The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-29
DICKSON'S TRIAL BEGUN.
THE PIERCE COUNTY DELEGATION
ON HAND.


THE PIERCE COUNTY DELEGATION
ON HAND.
a Jury Secured After Some Difficulty
md the Examination Of Witnesses
., Progress-The Trial Likely to Last
several Deys-Judge SDeer Taxes
Good Care OF the Jury.
Tho case Of A. J. Dickson. charged with
sing the United States mails for trsudu-
1T nurDoses, is on il the United States
,,o-,rt and will probably occupy the atten-
40, If the court for several days.
some time was occupied yesterday morn
~ in securing a jury. The following were
finally secured;
7. C. Downs. foreman. j. Z. Chisholm,
!. c. MoMillen, David Dickerson,
1obn G. Lee. John ". Willis,
B. h. Doughty, .. Il. FarKer,
Francis Hart, NooeI1 NJ. HICKS
. q Goebel. jackson Tanssey.
Tbo witnesses examined were Frank II.
- credit clerk of the firm of S. r.
Tooues a. Tinsley of Macon, and T. d.
Tinsley. -.,
nv the firm from II. j. Dickson az Co., and
af.erward n. L. Stafford & Co. a. Mer-
sbon asking credit and ordering supplies of
goods. ,D...
The letters were read Dy IIIsLflct Attorney
Mr. Tinsley testified to other letters re-
csiyed from Dickson and n. J.. Stafford &
Co. and to the requests of the firm for
recommendations to the Chattanooga saw
works from whom they desired to purchase
Gaf Wac
given as requested by Jaques 81 Tinsley.
fhe saw-mill has never been paid for,
+eitber has bill for $500 worth of goods
with Jaoues & Tinsley been paid. The
charge is that N. L. Stafford g. Co. were a
mythical firm and that the goods and the
saw-mill were both for Dickson's own use
aud we're received and used by him.
MIR. Tinsley said that Stafford & Co. first
bought s27 worth OF goods, which bill was
nromptly paid. The next bill was for SIPS.
When it fell due the firm claimed
that they had been somewhat
embarrassed by failures to collect
and that a further credit of as and in
creased time would enable them to fulfill
their obligations
The extra credit was given and the bill of
$500 is still due.
The defense claims there was no fraud
intended, and that it was simply failure to
pay.
The Judge ordered the jury quartered at
the De Soto during the trial. and ordered
the tailiffs to see that they had the best OF
accommodations.
Two sessions day Of the court will be
held, beginning with to-day, until the trial
is concluded.
There was a rather unusual occurrence In
the United States court yesterday morning.
Judge Speer on opening court announced
that in rendering the decision in the case of
libel of tho Propeller Towboat Company
against the schooner Agnes l. Grace, the
court fell into grave error.
In making his decision Judge Speer laid
great stress upon the fact that the vessels
draft was ten feet and that in the position
she was in there was only 21S
feet Of water around her, from
which he drew the conclusion that
she was u feet deep in the sand. This Yves
landsman's mistake. as. while it was possis
bic that the vessel might have buried ~
feet of her draft in the sand, it is more than
probable that good part of it was show
ing above the water. The respondents in
their reply to the libel claimed that the YES
sci was only slightly imbedded in the sand.
Judge Speer said that he would have the
counsel for both libelants and respondents
before him this morning to consider in how
much the decision was affected by the mis-
taken impression under which the court
labored
No material change in the decision is ex-
pected, however. The counsel for the re-
spoDdents has given notice of an appeal to
the new court Of appeals at New Orleans.
In the superior court yesterday the case
OF Rachel A. lambert for herself and
minor child VS.. the Savannah, Florida and
western railway, cult for $4,000 for the
killing Of Mrs. Lambert's husband at Flem-
lugton station last March. was tried and
resulted in verdict for the defendant. s.
l. La2aron, Esq, represented the plaintiffs
ana Erwin, duBignOn & Chisholm repre-
sented the Savannah, Florida and Western.
The jury was out about half ar hour.
Judge Falligsnt yesterday appointed A.
D. Hull commercial notary public.
Lyman Brown, a subject OF the Gear Of
Russia, was naturalized in the superior
court yesterday.
Inc Jurors summoned to appear in the
superior court this morning, whose names
appear In the special notice column, are
not wanted until Feb. IL.
Juoge MacDonell has changed the hear
ing or jail cases from Monday to Saturday.
ne VIII hear the bond cases OF the city court
next month.
HER ROMANCE SPOILED.
Pretty MaIcyia e1,oy.A -