The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-08
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.

the Court Rooms.
A petition for incorporation was fled in
the superior court yesterday by the Savan-
nah and Florida Phosphate and Land Com
pany. The incorDorators are Charles II.
Wilcox, Charles L. Montague. A. ]. Ives
and J. p. Lawton Of Savannah, and W. P.
Wilcox Of South Carolina. The capital
stock is placed at $50. 900, and the privilege
is asked to increase it to 81, 900 coo.
The Southern Land and Improvement
| Company, whose objects have been detailed
in the MORNING NEWS, was granted a
charter in the superior court yesterday.
A charter was granted the Fort Argyle
Brick and Lumber Company by Judge
Faligant yesterday. The company's capital
stock Is TO be $4,000, with privilege 70 in
crease to S25O,000 They propose to do
business in Chatham and Bryan counties,
with principal Office in Chatham. The in
corporators are Stephen A. Roake, Philetus
r. Sloat and Frank Smith.
In the superior court yesterday in the
case Of Darnall 81 Susong against w. II.
Cleary an order Of foreclosure of mortgage
was granted as against the Bellison tract Of
$40 acres, defendant meantime to be
allowed TO pay S245 in one and two years
The case of the state against Maurice
A Buttimer, which had been assigned for
trial to-day, was by consent yesterday passed
for reassignment.
The July term of the quarterly city court
| convened yesterday morning. but after the
excuses for cause there was an insufficient
number of grand jurors present, and as no
business was prepared for them they were
excused until July Is at 4 o'clock p, m.
Sixteen traverse jurors were sworn, and
other names were drawn from the box to
| augment the number.
There was considerable business trans
acted. Judgment was given on note OF
1925, with interest, against Laura T. Harris
and in favor of r. w. Fleming.
Judgment by default on an account for
1851 &C and interest was given in favor Of
Montue az Co. against Charles II. Levan.
Lloyd IL Adams obtained a verdict
against John J. Mcmahon for 1912 SIS for
building material.
Judgment on a note for 1892 and interest,
S45 rs. was given In favor of w. s. Hawk
ms against j. j. Greenlaw.
Judgment was given on draft for $145
and interest in favor Of John Dzialynski Of
jacksonville, Fla, against Thomas Fl. En-
right
Lang, Bernheim & Co. were given
judgment on eight notes, aggregating
Sl6l 80, with interest, as against G. d. Lee.
For invading a watermelon patch and
stealing melon Hamilton Hamilton (col-
ored was sentenced TO six months on the
III Juo City COuIb 1eSLoTub1s
In the city court yesterday Judge Harden
sent several Of the petty thieves who hang
around the market basement to the chain
gang. Policeman Morgan, acting detect
i've, IN the absence of 81 Basch in New
York, was the principal witness, and Sam
Green. little colored boy, peached on his
pals. Sam Green, Edward Osborn and
Johnnie Harris were given six-months SEN
fences for stealing baskets from Lowell g.
baltimore; Pete Williams six months for
the larceny Of check lawn from Milius &
Co., and Hezekiah Gibbons four months
and Isaiah Stephens six months for va
grsncy, and June Washington, for the
larceny Of a chicken, was ordered whipped
in the presence of an officer All the
offenders were colored boys who go to make
up the den of thieves In the market base
ment
Jesse Mitchell, the white boy who
stabbed VIM. Bowen (colored) in the arm,
the details of which were published in the
MORNING NEWS the following day, was
convicted before Judge Harden yesterday
and was sentenced to pay a fine Of $50 or
three months In Jail without labor. The
evidence went TO show that the negro was
the aggressor and had struck Mitchell over
the head with piece Of plank, but as the
two engaged in fisticuff afterward, the
court held that the use Of the knife was not
Justlhable under the circumstances.