The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-31
AT THE COURTS
Gossip Picked Up asrs and There In
the Court Rooms.

lA5 OO0A ANOSAA7s
The grand jury Of the superior court will
meet at O'Clock this afternoon.
The case Of the Uni,el States against ex-
limited States Marshal E. C. Wade was
still IN progress when the United States
,,rcuit court adjourned for the day yester-
dav. The evidence is all in, and the greater
mart of the argument has been heard
There will be twenIy-nilute argument
this morning for the government, when the
court viii en- lrge the jury, and it will
probably bring in its verdict in short
time.
Julius B. Banks was convicted in the
e,1DeriOr court Yesterday of assault with ins
tent to murder Charles II. Scott. whom be
cut with knife. The jury recommended
the prisoner TO the mercy of the court.
Sentence was deferred.
Henry Clay was found guilty Of forgery
in the superior court yesterday, and It i,
thought that the court will pass sentence
upon him to-day.
James Connel was committed TO jail
Yesterday by Justice Endres On the char ze
of larceny from the person of Joseph Cab
mott of about SIS in money. The prisoner,
who was drunk, became very abusive in
his language to Constable Sullivan, and re-
fused to accompany the officer 10 the iail
sullivan pu pair of bracelets on him when
and took him to jail in a street wagon. A
friend of Connell's jumped into ie wagon.
refusing to get out when ordered, and
begged that handouts also be put on him.
and he was turned over to q police nan.
Judge Speer ordered Daley, the alleged
mail robber of the Mcintosh mail bag, u
be brought into court in a more prese table
appearance, as he was lily clad, as was
stated early in the week by the MORNING
NEWS Counsel for Daley has entered q
plea of insanity for his client Dailey's
next appearance in the court room will be
in a new suit of clothes on the order of the
court.
Quite an exciting episode occurred in the
superior court room yesterday Walter
Meyler was fiued $40 or five days i'll Jail for
contempt of court, and was ordered into the
custody of the sheriff, and Sheriff Roman
removed him from the court room. iurv
was being impaneled for the trial Of a case
when Meyler stalked into the court room
and sat down at the solicitor generals table
and in his chair. Mr.. Fraser came in,
and in a pleasant way requested him to
take another seat, stating that he was about
to enter into trial of case. Meyler fatty
refused, and gave Mr.. Fraser to understand
that he had as good right to occupy the
chair as the solicitor general. The latter
removed to another table, but Judge Falli-
giant, who had partly overhearl the con-
versation, asked Mr.. Fraser why he had left
his table, and Mr.. Fraser stated the reason
The court then told Meyler to surrender
the seat. Meyler replied incoherently that
he wanted his case tried, and he wanted
justice. The court. resenting the indecorous
address, ordered the fine for CO tempt, AID
as Meyler SGT and glO cred at the court
and the solicitor general by tn MS he was
turned over to the sheriff. The case of the
state against Meyler upon an indictment
for assault with intent to murder is as
signed for trial to-day, and it is supposed
that Meyler made the mistake of imagining
that the case was to have been
heard yesterday. Solicitor General Fraser,
in referring to the incident last night, said
that if it had not fallen under the direct
observation of the court he should have
said nothing about it, as he wanted TO avoid
any appearance Of doing anything TO preju-
dice MEYERS case before those who would
probably be on the jury to try it, the regu-
lar panel of the traverse jurors being in
the court room at t time.