The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-18
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There IN
the Court Rooms.

Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.
Grant Gibbs was found guilty yesterday
in the superior court of larceny from the
person Of goods over the value of $50, and
was sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. He was defended by Rockwell &
Morgan. Gibbs stole gold watch and chain
from well-known young man who acci-
dentally happened to go to sleep on a door,
step one night last month.
The case against Maurice Buttimer,
charged with assault with intent to murder
Officer Patrick McMurray, was mol pressed
yesterday morning by Solicitor General
Fraser, at the request of the prose-
cutor. Buttimer's counsel had entered
ademand for trial, and as one
of the principal witnesses for the
prosecution was sick and uaaole to appear
Mr.. McMurray requested the solicitor gen.
eral to drop the case Buttimer was tried
several months ago, but the jury disagreed.
w. n. Pratt was yesterday appointed q
commercial notary public by Judge Fslli-
CANT.
The Savannah Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals was Incorporated by
Judge Faligant yesterday, and the Savan-
nan Investment Company given authority
to amend its charter.
j. F. Cam, ESQ.,, and G.. A. Mercer, ESQ.
yesterday entered demand for trial in the
superior court for Jack Nelson, charged
with assault with intent to murder. This
is the case which Judge Falligant post
poned week before last on account of
the prosecutor having just gotten out of
the pest house. Nelson has already had
two trials, the jury failing to agree each
time
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day afternoon 1.-THE case of Sears ct al. va.
King, on an ejectment suit, after occupy
ing the attention of the court and q Jury
for two days, came to an abrupt termina-
ton by the attorneys for the plaintiffs
withdrawing the case. This was the result
of the refusal of Judge Speer to admit GER
tain intsrrogatories whlch.the plaintiffs at
torneys claimed were of material conse-
quence.
The grand jury of the city court has re-
turned a big batch of indictments against
members Of the Greene Square Baptist
church on account of the troubles about
the pastor a few months ago. Rev. Alex
ander Ellis, ex-pastor of the church, ap.
peared against the following, who were in
dicted for disturbing public worship on
Sept. Is: Sam Rogers. James Willis,
Thomas Taylor, Benjamin J. Edwards,
Corneiia Harris, York NJ. Milledge, Stephen
-noA cAAt ". ~ hobOFouS, OuaEloo
William P. Brownfleld, Andrew Fleming,
Cesar Grant, John Williams, Shadrach B.
Jerldeaux, Timothy Mcqueen, Jesse Ran
dali, Hosea Maxwell. Alexander Milton,
Isaac King, Isham Taylor.
Andrew Berry, Hosea Maxwell, Robert
II. Thomas, John F. Jones, jeremiah Rut-
ledge, w lillian r. Fields. Sawney Wilson
James II. Rogers, Charles Baker, William
Harris, David Young, Daniel MacAllister,
David Moses and Scipio Gordon were in
dicted for being IN the fray at the church
one night, which almost eliminated in 6
riot. Henry Burney appeared against
them.
Andrew Berry, j. R Rutledge, Jules
Lambert, Frank Masters, John Lauzy ant
Moses Davis were indicted for assault and
battery, Watts Gould and James Scott fol
gambling. and Henry King for carrying
concealed weapons