Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-25
THE DEALINGS OF JUSTICE.
The Record of Yesterdays Proceedings
in the Court Rooms.

The Record of Yesterdays Proceedings
in the Court Rooms.
A demonstrating negro, named r. d..
Campbell, was arraigned in the City
Court yesterday for assault and battery.
1t appears that on Nov. 9 Campbell, who
lives a few miles from the city on the
Augusta road, INDUCED in an overdose of
whisky. and returned home cheering for
Blaine and Logan and cursing all the
white ''Tebels' in the ne%ighbOrhOOd. This
excited the displeasure Of Ann Houston,
and he turned on and shook his fist in
her face. The wOman's sOn-in-law, a
Young fellow named James Houston, at
tempted to interfere, and vas slashed
over the right eye with a cotton hook. The
court, after hearing all the testimony re-
lating to the case, sentenced Campbell to
pay a fine Of $50 or to go days imprisOn-
ment.
Last Saturday night a medium sized
negro named John Edwards, accompanied
by Tony Green and William and Joseph
Mallory, entered the clothing store of
SIMON GaZan, corner of Bull and BrOugh-
ton streets, and while the clerk was en-
gagged showing some of the goods Edwards
tucked a pair Of pants n a vest under
his coat. The clerk detected him in the
act and turned him over TO a police
man. When ne was being searched
at the police barracks the vest was dis
covered. The prisoner was turned over
to the City Court for trial. Green and the
Mallorys appeared as witnesses for him,
and testified that the clerk called them in
to the store and threw the pair of pants
over Edwards shoulder and then accused
him of having stolen them. The three
witnesses were crOss-eXamined closely by
Mr.. Owens, Solicitor General pro tenn,
who finally made a motion that they be
committed to Jail for perjury.
Edwards was found guilty and
sentenced to twelve months with
labor on the chain-gang. The trio of wit
nesses were also sent to Jail and will be
tried for perjury.
4 negro lad about Il years of age
named Henry Johnson pleaded guilty to
the charge OF larceny from the house AID
was sentenced to six months imprisOn-
ment. The prisoner in this case entered
the house of Mary Murphy on Nov. II
and stole $40 in silver. All but So of the
amount was recovered when the boy was
arrested.
On Sept. IS Thomas Green, a black
man, was stopping in the same house
with a negro Oma named Charlotte
Butler, some distance from the city on
the Ogeechee road. During the night he
stole out of the house while everybody
was asleep, taking with him a
sack of seed cotton, valued at
about SD. The testimony of Joseph
Grant, a negro witness, showed that
Green, while walking towards Savannah
about sunrise the following morning, was
oveTtaken by him, driving a cart. Green
succeeded in inducing him to buy the cot
ton, the latter not knowing it had been
stolen. The prisoner offered no testimony
in defense, and was adjudged guilty and
sentenced to six months, with labor, on
the chain-gang.
Last Saturday night a black man named
John Palmer called at the office of Messrs.
Smith & Kelly, steveaOTes, and repre-
scented himself to be Prince Green, and
asked to be paid for his work during the
week. Charles Mitchell, a. employee of
the firm, detained him until Prince came
in, when it was a%scertained that he had
not given Palmer authority to represent
him or to obtain the wages, amounting to
81 20. The prisoner was sentenced to
three months, with labor on the chain
gang for swindling.
The court then adjourned and will meet
for the trial of cases on the civil docket
this morning at 10 O'Clock.