distant parts of the
,t. and tbeirhileage and per diem paid
a. the treahry. Judge Sweat did not
.,rIs+a his iswer until this morning.
t+ be nakeA detailed denial of all the
3 ices made kainst him by Senator Car
,.r It is in bill, as follows:
.lIo1 Thonlk B. Fielder Jr.. Chairman
RI committee Ahnta, Ga.-Dear Sir: In re-
saocsa TO the enate resolution requesting
him 10 name be particular judges of the
,-.ta and 10 secify in writing the charges
.,oirst them Hon. Yancey Carter, the
ss,ator from be Thirty-frst district, pre-
ear.ad an arthe from the Atlanta Look
,og Glass. undr date of Sept. 9, 1895, max
mo sansationl and scandalous charges
AGAINST a Gedgia judge. and named me as
the Judge redrred to, according to his in
formation.
The matd having been transmitted TO
the House Il Representatives, the COM
mfttee of which you have the honor to be
rbafrnan tas appointed to make an in
vestisationl and report to an adjourned
Session of the legislature.
your ebmmittee having organized,
adoJted cetta Q rules of procedure, under
Hhch as ] understand them, Senator Car
te has been given al opportunity of filing
ne list of his witnesses, with a statement
the facts expected to be proven by
aem in support of the Looking Glass ar
icle to enable you to determine whether
he evidence sought is material, relevant
and admissible, and if desired whether
hey shall be brought before the commit
ee for examina ton at the expense of the
,tate, the same right and privilege being
accorded me in making my defense to the
'harges made and implied in the Looking
Glass article
Under the burden of proof resting upon
Senator Carter to establish the truth of
the Looking Glass article, presented IND
preferred as the distinct charge made
against me. and which I have, thereiore,
r been put on notice to meet, while l have
Nalzed his utter inability to carry the
burden thus assumed and placed upon him
by every correct rule of evidence and of
proper procedure, yet, assuming he would
undertake to do So have, in the limited
time allowed, and as far as l could with
out sacrifice of my judicial duties. pre-
pared to meet successfully the charges
50 made and implied as aforesaid, as best
could. l. therefore, submit and file
= with you the following list of witnesses to
8be subpoenaed and brought before the
4 committee on Jan II, for examination, and
al the expense of the state, with a brief
j statement of the facts to be proven by
them:
Mrs. D. M. Crosby on Air Line rail-
& road, near Waycross, Ga. She will testify
4 Jul AucttiilS dl 1luAdIl llll5s the oAlii-
ner resort referred to, IN 1895, was year
and a half after her husband had been
4 admitted to bail under the charge of muir
der; that 1 had no knowledge or cOnnsc-
ion with her visit there, but she went
with a sick aunt, Mrs. S. A. Crosby, and
at her request, and that of her uncle,
h Judge S. A. Crosby; that l did not visit
her at the Elder house, having gone there
but once while she was there, and that
was to escort her back to the hotel with
my umbrella after a sudden hard rain
catching her at the spring and causing
her to stop in at the Wigwam hotel, and
while il was still raining some; that this
was the only occasion she was at the
Wigwam hotel. and that 1 went to my
room their to get my umbrella, and that
nothing improper occurred between us
there or during her visit at the springs,
\ or at any other time or place.
Judge S. a. Crosby and his wife, Mrs.
g. A. Crosby, near BaXley, in Appling
county. They will corroborate the testi-
mony of Mrs. d. M. Crosby as to the cir
cumstances of her visit to Indian Spring,
and the admission of D. M Crosby to BAIL
Nv. A. Elder, ST., Indian Spring, Ga.
He will testify to the visit of Mrs S. A.
Crosby and her niece, Mrs. d. M Crosby,
70 the spring and to their stopping at his
house, and to the only occasion of my
calling While they were there being the
afternoon when it rained very hard.
B. A. Collier, Indian Spring. Ga, will
testify he was in charge of the Wigwam
hotel in the summer of 1895; that l was a
welcome guest there, went and come of
my own accord, and that no request, sug-
seston or intimation was ever made to
me TO vacate my room or leave the hotel
on account of complaints or for any
cause.
John Byas, Indian Spring, Ca, will
testify to my meeting several women at
the spring one morning from G. Faux
ners house, waiting on them, dipping and
handing them water, and seeing US all
walk off about the same time together,
and that G. Faulkner afterwards told him
all he was after was to try and make
some money out Of me by claiming l had
made an improper remark to or in the
presence of the ladies.
g. ]. Holton, near Bailey, in Appling
county, Georgia, who will testify to all
the circumstances of ID. M. Crosby being
admitted to bail by consent and without
contest, and of his subsequent fair and
impartial trial and acquittal
John Hamilton, near BaXley, in Appling
county, Georgia, will testify to being a
Juror on first trial of ID. NJ Crosby, which
was fair and impartial, and after two days
and nights mistrial being declared, the
Jury standing eight for acuuittal and four