The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-08
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Hero and There In
the Court Rooms.

6OSSlp Flc6SI Up nero anu mere In
the Court Rooms.
I. p. Ravenel, ESQ.,, left last night for
Macon, where he will be engaged Friday in
the United States court as counsel for plain
tiff in the suit of Gruning & Co. of Liver
pool, against Hit Sc Co., formerly cotton
factors of this city. The suit is for several
thousand dollars on an alleged breach of
contract. 1t is claimed by Gruning & Co.
that Hit & Co. contracted to furnish a
lot of cotton at stipulated price,
and at a given time, but cotton
meantime advanced, and Hit g. Co. failed
to deliver it. Gruning &c Co., to meet
their engagement with their customers.
went into the open market at Liverpool
and bought at the advanced price and de-
livered the purchase at loss. They now sue
Hit q Co. for the breach of contract, and
if they secure q judgment it will probably
rule defendants out OF the Liverpool mar
ket.
The suit was first brought in the United
States court in Savannah, but was dis
missed because defendants claimed residence
in the Macon division of the circuit. The
suit was then renewed in the United States
court at Macon.
Mrs. John Cullum, who assaulted Alfred
Fantl in Altmayer & Co.'S day before yes
| terday, was before Justice Naughtin yester-
| day on warrant sworn out il Justice
| Naughtin's court by Fantl, charging Mrs.
Cullum with assault and battery. She gave
| bond for her appearance ia the city court
| in the sum of $500, Joseph N. Anderson be
coming her surety. In the mayors court
yesterday morning she was erraigned, with
her husband, for disordelv conduct, and
| secured continuance to procure counsel.
| Judge Falligant and Solicitor General
Fraser have returned from Bryan county,
where the May term of the superior court
of that county was held on Monday and
| Tuesday. The grand jury found three in
dictments. Buck Butler (colored) was
| found guilty Of a criminal assault upon a
colored girl Of IL years and was sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary.
| The following business was transacted in
the city court yesterday: John J. McD1n-
ough & Co., verdict for $115 05 against
Frank D. Orwell. The garnis6ment suit
against the Savannah Hotel Company was
dismissed, as the company, in its answer,
showed that it does not owe Orvell anything .
John Nicolson, Jr., against the Home Builds
ing Company for $319 IS. This case was
dismissed on plaintiffs motion. T. G. Mil
Ter against Max Stern; Judgment for plain
| tiff for $37S 80. William G. Cooper against
Homer II. Lewis; judgment for plaintiff for
| 81, 23j 49,
The May term of the superior court of
| 1iAhSnant COUNTY WAA uSBlu Ou AOnuAJ
next.
Quite number Of misdemeanor cases are
assigned for trial in the city court to-mor-
row afternoon.
The following criminal cases are assigned
on the superior court calendar for trial to-
day. Joe Daley (coIored) for perjury. He
is ole Of the witnesses in the preliminary
trial in Justice Russell's colrt in the Tart
arson case. Lewis Brown, the other wit
ness, was convicted of perjury ab the
present term of the superior court, and
sentenced to five years in the penite1tiary.
Lawrence Ward and Peter Frazier, Jr.,
are to be tried for assault with intent to
murder.
The superior court will convene at 10
o'clock this morning, and it is thought no
more criminal cases will be tried at this
term after to-day, as in addition to Judge
talligant's trip over the circuit during the
month he will attend the annual meeting Of
the state bar association, which will con-
vene at Augusta next Thursday. Col
George A. Mercer, president OF the assoca-
ton, and several members of the Savannah
bar will attend the meeting.