The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-14
FEDERAL COURTS ADJOURNED.
SESSIONS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A
SUCCESSFUL CLOSE.

Penitenfinry for Embedding
Funds of His Omcc-He Pleaded
GuiIty-The Sentence Probably In
creased by an Unfortunate AIlu-
sion to Carriers Charge of Com
BIfcity on the Part Of POpuIist
Executive COmmittee-The Ground
work OF Sensational Cases Laid
Daring the Session just Ended.
The United States Circuit and District
Courts concluded their sessions at Savan-
nah yesterday. The last ten days have
been eventfui ones 10 the history Of the
courts and during the session just brought
to close have been laid the foundations
OF some Of the most interesting criminal
trials that have ever been known in Sa-
vannah.
AT the morning session Judge speer list
ened to the pleas Of the defendants who
had been indicted for offenses against
the statutes of the United States and VINO
were in jail, or in the custody Of the OIL
GERS of the court There were a dozen
of these or more, but only four OF the
prisoners pleaded guilty when they were
arraigned. These four, who were sem
fenced Immediately. We're w. +. Carter,
Fred Powers, George Higgins and Nelson
Ward. The others pleaded not guilty and
were sent back 10 Jail until their cases
could be taken up at the next session OF
the court and disposed of finally.
w. F. Carter the eX-postmaster at Mel
uiIn p'e0ue1 euil'S ~ ei5e oilInse -
VIZ nc il'.u go S1l go ~ eie -
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and converting them to his own use. He
was represented by Messrs. w. c. Hart
ridge and William Pease who made the
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sneeeb 1T vs. 90 1eJ ms as DSeI tue iast
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sentence ,,ch Ia IeteiV ,5
IA N0" "sH'el 'hah ne actuahy
-,
~ poa-. ~ loi 'le prisoner Wheh
"a r. ~ 80 S a. uilielt ne alluu
Sba o,,loIa, - - IA 'gI Hau charged
~ St4i W tne lLlpor tunllles OF
~ g no
-, NJ ~ state, a'u thdC me money
80 s. .essli!S secured ldu an peeh used
4 we illerests OF the com
''i , Snu I,s caiiulua.es III the IasI cam
ts ~ s'a'e iiO'4Se OllceIs' carter
., - 800 80 Hau peeH assuIeu Wy lhe
ieii,SelS y, tne committee that the money
"or'u an oe ietuIueu dlter the eiectloh'
anu mat M ne woula ia, nltnselI oe IN posses
sIoi VI sun an once that the revenues
wouiu sulilce III very snort unle TO more
ihen| IL was 70 such an allurhs pros
20 az tnls, saIu MI ease tiat carter
iao pesn pointed anu II was thus mat ne
hau la4ieu, Nheu ne was arrested lhe
80 ne n "a, ispl ssen ~, nau peen ue-
iea'eu anu ms liieHds hau oeserteo MN.
Judge speer interrupted the attorney az
,nis point Inc parues 10 Whom you al
1uue' ar tease, are not before tue court,
are you prepared 70 appear IN the gfahd
July room ana make good the charges
.nat you nave Just mace IN yuor place as
counsei! rms hohplussea the attorney
very CousiuSlaDig. ne mao scarce uhe
20 lepiy petoie Juuse Speer continued
~ seeAhs 70 me that you are making the
are asa.iist SouI chent worse thhh IL
would othTrWlse De. fou are charging
nun WIN ehe 9ualtlonai oi.ense OF cohspir-
lils 70 ueLrauu tne ohi'eu states lot me
Puipose OF advancing the ehos OF a ponu-
cal parry ~ my oplhioh mucn hlsnef
sraue Oh crime tnah that WIN Whlch ne
,,4 -, 49, az Ii"7 prCauS"
- Nuuiu " DSttei ulu YOU WIN
uraW ehe assertion
Ar, Fsase cohuhued MS argument, but
ne was hot aDie 70 remove the untaVoraDle
impression on the niho OF the court that
nau peen imprinted mere py the reference
70 .ie JOIN. neleIInIha'loh 70 use the FUNDS
OF tne Meldrim once Tor the purpose OF
eiecuhg men 10 poltical station the end
OF me mater was mat carter was sen
tshceo by the court 10 serve Two years In
the pehltenuary at columbus, o.
HeoIse 1lsElhs entered plea or guilty
70 'he huictHent charging MIN with the
larceny OF Natuaole package from the
PoseoHlce az Nahunta, near Waycross, and
was sentenced 10 term OF flve years at
nard laDoI IN the ONO penltentiary. Fred
foWers' tne young negro VINO ran away