The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
NOT STRENGTHENED OUT YET.
MR.. WELLS INSISTS ON THE RETURN
OF HIS MONEY AND BOND.

ny Mr. hdupt snail BE Returned to
the OglethOrDe COmpany-CIaime,i
That the Church's Failure to Ac-
cePt His Proposition Releases His
Check and BOnd-Stiu Looking for
the Way Out of the ENHANCEMENT.
The sources from which the money was
made up to to pay the indebtedness of
Mr.. George w. Haupt to the building
fund of the Duffy Street Baptist Church
are now known.
The total amount rendered the commit
tee Of the church was $3,111.27. OF this
$sc5 represented the balance of the build
ing fund which was on deposit at the
bank where the fund had been placed by
Mr.. Haupt, and $505.27 was in currency,
being money which Mr.. Haupt had at his
command and which he turned over 10
Mr.. James T. Wells toward making up the
fund. Another $1,000 was in the form of
check given by Mr.. Wells on the bank
in which he had deposited the amount Mr..
Haupt had handed him in currency and
which it afterwards developed had been
secured by Mr.. Haupt through a misuse
of the check of the Oglethorpe company.
The balance, 500, was to be covered by
note for ninety days given by Mr. Wells
to complete the amount understood to be
due the church by Mr.. Haupt. To secure
this note Mr.. Wells rendered the church
a Central of Georgia S per cent first in
come bond of the par value of 81 900.
In acting for Mr.. Haupt, Mr.. Wells was
entirely unaware that the 81, 900 had been
obtained by Mr. Haupt unlawfully He
believed that Mr.. Haupt had realized on
personal assets and that the entire
| amount of $2,111.27 rendered by Mr.. Haupt
| individually was to all intents and pur-
poses part of the church building fund,
! leaving but about 800 to be raised to COM
! plete the fund and relieve Mr. Haupt from
| his trouble. With this belief he offered to
| give his personal note for that amount
and secure 1t, as stated, by the bond re-
| ferred to. His sole desire was to assist
| MIR. Haupt out of his embarrassment and
protect him from the great injury that
would be done him by prosecution.
! 1t was on Friday that the sum mention
ed was rendered in this form. A meeting
OF the committee Of the church was held
at Attorney Gains Office. Mr. Wells
| called there and offered the amount in
| 1ui settlement, with a condition that the
| church was not to prosecute Mr.. Haupt
! The committee, not believing itself author
lied to accept the proposition, refused 10
/ take the money, check and bond but stat
ed that meeting of the church would be
held that night, at which Mr. Wells
proposition would be passed upon. The
/ money, ETC., which were in large en-
Yelope, were then handed back to Mr..
! Wells by Attorney Cain. Mr. Wells start
ed to go to his Office to put the envelope
! IN MS safe, but having only a few min
| utes TO get 10 the depot, asked that Mr.
/ cain put 1t In his safe until the next
| morning IL was in this way that the
money, etc, remained in Mr. Gains nos
! session, and was garnsheed by the church
| 10 prevent us being returned to Mr. Wells
VINO subsequently made claim for 1t.
| II was not until Saturday that Mr. Wells
got an intimation that of the money place1
in his hands by Mr. Haupt $1,000 had been
| Wrongfuily obtained. AS soon as he became
cohVersant with the facts he called and re-
| quested the return of the package in order
that the $1,000 might be placed In possess
| sion of the Oglethorpe company. to whom,
he had reason to believe 1t belonged His
| request, 1t appears, was refused
Acllhg under the advice of his attorney
| ". l.. Gigniinat, Esq, Mr.. Wells has re-
| Iused TO accept any receipt from the
church or its attorney for the contents of
the package, on the ground that the cbrrch
declined to accept his proposition. hut in
| return submitted a new proposition. which
| ne declines, and on the higher ground thai
OF the money involved 81 900 is the proner-
ty OF the Oglethorpe Company. and can
not be legally or morally paid over to the
| church to settle a part of Mr.. Haupf's in
| debtedness. -
This is about the present status of tbe
case. Fourteen hundred dollars seems 10
| belong TO the church fund beyond Question
| Sl'0OV belongs 10 the Oglethorpe eomnanv
ana MT. Wells bond, offered as security
items. 0'iei
From the fur report of the meeting of
the DUFFY Street Baptist Church. a COW
OF winch has been furnished Attorney Gig
| nlAiat, Il seems that instead of accepting
Mr.. Wells proposition, the church adopt-
ed resolutions as follows
! Resolved That If the party or narties
/ VINO nave become surety for Bro. Geo. w
haupt, treasurer Of the building fund shall
return TO whoever this meeting shall des
/ lshate' sufficient money to reimburse the
| cnurch Tor the amount of the shortage as
SHOWN by the statement of the treasurer of
! the building fund with interest al the rats
| reported to the building committee nv The
/ SAID treasurer, and shall give security "a
| pay INTO the same fund any additional
amount which may hereafter be shown To
/ nave been paid over to the said George w
haupl, treasurer then the church will not
| prosecute the case further against Mr.
! Haupt, provided Mr.. Haupt shah prodIIca
| MS books and turn over the same with
all the papers and vouchers, to the build
ing committee, or whoever the church
shall authorize TO receive them, by 10 a,
m, Sept 10"
The books, etc, had not been turned
over to a late hour yesterday Afternoon.
The church resolution, Attorney Gignil-
nat claims, amounts to a counter PROPOSE
uon, instead of an acceptance of Mr.
Wells proposition. The tender made nv
Mr.. Wells in Mr.. Haupfs behalf is accord
ingly held by him to have fallen through
and the claim is made that Attorney cain
! should turn over The funds and securities
which Mr. Wells left in his hands. Mr.
Welis proposition, as expressed in the
church minutes, is as follows:
The payment of $1,50O cash, and a nine
ty"day note for 800, given by the said
| friend and secured by a Central of Geor-
gia per cent. first income 81 900 bond
worth on the market at present $500 All
this on condition that the church drop the
matter and that prosecution cease SO Far
as the church was concerned