The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-04
THE WITNESS WAS FINED TEN.
But HIS EXPLANATION INDUCED
JUDGE TO REDUCE 1T TO So.


UnseemIy Name. Judge Norwood
Though at First the witness Had
Been Speaking to Mr.. Pope Bar
row, the PLAINTIFFS COunseI-The
witness Explained That He Had
not Referred TO MIR. Barrow, but
to the Plaintiff, and Judge Nor
wood Reduced the Fine to 80.
There were a number of interesting in
cidents connected with the hearing as TO
the sufficiency of the bond filed by Mr..
NJ. A. Connolly, in his attachment suit
against the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany and others, that took place in the
City Court yesterday morning and after
noon.
The attachment was sworn out before
Magistrate M. Naughtin last fall and the
levy made on two tugs, some lighters and
other property belonging to the defend
ants. The plaintiff in attachment claimed
that the defendants were indebted to him
in the sum OF nearly $4,000, for services
performed by him in locking up evidence
in various cases by and against them.
Last December MIR. Walter G. Charlton
appeared before Judge Norwood and, rep
resenting the defendants, moved that the
$50, 900 bond that had been filed by the
plaintiff to answer any damages that the
defendants might sustain by reason of
the levy of. the attachment, might. be
| declared insufficient and the plaintiff re-
| quired to strengthen his bond or the levy
| of the attachment be dismissed.
1t required a long time to go over all
| the ground that appeared to be involves
in this question, but Judge Norwood nm
| ally passed an order directing that the
bond be Strengthened. On the original
bond Mr.. w. Woiedge appeared as surety,
| and to his name some five or SIX oth-
| ers have since, been added. The hearing
| yesterday was to determine the sufficien-
| cy of the bond with the new sureties.
Mr. Charlton claimed that it was not
sufficient. Mr.. Pope Barrow, represent
ing the plaintiff, declared that it was
and this made the issue which Judge
| Norwood was called upon to determine
| The entire day was spent in the exam
ination of witnesses, principally those who
| appeared as sureties on the bond. When
they were Intercepted by Mr.. Charlton,
most of these said they had understood
| that they were signing a bond for only
| 81, 900 and did not understand that they
rendered themselves liable to pay the full
amount of the bond in case of its forfeit
ure. Two of them, John Nelson and e.
| j. Leonard asked the court to strike
| their names from the bond as sureties,
claiming they had signed it under a mis-
apprehension and wanted to be relieved
| from liability.
The most interesting of the Incidents IF
| the hearing developed during the exami-
nation of Mr.. Woledge, the original SUI
rety on the bond. He had been making
efforts to get off the bond since the
4 A.
| cheney, when he testified that he was not
worth $4,000 or $4,000 or any like sum.
On the stand he stated that he had sign
| ed the bond because he had been told by
| the plaintiff that it was a mere matter
| of form, and that he would be released
! from the obligation ON the following day.
| The witness said he was worth scarcely
| anything.
Under the examination of Mr.. Barrow
he became greatly ratified and excited.
Every question that counsel propounded
caused him, apparently, a twinge of Sc
we're mental and physical anguish, and
along towards the end of it he looked as
though he would break down.
Haven't you got some household fur
niture?" Mr.. Barrow asked the witness.
mo, sir; it doesn't belong to me-" was
| the answer.
Haven't you got some kitchen furni-
ture?"
| mo, sir; rent it."
We'll, see here a minute, Mr.. Woledge,"
Mr.. Barrow insisted, don't you own some
notes"
mo, don't" said the witness.
do you swear that you don't own any
notes?" asked counsel.
What kind of notes?" asked the wit
| ness.
why, the notes of other persons, that
are due to or held by you, of course"
said Mr. Barrow.
The witness acknowledged that he did
own a few such evidences of indebted
ness. Being pressed to state their char
acter and amount. he said:
"These are other peoples secrets 1t is
not fair to ask them of me. This is the
| way l am treated because l tried to do
| Connolly a favor" Then, rising in his
chair, and addressing the plaintiff, who
was seated next his counsel, the witness
said: ITS no way for you to act, you
dirty puppy"
Judge Norwood sat suddenly bolt up
right The counsel and witnesses and
| spectators began to get interested and
the witness on the stand became imme-
diately apologize. He explained to Judge
Norwood that he had meant no contempt
of court but that he felt so deeply on the
subject that he could not refrain from
giving his emotions partial utterance.
II fine you $40, Mr. Woledge," said the
| court, and the examination proceeded
In the meantime Mr.. Barrow walked
over to where Woledge was sitting and
asked him If he had addressed the remark
he had made to him.
"Why, no, sir" said the witness. 81
wouldn't think of saying such a thing 40
you"
Then get up and tell the court So" in
sisted Mr.. Barrow
The witness complied Immediately, ex-
planning that he had addressed the remark
| to Mr.. Connolly and not to Mr.. Barrow.
| Judge Norwood had been under the i'm
| preston that IT had been addressed to Mr..
| Barrow and in view of the explanation
| made by the witness, reduced the fine he
had previously inflicted to IS. This was
paid.
After the recess had been taken Mr..
| WoIedge went up to Mr.. Barrow and Of
fered some further explanations, includ-
| ing a paraphrase of what he had said and
why and to whom he had said it.
II don't care what you said" retorted
Mr.. Barrow. "All | wanted to know was
whether or not you had said II to me.
When you make such remarks you want
to make plain whom you address, and
when I'm about you want to make it
very exceedingly plain" The phrase
Every exceedingly was not exactly abe
one that Mr.. Barrow employed, but his
was certainly no less descriptive and en-
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