The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
AT TIE COuRTs
a Busy Day in the Superior Court
Chain-Gang Recruits.

- D~Sy LAY IN the superior Court.
| Chain-Gang Recruits.
Yesterday was busy day in the superior
court With the exception Of an hour and
half adjournment for dinner the court
was IN Session from 10 o'clock In the morn
ing until after Z o'clock last night
Ben Henderson (colored) was convicted Of
burglarizing Watts Gouldis house Oct. 81
and sentenced TO six years in the peniten.
tlary by Judge Falligant. William Pease,
Esq, defended Henderson.
Ben Cuthbert tcolored) was tried for as
sault with intent TO murder Robert Reed
several months ago and was convicted of
staobing another not in his own defense.
Judge Falligant sentenced Cuthbert to
twelve months on the chaiu-gang. Cuthbert
| evidently expected to be convicted of a PEN
! itentiary ofense, because when he heard he
only had to serve year on the chain-gang
the negro thanked Judge Falligant and
ooited out OF the cours room to the sheriff's
office with as much apparent delight as IL
be had received an elegant Christmas pres
emit. Messrs. Morgan and Davis defended
Cuthberk
John jackson (colored) was found guilty of
robbing Central railroad car OF a box of
dress goods last October and sentenced by
Judge Falligant to five years in the peniten-
tiary, the full limit of the law. jackson
wanted TO plead guilty, but his attorney, w.
b. Stubs, Esq, wouldn't allow him and
went to trial, putting up rather an ingen-
ious defense that the jury should believe
jackson innocent, because no one had seen
him commit the crime and the box of
goods might have rolled out Of the car. The
jury. however, couldn't see it that way and
convicted Jackson after a elaboration of
only five minutes. Dave Bates, an &C
complice Of jackson, will be tried next
week.
Judge Falligant yesterday granted orders
Incorporating the Cottage Club and the
Southern Drug and Chemical Company.
M. F. Sullivan, Jessie A. Moore aud
Robert E. Walker, Jr., were yesterday re-
appointed commercial notaries public by
Judge Falligant
No further criminal business will be traps
acted in the superior court until Tuesday,
when DeLaughter, Turner and Perkins, the
express robbers. will be tried. 7. s. Nor
gan, Jr., Esq, George W. Owens, and Judge
ID. A. O'Byrne will defend the robbers.
Hon. F. g. duBignon will assist the state in
the prosecution.
The jury in the damage suit of Isaac
Mcmillan against the Commercial Guano
Company returned a verdict Yesterday af-
ternoon, after twenty-sevea hours deliber-
GRAFTON, IN favor of the plaintiff for $400.
Garrard q Meidrim represented MCMILLAN,
and Charlton 81 Mackall the defendant cor
poration.
Mayor McDonough was pretty severe yes
terday morning in the police court on Old
Ger Kavanaugh's assailants. He fined James
Brown 500 or thirty days, and Thomas Ken
ny and Michael Daley $50 each or thirty;daya
The cases against Harrison, Purcell, Noon,
james Mcbride. Jr., and John Cunningham
were dismissed. The three men fined
appealed their cases to council. and they
will be given hearing at the first meeting
in January.
Officer Kavanaugh's pistol, with which he
killed Dennis Garrigan, was turnediove to
Solicitor General Fraser last night.
The court of ordinary adjourned yester-
day for the term, and will not recouvene
again until Jan. 4 The business Of the
December term was unusually light.
Letters of administration were granted to
George Fl. Witte on the estate Of John M.
Harrison and to Jordan F. Brooks, county
administrator, upon the estate Of stephen
Temporary letters of administration were
granted to Brantley A. Denmark on the
estate Of Rev. J. E. l. Holmes and to
Thomas Ballantyne, Jr., on the estate of
William Ballantyne
An order to sell personal perlshable
property belonging to the estate Of Benja-
min G. Wright was granted to A. W. Har.
mon, administrator
Jordan +. Brooks. county administrator,
by Lawton g. Cunningham, attorneys, fled
an application 20 sell real estate belonging
to the estate Of George Gibbons
Letters of guardianship on the estate of
W. II. Sullivan et al, minors, were granted
TO Jordan F. Brooks, county guardian.
The following returns were admitted TO
record: John NJ. Guerard and Alfred Hay
wood, trustees for st. Matthew's church;
John G. DeMartin, guardian of John and
Mary Bowden, minors; W. G. MorrelI,
trustee for Mrs. 8. D. King and children r.
W. Adams, administrator OF the estate of
Thomas Newell; M. A. O'Byrne, executor
of the estate Of Mary Walker.