The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-21
NO MORE SUNDAY SPORTS
JUDGE FALLIGANT DECLARES
AGAINST SABBATH BREAKING.

Sunday Horse Racing, Bicycle Racing
and Cock-FightinR Must Stop-Prize-
Fighting VIII Not Be Longer Tolerat-
ed Hither-Jack Prince Indicted for
Bicycle Racing on Sunday aud a
Bench Warrant Out for His Arrest.
Gamblers and CocK-Fighters Sc
verely Punished.
The grand jury of the superior court :,
Judge Falligent and Solicitor General
Fraser are certainly very much In earnest
in their application Of the law against
gambling, oock-fghting and violations Of
the Sunday law and II the action that has
already been taken Is sample Of what they
have heretofore carried on their vocation
openly will have to be more careful and
circumspect.
The grand jury spraug another sensation
yesterday in keeping with its crusade against
these evils by bringing a special present
ment against Jack Prince, the bicycle
champion. Prince has made two races
at Thunderbolt on Sundays, charging
an admission fee. In the eyes Of the law
this was pursuing his business unlawfully
Ou buo DhUOdJu. as 10 was uelkQ6T an hCE OF
| necessity or mercy. The indictment against
Prince was handed in about o'clock, and
bench warrant was Immediately issued
for his arrest.
SUNDAY RACING BooED.
The court officials mean TO prosecute all
races held ct Thunderbolt or anywhere else
on Sundays. This being So the contsm-
plated Christmas horse races at Thunder
bolt will doubtless not be held next Sunday.
Solicitor General Fraser intends to 90
even further. Hereafter no prize-fghts
will be allowed at Thunderbolt either
on Sundays or any other day.
There is no law In Georgia
to prevent a simple glove contest but q con-
test to a flush Is punishable, and the Law In
future will be strictly enforced. Mayor
McDonough has already prohibited CON
test Of any kind in the fstic line In the city,
and the lovers OF such exhibitions will. 1t
| appears, have to 60 without their favorite
amusement In the future In this vicinity. II
all these "sportsh are to be prohibited it
goes without saying that cock-fighting will
not be in it. This 10 generally considered a
most brutal sport, and the law will be
| severely executed in all cases.
GAMBLERS HEAVILY FINED.
The sports who were arrested some time
| ago had their reckoning yesterday and it
was a pretty severe one, too. They all
and were fined by Judge Falligant. After
the sentences OF the judge was announced
one OF the gamblers remarked to q specta-
tor that "he had played pretty stiff Limit
at times but he couldn't see Judge Falli-
| CANT"
W. T. Harborn and W. J. Odeli were
fined 81 900 each or twelve months at hard
labor for keeping gaming house. These
men have "been there before" and that 10
| probably the reason they got 10 80 heavy.
H. H. Ferber and William H. Walsh,
on the same charge. were fined $3.50 each or
six months at labor. They got of COM
paratively light as it wss their first offense.
John Somers, Mai Henderson, William
McGrath. Tom Houlihan and L. Germany
were fined SIS and costs, which
amounted to total OF $50 IS, or three
All of them will pay the fines rather shan
go to jail.
THE PUNIsHMENTs SURPRISE.
The heavy fines imposed created con-
sternation among the fraternity, aud was !,
indeed, the subject OF comment generally,
being taken as an Indication that the crusade
against gambling will be vigorously prose-
cuted.
The other presentments made by the
grand jury were as follows: Joe Purvis,
burglary; Edward Bolen, robbery; John
Bennett, two charges, robbery and assault
with intent to murder; Scale Wright and
| Anthony Butler, simple larceny; George
Irving, assault with intent to murder.
The only case tried In court yesterday
resulted in an acquittal. Il was against
| lillian Washington (colored), charged
with assault with intent to kill. Other
cases set for trial were postponed for vari-
GUS reasons.