The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13

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ped from his hand and fell into the river
The efforts of the party to recover the
watch were unsuccessful. Next morn
ing, when they fshed their trot line. it
contained good-sized catfish, and in pre-
pairing the fish for breakfast the men were
astonished to hear a ticking noise inside
OF his hshship little later it was dis
covered that the fish had swallowed Off
Ger Remington's watch and that it was
still running.
a rumor is afloat in the custom house
at Atlanta that charges have been pre-
ferred against two well known men in the
revenue department that may result in
their losing their positions The rumor
has 1t that certain information has been
sent to the authorities at Washington. and
their action is being awaited to determine
the outcome of the charges 1t has been
noticed by those frequenting the revenue
department that the places of two men
nave been vacant for a couple of DAVIS
W. ]. Trammell, clerk to the collector
and Patrick H. Moore, deputy collector
assigned TO the Atlanta division, are both
absent from their posts of duty. They are
both Democrats, and it is against them
that the charges are alleged to have been
preferred.
AS already printed in the Morning News,
H. H. Bush, president of the Evelyn Gold
| Mining Company, was arrested at Gaines
! vile last Friday on two warrants charg-
ing him with the Misrepresentation and
embezzlement of funds and not replac-
! ing them on demand The warrants were
| taken out by T. c. Parker of Macon.
who had loaned B. C. Epperson of that
city $1,000 10 take stock in the Evelyn COM
! pany on the specific condition that Mr.
Bush put in $4,000 from the stock COM
pany and expend the money by purchas-
! ing and operating the Evelyn gold mine
of Lumpkin county Instead of using the
money in the Evelyn Mining Company.
| II is alleged that it was expended in OPP
Grating the McClesky mine, in Hall coun-
| ~ and much of it spent for fancy turn
outs and in fast living. Mr.. Bush made
! a complete confession, admitting that the
| money procured from Epperson had oeen
| Incorporated, and asked for time to
| communicate with his father in London.
He is still under arrest at the Hunt House.
| He has written to his people in London
to send him 5000 to reimburse Mr.. Ep-
person, but he has not yet received any
response to his request.
Atlanta Journal: The decision of the
Supreme Court which reinstates the dam
age suit of Henry Wolfe against Aaron
| Israel opens anew this feature of the
| Wolfe-lsrael litigation. Wolfe sued his
| brother-in-law, Israel, for SANDER. plac-
| ing his injuries at $4,000 in each of two
| cases. 1t was charged by Wolfe that on
| May %, 1896, his brother-in-law, in speak
! ing Of him, Wolfe, said: II will show up
the swindler, thief and scoundrel and will
make him so black he will not be able to
| show his face in the streets of Atlanta"
Wolfe also charged that on June 2 1896
| Israel said of him: IT will show him what
a scoundrel, swindler and thief he is" The
! cases were reached last year and at the
| iT11a Of ba tria pc 81
| the petitions were fatally defective be-
| cause they failed TO allege in whose pres
ence the SANDER was uttered. Judge j. H.
| Lumpkin, before whom the trial was to
! take place, held that Wolfe could not
amend his petition. The Supreme Courts
! decision reverses that of the lower court
! by holding that the declaration was
amendaDle. The amendment having been
! allowed the suits for Islander will soon
come up for trial in the Superior Court.
Macon Correspondence Atlanta Consti-
tuition: Information has been received in
Macon that Congressman Bartlett has in
troduced bill in Congress to provide for
an additional circuit judge in the Fifth
! judicial circuit. Six states compose the
! Fifth circuit. to wit: Georgia. Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas. There are only two circuit judges
| in the Fifth circuit, Don. A. Pardee and
| "A.
of appeals they have to invite a third
! judge TO sit with them. Some time ago
| they invited Judge Emory Speer of Ma
con, judge of the Southern circuit of
| Georgia and ex-officio circuit Judge. Judge
Speer presided with Pardee and McCor-
| mick at New Orleans. The question arises
if Congressman Bartletts bill passes,
making a third circuit judge who will be
appointed will Judge Speer be advanc-
ed? The salary of a circuit judge is $1,000
per annum and of a district judge $1,000
Some time ago estranged relations existed
| between Judge Speer and Congressman
| Bartlett 1t is not known how Congress-
| man Bartletts bill, to make new circuit
| judge, can affect Judge Speer or his court,
except by promoting Judge Speer. Some
circuits have more than two judges, and
/ Congressman Bartlett may think the
Fifth circuit is large enough to have three
| judges.