The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18
,1T1IVAY GIVEN A YEAR
--npvE FITZPATRICK LET OFF
81 w WITH a FINE OF 5000.

Cham plCl C"O4-
Da+ac.ive Arrives at Baltimore
- Kurain-Eis Bail Would Be
Hard 70 Get If Ee Fled.
p,-pyrs MISS, Aug. 1.-THE court did
-. avon til @ O'Clock this morning. Judge
NJ ~ ~, -,-ss IN hand long before that time,
-5--, ..',liivar was also seated before tine bar,
a., -, , mn before his attorney came to
- He looked as pleasant and uncon-
oar-sl as usual although there was trem-
~ his eve after the jury was seated and
.T.,oed over at the men who had found
bin eniltv. The crowd in the court
-,a-, . was small. but it grew larger in few
-.;-,,.os for hardly was the court seated
r5sn the grand jury filed in. They pre-
nod oue Indictment to be recorded and
| fIsd ont agai4. The Sullivan case was then
,sEsn M Judge Calooon submitted a
.,o+i,o in arrest Of judgment without ar
r,,r-ent Tie papers had been left at the
E500tJ however, and the case went over
until Friday.
THE FITZPATRICK CASE.
ni74rict Attorney Neville called the caes
a. Tofr Fitzpatrick. The district attorney
-s,5 .Ia Indictment. He then asked what
.sr Won, guilty or not guiltyl Guilty"
o,;aT1v eEs wered Mr.. Fitzpatrick The dis
tic- attorney. Mr.. Neville, then addressed the
court reviewing Mr. III zpatrlck,s connectlon
,zitb t6a tight aud the circumstances under
wIjcb he became referee, and closed by say
inc that he felt justified in recommending
Il % tl', co1,t1c clay-aV,ou Cay~%
Fitzpatrick also made a statement in his
own behalf and concluded by asking the
court to be as enient as possible. The court
reserved its decision.
AM0TIOy IN ARREST OF JUDGMENT.
The Sullivan matter was taken up again,
aud Mr.. Green read motion in arrest of
Judgment. The court oyer-ruled the
.m7.ioa af-er reading its contents. Mr..
Green then submitted a motion for new
trial, aad asked for an Immediate decision
without argUme { from the counsel. Fol
Il 0 wing we're the grounds Of the motion:
/. Because the court erred in charging the
grand jury the secoad time of its own mo-
ton and without the REQUEST of the grand
jury and in giving the second charge in the
language stated.
2. The court erred in sustaining the de-
murrers to the defendants several pleas in
abntmeut
3. The court erred in over-ruling the de
|fandan3s challenge for the cause of Jurors
Laldrum and Abner.
4 Tae court erred in permitting the dis
|trlct attorney TO interrOgate the Jurors on
their views in the presence of the venire as
to the facts Of the prize fight within their
knowledge
D. The court erred in granting each and
every one of the instructions given in behalf
ot the state.
b. The court erred in refusing to grant
tne Instructions asked for by the defense
and IN modifying some given.
T. The court erred in permitting the dis
tFlct attorney in his closing argument to
me jury to appeal to the prisoners preiu-
llCe ana the patriotism of the jury.
:. Ile court erred in overruling tho
holon IN arrest OF Judgment. The court
sHeo IN permitting witness Hinton to
answer leading questions Of the district
attorney as to his remarks made before
Judge Terrell asked if there was any,
u tll lurther in the Sullivan matter JudTa
O"Iloon asked if the motion for a new trial
S9od oyerruled. The court replied in tb q
el,EnatIve. After further prooeaIing :
o4lyan was sentenced to one years i'm
pIlsolment. i''A
a PETITION FOR CLEMENCY.
Judge Calhoun then asked that Inv o,,.oo
inent alth the district attorney siytv S da,,s
us allowed in which to file hills of avnoy, ey >
yiyns' Gen. Ford tnen read a netition >0p fp,.
e.eAency, asking that in vievy 6f IRIS hoi ~
ste+a .. ~ ooilYIcglon for the offense in the
b ba NV oSneg penalty than a fine of 81 600
the 1,l'o,,i. me petition was signed by all
nrar ,,'a,Le.s av Of u me grand jury all petit
and of5oo-Pe f5G1lSePv Ea Davis, the sheriff, clerk
paace ofi bofi oI Ine court, the justice of the
and bn 9ilIe "nom the case was first tried
S. elu oy large number of merchants " and a
farmers In the vicinity. ''iiO
SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE
win 'n . s1 FQra supplemented the petition
ont NJ "a a statement that ninetv-nine neonIa
faaj VI eFerY hundred in the stata wc,,IJ
/ + b6ss g. H SOl'ied II only fine was innosad
no.'on 1,'o zen demonstrated, he said. that tSa
|s5oo 5v, VI tne state and arm OF the Ia w y,e-o
ana saa' 41a,e 70 orlng the defendant to mstico
all fbo oIui ~ = conVlctlon, and it seems from
ant 'Io history Of the case that the da9ond ~
was '41aio 41u oe adjudged to paw a fine That
tue peoDle oD seA'lnent of the s,ate, press aud
and "sse ~ talh0on :, also asked for cIamerov
mora '4lI ~ tAs English courts never irnnos9ji
sr,,r- r-,,'i 'nree days Imprisonment.
Tbo-a AN MAKES A PERSONAL APPEAL,
h BY SviIjzas G was then pause which was bros- ~,
IN bsforSs b1o,S an himself The chamnon "a
n clear a'I eue par, and speaking in . io,,d
| desiro - SCeady voice, said: ssYour bo,,o,,
n for yonr ~ y, make few remarks onIIy 80
n I have 4 doleihency in this matter No 3o-ht |
4 counsel 0Ne +@1, something wrong hnt ss ~
q am no+ tJ.u ~ you, was ignorant of rho laTJ
a distrior - oratorlcal as the distinouiei,ai
n Bel who ,uor ey on my right or NV ,o,, 60
N beg to as as addressed you, and therafo,.a i
ST., Sn, John L. Sullivan y 5oAr humble SER
s Court w.; Sat down and Iookad at 4ho
pause ~ lug ais doom. There was anothoT nv tno
occasionsi suence was so deen +bet a-
as an unrooru "uISpGr was heard as distinctIv
IL The dead of night.
,r,,.. JUDGE TERRELL's REMARKS.
s2anajrn s2aSi 6eFrell tE then spent several minu+os
lla slsLc97 i-ie r petltlon for mercy. He broto
NJ .,21d NJ qul9tly ordering Sullivan ~
& Drew out bii ne champion arose ouicklv
lu in tSe uto faoces Chest and looked the con CONT
aintan 9 SAC, lace, evidently deterinoJ mi oJut ~
slowly. Fa control; cont Judge Terrell snote 10
Sentence Ds sud: "Gentiemen nj nassin sPIHe =
considerahIe ways has been - ,
ne, trouble and concern
eIcept where eEe1 eyer in small yVl coSas e
esIelnent It saa,. ,llS law has one absolute prn1
v vsat at Ric6brnTrrr to me that this prIza
ycted was SssUurg Of which you stand ~ Con- iHo
estate, wbissb otS = aftront to TIE laws Of
tP5i!de Il 'se seemo [ae authorities personally
r.9ed with svstas, svStlls to have been accom-
~ The presepcSs5 S5sosnatic os arrangement, and
vi vyglaa on the "a invited thousands. Il
re-a. %s It to have parC OF all connected
TsaFd and "re cer been a studied ais
wb:!. WIZ! came fro N oi,J,T.ipt onJ for the law.
t5so srse AUTHORITY aIa ani through many states
less conn On any atteTnpt ttiI,zatlon az deferred