The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-30
DENUNCIATI0M OF WILLIAMS.
REV. MIR. CASSIL SAYS SEVERAL
THINGS ABOUT HIM.

Is Assured That His Daughter Was
Not Mixed Up in Amy Attempt to
EIOpe-WiIIiams Had Wanted to
Marry Her. But on Investigation,
Rev. Mr. CassiI Refused His Con-
sent-Sy mpathy of brunswick PeO-
pie with Her.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept. 29.-Rev. Henry
Cassil. Episcopal clergyman. close person
a friend OF Bishop Cleland *. Nelson.
Mason of high degree and one Of the best
known ministers in The South, in an inter
view tonight. deuounces J. Sidney Viii
lams. the millinery drummer, who is re-
ported to have bought marriage license
10 wed his daughter. now at Gainesville
Female Seminary as a liar, a gambler and
a scoundrel and offers TO produce tesd-
mony 10 that effect.
Rev. Cassil arrived in Brunswick on TO-
nights boat from Cumberland Island, and
for the first time read the dispatches which
appeared in yesterdays and to-day's pa
pers alleging that j. Sidney Williams was
trying to steal his daughter from the
Gainesville Seminary. Rev. Cassil also
read the report that Prof. VanIIoose of The
seminary had wired him to come and get
lis daughter. Miss Jaunita Cassil
Rev. Cassil, who is one of the most be-
loved OF the Episcopal clergymen in this
section, Immediately hurried to the tee
graph Office and inquired for the tele-
grams alleged TO have been sent by Prof.
Nan Hoose. lie failed TO find the tele-
grams or any messages relating TO the al
legged premeditated elopement. and on fail
ure 70 find same. Rev. Cassil commenced
10 send messages TO Gainesville Seminary
for fun particulars
The last train for Atlanta had left Bruins
wick before Rev Cassi received the news
OF the alleged attempt of Williams to steal
his daughter and he is now compelled to
wait for kilograms giving him more par
ticulars.
Had Asked for Her Hand.
Rev. Mr.. Cassil says that last June Will
Jams, who was then on Cumberland Isl
and, asked for his daughters hand in mar
Tiage, that he had been introduced into
his family as a gentleman, and was so
considered until investigation and after
events proved otherwise, and that he feels
absolutely sure that his daughter is in no
way connected with Williams alleged plan
90 have an elopement The character OF
Miss Cassil is irreproachable and the
story that appeared in the press about her
supposed idea of clipping with Williams
was a tremendous surprise to the people
here, and not believed.
As TO J. Sidney Williams the man In the
case he is too well known here to cause
surprise by any report he puts out. Last
summer he was on Cumberland Island.
While a that resort cut figure in a SEN
sational episode with the wife of a well
known Albanian, and a young woman who
afterwards said she was out for good
time. Williams and companion took the
two women out on the Fourth of July, and
after spending the night away, returned to
the Cumberland Island Hotel with a long
story of being out all night in an open
boat at sea. An expose of this story was
followed by Williams skipping away from
Cumberland TO escape an irate husband,
and has desertion of the women to what
ever fate awaited them. The notoriety he
thus gained was widespread
sympathy Is With Her.
The sympathy of the people of this sec
ton are with the young lady and her
family. who are now so unfortunate as
TO be mixed up in the press reports with
Williams and 1t is generally hoped here
that means will be procured to punish him.
Rev Cassil feels that Williams has I'M
hesitatingly and profusely falshed in re-
gard to his intentions toward his daugh-
Ter, and that she Is in no way connected
with his alleged intentions to elope. In
fact, he has her word for ii that there ~
nothing at all between Williams and her
self and there has moi been since her
father received letters regarding the char
acter of Williams when he wrote for refer
ences last summer.