The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16

The warrant was put in the hands of
Policeman Riley Jennings, who ar
rested him just as he was boarding the
Seaboard train for Columbus. M.
McMichal returned with the officer,
waived commitment trial and readily
gave bond in the sum of 5000 for his
appearance at the next session of the
city court, MIA. j. Carver signing
the bond.
Both Deputy Sheriff Slade and Mr..
McMichael emphatically deny that a
lick was struck, and say 'all that was
done was an attempt to pull Lyon
from the jail.
The Trip to Columbus Begins,
Late in the. afternoon the attorneys
of Lyon wired to Judge Sheffield re-
questing that they be given a hearing
the next day, and that the prisoner be
allowed to remain here until then.
Judge Sheffield replied that he had
wired Instructions to the sheriff. and
he sent second telegram to that Off
Ger telling him in no undecided lam
uage to deliver Ligon to the Muscogee
officers.
About s o'clock that night Deputy
Sheriff Slade and Deputy Sheriff Nc
Michael, accompanied by a News
reporter, went to the Jail and inform
ed Ligon that he must get ready to go
with the latter officer.
Seeing that remonstrance would
avail him nothing he dressed and pre-
pared to go with them to the 9 o'clock
Central train, on which the trip was
to begin to the county in which the
offense with which he is charged was
committed.
On the way to the depot Mrs. Ligon
Joined her husband. She showed a
remarkable degree of confidence in
ard affec tion for him during his im-
prisonment hera, and remained con-
stantly near him.
Deputy McMichael and his prisoner,
accompanied by Mrs. Lyon, who went
as far as Bronwood, her home, board
ed the train upon it's arrival and
reached Columbus the following morn
ing at 6 o'clock.
The Crimes He Is Charged With.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun says
that it is said Ligon begun his
operations of forging express money
orders in an Alabama town. 1t is also
said that he palmed himself off in that
section once as deaf and dumb man
and so icited aims.
The alleged Columbus crime occurr-
ed about two weeks before his arrest
in this county. 1t is understood that
Ligon slept in the express Office of an
Alabama town one night, and it Is
thought that he stole some express
money order blanks there. 1t is sur
missed that he is on old express man,
as only one familiar with the matter
could have filled out the blanks prop
erly and forged the signature in a way
to deceive a bank official. Another
thing that strengthens this theory IS
that none of the orders exceeded fifty
dollars, which is the limit for express
money orders of this class.
The Third National Bank OF Column
bus cashed orders amounting to S2OO
and the First National Bank OF Bir-
mingham $3.50. 1t is said that there Is
another forged $50 order out.
Not a Refuge for Criminals
The official order that Ligon be de-
/ liverad to the Muscogee county ofhcers
has been received by Sheriff Christie,
and tits written in the terse and sensl'
BILE style that characterizes Judge
Sheffield. After reciting that the pris
toner was guilty of no otfense IN th's
county and was held on warrant
which Inadvertently charged that ne
had committed crime here he de-
clares that a jail is not place OF fel-
uge but one of detention, and orders
that he forthwith be turned oyer 10
the authorities of Muscogee county
that he may be made to answer for MS
misdoings.
There was no conflict whatever be-
tween the orders of Judge Roberts ana
Judge Sheffield. Judge Roberts ulo
not have the authority to 60 into the
merits of the case, and had no aIterna-
tive except to remand the prisoner
to the custody of Sheriff ChrlsVle
on the warrant upon which he was hrst
arrested, as on its face it was a per-
fectly good one.