Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
CHAIN GANG RECRUITS.
THE CITY COURF SENDS OUT
IT'S WEEIIIIY BATCH.

ITS WEEKLY BATCH.
Choice Assortment of TAtterdem Nions
Convicted of suudry Ntllaintes aud
Sentenced to Work for the County for
Various Terms-Mostly Thieves and
Migrants,
The City Court had It's usual Monday
morning gallery audience Yesterday, and
it had more than its usual number OF
prisoners. There were about twenty OF
them all told, in various STAGES OF dilaP!-
dation. With one or two exceptions they
comprised a rare assortment OF tatterde-
malions OF the irst water, Toe smallest
said that he was item or lebeu,' but be
did not look TO be over seven. he stood
up on his bare black feet when John Har-
ris was called. Tom MoCdecal, bar
Der, ana bOy only one size larger than
Harris, were the Witnesses, who charged
John with having stolen 81 % razor.
The defendant denied stealing the blade.
and said that II was some other boy.
Tue court remarked that If JOhnnys
mother would come up and promise 10
Waiiupthe youth Dame Justice would
wink at the oiense Harris looked around
the room, but his mother was not there,
al John will carry water for the convcts
on the chain gang for the next three
mouths.
Jonn Lane and Sam Lane, two negro
boys, were charged with stealing some
tomatoes from Mr.. JOnn Schiey's patch,
July &c. The brothers had been seen
picking tomatoes, and the next day they
were caught IN the market with three
baskets OF tomatoes. sam said that he did
pick few for supper and some for seed.
john told the same story. Each was sen
fenced TO ak months.
Jane Green held a baby in her arms as
she detailed to the court the assault
which her husband Louis made upon her
last saturday night. Louis, after beating
her, threatened to cut her throat, ana she
did ner lOudest screaming, but no neigh
bors came in. Louis denies striking her,
and called attention to the tact that his
wife had no witnesses. He thought it
singular that she had not had some OF the
neighbors summoned. officer Baughn
Testified that Green was drunk wnen ar
rested, and that the wife looked as If she
might nave been assaulted.
Green was also charged with stealing
some meat, hOuT and sugar from EmOry's
store, on the Louisville road, about three
months ago. Green stated that he knew
nothing of the theft and did not even know
where the store is. He claimed that 1t
was a case OF mistaken identity. Mr..
Emory stated that he mad Oeon looking
for Green ever since the Centennial. Hap
pening to be at the Police Court yesterday
morning he recognized Green, who was
before the Mayor tor wife beating. Green
was sentenced to three months on the
first case and six on the other.
q. W..Willams made a long prelimi-
nary statement about fight he had with
Curtis Williams. Curtis got a grip on
the prosecutors thumb with his teeth, and,
according to George Williams, ''de mo-
Ciurts was told 10 quit bitiu' de mo ne
chawed." Curtis said that the prose-
cutor tried to gOuge his eyes out, and de-
clared that George W. voluntarily put
his thumb in his the defendants mouth.
Curtis was given three months.
Wyatt Dibble, barber In the Pulaski
House barber shop, swOre that he left his
gold watch banging up in a room at the
hotel about ten days ago. VIM. Watts
was seen to enter the room Immediately
atterward, and DIbble has not seen the
watch since. lie then consulted for
tune teller. who told him that nulatto
man had his watch. That was conclusive
proof of Watts guilt to Dibble and the
most OF the BARRIERS, as Watts is of "a light
yellow shade. Detective Henry Wether-
horn. who made the arrest, testified that
Watts promised to get the watch il be
would accompany him home. The defend
L.
Watts stated that he had never seen the
watch, and the case was continued to en-
aOe the defendant 10 get some additional
witnesses.
Cuny Green plead guilty to stabbing
Ahram stevens, and was sentenced to Gin
months.
There were three charges against Sam
Duncan. George jackson charged him
with stealing 30 cents, Policeman Farr
accused him OF carrying "a concealed
butcher knife and being vagrant.
sam cross examined jackson and then
attem pied TO address the court, but was
cut short and sentenced to six months on
the chain gang for each o1ense. He will
be ont in January, 1888, If he lives.
Hattie McElvain got six months for
stealing a 81 oven from the savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company
at No. /.
sam. Smith, charged with assault and
battery and adultery, Elsie Roberts
charged with stealing a 81 blanket, and
lsbmael charged with vagrancy were dis
charged.