The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-18
SUING The SURETIES
N. C. HARRISON, p. L. BAILEY, j. S.
COLLINS AND j. d. DIXON SUED
FOR FRIPP'S DEFALCATI0NS.
FIRST of FRIPP's BONDsMEN NOT
HELD LIABLE.

Investigntion Proved That c. r. G..
Fell Was Not LfabIe-Mr. Nathan
lei Harrison Was Hit the Hardest.
Was on All of Fripp's Bonds.
Bondsmen Deny Liability and
VIII Fight the Cases Against
Them-Eieven Sets of suits Insti-
tuted in the City Court.
W. H. Wade, county administrator
instituted suit against the bondsmcn
of William C. Fripp. former county
administrator, in the City Court yes
terday. The suits were brought in the
name Of Ordinary Henry McAlpin, for
the use of w. II. Wade, administrator
of the several estates upon which
Fripp defaulted. against Nathaniel
Harrison, P. L. Bailey, Jacob S. Col
Inns and James NJ. Dixon. No suit
was instituted against ]. E. G. Fell
who was one OF the first sureties.
The amount for which each of these
! bondsmen will be held liable is as
| follows: Nathaniel Harrison, s2,32s.36;
p. l. Bailey. $1,S36.45; James NJ. Dixon.
$344.93 and Jacob S. Collins, $15G.9e.
| Dixon the bondsmen were on more
than one of Fripp's bonds. While each
| is alleged to be liable for the amount
named, it is not probable that any of
them will be found liable for the full
! amount, since two bondsmen are on
! each bond.
There are eleven suits in all, and
! since one original and three copies of
| each suit were filed with the clerk, the
| litigation, comprised of forty-four
| suits. was somewhat voluminous. The
! eleven cases are here given:
| Henry McAlpin. Ordinary, for use of
| w. ID. Wade, guardian Of the estate
| of Theo. A. Smith, a minor, against
! William c. Fripp, Jacob S. Collins and
| Nathaniel Harrison, for the recovery
| of $132.40
Henry McAlpin, Ordinary. for use of
| w. H. Wade. administrator of the
estate az Daniel Sullivan, against w.
! c. Fripp, James NJ. Dixon and Ma
theniel Harrison, for the recovery of
| S34493
Ordinary for use of w. H. Wade.
! administrator of the estate of Frank
| Braisford against w. c. Fripp, P. l..
| Bailey and Nathaniel c. Harrison, for
the recovery of $1s3.O7.
Ordinary for use of w. H. Wade,
! . NAA AAe~Al VI lNullis I16IIy ana aired
| Mulling, against w. c. Fripp, P. L.
Bailey and Nathaniel Harrison. for
the recovery of S7O292.
Ordinary for the use of w. II. Wade.
| guardian OF Lewis M. Ashby, lunatic,
! against w. c. Fripp, P. L. Bailey and
| Nathaniel Harrison, for the recovery
of $SS.45
Ordinary for the use of w. H. Wade.
! administrator of the estate of John
| Kelly, against w. c. Fripp, P. L. Bal
| ley and Nathaniel Harrison, for the
recovery of S146.30.
Ordinary for the use of w. H. Wade
| guardian of the estate of Esseline Van.
dorland against w. C. Fripp, P L.
| Bailey and Nathaniel Harrison for the
| recovery of $213.45.
Ordinary for the use of w. H. Wade
administrator of the estate of JOSEPH
| Seabrook, against w. C. Fripp. p 7,
Bailey and Nathaniel Harrison, for the
recovery OF $1Ss.97.
Ordinary for the use Of w. H. Wade
administrator of the estate of Bates A
| Porter, against w. c. F'ripp, P. l.
Bailey and Nathaniel Harrison for the
recovery of $2o3.29.
Ordinary for the use of w. H. Wade
| administrator on the state of H. ]
Dickerson, against w. c. Fripp, p. L
Bailey and Nathaniel Harrison, for the
| recovery of S1G0.
.Cldllldiy lOI lHe use OF W ii. WdQe
administrator of the estate of Fanny
Donlevy against w. G. Fripp, Jacob S
| Collins and Nathaniel Harrison for the
recovery of $24.49.
The fact that suit would be institut-
| ed against the several sureties on the
! bonds of Fripp has been forecasted ir
| the Morning News. For several weeks
| the county administrator has been in
| vestigating the case, with a view to as.
| pertaining the amount for which eacr
| of the bondsmen were, in his opinion
| liable. This is the first publication OF
| the amounts.
Fripp gave two bonds of $4,000 each
one as county guardian and the other
| as county administrator, on both OF
which Nathaniel Harrison was one OF
| the sMreties. The other sureties chang
ed from time to time. though Mr.. Bar-
rison remained upon the bond. His liza
bility is, therefore, greater. Mr.. j. E
G. Fell was a bondsman for a few
weeks, but it was found on investiga-
ton he was not liable under the law
for any conversions on the part OF
Fripp, his defalcatons not being made
during the time that he was on his
bond.
1t is known that the bondsmen will
fight the claims of the county admins
traitor. A short while ago a statement
of their several alleged indebtednesses
were presented to them by County Adj
ministrator Wade, and payment was
refused on the ground that they were
not liable for the amount.
MJIcT CIIppNpT uIS MIEE