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INTERESTING CASES Disposed of AT YESTEDAY'S SESSION Cases Against Messrs Lane, Beach and Madden Nolle Prosequi. Glyno Superior Court, Judge Paul could in any view be held morally E. Seabrook. of the A'lantic Circuit, bound to pay, in R full settlement with presiding, convened yester's for the the bank, under consent in writing of all parties at interest either as oreci trial of certain disqualified criminal tors or stockholders that at that time business of Judge Joseph W. Bennet. There has been great public interest both be and the then judge of the supe in this session of the court as it 1s unFIOR court, and the grand jury at that derstood that it www.convened more time in session, had made a thorough especially for the IF al of the Indiotinvestigation of the matter, which i. ments found against J L Beach and vestigation had satieffed them that Mr. H. H. Harvey for embezzlement. Mr. Lane had been guilty of no crime of Beach was formerly connected with the any character, but had displayed bad Board of County Commissioners and business judgment, and that after the afterwards Prison Commissioner of the inyestigation and settlement a deoree State; and Mr. Harvey was formerly had been entered by the court in the Treasurer of the City of Brunswick, equitable proceenings to wind up the This interest has existed also to a affairs of the bank, absolving Mr. Lane minor degree, mixed with curiosity in of any liability of any character, e ther oivil or criminal, upon pay ment of the the course to be purjued with reference to the indictments found by the last amount stated. The S micitor General stated that he had advised the last grand jury against Dr. J, M. Madden of Brunswick, and Mr. A H. Dane, of grand jury, who found :the bill of in Valdosta, who were President and dictment, that in his opinion no crime Vice President of the defunct Merwas involved in the matter and that chants and Traders Bank of Brunswick Mr. Lane bud made the fullust legal the indictments being found in connec and moral reparation for whatever tion with certain transactions of this mistake he bad made, but they had seen insolvent banking institution. In both fit anyway to find a bill of indictment and since that time he had made no see of these last cases, the S elieitor Generret of the fact that if those interested al stated that he was unwilling to condnot the prosecution, thinking that it in the bank should see fit to employ counsel to proseoute the C588 be would was unwarranted, and the court grant ed an order entering a nolle prosequi have no objection, but that failing this we quite a DUTDUPT in VISITIUM attorneys wene not the canet tn grant 14 malla proeequi. were on hand for the occasion, includ Hon. W. G. Brantley, of counsel for ing: Col P. W. Maldrim, of S.vanMr Lane, supplementing the remarks neh, who appears with the Solicitor of the Solicitor General, stated that General in the Beach case for the a ate, nolle prosequi ought to be entered, and Col. W. M Toomer, of Waycross, first, he ranse there was no crime known of councel for Mr. Beach, Judge S, R. to the law obarged in the indictment, Atkinson, of Atlania, Mr. E P. 8 and second, because the facts and oir Denmark, of Valdesta, Mr. Emile New cumstances of the case showed that no man, of Savannab, and others. crime was committed. M Brantley The first care called was that of Mr then read to the court the decree in Jacob L Beach, charged with the emthe Merchants and Traers Bank liti bezzlement of certain bonds and cou gation referred to by the Solicitor Gan pons from Glynn county. Owing to eral and also read the petition upon defect in the indi listment, A'torney which it was based. This petition Meldrim, who was representing the was an intervention filed b/ Mr. R Y county, stated that he would ask the Lane, the father of Mr. A. H. Lane, court to nolle pros: qui the case. stating that his son was insolvent, but The defect in the indtetment was that he himself stood ready to pay all osured by the use of wrong numbers, amounts for which A. H Lane could that is, the Indictment charged Mr. be held even morally liable. Petition Beach with the embezziement of bonde was magnificent in its portray of the and coupons of certain numbers, which protecting care of a father for his son numbers were wrong. Attorney Mel. joined with the s:ern justice and up drim was positive that from a legal rightness so eloquently ond simply an standpoint' the indictment would not nounced. hold good, therefore asked that the Judge S. C. Atkineon, who was at case be nolle prosequi. Attorney W. the time of counsel for the Receiver of M. Toomer, who represented Mr. Beach the bank, and Mr. W. E. Kay, who made strong objections to the case takpresented the creditors of the bank, ing thes course, but Judge Seabrook both stated to the court that the whole promptly signed the order when it was transaction had taken piace with the presented by Attorney Meldrim. fulest knowledge of all conce ned, after So far as this case against Mr. Beach various conferences, and after a full is concerned, & re-indictment 18 necesinvestigation of all matters had satiefi d sary before the case can continue. them not only that there was no crime This however was done, and the grand involed but that, in fact, there was jury which was in session at the time grave question whether Mr. A. H tbe case was disposed off, promptly reLane could be held legally liable for indicted Mr. Besch and very likely the any of the amonts offered to be paid by case will again come up today. his father. Mr. R. Y. Lane, and furth The court then called the case of the er announced that it appeared to them State V8 A, H. Lane, charged in the that if it was the hopse of public jus indictment with transferring the of tice being vindicated, it had made its fects of the bank of which he was appearance rather late, and that it had Vice President after the insolvency of been a great surprise to them, knowing the bank. the facts as they did, when they heard The Solicitor General stated to the that an indictment had been found by court that he was unwilling to prose the grand jury. oute the case and asked that a nolle Judge Seabrook, in granting the prosequi be entered. He said that order allowing the nolle prosequi. and some five or six years ago, shortly af. stating that be thought this an eminter the inso:venoy of the bank, Mr. ently proper case for such action, Lane and his people had offered to pay stated also that of course no re flection and bad paid to the receiver of the was intended upon the grand jury who bank some $18,000. not only all that he found the bill of inpictment, because a was legally liable for, but all that he