Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-08
FULTON'S WHISKY WAR.
THE THREE FAMOUS GASES
AGAIN UP IN COURT.

of $500 i'm Each Case-Appeais to be
Made to the supreme Court-Lively
Timesun County Politics.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. THE WHISKY
cases OF N. j. Mabra, Fritz Menkin and
j. L. Griffin were disposed OF in the romeo
Court to-day. The Mabra case is better
known as the Kimball House case, as II
originated by the transfer OF Mr.. Madras
wholesale license to the klmball house.
Mr.. Menkin is an employe oil the
Atlanta brewery, and the case is
in reality against that enterprise. MT.
Griffin is a retail liquor dealer, who was
charged with having continued to sell
after local option passed into effect. CITY
Attorney Pendleton prosecuted, and W..
D.Ellis and Hoke Smith represented the
defendants. Mr.. Pendleton took the
same line of argument that he
used in prosecuting similar offenders
acme time ago. which was that county
license was not legal, as the County Com
missioners had no authority to either
Issue a license or to transfer one from
one point 10 another, and that even It
they had, the license was further Illegal
from the fact that the commissioners could
not legally authorize their clerk to make
The transfer.
THE DEFENSE.
The defense, besides taking the ground
that the defendants were not to blame for
doing that which the Commissioners SAID
they could do, also held that the ordinance
was Illegal because it interieres with the
local law. If the defendants had COM
mitted a crime which was punishable
under the local option act,they would have
to answer in the State courts. The ordl-
nance appeared on its face as a move
ment upon the part OF the city to throw
itself between the crime alleged TO nave
been committed and the state. 1t had
been stated by member OF the Councli
that the object of the ordinance was for
revenue only. When the arguments had
been finished Police Judge Anderson
imposed fine of $500 and
costs upon the three defendants and
placed Mr.. Griffin under bond tor $1,000
to appear in the State courts to answer
charge of violating the local option law.
The cases will 90 TO the Supreme Court
along with others. The defendants were
required to put up collateral to the
amount of the finel imposed, to be held
until tue bill Of exceptions and writ OF
supercedeas can be gotten out and slgUed.
INSANE ON RELIGION.
John Newton, q fourteen-year-old white
boy, was adjudged insane to-day, and will
be sent to the asylum as soon as possible.
His insanity Is upon the subject of re-
ligion. While confined in the station
house his conduct was that of a raving
maniac, His mother turned him over to
the authorities, as she could not control
him.
The Adjutant General to-day ordered
The following additional inspections:
Spalding Grays, by Lieut.. t. d. Rock
we'll; Griffin Light Guard, by Lieut..
Frank Flypt; CITY Light Guard of Co.
Iumbus and Columbus Volunteers. by
Capt. 6. B. Whitesides; Columbus
Guards, by Capt. g. E. Thomas; Georgia
Hussars, Chatham Light Infantry, Forest
by Lieut.. Col. William Garrard; Chat
ham Artillery. Savannah Light In
fantry, Lone Star Cadets and Union
Lincoln Guards, by Col. Clifford
W. Anderson. The Quitman Guards, Of
Forsyth, are to be inspected by Lieut.. A.
S. Murray, OF Griffin. Each company is
to be inspected separately.
The Governor has ordered an election
next Monday night for Captain of the At
1anta Artillery, the new company just
organizing.
Charles E. FELTON,, Superintendent of
the house of correction at Chicago, writes
the Principal Keeper of the penitentiary
for information bearing on the Georgia
convict system, TO be used in paper at
the Congress of the National Prison As
sociation to be held il Atlanta in No
vember.
The public schools opened yesterday,
and to-day over 5000 children entered,
overrunning the seating capacity.
II. e. Howell has been comm ssioned
Justice of the Peace for the 129th district
Of Columbia county.
FULTON COUNTY POLITICS.
The Democratic Executive Committee
Of Fulton county has stirred up u war by
its recent action dec airing that none but
registered Democrats shall vote IN the
Senatorial primary. An extra dry ticket
Of delegates has been put out on tnai
platform who will support Frank Rice for
the Senate. A large meeting OF CT nserva.
tives at the KImball tonight denounced
the action Of the Executive Committee
and a ticket has been put out antagoniz
ing the Rice ticket. A public meeting
will be held tomorrow night at DeGive's
Opera House. at which Reube Arnol &
Of MIR. Rice, especially on the cOnvic
lease, in which it is claimed he
has had an interest. Lively times are eX
pected. 1t is reported that the Executive
Committee is not satisfied with public
sentiment on their recent action, and will
hold meeting tomorrow and reconsider
the resolution permitting only registered
Democrats to vote In the primary.
A secret session Of the Cttv Council to
night decided to vote $4,000 for the cit,
70 bring the archaeological School here.