The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-01
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Hers and There in
the Court Rooms.

Ia the city court yesterday there was
quite large number Of criminal cases dis
posed of. All of the defendants but one
were colored. The single exception was
w. f. Sauls, who was fined 800 or six
months for biting off about one-half Of Fred
Edwards right ear in a rough and tumble
fight
John Bowen, the person who made two
raids on the store of NJ. l.. Byck e. Bro,
received a double dose, being sentenced to
twelve months on each of the two charges
of larceny from the house, one offense hav-
| ing been committed on March %, and the
other five days later.
Robert Phinizy was sentenced to ten
months on the chain-gang for the larceny
of q coat.
Sarah Williams, for the larceny of q bed
spread, Willie Jones for the larceny of
razors, and James Russell for the larceny
of goat, were each sentenced to SIX
months on the chain-gang.
Charles Clayton, for an assault upon
Alvin Miller, was fined $50 or four months,
and Allen Brooks, for an assault upon Es-
tella Brooks, was fined $25 or three months.
Yesterdays session of the superior court
was occupied by the trial of the damage
suit of John +. Guilmartin against the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway Com
pany, and at a late hour last night the jury
| mad not agreed, the court directing sealed
verdict. The amount involved is less than
500, and the damage is alleged to have re
| suited from two days detention of a ship
ment of Texas ponies, which were without
food or water during that time, and neces-
| STATED an increased outlay and extra
| attention to restore them to merchantable
condition. The jury went out at 2 o'clock
| p. IN.
Eight of the nine decisions of Judge Falli-
| CANT which have been passed upon by the
supreme court at the present term have
been affirmed, which includes the two Au-
| gusta decisions of yesterday.
| The Georgia Land Company was granted
a charter in the superior court yester day.
| The incorporators are Walter j. Thompson
and U. II. McLaws.
Justice Davidson did not hold his court
| Yesterday to investigate the case of the
| juror who was summoned to his court, and
failed to appear The justice says the Juror
J whom he summoned sent him word by the
| officer who served the summons that he
was military man. He did not consider
that sufficient ratification, and Issued his
! order for the "jurior' to show cause why he
was not in contempt. He learned yester-
day that the juror was road commissioner,
and the case was off.
Frederick Ward, a colored purse snatcher,
! was before Mayor Schwarz Yesterday morn
| ing for snatching purse and IS out of the
hands of Matte Anderson on rattnall street,
near Jones. The woman was going down
| the street with the sachel in her hand. and
| Ward sneaked up behind her, and seizing
it, jerked it out of her grasp and ran away.
| The woman shouted for help, and Officer
| Baughn rode down the Street in time to see
the thief turn the corner He gave chase
and around the next corner captured Ward
He was taken to the barracks, and when
he was searched, the purse containing the
the IS was recovered. Yesterday morning
| before the mayor, the purse snatcher ack-
nowledged the crime, AMI he was
| turned over to the superior court. A good
deal of purse snatching has been going on
ture the thieves. They have time to get
around the corner and out of the way be-
fore an officer can get them. 1t is believed
! that Ward is an old hand at the business,
and the officers are very glad that he is
| captured.
Martin Haar, with Henry SuIter, at Lib
erty and Montgomery streets, was in JUS
tice McDermOtt'S court yesterday. charged
| with aSsaulllug II. L. Watts while Watts
was intoxicated. Haar denied asSaulting
the man. He said that he put Watts out Of
| the place. Watts claimed that Haar threw
him out on the street and jumped on him
and kickei him. Watts hands and arms
were bruised. The magistrate required
Haar to give bond for an examination.
AuIeo COloIeu DOyS CudIS6u WIN Cn6
larceny of fish had their cases continued
in the mayors court, and fourth against
whom like charge hal besn preferred was
discharged
There were a number of drunk and dis
orderly cases disposed of, the sum of the
penalties imposed aggregating $l07 or 1855
days.
w. e. Wimpey, picture frame dealer,
was in Justice McDermott's court yester-
day upon charge of assault and battery
upon Hagar Davis, living at No. 10 Indian
street lane. The woman alleged that VIM
pey made frame for her marriage license
and charged her 81 for it. She paid half of
the amount, and was to pay the remainder
yesterday. She took the frame home, and
when Wimpey called she did not have the
money. She said that she told the picture
frame dealer that she would get the money
for him during the afternoon. He refused
to wait, aud seized the picture FRAME
license and all, aud started out the door,
The woman demonstrated. and she said that
he knocked and beat her. Wimpey denies
the charge. He acknowledged that he laid
the weight of his hand on her. but he did
not strike her. He was required to give