The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-01
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
coUNTERFEITER CONVICTED
COFFEY WILL GET A TERM OF
- ONE TO TEN YEARS.

CORey Was One of the Gang of Six
Arrested in At1unta-Trial of 9th
ers. Yet to he Held-Manston's
One of the witnesses in the COun-
terfeiting Cases StereOpticOn
Causes a Theater Panic.
Atlanta, Oct. 31.-P. S. Coffey of
Steed, Upson county. was convicted
in the United States Court this aft
ernoon of counterfeiting, or of enter
ing into a conspiracy to make and
pass counterfeit bills. Coffey was one
of the gang of six who were arrested
on charges of counterfeiting in the
same case, the charge being that Cot
fey. and j. N. Little procured w. l..
wynne, at that time employed by the
Southern Engraving Company to make
plates for a $40 bill of the buffalo
bnl'' series. while Coffey and Little,
then employed two young printers,
Rebb and McNIichael, to print the
bills
About $4,000 of the spurious money
was seized when the arrests were
made. Later Charles A. Mansion,
manager of the Southern Engraving
Company. was indicted on the charge
that he aided wynne in making the
plates. wynne has turned states ev-
yidence and is the governments main
witness Wynne swore he made the
plates for Coffey and Little Coffey
swore he had never before seen Wynne
and did not know him.
Little will be placed upon trial to-
morrow, the evidence against him be-
ing the same as that against Corey.
Coffey will be sentenced Thursday.
His term may be from one to ten
years.
: This afternoon Eugene Mansion,
brother of Charles A. Mansion, one of
the defendants in the case, had an al
tercation with Will Howell one of
the witnesses against Mansion. The
district attorney is preparing bill
of Indictment against Eugene Man
ston for interfering with a witness.
Appeal for Pardon for Gamesters.
Appeal for pardon was made before
the Prison Commission to-day in be-
half of j. Weinberg and his three as
socfates who were convicted of gam
sentenced to pay $500 fines and serve
twelve months on the gang besides.
Counsel for the defendants, S. A.
Crump appeared as attorney for the
fair directors, and urged a pardon.
The fair directors had sold the gam
ing privileges, ii seems, and now feel
obligated to protect these men as far
as possible. The commission viii not
pass on the cases until the Governor
returns
(. Fined for Sending LibeIIOus Matter.
H. c. Cummings of Orchard Hill, who
was found guilty in the United states
court to-day of writing postal card
10 the auditor of the Central Of Georg-
3 "a Railway containing libellous state
ments about NJ. +. Swint, the Central's
agent at Orchard Hill. was fined 800
or three months by Judge Newman
and warned not to do so again. The
fine was paid.
Panic in Opera House.
There was a panic I'm the Grand
Opera House this afternoon at 3
O'Clock, which came near costing
several lives. A stereopticon exhibition
was in progress. and some 500 people
were In the house. many of them
children. The house was dark, while
the pictures were being displayed,
/ Of light and a cry Of fire and then a
stampede. Some OF those present stood
still in their terror. not knowing which
way to turn. Others rushed for the
doors at the rear and many women
and children We're knocked down. Mrs.
c. /. Walker was quite badly hurt by
being trampled upon. and several
others were slightly bruised. 1t is re-
garded as miraculous that no one was
Killed.
The fire, which was caused by the
ingnition of a lot of inhamma BILE films
was soon put out by the chemical
engine. which hurried to the scene.
The Freight Rates Matter.
Mayor Howell has called a specia
session of the Council for tomorrow
afternoon TO take up the freight rat
matter. The special committee which
has been working on the subject Will
at that time make it's report. The com.
mittee will show what discrimination
are being made against Atlanta, ant
viii urge the appointment OF a com
mittee Of seven disintcrested citlzeni
70 confer with the railroad authori
ties.
No action was taken on the frelgh
bureaus request that a just freiRh
rate clause be incorporated ia ali ia
ture railroad grants.
blue Ridge Has Gone Dry.
The Atlanta. Knoxville and Northerr
Railroad q hauling water 10 Biul
llake, Do fannin county, the last vel
\ N me Town having gone dry. AZ Il