The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-28
HELD IN CONTEMPT
MAI HENDERSON AND DOC ROsEN-
THAI MUST ANSWER RULES.
ARTHUR M'WILLIAMS' RETURN
YOUNG MAN WHO DISAPPEARED
WHILE UNDER SUBPOENA.

Showed I'D in Superior Court Yes
terday-Permitted to Leave Court
Room With COunseI-WiII Prob
ably Appear Before Grand Jury
and Tell What He Knows About
the Running of a Keno ROOm-COn-
tempt AuIes Served on ROsenthaT
md Henderson Personally and
They VIII Answer This Morning.
The Nature of the Charge Not Made
Public.
The appearance in the Superior Court
yesterday of Arthur McWilliams, who
disappeared several weeks ago while
under subpoena as a witness before the
grand jury in a John Doe case, fol-
lowed by the issuing of two rules by
Judge Barrow for DOC" Rosenthal and
Mai Henderson to show cause at 10
o'clock this morning why they should
not be punished for contempt, caused
more or less CONSERVATION among the
sporting fraternity last night.
McWilliams himself had a contempt
charge hanging over his head and his
appearance before Judge Barrow was
somewhat in the nature of a surprise.
Later the rules against Rosenthal and
Henderson were issued and served per-
sonally. The men were not placed UNI
der arrest and the rules were only for
mally served upon them. Had the con-
tempt been committed in the presence
of the court they would have been sub
ject to arrest.
There will probably be a large crowd
in the court room when Henderson and
Rosenthal appear to answer the rule.
Not until then will it be known def
nitely in just what way the contempt
is alleged to have been committed, or
whether McWilliams figures in the pro-
ceeding.
There were but three or four people
in the court room when the rule was
ordered issued and they were restrain
ed from leaving until the rules had
been made out and placed in the hands
of the sherff's deputies. Judge Barrow
did not want the matter known until
the officers were in position to serve
the papers. One of the parties held by
Sheriff SchWarz was a newspaper re-
porter who had business in another of
nee in the building and was only per-
mitted to go after having been placed
in care of deputy and instructed to
keep the fact that he was little short
of under arrest a secret. After the Of
ficers were on the street with the pa
Pers those who had been unfortunate
enough to hear Judge Barrow order the
rules issued were permitted to leave
the court room.
The return to the city of McWil-
hams and his appearance in court will
IN all likelihood mean that he will be
a witness before the grand jury at it's
next session. He appeared with w. f.
Slater, Esq, and left with him. Moth
ing was done with him and he proba-
bly, escaped on the charge of contempt
for which he was so badly wanted
There appears to be no doubt, however
that McWilliams will be required to
tell the grand jury what he knows
about the gambling industry. He was
summoned to appear before the last
grand jury and tell what he knew rel
ative to the operating or running of
keno room on Broughton street For
some reason he was not called on the
afternoon for which he had been sum-
moned, and he was told to report back
the following week, but before that
time something transpired that is not
yet on the public records, that caused
him to leave town, and when called
the second time he was missing.
The foreman of the jury before
whom he was to testify reported the
matter to Judge Barrow, who ordered
the arrest of the young man. McWil-
liams was not at home, and his mother
stated that she knew nothing of his
whereabouts. He had left suddenly
several days before and nothing had
been heard from him. Sheriff Schwarz
reported to the court that the lads
mother was distressed as to his where
abouts. The matter had almost been
entirely forgotten until the young
mans temperance in the Court
House yesterday. He said he had been
in Macon, where he had a position.