The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
TURNED OVER BY BONDSMEN.
III. ID. TWITTY ARRESTED IN LAM
CASTER, s. c., NOW IN JAIL.

Deputy Sheriff Hartignn Sent to VAL
dOsta Just After His Bonds Were
Estreatcd-Twitty Had Left VAL
dOsta and Was Supposed to Have
Gone to FIorida-Traced to Lam
easter by kilograms and His Ar
rest There Ordered-His Bondsmen
Had to Pay the Sheriff $50 for
Making the Arrest.
II. d. Twitty, who is under four indict-
ments in the Superior Court here, two
charging forgery and two larceny after
trust, was surrendered by his bOndsmen
yesterday and is now in Chatham county
Jail
Twitty's case was to have come up for
trial in the Superior Court last week, but
he was not on hand, and his bonds,
amounting to $4,000, or $1,OOO on each in
dictment, were estreated by the court.
This action set the bondsmen to think
ing. Deputy Sheriff Hartigan was sent
down to Valdosta at the instance of So
iicitor General W. w. Osborne, to find
out what had become of Twitty. All the
deputy sheriff could find was that Twitty
had gone, and that his bondsmen were
exceedingly anxious The list of bonds
men is as follows:
T. G. Crawford on the first bond j.
r. Sanders, A. S. Pendletoa, c. B. Pee
pies, and w. C. Thomas on the second;
J. A. Dasher Jr., w. c. Thomas and
George NJ. Sloat on the third, and on the
fourth bond the sureties are ]. f. Lewis,
w. L.c Converse. o. X. Jones, Robert
Black and w. C. Thomas.
The sureties on Twittys bonds at once
began TO make inquiries regarding his
whereabouts. and finding that he had left
Naldosta, considerable money was spent
in telegraph tolls to see if he could be 10
Gated. 1t was learned that he left VAL
dosta several days ago and went into
Florida. Efforts to locate him in Florida
however, were unavailing. He was finally
arrested in Lancaster, S. c., by the sheriff
there, who asked $50 for making the ar
rest. This, Twitty's bondsmen did not
hesitate TO pay, and they also paid the
sheriff's expenses in bringing him to Sa-
vannah. His attorney, Mr.. w. r. Leak
en-, surrendered him to Sheriff Roman yes
terday morning, upon his being brought
to Savannah.
bonds have been estreated, but the rules
nlsi were dismissed the first time upon a
showing made by his attorney Mr.. w r.
Leaken. A day was set for his trial in
March, but he did not appear, and the
bonds were again estreated. an account
of which action was given in the Morn
ing News. 1t was just after this that
Deputy Sheriff Hartigan was sent to VAL
dosta with the results stated. The deputy
to 60
formation that Twitty had left Valdosta.
and that nothing was known there as to
his whereabouts
II Is NOT Known now what turn the case
viii take. There has been some sugges-
ton that Twltty would enter a plea OF
guilty in order to secure the lightest SEN
tence possible, but, of course this is only
runor. Neither Twitty nor his counsel
would have anything to say on that SUBJ
ject yesterday.
As is we'll known. Twitty was the trust
ca employe of Francis l. Mccall, the we'll
known naval stores factor here some
years ago. Twitty held power of attor-
ney from MIR. Mccall, which gave him
the run of the bank account and the stock
on hand. 1t was through this power OF
attorney that he manipulated things so
that ne got himself and several others into
| trouble, though just exactly what became
of the money has never been found out.
TWitty secured rosin receipts from the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
through a clerk named H. NJ. Reeve. who
Is under indictment in the same case. and
these were hypothecated with banks in
the city to the extent of nearly $4,000.
| Refore the certificates were taken up the
| fraud was discovered and Twitty and
Reeve were arrested. Both were indicted.
and both finally gave bond and were re-
| leased from jail. Efforts were made some
time ago to get Twitty's case up for trial,
but on two or three occasions something
occurred TO cause its postponement
IL is expected that Twitty's case will be
disposed OF within few days, but Just
what course it viii take is as yet indefinite
| The case of Reeve will be brought nm
later, he being at present at liberty under
bond.