The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-10
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.

Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.
The monthly city criminal court was held
yesterday, and resulted in the following
convictions: William Virgins and Morris
Beasely, assault and battery, the former
fined S25 or four months and Beasely six
months. William Fl. Butler, carrying con-
cealed weapons, s25 or three months. Henry
Bland, simple larceny, six months. James
Pierce, larceny from the house, six months.
Three prisoners were discharged, one case
nolled, one continued, and one placed on
the dead docket
The next monthly city criminal court will
convene next Friday. The change from
Mondays to Fridays this month was made
on account of the absence Of Solicitor Gen.
eral Fraser on the circuit.
petition was filed in the superior court
yesterday by Stephen A. Rouke, Philetus
r. Sloat and Frank Smith, asking to be in
corporated as the Fort Argyle Brick and
Lumber Company, for the manufacture of
brick, tile and lumber, the brick and tile to
be manufactured in Bryan county, and the
main office to be located In Savannah. The
capital stock is placed at $4,000, of which
$4,000 has been actually paid in. The
petitioners ask the privilege of increasing
the stock to $3.50, 900. The charter sought
for running boats not only TO transport
their own manufactured articles, but to act
as common freight carriers.
In the superior court yesterday A. j.
Ohlander obtained temporary Injunction
restraining his late partner, d. d. Rousseau,
from collecting any accounts due the Forest
City Furniture Company or disbursing any
funds of the company. A receiver of the
furniture company is also prayed for, and
an accounting is asked for. The court fixed
May II for the defendants to show cause
why the injunction should not be made
absolute.
The injunction case of Cunningham vs..
Haskell was argued in part yesterday in the
superior court on motion to restrain
Haskell from lrrigating his rice lands from
the waters of q canal dividing The Cunning
ham and Haskell rice plantations on the
Ogeechee, Cunningham Calming that the
canal was conjointly built by the original
owners OF the abutting plantations for
drainage only. Haskell claims that the
waters of the canal in question have been
used for the last twenty years for flooding
the rice plantations, and he submitted affi-
davits to substantiate the claim upon which
he sought to have the injunction refused.
The plaintiff asked further time in which
to file counter afiidayits, and, after argu-
ment pro and con by Il. c. Cunningham,
Esq, for the plaintiff and Charles N. West,
Esq, for the defense, Judge Falligant con-
tinued the case until Wednesday next for a
peremptory hearing.
The grand jury Of the superior court con-
vened at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
after two hours session brought in three
indictments, which were not made public.
| The final presentment of the grand jury
was read by Mr.. Joseph D. Weed. the fore
man. 1t deals with every department of
| the couney's affairs, and is published else
where. Judge Falligant complimented the
| grand jury on its laborious work, and said
| he took pleasure in relieving it by a dis
charge for the term.
The grand jury of the superior court yes
| terday afternoon appointed William
! Rogers commissioner of registration and
elections. Mr.. Rogers is the well-known
president OF the Citizens Bank of Savan-
| nah.
w. D. Deaning was appointed CONNER
cial notary yesterday in the superior court