The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
MAGISTRATE Nor PRESENTED.


~ grand 3ury - tEe suparl7r Cour
s-cd 20 return enc special rresentmcnt
walah had been prepared Of its Instance
against Magistrate Caare- Kline. ana
which b. pert most ~ yesterday after
loou Do .ous le1uz
Tae eminent charged tEe magistrate
with malpractice Ia oa..e IN tEc case o.
a J. Hees against J. VISITOR the case
ems that ~ a p9ssesaory warrant ~arh
f4a been sued oas ~ 81 Es.a against a
pawn broker. for the possession % a shot
sun IL appeared that MAGISTRATE Kline
Uas nor 600 Savannah uafr the warrant
was ISSUED bar ttat D. he'd Fsnoi war
rants .u blank aud tfaf one ~ these had
been used lu o1ialnlrs Possession of ne
sun.
IL appeared. af-ma'Ively shat MaEs-
fl4I. Kline bad rot prlated Dol ant way
ig the Issuance o. the bond ara the Est
ai tue ofeuse. in the minds % me snd
Iurtmsu. was the practice n starirE var
rants boz blank and leaving them f1r The
u-- ~ irresponsible ana frequently iFuo-
ra4f eorstab.es.
Do the opinion ~ TIE Frand jury this
was serious enough tu U-elf ana Do
$50 not feel much axe con
lpulng it Magistrate kline auhmlttei eye
I.tNf .N 10 fIH HFH.f A..HH HFt bfiAffA0r 81
signing papers ir blank Is an extensive
one among the Iusflees - the peac- IN
~tvanran and NJ. Kline adopted Dr.. 30
some ~eees without suy realizing aerat
of its danger
Some 81 me Grand jurvmen impres "a
thIs danger upon Mr. Kline. a posses
sory warrant carries with % the riFht %
arrest ard tine grand jIrvm-u took pains
o. explain 20 the MAG stfate that this W
"a #IaH 10 HIH H.a
mtfted to his cousfaplss. snd the
usEisfrate saw the point He eaii 80
after me examination had been coIciul-
- and ackuowI edged that ia % act ng
he hal violated the law But he aterr.d
fh1t he had 90 criminal o. improper in-
tent iu tHe natter and expressed g. nj
senre SO evidently sincere fhaf the syn
pathy 81 tho grand jury was aroused
Under the clrrumstauces the grand iIrr
declined 20 return the special pre-cNt-
maut nut lt- opinion OF the pHactice Or
signing warrants tu blank has not p-en
changed. Il is rot unlikely that the pr1r-
Rice wlI ne dealt with al ienstn in The
general preeen fmeuts - the grant jury,
that win D. returned next Monday after
noon
Magistrate Kline was given a fun hear
INK Wale tne grand jury declined. ir
eecor4auee with precedent. GO allow him
reprcseutatIon hp counsel. ali a. the Wit
nesses were examined ia hts presence and
were cross examined hy him at hnE,h
Following tine Introduction Of testimony
roth for the state and hy Mr.. Kline. the
latter made statement 90 his case and
an explanation 10 which he admitted che
various off.ne-s 81 which be- was accused
out denied ans criminal intent. Ia the
course Of his statement he was submitted
to an examination hv she grand jurors
Several OF the witnesses. both for the
state ard taa accused. were recalled and
when the investgatiou was concluded the
grand jury had "a pretty thorough kuoWl-
edge. NOT only Of the particular case be-
fore &c. but ~ tho general conduct Of Mr
kUn. office and this practices ana meth
oIs snat obtain among magistrates gem
orally Mr. Il. Saussy Jr.. was Mr
Nlius'r counsel aud wa also "a witness
before the Grand iurs ln his behalf