Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-20
swTNDLED WITH CARDS.
Y CoIored Innocent Taken in by
His sharp Brethren.

His sharp Brethren.
Mack Fletcher is a c)lored youth of u
! or thereabouts. VINO arrived in savannah
early one morning about a week ago. He
wore a new suit of store clothes and
/ looked quite neat. When he got on the
/ train al the Savannah, Florida and w est
ern railway depot he was approached by
/ two Of his race, who introduced them
selves.
Fletcher was taken aback at the hearty
welcome with which be was greeted, and
he assenled to walk up town with his
new acquaintance. On their way the
two proposed to show Fletcher how to
play a new game with cards. They told
him that white men played it and made
a great deal OF money at II. The men
then pulled out three small cards and bet
Fletcher that he could not pick out
certain one. The youth put
up 50 and revolver. In
few seconds be had lost both. One man
went of with the 81. The 0 her, who was
named Sandy Whitehead, took the pistol
aud went into u store. Fletcher called
policeman and had Whitehead arrested.
Yesterday tney were both trled in the
CITY Court for gambling. Fletcher APP
ueared TO be an innocent VINO did not
know much ABOUT the ways that are DARK
hat are prsctced by some OF his race.
From his description OF tue game into
which he was initiated it was something
on the order Of three-caTd monte. The
cards, however, did not answer the de-
scriptIon of the illustrated pieces OF
DastebOard commonly known ana used as
uIaying cards. The spots we're mere dots.
Upon that technicality they were both
discharged.
Whitehead was tried for carrying a con-
cealed weapon. When the policeman ar
rested Whitehead ne drew Fletcher's pis-
toll from bis pocket. " hitehead said that
he was irving TO take the cartridges out
of the weapon. He was given so or three
months.
William Hall was also charged with
carrying a concealed weapon. The time
specified was IN April. The pistol was
produced in evidence. 1t was not loaded
and was broken so that 1t could not be
DISCHARGED, and was as harmless as
feather pillow. Hall said that he had the
weapon at the time charged, and that IT
was taken away from him. The court
quoted a Supreme Court decision so Will
liam showing that pistol. even If not
loaded, comes under the statute. Al
though the weapon was not hslf so dan
gerou9 as green apple, Hall was SEN
fenced to ray So or do one month on the
cham gang.
Walter Lockwood, Robert Ribbons and
Benjamin COtter, the sailors who bad
light with the mate Of tue Belle Harper
last week, were up for assault and bat
terry. From the evidence it appeared tnat
the mate assaulted COtter and then they
mad night on the deck. Ribbons and
Lockwood jumped in TO help Cotter. The
sleep on board the vessel and had quar-
relied with t1e officer before. COtter was
given $2j or two months, lockwood was
sentenced TO pay $25 or work for the
county tnrce months, and Ribbons was
given $50 or four months.
Wylly Vance was accused Of gambling.
In passionate hnrangue he declared that
the prosecution was base plOt TO de-
prive him Of his liberty. Acting Solicitor
General w. w. Fraser. and the court
iurthered the conspiracy, and Vance
leaves the city for three months unless he
can raise $25,
Joe Holmes plead not guilty, under the
name OF Joseph Williams, to stealing some
clothing from Charles Logan e Co. When
put on the stand, however, he admitted
the theft, and admitted that he pawned
the goods. He was induced 10 tell on two
accomplices that he had and then he was
sentenced 10 SIX months. AFTER De was
sentenced he said that his name was Joe
Holmes.
Virginia Jones was found guilty of as.
sault and battery aDd-was ordered to pay
500 or do two months. JrI
Norman Simpkins, arrested on peace
warrant, was ordered to give 5000 bond
for six months or serve three months,
with labor.
Charles Heard, charged with stabbng,
was discharged, his case being mol
pressed.
Catherine Moore, charged with simple
larceny, was acquitted.