The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-08
PILING UP JUDGMENTS.
VERDICTS AGAINST TIE DUBLIN
SHORT LINE FOR S2,O72 ~.

The City Court Grand Jury Discharged
Until Nay 16-A Young Criminal
Who Puzzles the Court-Judge
Harden Inveighs Against the Unload
ing OF Trivial Cases in His Court
Carrying Concealed Weapons and
the Gambling Evil to be Made Odious
The MAY term of the City Court convened
yesterday. The grand jury was organized,
and Joseph D. Weed WAS elected foreman.
The jury was then discharged until May Is.
The petit jury, at the close of the forenoon
session, was discharged until next Thurs
day, to which time the court, at the close of
the afternoon session, ad journed. In addition
to the cases cited elsewhere the following
business was transacted:
A. Minis & Sons VS. Samuel A. Einstein.
Judgment for plaintiff for 81, 1876 81 prin-
cipal and S103 16 interest
A. Ehrlich & Bro VS.. H. c. D. Suffer.
Verdict for plaintiff for sl75 10 and interest.
Park & Tilford VS.. Osceola Butler. Yer
dict for plaintiff for SIP %
Garnett, Stubs & Co. vs.. F. p. Lee q
Co. Judgment for plaintiff for S4,003 80
and interest.
JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE S. D. & w r. r.
J. E. Grady and j. c. DeLettre, sur
viving co-partners, VS.. Savannah, Dublin
and Western Short Line railroad. Judg
ment for plaintiff for sl66 Is and interest.
B. II. Levy 81 Bro VS.. same. Judgment
for plaintiffs for S4l6 SO and interest
D. ]. Morrison VS.. same Judgment for
plaintiff for 1903 IS and interest.
NJ. Ferst & Co. VS.. same. Judgment for
plaintiff for 81, Isl 20 principal, and 1854 so
interest.
S. Guckenheimer & Son VS. Sam A. Elm
stein. Judgment for plaintiff for 81, 052 10
principal, and Sl47 81 interest.
F. Paturel & Co VS. Osceola Butler. Yer
dict for plaintiff for 1924 80.
J. G. Powers q Co. W.. Jos. Z. Thompson.
Verdict for plain if for Sj36 90, and in
tePest.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET,
The Court, as the trial of the criminal
cases was proceeding yesterday afternoon,
took occasion to inveigh against the number
Of trivial cases brought before him, where
there was no apparent warrant for it.
Willie Walker, the shrewd little Swear
old negro boy, charged with the larceny of
s43 from Mrs. Bewan, was tried. Judge
Harden said he was at a loss what to do
with him He was too young, and the as
sociations there were too demOraliZing to
send him TO the chain-gang. After con-
sidering the case during sollloquy, the
court postponed the sentence for one week.
Charles Lee was fined $50 for carrying
concealed weapons In passing sentence
the court took occasion to say that there
was no excuse for carrying a murderous
weapon, and he proposed TO punish all such
offenders.
For stealing three coats from Levy Bros.
Henry Young was sentenced to six months
at hard labor.
For vagrancy, John H. Getting, a sailor,
pleaded guilty and was sent TO the chain
gang for two months.
Phoebe Graham was given six months for
the larceny Of three dresses from the resi-
dence of o. G. Butler.
Ben jackson, for pointing a pistol at
Alice Pelot, was discharged but halted at
the door and takeu into custody for another
offense, which was not developed in the
court room.
GAMBLING TO BE MADE oDIoUs.
gang for six months for gambling, and
peared that there were two or three others,
including the prosecuting witness, in tho
game. Judge Harden, in passing sentence,
regretted that he did not have the others
before him to give them like sentence.
The following prisoners were discharged:
Swinton Gay, malicious mischief; Molie
Simmons, simple larceny; John Thompson,
larceny Of barrels; and Hezekiah Brown,
assault. Jacob Elias was discharged on a
nolle prosequi on the request of the prose-
cutting witness. Elias was charged with
the larceny of S3.