The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-01
WILL FIGHT TO THE END.
GREENE AND THE GAYSORs WILL
OPPOSE REMOVAL TO SAVANNAH

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; OPPOSE REMOVAL 10 SAVANNAH.
I District Attorney Erwin Regards the
I Grant of the Application for a
warrant of Removal a. In~Nitn-
bile. hut believes THAT After ~
Has Becn Granted wrttn of Hnbcns
Corpus aud other Legal Means ~
Delay VIII bc Resorted to by the
Defendmnts-Cnsc II Now "a Per
feet shnpc-E.Ni dence of Mestcott
Wa. Sensational. hut Not Needed.
District Attorney Marion Erwin was
one ~ me passengers aboard the savau-
nah liner city ~ AUGUST. from New York
last night The Augusta reached her
cock aiout u clock. but g. was an hour
later before Mr. Erwin had been regis
tered a. the Pulaski House and could DC
seen by a representative OF tho Morning
News
Tho FIRST question he was asked. OF
course was ia reference 20 tho inves,iga-
tiou now pending tcfore Commissioner
shielas in New York. having for its pur-
pose the removal OF Greene and the Gay
nors 10 Savannah, 20 answer the iudict-
ments PREFERRED against them by the
grand jury OF the United states District
Court Mr Erwin said there was nothing
that could properly be given % the pub.
DE that had MT already been handled by
the newspapers during the course % the
investigation. However in the course OF
his talk with the Moroing News reporter
he made some interesting statements o;
fact and opinion hearing upon The case.
when we found out from Judge
Browns decision" said Mr.. Erwin. "that
Il would be necessary for us Ia make
proof OF probable cause Of guilt OF che
accused. before the commissioner On New
York. ln order TO secure their removal
90 savannah. / determined 10 do this
thoroughly. 70 that There could be neither
cavii nor well-founded objection 10 the
application for the grant OF che warrant
Of removal.
Il think this has been done. The vari-
Gus steps in the conspiracy have been
taken up seriatlm. and the proof that
has been presented TO the commissioner
is In such shape that Il does not adms
Of denial Some time the defendants
must come % Savannah 10 stand irinl.
hut just when this Will be Il would bee
dinieuli 20 predict"
Mr. Erwin said the prosecution inter
posed no objection 20 the application %
the defendants FOR "A pcs,ponemsnt ~ fur
Their PROCEEDINGS until Sept. y. Included
To the evidence that he had placed before
the commissioner was large amount
that was documentary, and counsel for
the defense desired time 10 examine these
accounts and TO prepare evidence In re-
huttal This request from counsel. Mr..
Erwin was not disposed 20 oppose.
The district attorney said he did not be-
licve that any very great amount 81 time
would b. consumed In the further exam
nation bofors the commissioner. after IL
Be- resumed on Sept q.
''But this rs true" he added Il am con-
WINGED that the defendants. even after the
grant of an order Of removal. win exhaust
every LEGAL means Of preventing or post
poning their departure from New YORK
and their coming 90 Savannah. Writs 81
sabeas corpus will be sworn out and ev-
cry legal process that promises delay viii
be reEortni 20 by their counsel. am as
sursd that this Is the course they VIII fol-
low: Indeed. ! have had an intimation to
this effect from a source altogether relia-
lie However. brought 20 Savannah ulu-
mately they must and will be-
Mr. Erwin said that the evidence IN the
case was now IN such complete and per
fec shape that no combination % circum-
stances. however adverse. could interfere
with it, proper presentation 90 the court
and Jury hv whom the defendants will be-
tried. Even should there be q change IN
The personnel Of the prosecuting officers.
he did not think that any serious iucon-
vcniencc would result The only remain
ing question in his opinion. Is one Of time.
THE evidence given by AIR. Wcstcott
cant Cartcr's fathcr-in-iaw." said the
district attorney. was interesting ara
important. and It's effect senEa iional. but
Il was not needed without anything he
had to say the case would have been Just
as conclusive as 90 g. to-day. The proof
Of the time. place aud circumstances II
the division Of the gains Of the conspiracy
was che last essential link IN the chain
OF evidence
Mr. Erwin was asked II he had heard
OF the suits that had been filed against
Carter Greene and the Gayuors hy
Michael A Connolly. one OF the defen-
dauts Indicted with them. IN which Con-
molly claims something more than $1,000
TO be due him for various services render
ed the defendant. chief among which Is
sald 20 be the collection and arrange
ment Of evidence In suits by or against
them The district attorney 10 this ques
ton. replied laughingly that he had heard
that the suits had been filed. but that this
was al that he knew about them When
asked as 20 the status Of Couuolly's case.
he would no; say more than that the In
dictmenf against him was still pending,
thus leaving unquieted the somewhat
prcvalcn, rumor that Connolly is 70 be-
come a witness against the other defend