The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
TYSON BEHIND THE BARS.
FAILING TO GIVE REQUIRED BOND
HE WAS PUT IN JAIL.

Alleged Leader of the Conspiracy to
Defraud Merchants and Others
Through the Use of .the7 Mails Is
Obliged to Confess Himself Unable
to Furnish Bond With the Proper
Kind of Sureties-The w. L.. Jones
Arrested Given His Liberty, But
summoned as n Witness-WheeIer
Is Thought to BE the Right Man in
the Right PIace-He Is in Jail.
p. A. Tyson failed yesterday in his eff
forts to give the bond required by Judge
spaer. to answer for his appearance at
to-morr6ws session of the United States
District Court, and thereafter until the
case against him and those indicted with
him is disposed of finally. In default
thereof he was committed to the county
Jail
TYSON was rearrested Friday by Deputy
Giarshals White and Thomas, and brought
from has home az Vidaha to Savannah.
He had been at liberty under bond for
50 500 since his surrender to the marshal,
shortly after the indictment against him
was found. This was in last December.
A few days ago it was brought to The
attention of the court that there were
valid doubts as 10 the sufficiently of the
bond of Tyson had given of his sureties'
ability to make good the amount in case
of his failure TO appear at the time sci
for his trial.
The requirements of Judge Speer and
District Attorney Erwin as 10 the bond
were that the sureiies should qualify be-
al-. /
in their qualification every demand of the
law. The amount of the bond was not
increased, but was suffered to remain at
the original figure, $3.50. Taken in con-
necion with Tyson former bland as
surance that he was able to give bond
in any amount that might or could posi-
bly, be required, these demands did not
seem insurmountable, but the event
proved that they were.
All day Tyson continued his efforts to
give the bond, efforts in which he was
allowed every liberty and shown every
courtesy consistent with the proper dis
charge of their duties, by Marshal Barnes
and his deputies. Notwithstanding, the
shades of night fell without Tyson finding
the kind of sureties he was trying so dill
igenty to secure and he a last was prone
TO confess that he could not then give
the bond 1t was then that he was COM
nitted to Jail.
Two of Tyson's alleged accomplices. W.
L. Jones and c. b. Rewis, are still at
liberty. The w. l.. Jones arrested a day
or two since has succeeded in convincing
the district attorney that he is not the
man wanted and has been relieved of even
the surveillance TO which he has been sub
jected. postmaster from one of the
towns along the Georgia and Alabama
Railway in which the conspirators are
said TO have opera ted was brought to
different man from the one who had been
indicted. While Jones, through the action
of MIR. Erwin, has been relieved of his
status as defendant, it was only to have
1t transformed into that of witness, and
a subpoena has been served upon him, d.
Tecting him to appear when the case
against Tyson and the others is called.
The district attorney believes that in the
man Wheeler, now under arrest, he has
the j. S. Wheeler against whom the in
dictment was found. Wheeler says thas
his initials are A. L., and the district at
torney is prepared to believe that this is
possibly true. Nevertheless it is the con-
tention of Mr.. Erwin that he has operated
under the name given him in the indict-
ment and this is said to be sufficient.
Whether it is his true name or not is A
matter of but little moment, If it can be
proved that he used it in the business in
which he was engaged and which is said
Tyson telegraphed Friday that he hal
the real ]. S. Wheeler with him in the
country and that he would see that he
came 10 Savannah and gave himself up.
He said the same thing about the real w.
l.. Jones, but neither of these alleged in
dividuals has shown his face in Savannah
since the receipt of the telegram. The
real Jones, wherever he be, is one of the
birds that the officers are particularly
anxious to catch in their net.
About Rewis, the other defendant @
liberty, there is not so much anxiety. He
is not thought to have participated very
largely in the profits of the scheme, nor
to have been one of the ringleaders of
the conspiracy. Since his indictment he
is said to have killed a negro at circus
day gathering in the country and is be-
ieVed to be in hiding now because of this
offense. 1t is rather doubtful il he will
be captured in time to stand trial with
his fellows.
The witnesses in the case against Ty
son and his companions will begin 10 ar
rive in Savannah to-day They come from
all over the country and embrace men IN
almost every line of business. Dry goods
dealers, wholesale grocers, manufacturers
of beer. wines and whisky, vehicles and
harness, soap and telephones and almost
everything else under the sun, all claim
mat they have been induced to part with
their goods to one or another of the de-
1endants indicted, and that they have
never been able to catch glimpse of the
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