The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-23
mILLY.nD,s RErL, TO KLINE.



John Hllyarl. former constable In the
oflce OF Magistrate G. y. Kline. paid "a
visit 20 the Office Of the Morning News
last night Magistrate Kline had imputed
&C. Hnyard tho responsibility for che In
vcstigatlon Of the conduct u his Office
now being made by the grand jury. and
the cx-constlble was on ragged. Very much
so ne said.
Whereas" says the eX-constable. IN a
communication which be- furnished the
Morning News. Charles j.. Kline has
put forth his tirade 81 abuse. etc. Of me
ia public print. IN justice 90 my character.
which ! have spent years 20 build zap. re-
gardless OF the Jingle Of the guinea helps
tEe hurt that honor feels and 10 defiance
n the advice the old scotchman gave his
son, NY son. make enc money honestly
Or you can. but. my SON. make the money
1 am compelled TO make statement 90
the uublic"
Then the ex-constahle proceeds 10 make
his statement as he says. in Justice 90 his
character. He AYERS that he entered the
employ OF Magistrate Kline only az tho
earnest and repeated solicitations OF the
latter and left 90 because the magi-trtte
would not pay him the money 10 which
he was entitled. He ll-o charges the
magistrate with various unnamed Of
pnscs. The above Is the sist OF mis- state
mont
a statement Of more dchuitcncss Was
made Ia q Morning News reporter re- a
tive to Magistrate Kunes troubles with
the grand jury hy Air. Louis Mlhlbcrg.
Along ia july. said Mr. Numbers, "a
pair Of scissors said To- have been stolen
from Martinez the tailor were pledg d
az our place We advances % cents on
them. The city detective. seeing tine sci So
sors, determined that they had been
stolen and instructed us not 70 deli -
them without further instructions irom
them
MARTINEZ turned up short time after
wards. Identified che scissors as the pair
that mad been stolen from him and de-
mnnded them. We informed him that the
detectives had stopped their delivery, but
that We would readily turn them over 90
him 10 case he would ind one OF the de
tectives and get permission from him.
He lett but returned IN half an hour
with "a negro constable. and possessory
warrant. Then che scissors were given up
though We told Martinez that he had TAX
"a unnecessary steps 60 secure them. tie
could have mad them merely by hringine
us one Of the detectives. as We had told
him when be first came
shortly afterwards The negro constable
returned. with instructions from MaEis
trate Kline 10 have my father come 10 his
office He went. ana The magistrate told
him that there must be a trial Of the
possessory warrant at once.
II don't want trial said my IA
Their. The scissors are worth very little.
ard / have given them up. SO FAR as
am concerned. this IS the end Of 81
'Well the magistrate insisted on trial
and my father asked time 20 procure his
counsel and witness. Il was denied him
Tho next morning che constable turned
up with q bill OF costs amounting 20 s. 10
My father refused 10 pay H. The next
month he returned with the same bill, 10
which 90 cents "a interest had been add
ed My father refused 20 pay this, and
We have never heard anything more from
Magistrate Kline or his constable on the
subject
81 don't want she public TO believe that
Hillyard is alone responsible for these
charges against Magistrate Kline. We
and other responsible citizens OF Savan-
nah. are pushing charges against him, and
intend 70 continue 90 push them