The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02
SAYS HE'S A WRONGED MAN.
PHOENIX WILLIAMS LAYS ALI THE
BLAME ron FORGED ORDERS
UpON DAN.

Acknowledge Dan Never Got "a Cent
of the Money and Committed the
ForRerles for the nrneat of Phoe-
EiN-County Officers Don't Believe
That Dan Was Thts Much az - FOOL.
Phoenix Confesses THAT ne Assist
ed An the Forging of Capt. billions
Namc-fic Had Heard Of Innocent
Men neing Convicted aud TIT. In
duced Him 60 Get out of the Way.
Phoenix Williams. the former Court
House messenger, whom sheriff sweeny
arrested on Friday. claims 70 be a very
much injured man. and says that he Is
being forced 10 bear burdens Of suspicion
and endure charges Of guilt for ononses
with which ho Was only remotely con
cerned
Phoenix. In the OLD days. cut a wide
swaih IN the colored society OF savannah.
and dressed with a nrat deoorum which
well became him. and Of which ne himself
ives exceedingly proud The change that
has come over him is almost complete.
ana with The good clothes he used 10 wear.
much OF his oil aplomb has also disap.
peared. He has ashod ami toneed for
oysters out Ia Thunderbolt river untn
Ms every garment proclalma hiss calling,
ana tho stal and wind have added a dark
er t.nge 70 bis complexion.
: 4 Morning News reporter had a talk
with tho man at the jan on yesterday
~" inoenlN then made his protestations
~ the orders for money "a b. t,L.,
from my salary were forged. 20 FAR a. 81,
Signatures ~ Mr. D0novau were q nc rn
81 the foFaeries were committed - pa,
Williams ] had nothing 10 Il, v,lfb
them" he said
needed some money ana Mr. Dono.
s"H ltinsta 10 issue any further ordar
TOT me. Dan told nc that Mr Donovan
""pia issue the orders Or him and offer.
ed 70 have this favor done for mo 49,.
eepted. wro the ORDER end Dan toox
them away vii him. When h. trouvb,
them back they were Endorsed as correct
ny or. Donovan. ! had ~ rclaon 10 0e-
heNe that tho signatures wee foreerloe.
Dan afterwards confess . 10 mo aHl
=" Emanuel Green, hailn 81 the office
- ne sherih Of the city Court. that he
had forged ar Donevan'a ulme"
Phoenix confessed tha4 Dan never rr,-
htcd az an by the transactions ani that
he himself got an the money He never
succeeded in explaining Just why Dan ma
been 90 VII nr 20 commit 3 Inn ana
vet remain con crf % enjoy rone ~ ihs
fruits Of the enterprise The Officers
about the Court House all say chat Dan
Was q good deal ~ a fool but none n
them credit him with su.h q lack OF sense
thar would make the truth Of the story
told hy Phoenix possible
II was concerned Phoenix admitted
I'm the forging 81 Capt John r. billions
name - the note for go which / hal
cashed ~ the Germania Bank al these
ether orders were coming due and / IN
fended 20 set the money from tine bank
and meet them as they matured / Thought
] would b. able 20 meet the note when
II became due and that Capt Dillon
would never know anything about 81"
Phoenix said that he did not actuail.'
forge Capt. pillou's name to the note
hut was present when the forgery was
committed and felt himself responsible for
81 % is just possible that' Phoenix moral
sense FaN become Il iitt'e hit blunt. for
he seemed Go thinls inst because the
forgery had been discovered ard he bad
been compelled TO give up the money he
secured from the bank, that there was