The morning news., 1899-12-21
CONNOLLY HAS GIVEN BOND.
ARRIVED FROM HAVANA YEsTER-
DAY AND SURRENDERED.

vail OF the SecreN serNtce-mF.
Mercer said Judge speer Had
Mentioned 81 600 as the Amount of
the Bond to BE Given-Thaf
Amount Was Finally Accepted
with j. j. sullivan as surety-What
Mr. Connolly Snys.
MIR. Michael A. Connolly reached Savan-
nah yesterday afternoon, accompanied by
Special Agent Gus Duvall. of the secret
service, and surrendered to Deputy Mar
shaI Charles ]. White, the executive Off
Ger of the government representing the
district attorney
Mr.. Duval bore as his credentials an or
der of the war department. directing Mr.
Connollys surrender to District Attorney
Erwin. In the absence of Mr. Erwin.
Deputy White as the executive officer Of
the government resident In Savannah, re-
ceived him and became responsible for his
detention during the few minutes inter
vening between his arrival at the govern
ment building and the acceptance OF bond
for his appearance at the next term Of the
district court. This was furnished at 2:3O
O'Clock. Mr.. John Sullivan being offered
and accepted as surety.
While the defendant in the charge Of con-
spiracy with Col. John F. Gaynor and 9TH
ers to defraud the government of half a
million OF dollars was ostensibly a prisoner
of the agent of the secret service, it was
very evident that he but consulted his own
wishes In coming to Savannah. and there
was no appearance of other than the
most friendly feeling between him and
Mr. Duvall There was no effort at I'M
necessary spying or surveillance and alb
solutely nothing to show that the relation
existing between the two men was that
of officer and prisoner, other than The orr
der of arrest in the pocket Of the agents
coat The demeanor of both of them bore
out the statement made by Mr. George A.
Mercer, Jr., counsel for the defendant.
that Mr.. Connolly was anxious to return
to Savannah and surrender to the federal
officers. II is certain that he would have
done So even had his arrest not been or
dered by the Secretary of War
The officer and Mr.. Connolly reached Sa-
vannah by the Plant System train. They
were met at the station by MIR. Mercer
and drove at once to the government
building, where Mr. Duvall exhibited his
credentials to Capt. White. An adjourn
ment was then taken to the office of Dep
uty Clerk Gillespie, across the hall, where
a somewhat spirited discussion ensued as
to the amount of the bond that was 10 be
required. The discussion was complicated
by the arrival shortly afterwards by AS
sistant District Attorney w. r. Leaken,
who was evidently anxious that the bond
should be fixed at a larger amount than
that subsequently accepted. A telegram
had been received during the morning
from District Attorney Erwin, stating that
INN nnf .af fFa hon IaA haa taFf in
the discretion of Judge Speer, who had
been requested to fix IL. Judge Speer had
been communicated with but for some
reason had not answered the message of
inquiry that had been sent him.
At this stage Mr. Mercer offered his
word that Judge Speer had told him, pre-
vious to his departure from Savannah,
that the bond should be fixed at 81, 200. Mr..
Gillespie was quite satisfied to accept MIR.
MERGERS statement 10 that effect, but sug-
gested that the matter of the bond be de-
layed until $3.50 o'clock, with the under
standing that If telegram from the Judge
had not been received by that time he
would accept the statement of counsel and
bond in the amount mentioned At 2:30
O'Clock the wire from Judge Speer had
not been received, and the bond for s, 900,
with MIR. Sullivan as surety, was accept
ed. few minutes afterwards a telegram
from Judge Speer confirmed what Mr..
Mercer had said, and relieved any linger-
ing apprehension that Mr.. Gillespie might
have had. After these formalities. all the
parties left the Court House.
Mr.. Duvall and Mr.. Connolly left Havana
at neon Monday and came directly, via
Tampa and the Plant System to Savan-
nah. Mr., Connolly said 90 Morning News
Yeported that he heard of the
indictment the morning after II
had been made. VIII lie he was ra her sur
prised that an indictment against him
had been brought in, he was not worried
in the least his only desire being to re-
turn and stand trial or give bond fer his
appearance when he was wanted. He ca
bled his attorney to that effect immedi-
ateIy and started to return. He would have
returned at any rae and in spirit at least
his return was purely voluntary.
Mr.. Connolly said there was never any
disposition on his rart TO keep his where
abouts a secret. His address was in the
possession of Mr.. Mercer from the day OF
his departure end when the grand jury
met he also gave his address to Gen. Lud-
low, commanding the Depart ms mt of Ha-
vana, stating where he could be found at
any time. He stated further to the r;pre-
sentative of he Morning News hat he IS
stil employed by the government ard is
acting now as confidential clerk and sec
retary to an officer h gh in he service.
In the o9inicn of the defendant, that he
of Greene and Gaynor was the natural and
proper outcome of Capt. Carter's conv c.
ton, without any reference to their prob
able guilt or innocence. The Dresentnen mt
of the indictment was The lo2ical outcome
Of the Presidents approval of the sentence
of the couitmar ial. To have done other
wise would have savored of favoriusm, or
would have been attributed TO political,
or some other influence.
Mr.. Conno1y stated ttat so far as his
own case is concerned he will demand a
separate trial lie is only anxious that the
trial should be as speedy as possible, so
far as is compatible with the rr7psr pre-
paration of his case. and seems TO enter
tain no doubt of his ability 10 establish
his innocence beyond the shade or shadow
of a doubt. Indesd his smiling and conf
dent appearance was just what II was b =
fore he left Savannah end he has changed
not one whit The climate of Havana
seems to have agres d with him. He has
been away from home for three months
and is spending all OF his spare time with
his family. He expects, he said, 20 sTend
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