The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-28
POLICE COURT bonds.
Real Estate Not n Requisite 10 he n
BOndsman. Says the Mayor.

hUhANmHhs says INT wa
Mr.. James Mcbride seems determined L
clear up all disabilities which stand in ths
way Of his acting as bondsmen In the Pc
lice Court for his friends who get into
trouble. The Judgment against him in tha
Superior Court I'm favor of the Savannah
Grocery Company, OF which Mayor Myer.
is president and which was alluded to by
Recorder Hartridge in his interview in the
Morning News. was marked settled yester-
day. Mr.. Mcbride was also exhibiting a
receipted copy Of the judgment with the
signature Of Mr.. W p. OF. secretary of
The grocery company attached.
Mayor Myers, when asked about he
matter said that Mr.. Mcbride was square
upon ,he books Of the company. but lid
not say upon what date the judgment had
been satisfied.
The usual bond required for petty offend
ers ion the Police Court Is 500 The 'aw
relating TO such bonds requires that the
security TO The bond shall be possessed Of
uuincumbcred real estate Of the value OF
not less than 500. Il seems. however,
that the law has been loosely interpretel
by the authorities at the police barracks
and chat anybody who is considered relia-
bic can be accepted as bondsman
whether possessed Of real estate or not At
least this is Mayor Myers idea.
II do not think it has been customary
to require that the bondsmen be pos
sessod of real estate said The Mayor.
hen questioned about the matter "A,l
that is necessary is that the party offer
ing as bondsman should be reliable and
good for the amount of the bond In case
o. a mlsdemeenor or more serious offense
il is proper. of course, that the officers
should be more careful In accepting bonds
than IN the cases Of petty offenders
You consider that Mr.. Mcbride is now
an eligible bondsman them" the Mayor
was asked.
Certainly" he replied. 81 consider him
fully as reliable as a bondsman as John
Savage. who hes been freely accepted as
a bondsman with Mr.. Haruridge's knowl-
edge for several years past"
This is not the first time that Mayor
Myers has alluded to Savage since the
bond controversy arose, and the latter is
not pleased with the manner in which his
name has been used. lie called at the
Morning News office last night for the
purpose OF making a statement
you can state" said Savage. that 1
signed more bonds during Mayor Myers
former administration. before Mr.. Hart
ridge was Recorder than I signed during
Mayor Me3drim's and Mayor McDonough s
put together. During The latter part Of
Mayor Meldrim's administration one Of
the men for whom ] stood bond failed to
show IN, and Mr.. HarTidge objected to
me as a boudsman on that account. /
quit signing bonds then. I have only signed
one bond during the present admnistra-
ton and that was for a friend, VINO got
in trouble l think 1 can show that I am
fully reliable for the amount of any bond
I have ever signed"
Now that the bond question has been
so fully aired il may be a relief to some
people to know that it is a matter OF no
great difficulty to get a bondsman when
one is wanted. it might be a good idea
for a few enterprisng individuals to hang
out signs in the ueighborhood of the po-
lice barracks Bonds signed" friend
in need ls a friend indeed and many a
man would willingly give up a dollar or
two rather than wake up his friends when
he has fallen into the clutches of the po-
lice in the wee small hours of the morn