The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
CoUNTERFEITERS ARE HELD.
COMMITTED To JAIL IN DEFAULT
OF HEAVY BONDS.

Rebb and McMichnel Had IN Affect
ing Parting with Their wives ana
Aged Mothers. who Chung TO Them
PathetfcaIIy-sIG,Oc of Counter
felt SO Bills sum bitted as Evil
denee Against the Men-GOvernor
Pursued by Reporters While in
st. Louis.
Atlanta, Aug. 23.-Four of the eoun-
terfeiters who were caught on the re-
cent raids by Secret Service Agent j.
NJ. Wright waived preliminary hearing
before Commissioner W. T. Colquitt
to-day, and P. :. Coffee and J. y. Lit
tie, the older members Of the gang,
were committed to jail in default of
$4,000 bail each. Clarence Rebb and
oscar McMichael, the younger mem
bers Of the gang, who did the print
ing, were remanded in default OF 49,
coo bonds.
W. L. Wynne. the other one Of the
crowd, who made the plates, has not
been brought back from st. Louis.
The parting of Rebb and McMichael
from their wives and aged mothers.
who were in the court room when they
were ordered to jail, was quite pa
thetic scene, the women clinging to
them to the last.
About SIS, 900 Of the counterfeit mon
ey, all in so bills, of the Buffalo"
edition, was exhibited in evidence by
the authorities.
Fell from Trolley Car.
A. J. HUFF Of West End fell from a
trolley rar on Peachtree street shortly
efter noon. He was picked up I'M
conscious and carried to the Grady
Hospital He fell on his head and it
is said his injuries may result fatally.
For Selling Cocaine.
DR.. NJ. B. McAfee. who has an Of
fee in a drugstore, was fined 800 and
costs in Police Court to-day for pre-
scribing cocaine for dope" fiends, and
was bound over under $500 bond to the
City Court for violation of the state
law. 1t was practically shown he was
an employe of the drugstore.
AtIanta's Water.
As a result Of several published
statements that Atlantas water is
impure and unhealthy, City Bacte-
biologist H. F. Harris and his assistant
have made an examination of the city
water by direction of Council and re-
port that while it is not absolutely
pure, il is up to the standard of most
city waters and is not unsafe for
drinking purposes.
Was Dodging Reporters.
Gov. Terrell, who returned from St.
Louis this morning, states that he had
a most trying time 1t the fair in dodg
irg reporters who were anxious to Sc
cure from him some interview or ex-
preston in regard 10 the Statesboro
affair. and so great was his annoyance
from them that after the first day he
was forced TO go incognito.
As he went TO st. Louis to arrange
for the Georgia day. Sept. Is, this en-
forced arrangement caused him a great
deal Of inconvenience. as the report
ers fairly infested the administration
building. When he desired to have a
conference with the exposition officials
ne was forced to have them call at
the Georgia building, where such meet
ings could be held without Interrupt
ton. He states that he made all ex-
cept the finad arrangements for the
Georgia day and will announce the
programme at an early date.
For Constitutional Convention.
Representative Martin V. Calvin of
Richmond county was at the Govern
ors Office to-day and stated that he
was going to exert every effort at
next summers session of the Legisla-
ture 10 have his bill, calling for a
constitutional convention, passed.
That bill should have passed this
session." said Mr.. Calvin, so the peo-
pie could have voted upon II at the
October election. We need such con-
vention, and need it badly. l am go
ing to continue the fight for 1t until
get it,"