The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-27
DILLON HELD FOR TRIAL.
FURTHER EVIDENCE AGAINST THE
SANDERSTILLE LAWYER.

CommisSioner Lewis Began Exami-
nation of Witnesses Against oil
Ion, Who Is Charged with Using
the Mails TO Defraud-SheriH Eng
Iish of Washington County Testi-
fled as to Confession Made Him by
the Prisouer-DiIIon said He Swim
died Publishers to Provide NeceS-
saries for His FamiIy-SeIected
wealthy Corporations for victims.
George r Dillon. the Sandersvile law
yer, who was arrested at the instance Of
Postofice Inspector Peer on a charge Of
using the mails 50 defraud. was given
preliminary hearing before United States
Commissioner Lewis yesterday afternoon.
The hearing was not concluded because
of the absence from the city OF several
material witnesses for the government
These have been notified that their pres
ence is desired and will be on hand when
the hearing before the commissioner IS re-
sumed this afternoon Enough has been
adduced already TO require the commits
sfoner to hold Dillon for the action of the
grand jury at the next term of the United
states plsuloI court ana the evidence oil
other witnesses will be received more for
The instruction and use of the district at
tornew. in the future preparation of the
case than because it is essential or need
ed to determine the action of the COM
missioner.
Sheriff W NJ. English of Washington
county was the only witness examined by
Commissioner Lewis Sheriff E-ne1ieb tae
titled to his arrest of Dillon. at the in
Stance and reo,,ss+ Of tl,o ,.o-,oa,.. :,
spector. TO the find of re books in the
house occupied by the defendant and TO
"a confession made TO him in which Dil1on !
mad acknowledged a mareriaI nortion Of |
the criminal conduct with which he stands |
chareed
Dillon has stated that he ordorod ra-
ceived and sold some of the hooks which |
hehas been charged with having obtained |
fraudulentlv for rb, n,,rnosa ~ sIi-i,,r,
the wants Of his wife and of The four liz |
tie girls of whom he is The farmer UeL
had used, he claims. every Legitimate and |
honorable means TO make a Iiving for his |
family and had been entirely t1neuccase |
full. His family was in wanr Two of bis |
children were III and money mad 70 he |
had Therefore. il was tben mar he ba5 /
ordered the consien r,ert Of lon 49, /
from the williamson Law Rool, Cor,nan,, |
of Rochester. Ii was in endla,,oriri, 10 |
get these hooks from, tho o1-,,,.ss l.es. |
4hat he was detected and idenri6ed nth a |
positive certainty that led to his ,rres+
The defapdap. acl,no,.1o1ea5 - =,
several times in the MAST he bas fol1o,zed |
the same or a similar Man in scouting |
the money necessary 10 SUNNY his fam. 1
lily with the necessities of lie tJis 800
DRY on this subject ho1yavar eeer,s 70 |
be particularly treacberous for n ~ !
ers but a few Of the man, +rareso.iors
of which ne is bnoUp Ia be,a 49, |
guilty
As is usual with criminals of bis o,,ss
the last crime he committed ~ ~ Ias, |
he ever intended IN coyo,1f, IL 80
the Dostof7cA insnec.or tba+ he "a -
cured position maj vyo,1ld no., hin, "a
month. and that when he hsssr - ~
ceive this ro1Inf6cen, ealary ~ j,,or5oa |
10 abandon .. o~a ana tho ea,,a 80 /
both the uracticA If law ana tts ,io1o |
zion
For some n,ontbs u has bee,, o ,,a4.o- |
Of amazeren+ to the GOOD T,aor1e - g,
rersville who iske the GOOD of o,Lar
country towns are wont ~ ,aLo o ,,ar,.
lively interest in the affairs of tbeir
netehbors. lust how il was thar 0illor
managed to support himself and his fam
sly in the manner in which fbav lived |
He had a law office. il is true b,,r no /
one ever saw clients fool37e, n hin for |
advice and his practice amounted nrac- |
ideally to nothing. Nevertheless he seem
ed to have all that he wanted and his |
family showed no Indication If nee5ing
anything
Express Agent Jones Of TenuiUe will he
among the witnesses who viii TESTIFY in
the hearing before commissioner +f7tz
Afternoon 1t was Agens Jones To whom,
Dillon applied for the books that had baen
sent 10 F. J. Waits at Tenniue. repre-
sentinp himself as the coreievv,a IA
Ions queer actions on that occasion when
he was told that he muse be Identified
aroused suspicion in the breast of the
express agent. which. communicated to
inspector Peer and added 10 information
already in his possession caused the ar
rest Of Dillon
Dillon seems sincerely to repent the
crimes he has committed In martial ex-
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g ''V YVES 'Hat ne d.