The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-28
LEGISLATURE A COSTLY ONE.
TOTAL EXPENSES AMOUNTED TO
NEARLY S74.OOO.

Anonymous Letter sent Gov. Can
dIer Saying blackwell Is Innocent
of Forgery-Wiu he Investigated.
Entertainments 10 BE Given for
the Brumby Monument Fund.
Young Ladies' VIII Aid in the
WorIS-AtIanta Bar Investigation.
Atlanta. Dec 27.-The legislature re
Gently expired was the eostliest and Is
considered the least productive of good re-
suits of any for the past several years.
and this. TOO. in face of the fact that il
contained many good men, many of whom
had previous law-making experiences.
State Treasurer Speer has completed the
payments contracted by the 1899 session
win the exception of about $1,000 incurred
by the Tax Commission, the Investigating
Committee for the geological department
and the Northeastern Railroad Commits
sion, and they aggregate $69,92l.n The
additional $1,000 will run it up to nearly
$4,000, quite costly luxury for the state.
but Indispensable nevertheless. Those next
highest in recent years were in 1897, $685.
$500; in 1898, s6S, i74O6; in 1896. $67,6S4.9o,
and in 1885, $67,0204
says wen -
Gov. Gambler received a. queer missive
in his mail to-day. 1t came from Edge
field, S. c., and was an anonymous con-
fession by the writer that he and his in
cognito pals were guilty of the charge of
forgery for which F. Blackwell was re-
Gently convicted in Richmond county and
sent to the penitentiary for nine years.
This conscience-stricken, self-confessed,
invisible criminal is very emphatic in the
state ment that Blackwell is innocent and
fervently says in his letter:
so help me God, Blackwell is innocent,
/ end my partners are the guilty parties"
Although he does not know how much
dependence can be placed on the state
xnents which the letter contains, Gov.
Gambler has decided TO investigate the
case fully and if a wrong has been done,
everything possible will be done to right
ii.
Brumby Monument Fund.
The committee in charge of Brnmby
monument fund, realizing that the sub
scriptions are not coming In as fast as
they desire, has determined to enlist the
services of young ladies' of the city, The
Fifth Regiment band has rendered its ser
vices for two concerts to be given at an
early date, the proceeds to be applied to
the fund.
fair young ladies in selling the several
thousand tickets it is proposed to have
printed. In this way many will be made to
contribute Indirectly who would. not do so
otherwise, and it is confidently expected
that 1880 will be raised from this source
alone. In the meantime subscriptions will
continue to be solicited.
Atlanta bar Investigation.
Thomas Austin of the Shook and Austin
Furniture Company, who is after Law
yers Tapp and Langley with a sharp stick
for alleged barratrous practice. seems to
have missed his calling, and should have
followed the law, for he is conducting his
side of the investigation before the Bar
Investigating Committee with considerable
adroitness, though somewhat out of the
usual way.
To-day he sought to make Attorney
Tapp a witness against himself, but Mr.
Tapp could not see it that way and he
declined without thanks. Austin adj
dressed letter to Tapp asking him TO
tons which he desired to PROFOUND The
letter was sent by messenger, to whom
Tapp delivered a verbal declination.
Austin had five witnesses before the
committee to-day. They were Judge John
Mr.. Langley; S. C. Harris, Wiley Jones,
]. T. Walter and DR. w. S. Goldsmith.
At 1870 p. m. an adjournment was taken
until p. m. tomorrow, when the re-
naming evidence of the prosecution will
be heard and the testimony of Messrs.
Lee Langley and Tapp win begin.