The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-12
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
ARE HELD FOR CONSPIRACY.
JUSTICE OF PEACE, DEPUTY SHEER
IFF AND ATTORNEY.

Were Indicted by the Fulton County
Grand Jury on Charge of Con-
spiracy to Defeat the Extradition
of Leroy C. Hardin-Instead of Bali
Being in Contempt of OrmOnd's
Court, ormOnd Finds Himself in
TrOubIe-Pench Crop Is Safe.
Atlanta, April 11.-Justice of the
Peace Walter Ormond. who wanted
to hold Chief Of Police John w. Ball
in contempt of his court, was this aft
ernoon indicted by the United States
grand jury on the charge of conspiracy
10 defeat the extradition of Leroy c.
Hardin, alias Charles Blazer. Deputy
Sheriff J. T. Jones and Attorney w.
II. Withers were also indicted on the
sans char%e.
The indictments were found under
Section 5279 of the Revised Statues.
Hardin was on his way to Cincinnati
from Brooksville, Fla, in charge of
Detective D. A. Callahan, and stopped
here in an effort to secure his release
by habeas corpus and other means.
In this he was unsuccessful
A warrant was sworn out in Jus
tice Ormond's court against Hardin,
charging him with cheating and swim
ding, and 1t was given to Deputy
Jones to serve. After the Superior
Court had dismissed the habeas cor
pus proceedings, Chief Ball turned
70
train time Hardin was concealed in
the United States building by United
States officials.
II was for releasing Hardin to Gala
han that Ormond wanted to hold Chief
Ball in contempt. Now he himself must
answer to a more serious charge in
the United States court.
Smith Not to Oppose Clay.
The Atlanta News publishes a story
this afternoon to the effect that in
formation comes from four sources
that Hon. Hoke Smith will be q can
didate for United States senator
against Senator A. S. Clay. Mr.. Smith
enphatieally denies that there is any
foundation for the report.
Property for Terminal.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road to-day acquired by deed from
Bishop c. K. Nelson, trustee for st.
Phillips Church, twenty-four feet OF
land on Washington street, the pur-
chase price being $4,000. 1t is stip-
ulated in the deed that the property
is to be used only for freight terminal
purposes, and that Waverly Way is to
be moved ninety feet and paved with
asphalt. This means that the road s
100000 terminal will be built.
Groom Os; Bride Older.
William Lamthier. a bachelor of 6s
years. and Mrs. A. B. Spencer, who
blushingly admits she is several years
older than the groom-to-be. will be
married at the Walker Street Metho-
dist Church tomorrow night. They
met in church work, in which they
were both engaged at the sanctuary,
where they will be welded.
Enters Upon March Term.
The Supreme Court to-day completed
the call of the cases brought to the
October term, 1908, which began on the
first Monday in October last, and i'm
mediately took up the call of cases
brought to the March term, 1904. With
the exception of a few days vacation
taken at the Christmas holidays, the
court has been constantly in session
since II began the fall term last Octo-
Der. During that time about $50 cases
civil and criminal have been argued
and finally disposed of On the civil
docket for the March term there are
already some eco cases, and this num-
Der will, in all probability, be Increased
to more than 800 before the business
of the term is completed.
Working for Parker.
The work for Judge Alton b. Park
er is progressing smoothly at head
quarters here. Judge A. l.. Miller
president of the Parker Democratic
Club of Georgia, Is in charge of the
headquarters to-day and will be &C
lively at work there for several DAYS
20 come. He took active charge OF
the work of the club and dictated many
letters in reply to those which had
been received during his absence and
which required his personal attention
In Houston county, where he spent
last week attending court, he found the
people greatly in favor of Judge Park
er. and at a mass meeting held there
last Tuesday Parker was strongly in
dorsed as a presidential candidate and
the Houston county delegates to the
state convention were requested ia
vote for Parker in the state conven-
ton.
Found Bed of Granite.
In digging for the foundations of the
Asa G. Gambler sixteen-story buildins
on Peachtree street, a solid bed Of
granite has been struck seventeen fee
below the surface. This will be car.
ried eleven feet deeper by blasting.
Largest Peach Crop.
The fruit crop is practically unin.
3ured by the recent cold snap, says
Commissioner of Agriculture o. B
Stevens, except in a few exposed
places in North Georgia, where tn,
frost was rather severe. He says tn,
peach crop Is now sure to be the larg.
est Georgia has ever known.