Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
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Witness Says Judge Wrote plot
Article and Next Day Pre-
pared Denial.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 27.-Taking of
testimony in the alleged plot to as
sassinate Judge Emory Speer will
|furnish the thrills in the Congress
|sonal probe to-day, according to R.
d Il Colding, who has been summoned
as a witness.
Colonel Colding's testimony will
deal with the Olsen case, one of the
smost famous in Chatham County.
4 Olsen, the keeper of the sailors room
ng house. was tried before Judge
Speer on charge of shanghaiing
Judge Speer, according to Colonel
Colding and newspaper men, wrote a
story for the papers stating that Oh
Ssens friends were going to assassi-
pate him, and the next day wrote a
xs,ory denying this. Colding was the
attorney for Olsen. He has made the
Echarge that in conducting the case
FUDGE Speer was eminently unfair 10
he defendant and left no course open
f 10 the Jury but to fine him.
White and Lawton on Stand.
George S. White, of Macon, former
United States Marshal, the first wit
sness to-day, who testified at Macon
Ion Saturday, identified a statement
he had given in writing to the effect
that after long association with
Judge Speer he had never seen him
AXE any drug or stimulant
Colonel A. r. Lawton, vice presi-
/ dent Of the Central of Georgia Rail-
|Way followed Mr. White. He re-
viewed the facts incident to throwing
4 the old Central Railroad of Georgia
4 into the hands of a receiver.
Beach Case Figures.
That other evidence heretofore not
touched upon in the Speer hearing
would be introduced at the session
To-day, provided the witnesses could
i De reached, seemed to be a certainty,
When it became known that a num-
oer of former court officials had been
called and would probably take the
stand.
Another sensational development
the case may take was limited at in
me investigation yesterday, when
chairman Webb tried to bring out
me facts in connection with the
Beach haplyrup4o,, ooeo apJ tho pro-
eeedlngs of former Referee Max
isaacs, OF Brunswick, in throwing the
company into the hands OF receiver.
since the company's affairs went into
NE Federal Court Max Isaacs has
oeen indicted in the State court for
oafratry, or soliciting accounts with
which TO throw the affairs of the
company into the United States
Court.
ne company had assets of about
100000, and. according to the attor-
news for it, was in a thriving condi-
ion when its progress was estopped.
although these proceedings took
pace only a few months ago, the
company has been handled well and
g again in thriving condition.
Leading Witnesses Absent.
To-day it depends largely on what
Witnesses will be available as to what
direction the case will take. Some of
ne attorneys who are under sub
Eeha are at Washington in the inter-
e having new district and
luuse provided for this territory and
.Ha} not return until Wednesday.
neg are, OF course, called in rela-
'''h 10 different cases and instances
ana many new facts, or alleged facts,
VII, be brought out.
"o OF the most prominent menu
s Of the bar in the State. Judge
III b. Adams and General P. w.
r o'. are yet to be called upon
w., Adams and Judge Speer
III iormerly warm personal friends,
c. blowing a difference in open
sse. lney became the bitterest Of
General Meldrim, who will
r5aolE be the next president Of the
; a, IAN Bar Association, il is I'M
| 6ss i9od, will only testify as TO the
hs Of the judge IN court and the
49, undue influence he exercised