The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-14
DENIED A PRIVATE GUARD.
LOUD SENT TO JAZZ. PENDING AN
INVESTIGATION.

Has Been Guarded at the Sercven
House since Tuesday-But Commit
ments Were Issued and an officer
Directed to Lodge the Prisoner in
Jail-His Counsel Explain the EN-
bezzlement Charges and Claim
That Loud viii Be indicated.
Charles d. Loud, charged with cheating
and swindling and the ENFORCEMENT of
Justice Naughtin after being under private
guard at the Screven House since Tues
day.
The expense attached to a private guard
is something of a luxury and was costing
the accused about s. a day. The privi-
lege is unusual, because it is discrimina-
ton against others who might be found in
the same condition. On account of the
fact Loud was well known and that he
also proposed to stand the expense of a
private guard, Justice Naughtin issued the
commitments to jail Tuesday, after it
was learned the charges of cheating and
swindling preferred by Mr.. Charles f. Ora
ham would net be ready for trial for some
days, and also expressed a willingness, so
far as his responsibility went after issuing
the commitments. to allow the private
guard Mr.. Waring Nathans was accord
ingly engaged at S. day and night and
with this arrangement, Loud continued in
his quarters at the hotel with few of the
hardships of a prisoner.
He was on the streets every day with
his guard and greeted his old acquaintan-
ces, many of whom did not realize the fact
he was prisoner. He visited the police
barracks, consulted with the attorneys,
who are prosecuting him, visited the JUS
tees Office and, in fact went where he
pleased, so long as there was no objection
by Nathans This continued, during all
of which time the counsel for the prose-
cution in both the cheating and swindling
and the embezziement cases, were ex-
pecting a settlement. This settlement for
some reason was not forthcoming, end
desiring to relinquish his employment as
| guard, Nathans telephoned Justice Naugh-
tin about o'clock to send an officer to
the Screven House to take charge of the
prisoner, as he did not care to serve
| longer
officer Lillianthal was sent and inform
ed Loud of the circumstances. He was
stll eager to make some arrangement to
avoid going to jail, and additional counsel
called into the case investigated and adj
vised him that the best thing was to go
to jail and await the investigation. The
matter was imperativ however, because
the officer was given unmistakable in
/ structions to land Loud in jail, since the
matter was not settled, and the prospect
| for its settlement was not such to war
! rant the continuance of private guard
| ing. Every effort was made to get mat
! tiers Strengthened up for the reason Loud
| has business interests which it is said
will suffer in not receiving his personal
/ attention.
! The counsel representing Loud Gains
he acted in good faith in giving the Gra-
ham check of $176, and that Geographic
| adVices have been received TO the effect
that the money is there and will be duly
! paid through the German-American bank
by Ed Tietz, LIQUIDS agent, on whom the
! draft was drawn.
| This draft was the foundation of the
first action, and the only thing of which
seems to have prompted Mr.. Graham TO
| proceed criminally was that Loud claimed
he was an agent of the Georgia and Ala
bama railroad, whereas, on invetigation,
! it was found he was not.
| While the draft had already been sent
on for collection, this alleged misrepre-
sentation gave color to the fact that Loud
was working another game such as that
of the two drafts for which he was MAX
! ing amends 1t was therefore that he was
! arrested, lodged in the barracks, tried the
| following day and dismissed by Recorder
| Hartridge on the statute of limitation. The
| second warrant, and one of the two on
which he is now held, is for exactly the
same thing as the charge on which he was
| dismissed by the recorder. Just what will
become of ii is uncertain, though the pros
ecution is holding out for an amicable
adjustment.
| With regard to the embezzlemnt of $1,000
| from Einstein e. Sons, LIQUIDS counsel
| claim the circumstances are exculpatory.
| The warrant is still against him in JUS
tice Naughtin's court, but it is said this
| matter will be settled in the course of a
| few days with the other, by simply turn
ing over certain deeds to realty in Mont
gomery county, which are now in LIQUIDS
possession. 1t seems he was the attor-
ney for Einstein & Sons and as SUCH had
charge of the lands in question after tax
ing them in settlement for debts due the
firm. In order to materialiZe something
for his clients, the counsel say, Loud ad-
vised Einstein & Sons that the best thing
was to turn the lands over to him with
power of attorney to sell them and In this
way realize the money. They claim the
firm wrote Loud and told him to use his
judgment in the matter, whereupon he put
the title to the lands In himself and there
has since remained. 1t is claimed the
property has never been sold by him and
that he stands ready to turn over the
deeds at any time. 1t is thought by them
that this matter can be settled by turning
over the deeds to Einsten & Sons, in con-
sideration of which it is said the prose-
cutting counsel will withdraw their charges.
At the Jail Loud was, Of course, treated
as others He does not expect 10 remain
in embarrassing circumstances long. how
ever, claiming he has friends who are com
ing to him. There are circumstances in
connection with his trouble which tend 10
yindicate him to some extent and 1t is DOS
sible that everything will yet show up in
proper shape and he will pull out of the
embarrassment.