The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-28
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.

Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.
Sallie jackson, charged with the larceny
of clothing from Mary Black, and Lou VIII
son, the colored girl who grabbed pocket
book from Mrs. Anderson, in Morrison,
Foye & Co.'s store day before yesterday,
were turned over to the city court to an
swer to the charge of simple larceny.
Lula and Jim Thompson were before the
mayor yesterday morning charged with the
larceny of goods from the Marshall house,
and the mayor ordered them held for fur
Their examination this morning.
Allen Galloway and d. ?. Edwards were
each fined IS or five days in the MAYORS
court yesterday morning on a charge of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
The grand and traverse jurors for the
July term of the city court were drawn
yesterday. The court will adjourn for the
term Monday, and on the following Mon
day the July term will begin. Fifty cases
were continued for the term yesterday,
three were settled and one case was dis
missed.
In the city court yesterday jury, after
being out but about five minutes, brought
in verdict against the Belt Line railroad
in favor of the plaintiff, Nathaniel ]. BRYAN
colored), for s., 900. The amount sued for
was $1,000. The testimony went to show
that on March 25 last Bryan, who was on a
car, did not get his fare out of his pocket
soon enough to suit Conductor Woodberry,
| who finally elected him from the car when
it was in motion, kicking him as he
showed him off; that while at the office of
the company TO hand in a complaint against
Woodbury. the latter set upon Bryan with
knife and cut him about the back and
head and broke his left arm. Policeman
Joseph Brown found Bryan unconscious in
the street and bleeding and, rallying him,
conveyed him to a neighboring shop, where
he was revived with brandy and taken
| home. The defense sought to show that
Bryan would not pay his fare, and that no
| more forcs was used in ejecting him from
the car than was necessary. Woodbsrry
claimed that he assaulted Bryan because
the latter had called him "a - liar"
The entire session of the superior court
was taken up yesterday with the trial of the
well-published damage suit Of Joe Smith
VS.. the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway Company. Shortly before z
o'clock last night the testimony was con-
cluded, and at 10 o'clock this morning the
argument will begin.
Louisa Osborne has instituted b. beas
corpus proceedings in the court of ordinary
| for the possession of her l4-year-old daugh-
ter Rhoda. The girl is living with Rhina
| Grant. who claims that the mother COM
mitted the child to her charge until she
would arrive at lawful age, whereas the
mother claims that Rhina was only to keep
| the girl as long as the mother chose to let
her remain. Judge Ferrill will hear the
case next Tuesday afternoon at 4:3C
| o'clock.
Justice Russell had a colored school
teacher and a dozen colored school girls
from the West Broad street school yester-
day as witnesses to determine whether Ida
Graham had assaulted and battered Re-
becca Hamilton on Thursday last. 1t was
case of cross-warranty, and Justice Rus
sell, after hearing the case, discharged the
prisoner, girl of about 10 or II years
| of age.
! Judge Sheftall had several cases of in.
| terest yesterday, all of the parties being
colored.
Lethia Coleman had Henda Harley ar
rested for entering her house and breaking
up her furniture. Henda gave bond for
city court. 1f
Lydia Graham and Celia Williams had
a set-to yesterday morning, and Celia
had Lydia arrested on a charge of assault
and battery. She gave bond for her ap-
| pearance before the city court. Jefferson
Wright was prosecuted by his wife Siby
Ann with abandoning his two children and
leaving them in a destitute condition.
| Wright proved that he was
so badly afflicted with rheumatism
that he could not support himself, and he
| was discharged. A. j. Jenkins and A.
Dallas, two Bryan street BARRIERS, fell out
and Jenkins prosecuted Dallas for threaten
| ing to cut his throat with razor. Both
parties were at fault, and Jenkins gave
bond to keep the peace.