The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-12-07
WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?
~ GO TO THE PENITENTIARY
WILL WITH IT'S PARENTS?

o,estion Grows Out of the Con-
NM" ',ti,,' If a Man and His Wife Last
Ueek--Davis Acquitted
other Court News.
Terrell superior court took recess
,osr saturday at noon after week Oh
steady work. e 4,,o WOOL, uoro
~ - civil business, and that docket
cleared of number Of cases, thongh
wa was snit of public interest was disposed
o., Wednesday morning Judge Query
m tbp Grim nal docket, and kept
Sovlr on the law breakers until the week
closed.
Davis Acquitted.
rho first case called was that of Bar
+oT Davis the young white man charged
Nth with outraglng his wife's little SIS
tor This was the most sensational case
y, CONT. and it occupied the entire day.
Inst after Colonel Hudson had con-
o,Ydp6 an able speech for the defendant
ond solicitor Griggs had begun his argu-
Want for the state, the case was brought
- an ABRUPT close. Judge Query in
tor,,nn+ed the solicitor and said that he
,ror11 shorten the trial very materially.
The iud5e declared that should the jury
ind rbe defendant guilty he would set
asidn the verdict. The court was OF the
oninion that Davis had done the girl a
varv greatiniury, but not such a one as t.
nnts his life in jeopardy. At the REQUEST
If the solicitor Davis was held until he
c-uld be indicted for fOrnicatiOn. He
-700 L.,1J or1 valaacn
Man and Wife Tried for Murder.
Sin Daniel and his wife were charged
with whipping their son to death, and
were tried for murder This case also
consumed an entire. They were found
guiltv Of involuntary manslaughter and
each sentenced to one year in the penl-
tertiary,
One thing connected with this
case has put the court officials to
thinking seriously. It's the baby. When
Sip and his vile were put in Jail last
summer their twO-weeks-Old infant was
locked in the cell with them, and for sew
en- months has grown and thrived be,
hind prison bars. Every day last week
the baby was a regular attendant upon
court with its parents, being brought
from and returned to the jail regularly.
Now that its parents will have to serve
year in the penltentia"y the question
arises as to what will become of the
baby. Viii it have to go to the penlten-
tiary, too? That is the question to be de-
termined. For the sake of humanity 1t
seems that the infant and its mother
should not be separated.
Other Penitentiary Birds.
Isaac Brewton was convicted of bur
glary and sentenced for four years He
stole cotton from Mr.. Z. w. King.
Peter Gibson was convicted Of break
ing into Mr.. Andrew Stinton's stable
with the Intention Of stealing mule.
He was given two years.
Jerry Myers was convicted of breaking
into ar other negro's house and stealing
gun, pair of pants ans. some sugar.
For this deviation from the path OF recti
tude he will serve ten years.
4 number of minor crimical cases were
disposed Of during the week.
Homer Willis,
the boy murderer from Texas, was not
tried. His case will be called at the adj
journed term. He will remain in the
Sumter county Jail until then.
The Grand Jury
worked hard all the week. They consid-
cred eighty-odd cases and disposed OF
a out forty. About three hundred wit
ne>Ses were examined.
An Adjourned Term,
At noon Saturday Judge Query an
Aounced that the court would take a re
cess until the fourth Monday in January,
when an adjourned term will be held.
Sasser Items.
There are wo new buildings going up
IN SasSer, and two more will go up soon.
Nh Willie Anthony will move to Daw-
son soon.
The women in this neighborhood will
9e greasy to their elbows in caring for
their lard.
Elders J. R. Blackshear, P. L. York
and }. r, King ordained rec, ntly Mr.. j.
B. Davis to the ministry of the Primitive
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