| Show PUBLIC OFFICERS ARRESTED dec move was made in the political scheme to overthrow the deop peoples es party in the arrest of public officers upon indictments found by the grand jury on saturday december those arrested are city marshal alfred solomon license collector B Y hampton county recorder Be corder george M cannon and ex selectman E M weller weiler against marshal solomon there are six indictments each charging him with misappropriating appropriating mis public funds his bonus bonds were fixed at 1000 in each case cannon weller weiler and hampton are accused of conspiracy and bail was fixed at 1500 each when inquiry was made as to the particulars of the offenses charged the accused were informed that they would not find out till saturday morning when they are ordered to plead ball bail was given this afternoon and the accused were released further arrests have been made under indictments found on saturday last by the recent grand jury whose political scheming is creating a feeling of disgust among all fair minded people who learn of the proceedings ce all of those Indic indicted teJ have not yet been arrested but will be notified as s soon as the warrants are made out last night mayor armstrong and col john R winder were taken into custody when deputy cannon came for the former he be told the latter he also had bad a warrant for him but had not intended to serve it till morning col winder stated that he might as well go then and did so hast last evening deputy springer waited about J W fox ars home for an hour but mr fox was busy at the assessors 4 meeting this morning when mr fox awakened he found the deputy outside he went along taking john C cutler and alonzo young as bondsmen on their arrival at the marshals mar office they were notified that they were also indicted and gave bonds during today several others were arrested the list taken since last evenings NEWS report is as fol bows francis armstrong nine indictments six for misappropriating appropriating mis public moneys and three for conspiracy sp bonds were required in the sum um of john B R winder conspiracy bail 1600 1500 alonzo young conspiracy bail 1600 1500 john C cutler conspiracy bail 1500 jesse W fox jr conspiracy three charges bail lorenz young conspiracy bail 1500 george romney conspiracy bail 1500 E A smith conspiracy three charges ball bail joshua midgley conspiracy bail 1500 stephen B R marks conspiracy bail 1500 abraham H cannon conspiracy bail 1500 E M weller weiler con conspiracy 1171 cy two charges bail mr weller weiler was arrested on one conspiracy charge yesterday and gave bonds in the sum of 1500 |
