The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27
HUNTER AGAIN IN ATLANTA.
pEFAULTING AUDITORS BOND WAS
FINED AT $4,000.

He Failed to Make II Up to Last
Night and Was Sent 10 JniI-Sherif
Told to Treat Him rs a Prisoner
and Not as IA Guest-HOw He Was
Caught by the PinkertOn Detec-
tives-Hunter's Attorney Wanted "A
Smaller Bond.
Atlanta. Jan. 26-Specal Attorney W. P.
Hill and John w. Rogers, Pinkerton de
tectIve. arrived in Atlanta this morning a
6 o'clock from Tangiers, Morocco, with
Thomas j. Hunter ex-auditor Of the At
lanta and West Point Railroad, who is
charged with embezzling $4,000 from that
company.
AT O'Clock Hunter appeared in the Su-
perior Court room before Judge Lumpkn
and made application through his attor-
ney, Robert c. Aston, for bond. Judge
Lumpkin fixed his bond at an aggregate
of $4,000. Ten thousand dollars of this
bond was TO insure his presence at the
trial on the first indictment charging him
with conspiracy jointly with former Tick
ct Agent Albert Howell, Sr., to defraud
the road of $21, 600; $4,000 of the bond was
10 insure his presence at the trial on the
second indictment charging him with the
embezzlement of $4,000, and 5000 was TO
insure his presence at the trial of the
third indictment charging him with the
embezzlement of $500 from the agent of
the road at West Point
Hunter did not make the bond in court.
He was carried to the office of Sheriff
helms in the building and allowed to con-
suit with his attorney in reference to the
bond. He remained in the office of Sher-
If Ne1ms until 1:45 O'Clock, at which time
he was taken to the Jail. After fixing the
bond Judge Lumpkin reminded Sheriff
Nelnas That he was to treat Hunter as
prisoner, and not a guest
Attorney Aston made a strong appeal
for bond of $4,000 to cover the three
indictments He argued that Mr.. How
ellis bond had been fixed at this amount,
and that the two were indicted jointly.
Attorney B. H. Hill, for the Atlanta and
West Point Railroad, argued that there
were three indictments against the de-
PENDANT, and that one bond was not suf-
ficient to cover the three. He said the
road had been put to an expense of $1,000
or 5000 to get the defendant into court
Detective Rogers recital of the search
for Hunter is an interesting one.
"Our agency was notified to locate Hun
ter" said the detective. I'VE did not
know if he had been in New &ork a all
We began the search, however, and picked
up q clue which led 20 the ferry landing
of the White Star Line of steamships
We found that he had embarked on the
Majestic which had sailed a few days be-
fore. We cabled our London office to
trace him from the ship after he landed
I'm Europe Our agents in London found
that Mr. Hunter had landed from the Ma
iestic at Cork, Ireland. He visited his
people in that country for week; then
he went to London. From London our
man was close on his track wherever he
went. He took a steamer from England,
bound for Gibraltar. From Gibraltar he
crossed the Mediterranean and landed in
Tangiers, Morocco. We knew then that
he had stopped his fight. Our man cabled
back to New York headquarters that he
had been located and that further orders
were wanted"
Then followed the request of President
Mckinley to the Sultan for the prison.
ers arrest and return to this country, and
his safe arrival in Atlanta to-day.