The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-14
DEALERS IMPLICATED
PROBABLE THAT NAMES OF MER-
CHANTS WHO
GOT CoNTRABAND GOODS
WILL BE DISCLOSED IN CIGAR
SMUGGLING CASE TODAY.

Preliminary Hearing Began Hester-
day in the Case of JudsOn G.
Crimson, Charged with Receiving
SmuGgIed Goods and Selling Them
without n License-Shipment and
Receipt of the Goods Traced by
GOvernment-Expre COmpany's
Driver viii Tell To-day TO whom
He Delivered the Packages.
The hearing in the case of Judson
Crimson, charged with smuggling cigars
and selling the contraband goods with
out a license, which was commenced
before Commissioner Ryals yesterday
will be resumed this morning.
The hearing yesterday was interest
ing, but it is probable that the one
to-day will be even more so, and that
as the case progresses, and the gov
eminent and the defense begin to show
their hands, it will increase in inter-
est.
The testimony this morning will dis
close who the parties are who VIII be
charged with buying the contraband
goods. Driver O'Reilly of the South
ern Express Company will be placed
on the stand to disclose the names
of the Savannah merchants to whom
he delivered the goods. AS there are
quite a number of prominent mer-
chants involved, it is expected that the
hearing will be productive of sensa-
ton.
The Governments Side.
The case has been prepared after
months and years of investigation, ac-
cording to Special Agent McAtee; and
because of the voluminousness of the
evidence it is probable that two or
three weeks will be engaged in pre-
senting it at the preliminary hearing.
The hearings will be held from day TO
day until the evidence is all in.
From the array of counsel which at
tended the proceedings it may be read
lily discerned that a stubborn fight is
TO be offered by the defense. At the
hearing yesterday, Col. Robert l.. Cold
ing and MesSrs. Osborne d Lawrence
appeared for the accused, while Col.
Rufus +. Lester and w. w. Sheppard,
Esq, looked after the interests Of
other parties.
ONLY three witnesses were examined.
These were r. L. Loveless. agent of
the express company at Port Tampa;
T. c. Armand, delivery clerk of the
company in Savannah, and Warren j.
Brown, agent of the company at Sa
vannah. The examination. which was
conducted by u. S. Attorney w. r.
Leaken, for the government, was d.
rected to show the shipment and re-
ceiving of the goods
Sent by Negro.
Mr.. Loveless testified that the goods
We're brought to his Office in Port
Tampa by a Colored man named Smith.
He did not know Smith, or was not
aware of the contents of the packages.
He said that Port Tampa was
place of scarcely more than two score
people.
Mr.. Armand. delivery clerk at Sa-
vannah, said that the packages were
received under such addresses as Miss
Lula Slow, Mr.. ]. C. Mann, and other
unusual names not to be found in the
city directory. The goods were called
for or sent for by BrinsOn, he said, a
receipt being presented. These receipts
had in some way been misplaced.
Mr.. Brown knew little of the trans
action. and his testimony was not OF
particular Importance. He told of the
manner in which the receipts were
handled in the office. He also identified
a receipt of ]. C. Mann.
The hearing began at 4:30 o'clock
and lasted for nearly three hours.