The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-06
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms


Owing to the illness of William Pease,
ESQ.,, counsel for Andrew Marshall, whose
trial for assault with intent to murder was
assigned for hearing yesterday in the SUI
perior court, the case was continued until
next Tuesday.
The report of the commissioners in the
partition case of Rosa Adams against David
K. Adams was fled in the superior court
yesterday, and the commissioners were dis
charged.
Cary Clifford, who was convicted day
before yesterday in the superior court of
shooting not in his own defense, was SEN
fenced by Judge Falligant yesterday to paw
fine OF 500 or twelve months on the chain
gang.
In the superior court Yesterday Solicitor
General Fraser took an order estreatin q
the bond of Alonzo Bennett and James E.
Whiteman, surety. Bennett is under an in
dictment for stabbing j. c.. Allen on Oct.
5 last.
The sealed verdict in the case of I. D. La
Roche & Son against j. c. Peck was opened
in the city court Yesterday morning and
found to be for the plaintiffs for the full
amount sued for. $500. The case was re-
| ported fully in the MORNING News of
| yesterday. LaRoche & Son sued to recover
$500 commission for the sale TO Mr.. Peck of
the Wetter property at South Broad and
West Broad streets.
Isaiah Hamilton (colored) was tried in
| the superior court yesterday for an assault
with intent to murder, the jury bringing in
a verdict of shooting not in his own de-
Tense. The court fined him 800, or twelve
months on the chain-gang. Hamilton does
not look to be over 81 years of age, and his
counsers appeal, in which he told the jury
that the defendant had eight children de-
pending on him for support, caused some
merriment as all eyes were turned upon
the prisoner. He could not repress a smile
himself, but while the jury was out deltb.
Grating on his case he said that it is true
| that he has eight children, and has been
married nine years.
Henry Fields was convicted in the supe-
rior court yesterday of burglary and
sentenced to five years in the penitentiary
| at hard labor. g. E. Bevans, ESQ.,, his
| counsel moved for an arrest of Judgment.
| alleging defect in the indictment on the
| ground that it did not allege that the
dwelling house mentioned therein is a place
where valuable goods, wares, produce or
| any other articles Of value were contained
or stored therein" Judge Falligant over
| ruled the motion.
In the superior court yesterday there was
mistrial in the case of the state vs. Chris
topher Corse, charged witbithe larceny from
the person Of I. j. McDonough of a gold
watch valued at sos. The evidence dis
closed that the owner of the watch
was in his cups on Sept. 10 last, at which
time Corse is alleged to have relieved
him of the watch, which he kept until last
month, and which he at first refused to sur
render when demand was made upon
him. Witnesses also swore that McDonough's
name had been nearly scratched off the
case to prevent its Identification. The
jury stood eleven for conviction to one for
acquittal. Corse was once before indicted
and acquitted on charge OF burglary.
Inc Buttimer case will be passed for re-
assignment on call of the docket on FRI
day. The continuance is by consent of the
court and counsel on each side.