The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-17
BUSY Day IN TEE COURTS.
The Artesian Ice Company Incorpo-
rated-Ihe Burns Case.

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Yesterday was field day in the courts
A weighty decision was rendered in the
United States Court, and the Superior
Court, the City Court aud the Mayor:
Court had full dockets.
The following cases were disposed of In
the Superior Court: w II. Shigg VS.,
Knight & Bitch. Action for damages.
Amount 800. Judgment was given in
Justice Molina's Court for plaintiff for $25,
and an appeal was taken to the Superior
Court, where the case was settled.
Articles of incorporation were granted
the Artesian Ice and Storage Company, the
! charter TO run for twenty years, with the
following incorporators: Samuel 2. Hamil-
ton, Horace A. Crane, John Flannery,
Jacob Rauers, Lewis Kayton Samuel Her
man, /. q. Haas, John c. Rowland, II. II.
Hull, j. z. S. Houstoun, William Garrard,
Herman Myers and j. +. Kavanaugn.
D. e. Mahn was appointed commercial
Notary Public.
James Burns, plaintiff in error, VS.. the
State, defendant in error In this case a
remitter was filed, and the judgment of the
Supreme Court in affirming the lower court
was made the judgment of this court. Mr.
Burns was one of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway wharf policemen, and
his oHense was an assault upon q negro dray-
man who, he claimed, was blocking the
wharf and refused third time TO move on,
and becoming insolent, the officer alleges
he had TO use his mace on him. The en-
ployes OF the drayman interested themselves
III prosecuting the case, and the employers
OF Burns took an interest in his defense
The case went up on error to the Supreme
Court and the ruling of the court below
was affirmed. The sentence of the
court it is said, will be given
to-day. Burns is the victim of circum-
stances, and it was reported when the
ruling of the Supreme Court was known
here that Burns had skipped. Mr. Burns
called at the MORNING NEWS office last
night to request that the rumor be cor
rected. He says that his name has been
associated with the Berg burglary under
the bluff. That was another James Burns
from New York, who had left the city. 1t
was rather unfortunate, he said, that both
should have boarded at the same house He
also adds that he is still in the employ of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, and resides at No. Houston street /;
that his name is James J. Burns, and he is
a native of Savannah. He has never left
the city and will appear to-day to hear the
sentence of the court passed upon him.
State VS.. William Hooten, misdemeanor;
carrying a dirk knife. The jury heard the
case and were not long out when they
brought in a verdict of acquittal.
State VS.. Henry Ralf. Assault with in
tent to murder. On the night of July 26
last, Ralf and Andrew James became in
volved in difficulty in which James was
stabbed by Ralf. The verdict of the jury
was stabbing not in his own defense. The
court imposed fine of $3.50 and costs or
three months at labor. The wife Of the de-
PENDANT came forward and paid the fine,
and then started down town to the bank to
get the S45 necessary to pay the costs, say
ing as she went along that she had money,
and don't have to work for no nggers"
State VS.. Dave Sawyer. Assault with in
tent to murder. In this case acting Solic-
tor General Fraser entered a nolle prosequi.
State VS. John Riley. Assault with in
tent to murder. The verdict of the Jury
was shooting not in self defense. This be-
ing misdemeanor, he will escape the coal
mines He will come up for sentence to-
day.