The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.
Last of the Aceuved Finally Released
on Bail.

on Bail.
Odum, Ca, Feb. 20.-The last of the
carter-Herrington suspects was baiied
out last week. They have various charges
against them, all Of which they all deny.
H. B. Carter, the first arrested. is charged
with arson in burning a freight car at
Brentwood, a little station five miles north
OF here, for which he gave bond in the sum
of 5000. He was then arrested on the
charge of cheating and swindling on two
warrants, one from Fulton county and one
from Bibb county. He gave bond to the
amount Of 81, 500 on these charges.
Harrington was the next one arrested, on
the charge of receiving stolen goods on
warrant issued from Pierce county, for
which he gave bond i'm the sum of $1,000.
Next he was arrested on the charge of ar
son, and gave a $1,000 bond, making his
total bonds amount to "a, 500. Next arrest
ed was one Frog Teston for receiving
stolen goods. His bond was placed at
$1,000. A negro named James Fobb, is held
in 500 bond as a witness.
Carter was running a small business at
Fitzgerald and was burned out under sus-
piciouS circumstances. Then he came to
Brentwood for a short while, during which
time he bought heavily from some Macon
and Atlanta merchants, having the goods
shipped TO Bren twood. He also was con-
nected with a turpentine business in Flor
ida, where he intended to ship the goods
later. But on the night after the car was
loaded to ship, il was burned on NE side
track. Later several of the goods that was
supposed TO be burned was found in Car
ter's possession at his store in
Florida where he was first arrested Car
ter claims to have not known that they
were the same goods and says he bought
them from other parties, not knowing
that they were stolen goods The charge
of cheating and swindling was brought
about by his claiming to have had real
estate in Wayne county to the amount of
5000, and after the goods were sold and
shipped on those statements it was asser-
tanned by the tax digest of Wayne county
that he held no real estate at all. In con-
sequence of his not paying for said goods
at time promised the warrants were is
sued. Carter claimed he can prove an
alibi in the arson case, but does not
state whether he can prove where he
got the goods or not. He claims to be
perfectly innocent of the charges against
him. He also says that the parties that
had the warrants for cheating and swind-
ling issued have offered him something
like $1,000 to compromise the case, init
mating that they fear defeat. He is to
appear before court in Atlanta in March
next, in Macon in April, and in Wayne In
May.
Harrington formerly did business at
Hazelhurst but was burned out at that
place twice, and then moved to Brent
wood, where he only ran for very short
time, and was burned out again. He next
went TO Brooksville, Fla, and opened up
business again and here was where some
of the supposed burned goods were found
in his store and led to his arrest Herring
ton says he bought the goods from a par
ty at night, and does not know who the
party was. He also claims to be innocent
of both charges, Harrington and Carter
are cousins by marriage and are both
young men, Carter having a wife and one
child. Harrington has no family.
Manly Testor or Frog" as he Is
known by his acquaintance, is charged
with having received stolen goods, he
having hauled goods for Carter to Patter-
son to be shipped to him at Brooksville.
The goods were supposed to be the same
that were in the car FROG" claimed to
not have known what the goods were but
other parties claim that he was certainly
aware of the nature of the goods Jim
Frobbs claims to not have any hand in
the game at all, only to have assisted
Testor with the team a short distance
up the way. The outcome OF the case is
watched with great interest at this place
Defective ]. VIZ Connally is the one that
has worked up the cases and is vet col
Letting evidence