The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-17
IN TIE COURT ROOMS.
THE WAYNE-BLUN CASE GETTING
WAkD AN END.
The Evidence All In and the Argu-

The Evidence All In and she Argu-
ment 20 Begin To-morrOw-Capt
! Blun's Witnesses Show a Different
side Of the Case-Expert Real Estate
Owners on the Stand-Othsr Court
Items-The Hughes Trial Postponed
Until Next Friday.
The Wayne-Blun case occupied the entire
I day in the superior court yesterday. The
I session was taken up in the hearing Of evil
dencs. which was concluded at Z o'clock last
night. Capt Blun's witnesses were put
upon the stand, and their evidence was very
favorable 10 bis side Of the case.
Maj. G. NJ. Ryals. L. III. Ryals. J. Nc
Laughlin, Or. Falligsnt and DR.. J. B. Read
were put up 10 testify to the land situated
similarly to the Wayne tract
10 1888 and at the present date
aud as to the comparative healthinsss Of
the place then and now. The testimony
was unanimous that the market value OF
land IN that neighborhood was very small
in 1888, AMI that it was very difficult to sell
land outside of the city at all, aud that the
market value OF the land only began to ap-
preciate to any extent after 1886 or 1887,
since which time the boom in suburban
lands had sprung up.
Mr.. Mclaughlin recited number OF
sales that he made Of lands in that locality
in 1883, moss OF which we're at
smaller price than that
paid by Capt Blum for the
Wayne tract, and few Of which were any
greater. None of the witnesses said that
they would have given over SO 500 for the
tract In 1893. Drs. Falligant and Read
both said they did not consider the Wayne
tract healthy locality for white people.
Julius jackson aud other negroes living
upon the land were put on the stand to tes-
tify as to the conditions upon which they
were tenants upon the property. jackson
was a great wituess 10 more senses than
one. He testified that he and others had
urged Capt Blum to buy the land, because
they feared some one else would buy
II who would drive them all
off. Jackson testified that he had been
greatly elevated in bis ideas Of art and re-
ligion since his acquaintance with Capt.
Blum. He said that whereas he only had
two chromos in his trunk when he met
Capt. Blum, he now had two pictures
bad urged them all to hang up pictures in
their houses. and had done them great
deal of good in other ways.
The correspondence between Capt Blum
and DIR. Cuvler, the trustee for the heirs,
concerning the sale Of the property were
read. going to show that DR.. Cuyler urged
the sale Of the property, and that Capt.
Blum advised waiting awhile in hopes Of
securing better price.
Theodore A. Groot, subject Of the EN-
peror Of Germany, was made naturalized
citizen in the superior court yesterday.
The trial of Charles Hughes for the muir
der OF Timothy Hyde will not come up in
the superior court tomorrow, owing TO
combination Of circumstances. The incon-
veniencs of continuing the Wayne H. Blum
case over until the middle of the week,
Tuesday being a legal holiday, was the chief
reason for the postponement, aud also be-
cause IL was not certain that all the witt
nesses in the case weuld be present to-mor-
row. Hughes trial will come up Friday or
the Monday following.
The litigation between Boykin, Counor e.
Co. and the Perkins Fertilizer Company is
still on in the United States court, before
Marion Erwin, Esq, who is acting as
auditor.
There was a big contingent of law
breakers before the mayor yesterday. Pat
Flanagan was charged with dsorderly
conduct and drunkenness, and was fined
s. or ten days; Lizzie Crosby was up for the
Same offense and received similar sentence;
Robert Floyd, a suspicious character, was
found sleeping in a car in thu Savannah,
Florida and Western railway yards, and was
held for investigation; w. @. Smith was
held on charge Of larceny; Pat Malone
was dismissed upon charge of disorderly
conduct and drunkenness; T. J. Mahoney
got good>sized jag" on Friday night and
policeman carried him to the barracks.
Mahoney got the highest sentence Of the
lot, $40 or twenty days