The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-10
TYSON AGAIN ARRESTED.
BOND HE HAD GIVEN LOOKED TOO |
MUCH LIKE ONE OF STRAW.

Captured Him at VidaIia This
Time. While the Amount of His
Bond Was Not to Be Raised, Rather
More Stringent Requirements
Were to Be Made on the Prospec-
tive BOndsman, as to Their Ability
to QuaIify-TysOn Could Not Get
Up Bond of This Sort In the
Amount of 81 ,5OO-Spent the Night
with His Cnptcrs Watching Him.
d. A. Tyson, said to be the leader of
The men who have been indicted 10y the
federal grand jury for conspiracy to de-
fraud through the use of the mails, was
arrested at Vidal.a yesterday by Deputy
Marshals George White and Thomas and
brought into the city.
This is the second time that Tyson has
been arrested on the same indictment.
He was first arrested several months ago.
and then gave bond as required in The
sum of $500. Recently, 1t was brought
to the attention of Judge Speer that the
bond that Tyson had offered and that had
been accepted, was not all that it might
or should be, and that certainly ii was
not the obligation. the weight or the value
of this instrument in writing that pre-
vented Tyson from skipping The country.
Indeed, it was intmated that the bond
needed bailng as much as Tyson needed
to be bailed. 1T was thing of straw.
This state of affairs having arisen,
new order in the case was passed, direct
ing that Tyson be rearrested and brought
to Savannah and a second bench warrant
was issued. 1t was this that was served
upon the alleged conspirator by Deputies
White and Thomas.
When Tyson was brought into the city
he could not give the new bond that the
order of The oOurt required. The amount,
S2,50o, had not been raised, but this time
the bondsnen were to be required TO quail
fly in sober earnest and unless they were
personally known to the clerk or other
officer of the court to be men of ample
means TO cover the indebtedness to the
government that would become due from
them upon the possible disappearance of
Tyson, something more than their mere
affidavit to their possession of the requis-
tie amount of this worlds goods was to
have been demanded. This unseemly re-
quirement, so Tyson seemed 20 think, was
unnecessary and unbecoming. AT any
rate it was impossible for him to comply
with it.,
The man, however, was not sent to jail,
but remained during the night, under the
watchfu care of the officers by whom his
arrest had been effected, at one of the
hotels of the city. He expected to be
able to give a bond of the required amount
and with the required qualified bondsmen
during the day. Should he not succeed
in doing this ii is unpleasanuy and unfor-
tunately likely that he will go to the Ho-
lei de Sweeny for a time at least
Another of the defendants in the case
was brought into the city and into the
United States Court House yesterday
morning. He is, or was thought to be-
w. l.. Jones, one of the few remaining
at liberty. So far as the name is con-
cerned. Jones AYERS that it belongs to him
Of right but he denies strenuously that
he is otherwise identified with the man
who has done something that is wrong
and has fallen under the ban of the grand
jury's displeasure. In other words, Jones
is not the" Jones that is wanted, accord
ing to his contention.
The man tells a story that is plausible
enough. He says that there are three w.
l.. Jones in his neighborhood, and that
the particular man wanted is his cousin.
With this alleged cousin the Jones I'M
der arrest corresponds in every essential
particular of personal appearance. Post
office Inspector Peer who saw once the
Jones that is wanted says that the one
hiI6Stetl LOOKS IKE him. out ne could not
identify him positively
So plaus bly, and SO well did Jones plead
bis cause and so strenuously did he in
sist upon the case of mistaken identity
that the district attorney and the mar
shall began themselves to partake OF the
doubt In the midst of it all arrived
cheering telegram from Tyson, in which
that worthy stated that he would have
the real Jones in on the Georgia and Ala
lama train at night. This relieved the ten
sion to a considerable extent, Jones No. /,
was given a certain qualified liberty I'M
til the expected arrival of Jones No. .,
and the matter was postponed until the
arrival of the train, when it was hoped
that everything would be cleared up.
This hope, like too many others based
on TYsons promises, was doomed to dis
appointment, for the train rolled into the
station with Tyson, in charge of two
deputy marshals on board but without
the second edition of the tribe of Jones'
While there might have been any num-
Der of men OF that name aboard, the par
ticularly bright and effulgent light that
the officers strained their eyes to see did
not turn up. 1t is feared, indeed, that he
has turned out, and that unless the Jones
now under quasi arrest is the one for
whom the officers have been seeking, they
viii seek in vain. Jones. No. l, says that
his cousin is now Scintillatng out in the
wilds of Alabama, where he hopes to re-
coive more appreciation than has been
showered upon him in Georgia
The case will be called on Monday, and
it is expected that by that time all bur
one or two of the defendants, who at the
best, or worst, are not among the leaders
Of the conspiracy, will be on hand then
A very large number OF witnesses will be
here to testify some in behalf of the
government. some in behalf of the ac-
cused. and 1t is predicted that interesting
Developments will follow.
Meantime Tyson pursues casually and
indiherently the even tenor of his way.
Apparently he thinks his lines are cast in
pleasant Places, for no philosopher could
present visage more serene and COM
posed than is his. Neither in his CONVEX
sation nor in his manners does he ever
hint at a doubt of his ability to demon
strate his innocence with the most salts
factory clearness, He is either the worst
wronged man i'm Christendom, and one
besides who bears his evil fortune with
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