Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
Men and Religion Leader
Stands Sponsor to Amount
of $50 for Preacher.
OFFICER HOLDS FORMER
TABERNACLE ASSISTANT
County Commissioner Vim, as
BondSman in Diamond Ring
Suit, Asks Arrest.

Only the timely assistance Of John J.
Eagan. Men and Religion Forward
Movement leader. who agreed to stand
sponsor for the preacher for the
amount of $50. saved the Rev. J. w.
Ham. Of the Tabernacle Bible confer
ence from going to jail today or max
| ing heavy bond to assure his appear
ance in superior court.
The Rev. Mr.. Ham was attached this
morning by order of Superior Judge
! Bell on suit brought by County Com
missioner w. Tom VIM, who wanted
Ham hailed into the court to explain
some legal points on a year-old litiga-
ton involving $325 diamond ring
! Deputy Sheriff ,Broadnax placed -ssse
preacher under arrest at The Babttst
Tabernacle, but he was released later
! after John J. Eagan, of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement, and Har-
~ Ethridge, a Tabernacle deacon, had
come to his assistance and placated
Commissioner Winn's attorneys, Daley
& Chambers
/ In his suit upon which Superior
Judge Bell issued The order for Ham
arrest. Wiun charged that the preacher,
after securing him as bondsman I'm
trovcr suit brought by jewelry firm
| for balance due on a diamond ring,
! had made a deal with the jewelers., al
lowing them to take a judgment and
| leaving him CWinn to pay the bal
| ance.
/ Produces Order on Eagan.
| When the preacher was first brought
| to the Offices of Winns attorneys in
the Grant building. he produced an or
der on John J. Eagan for 800, and was
released by the deputy sheriff on his
assurance that MI Eagan would honor
the order
| This Mr.. Eagan at first refused to do.
and Ham, who in the meantime had
left. was ordered arrested a second
time. The deputy went out to look
for him
Apprised of the true situation, Mr..
Eagan protesting that he was not in
debted to Ham in any wise, agreed to
stand sponsor for him for the amount
| of $50 Mr.. Ethridge then said that the
Tabernacle owed Mr.. Ham $45. and this
! amount would be put up with Commits
sioner WINS attorneys to aid in sat
! isfying the commissioners claims.
| As the balance due the H. H. Will
IHams Jewelry Company for the dia-
mond ring now in litigation was about
/ 500. and WINS bond was for this
amount. Aldine Chambers, WINS at
/ torney. agreed to the two pledges in
| lieu of the bond frst demanded in the
court order authorizing Hams arrest.
| Suits Year OLD.
The suits over the diamond ring be
/ gan year or so ago. At that time
/ MIR. Ham was assistant pastor at the
/ Tabelnaclr He purchased the ring
| from the icwelry company for 1925, and
paid $225.
After several months had elapsed. the
Williams Company brought bail and
/ trover suit demanding that the ring be
turned over to the court until the mat
ter was adjudicated.
During the tendency of the suit Mr..
Ham having induced VIM, so VIM
asserted in his bill filed today, to go his
bond in the bail and trover suit. left the
state and the jurisdiction of the court.
! VIM asserted that before leaving
! Atlanta Mr.. Ham promised him faith
fully that he would settle the account in
( short time and he need have little
/ fear Of making good the bond
| In seeking the assistance Of the court
today. VIM said that since Hams re-
! turn to Atlanta to participate in the
/ Bible conference the jewelry company
has been pressing the matter to trial,
demanding that the balance with in
| terest and the court costs, be paid at
once by either Ham or his bondsman.
Winn maintained that he had thought
the matter was still unsettled when he
/ was informed suddenly by attorneys for
/ the jeWelry company that Mr. Ham had
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