The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-15
WILL TELL WHO TOLD
REV. BAsCOM ANTHONY WILL NOT
GO BEFORE GRAND JURY.
UNLESS He is SUBPoENAED
IF HE is HE WILL GIVE NAMES OF
GAMBLERS AS THEY WERE
GIVEN HIM.

Pastor of Trinity Methodist Church
VIII Not Be a Voluntary Witness.
Would Answer "A Subpoena, How
ever, and Repeat What He Has
Been Told About Gaming Houses,
Doesn't Want to Put More Money
i'm Court officers POckets-WflI Go
to Triton 10 Hear Rev. sam Jones,
But refuses to Discuss Coming OF
EvanEeIist-Mr. Anthony Says He
Will Be Here, However.
You're fixing to get the court Off
GERS about $1,500, and don't care about
putting any more money in their
pockets" said Rev. Bascom Anthony,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Church,
yesterday. in discussing the likelihood
of his presence before the grand jury
now in session.
Mr.. Anthony had great deal to say
about gambling in a sermon the Sun
day before, he left the city on "a hunt
in and a eatin' trip" After the SER
mon had been given publicity Judge
Barrow delivered his first charge to a
grand jury. and Mr.. Anthony was
among the members of the Ministerial
Association who heard him.
The pastor of Trinity Church at that
time would not go into discussion of
the charge, and had little or nothing
to say about it. He paid particular at
tention to what Judge Barrow had to
say on the subject of gambling, but
stated yesterday that he will not vol
unfairly appear before the grand jury
and give evidence.
Will Tell What He Heard.
Il don't know anything myself, and
am not going before the grand jury Un-
less they send for me- OF course, If 1
am subpoenaed 1 will go before the
gentlemen who compose the present
grand jury l will tell them some
thing, too, and then I'll tell them where
/ got my information. You unders tand,
1 don't know these things myself, and
/ didn't see them, but I've got fellow
who says he did
IF l am summoned l shall tell the
grand jury about gambling houses,
about keno room, who is running it,
who the helpers are and who the play
ers were on a certain night. I've got
the list, but the stud poker table was
not working that night, and those
other games weren't doing anything,
either. When l get through reading
off the names l will tell the grand jury
who gave me the Information, and that
will be all there is to it. Mind you,
won't go unless I'm sent for, cause 1
don't want those fellows to get any
more money on what I saw
Shy About Sam Jones Coming.
Rev. Mr.. Anthony is shy about talk
ing of the proposed visit of Rev. Sam
will in all human probability be in
Savannah in October. 1t is the dis
cussion of Jones' coming that Mr.. An
thony so persistently avoids, for he is
certain that the much talk-of evange-
list will paw UP the earth in this vicin-
ity some time in the fall He is GER
tain of this, despite the fact that death
and taxes" are considered the only
sure things. Mr. Anthony did not see
MIR. Jones on his recent trip. When
leave town." he said, you'll find my
toes pointed for the woods, and my
tracks in the swamps, and if you fol-
low me you'll find me paving in the
briers. My trip was one of that sort.
/ was hunting"
Mr.. Anthony admitted his intention
of going to Triton March 30 for several
days. Mr. Jones will be at that place
for several days and will do his utmost
to make things lively. Mr.. Anthony
says that he will be on hand when Mr..
Jones goes to talking. He refused,
however, to say whether he will discuss
the Savannah meetings with the evan
gelist, or touch this phase of the sub
ject in any way. II amt attacking
about that now, bud" said Mr.. An
thony. "Tain't good to talk that now"
Ministers Differ.
The unusual attitude assumed by Mr..
Anthony on the subject of the coming
of Mr.. Jones is due to the fact that not
all of the ministers favor another visit
from the evangelist. At least one of
them has openly expressed himself as
opposed to extending an invitation to
Mr. Jones to come and again tell Sa-
vannahians "horrid" things. Mr.. An
thony is an ardent believer in the Jones
religion, and appears bent on having
the evangelist here, although it is not
his purpose to unnecessarily anita gonize
those who are at this time 'lukewarm."
This explains the position assumed by
Mr. Anthony.
The exploit of his son, James, came
to the notice of Mr.. Anthony during his
visit in the country. The boys high
climb in Atlanta was not received with
a frown by his father. Nov, if Jim
my had written his name on The stee-
pie" said MIR Anthony, II would have
felt like shying a brick at him. He
wrote his class on the tower and was
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