The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-30
SIMS OFF TOO LIGHT
HIS BANK DIRECTORS ARE DIS
SATISFIED.
SIX YEARS ARE TOO SHORT
A TERM FOR A THEFT OF THE
MAGNITUDE OF HIS.

Remaining Indictments May he
Pushed Against the Convicted
Bank Thief-OsbOrne and TNviggs
Conclude Their Argument in the
Potter Case-CentrRI Railway
Makes It's Returns-Gives $500 "a
Mile as the Value of Its Fran
chise-other News of Atlanta.
Atlanta. April 29-There is con-
siderable dissatisfaction, particularly
on the part of the officials of the Capt.
tai City National Bank, over the fact
that G. II. Sims, the defaulting collec-
ton clerk, was given no longer term
than six years in the penitentiary.
The other indictments against Sims
still stand, and the question is now
under consideration of pressing them
to the end that several more years
may be added to the term that Sims is
to serve.
The directors of the bank state they
did not know Sims was to be given
a hearing yesterday, and they had no
opportunity to be represented. They
are firm in the belief that Sims has
some of the money hidden away, and
they have been trying ever since the
defalcation was discovered TO locate
this and recover 1t. They now want
to see If steps cannot be taken to
force Sims to disgorge.
The directors say they are satisfied
Sims did not spend nearly all the $685.
600 which he stole on the Greene
county farm.
Argued the Potter Case.
Solicitor General w. w. Osborne and
Judge Fl. H. d. Twiggs concluded to-
day before the Supreme Court the
argument in the case of w. ]. Potter,
who was convicted of the murder of
Gugie Bourquin and sentenced to life
imprisonment. The argument oc-
cupied about four hours It will be
some weeks before a decision in the
case is reached.
CentraI's Fra nehise $500 a. Mile.
The tax returns of the Central Of
Georgia Railway Company reached
Controller General Wright to-day. The
returns of the physical property are
about the same as last year, and the
company returns it's franchise at $500
per mile.
The Central operates about 1900 miles
of road in Georgia. so that this puts
the value of the eompany's franchise
at about $750,00o. The return is looked
on as quite a respectable one, compared
to what has been expected. though the
Controller General declined to express
any opinion regarding it. He will not
take the returns up for final considera-
ton until they have all been received.
For the State Encampment.
Gov. Terrell received advices from
Washington to-day to the effect that
the money for fha aYnpYoapf IF ctar.s
troops would shortly be forthcoming.
The encampment, the Governor says,
will probably be held at Griffin, Though
part of the troops may be sent into
camp along with government troops at
Chickamauga.
The Governor has decided to call
meeting of the advisory hoard within
the next few days, for the purpose of
taking up the matter of the state en-
campment and reaching some definite
conclusion with regard to It..
New Telephone Company.
Application was filed with the Sec
rotary of State to-day for q charter
for the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. The incorporators are
A. w. Cobb, III. p. Thomas M. Frs
kline and ]. X. Harper of Atlanta, and
NJ. w. Beck of Griffin. The capital
stock is fixed at $25, 900, with privilege
of increasing to $500, 900. The company
proposes to put in long distance tele-
phone wires throughout North Geor-
gia.
Charges Against Buchanan.
Charges have been preferred against
the city warden, II. ]. Buchanan. OF
aiding, the striking printers by fur
nishing half-rate tickets out of the
city to non-union printers who had
been induced to Quit work The
charges will, it is stated, be presented
to Mayor Howell.
Terrell and His Colonies.
Gov. Terrell accompanied by large
party of his colonies, returned to the
city to-day from Albany, where they
went to attend military day at the
Albany Chautauqua. The party re-
ports an excellent trip.