The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-31
JONES' LIGHT SENTENCE.
THE AssAILANT OF Mr.. AND MRS.
HOLLoWELL GETS OFF EASY.

Ter and his Statement That He Was
Beside himself and Had No KnowI-
edge of His Attack Upon Mr.. Hoilo-
well and his Wife, Saved Him from
the Full Penalty OF His Crime-Judge
Harden's Thrust at the Liquor
Sellers.
The most important case in the city
criminal court yesterday was the trial and
conviction of George Jones Ccolored), for
The dastardly assault upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Hollowell, Of No. IS
Burroughs street, on Christmas
night. at Henry and West Broad
streets. Jones was sentenced to pay fine
f 800, or servefour months on the chain
gang on the two charges of assault and
battery, one upon Mrs. Hollowell, and the
other upon her husband.
Thomas S. Morgan, Jr., who defended the
prisoner, moved for an arrest of Judgment
on one of the sentences, as he claimed that
Acting Solicitor General Rockwell had filed
In the blank bill upon which council had
pleaded since the plea Of the prisoners
counsel had been entered, but which one of
the bills he could not determine.
TECHNICAL FIGHT.
MI. IbOCkWell O6cllueu 10 20 on Tue SIaQu
to be catechised, but admitted that, after
learning the name of Mr.. Hollowell, he had
entered it, as he was not sure whether it
was MIR. Brannan or Mr.. Hollowell whom
Jones had assaulted. Mr.. Rockwell held,
however, that Mr. Morgan should have de-
INJURED before going Into the trial. and that
bis delay was fatal to his motion. Mr..
Morgan held to the reverse view, and, asshe
was not prepared to cite authorities then,
was given until the morning hour to-day.
In the meantime the court informed the
prisoners counsel that the sentence might
be changed. Mr.. Morgan held that the
court cannot fix higher sentence than the
one just imposed, but Mr.. Rockwell said
that the sentence is in the breast of the
court until the close Of the term, and he
may increase or diminish it. and he cited a
case where Judge Adams when on the
bench sentenced prisoner to eight months
in jail, and before the close of the term re-
sentenced him to twelve months on the
chain-gang.
AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
The testimony Of the state on the trial Of
Jones showed that he had made a most
aggravated assault upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Hollowell. The gentleman and his wife
aud little son had started down Henry
street for a walk to the park extension to
witness the display of fireworks about 7:30
O'Clock on Christmas night As they were
passing Brannens grocery, at Henry and
:. West Broad streets, Mr.. HolloweIl said he
would stop minute and get q couple
Of cigars. His wife, and child
waited outside As Mr. Hoilowell
stepped out of the store, he saw the negro
lay his hands on Mrs. Hollowell. and hhr-
rying up he pushed him away with his open
hand. The negro turned angrily and asked
what in the - have you got to do with
it!' Hollowell told him it was his wife, and
to let her alone. Mrs. Hollowell took her
husbands arm, asked him not to have any
trouble, and they walked On In the direction
of Montgomery Street.
FOLLOWED BY THE RUFFIAN.
The negro followed, and, laying hold of
both Mr.. Hollowel1 and his wife, jerked
them violently apart. Mr.. Hollowell, who
was unarmed, pushed the negro away, and
then he and his wife and child resumed
their walk, to be second time pursued by
Jones, who laid violent hands on the lady.
Mr.. Hollowell ran to a tree box to pull off
q paling to defend his wife, when the negro,
who was powerful fellow, caught him by
the throat with one hand and pushed him
against the tree box, and with the other
hand in his hip pocket said: "Move -
- you. and plrkin you."
Mrs. Hollowell ran back to the store to
appeal for help, and her husband, in the
meantime having freed himself, followed
his wife, fearing that she had been seized
with fainting spell, to which she is
subject.
MAD WITH DRINK
The negro came in directly after and
again seized Mrs. Hollowel like a mailman
Mr.. Brannan seized Ratchet. and would
have then struck the negro, but as Mrs.
Hollowell had grappled with him Mr.
Brannan came from behind the counter and
took hold of the rufian, and the two man
aged to push him over barrel.
Once down. the negro begged to be let
up, saying he would leave the store. He
was allowed to get up, and at once assuming
a defiant air, with his hand in his
hip pocket, said that be would go where he
- pleased, and he would do them up.
Brannan then struck him in the head with
the poll of the Ratchet, and Jones reeled
out, and between the sidewalk and the
West Broad street railway track fell.
THREATENED TO DO HIM UP.
Negroes congregated about him, and he
got up. moved up near the horse rack out
side, a d, with his hand in his pocket, said,
with an oath: LET me get to him, and I'll
do him up." Finally he went away Mr.
Hollowell, after first visiting neighbours
house, where his wife had taken refuge, to see
what was her condition, and finding that
she had stood the shock to her nervous sys-
tenn without becoming i'll, then sent for
policeman, who hunted up Jones, and, after
he had been identified, took the prisoner to
the barracks.
The only testimony the defense introduced
was Messrs. Dub and Feely, in whose en-
ploy Jones had at various times been. They
testified that he was not of violent dispo-
sition, but had gotten along peaceably with
fellow servants while employed about the
Screven house and at Feely's stables
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
The prisoners statement was that he had
no recollection of any Of the incidents of
Christmas night; that he had been drunk,
did not know where or when he was ar
rested, and didn't know be had been struck
on the head with the Ratchet, or by whom,
until he was told the following morning.
The court reviewed the case, and, to the
argument of counsel that the fact that the
accused was in liquor was a mitigating cir
cumstance, Judge Harden said it only ag-
gravated the offense. A man aud wife,
walking peaceably along the street,
are met by the prisoner, who lays
his hands upon the lady. TIE |
husband was justified in pushing the |
prisoner off. He would not be man
worthy of respect ii hs had not resented |
the gross outrage put upon his wife. This |
prisoner comes between them, dashes them |
violently apart, and follows the lady into |
the SEOra and AGAIN assarltS hnr Tho Il