The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-13
hearing was postponed until the next regu-
lar meeting.
THE Nir0pHrrCv

hearing was postponed until the next regu,
lar meeting.
THE MCCORMICK CASE.
William Mccormick was the next tried
He was charged with selling liquor Sunday.
Aug. II Three witnesses appeared against
! him, Policeman Bossell, Willie Stevens and
Emma Garrett 7. S. Morgan, Jr., Esq,
represented Mccormick. he and Alderman
Charlton had lively legal argument over
their respective rights as to bringing the
character OF a witness into question, and
for about ten minutes the council chamber
was turned into court room. Like law
| yers usually do, where there is no Judge to
/ decide the issue, both gave up aTRument
with the claim that their side was right.
Policeman BoSsell testified that be told
Stevens to go into McCormicks place and
4 get quart of beer and pint of whisky.
| Stevens got Emma Garrett to go with him,
and she carried pitcher.
HEARD A KEG TAPPED.
| While the two negroes were in the place
| Policeman Bossell heard keg being tapped
and the music of fiddle, which be sup
posed was for the purpose Of overcoming
the sounds OF the keg tapping. Ihe ponce
man said the woman brought OUT beer IN
| the pitcher and he tasted it 70 make sure.
Mr.. Morgan was severe ia his cross-e1aIhl-
nation, but failed TO break down the ponce
mans testimony.
Stevens testified to having gone into
| McCormicks place with Emma Garrett.
| He tried to get half pint Of WHISKY, out
the barkeeper told him no could have all he
wanted to drink in the place, but could
not take any out Emma Garrett, how
ever bought the beer aud he TOOK drink
of whisky
| Mr. Morgan made Stevens admit that be
had served terms on tue chain-gang aud 10
I a
| gambling house.
Emma Garrett testified that she went to
! McCormick's saloon and bought IS cents
| worth Of beer in a pitcher and pack OF
| cigarettes, by request Of Stevens, who gave
her the money She carried the beer back
to Officer Bossell, who drank it. Emma
was put through the mill by Lawyer Nor
| gan, to the amusement of the crowd.
George Robinson, who works at McCor,
mick's, testified that he was at the place on
the Sunday night la question, aud that no
whisky or beer we're sold there TO his knoHl-
edge
DIDN'T BELIEVE EMMA.
Lemuel Wade (colored), longshoremau
header. testified that Emma Garrett was
a reprobate Of the lowest grade. and had
been on the chain-gang several times. Wade
also testified that Stevens, the oity's wit
ness, was of a very bad reputation and not
the kind of man that worked for living.
On cross-examination Wade said that he
only knew Of Stevens by general reputation.
lam a working man and not detective"
said Wade.
Wade appeared to be a very intelligent
and respectable colored man. He fire.
quently assists County Detective Morgan
in his work. He ran down and arrested
and turned over to the police himself, he
said, the man whom Stevens claimed to
have arrested on the Springfield planta-
ton.
George W. Bsndy testified THAI he had
had Stevens in his employ at odd times
during the last seven months. He did not
know anything against his character.
Alderman Charlton read Mr.. Morgan q
lecture for being little short in answer to
a question addressed him, which was taken
good naturedly by Mr. Morgan.
M'CORAnCK's OWN STORY.
Mccormick testified that he spent Sunday
and Sunday night in visiting the sick at ST.
Joseph'S inhrmary, being on the sick conn
mittee of the Workingmen's Benevolent
Association. He was surprised at receiving
a subpoena on Monday morning to appear
at the mayors court. His case was SO clear
that he did not think IL was necessary to
employ a lawyer. When Mayor Melon
ough notified the saloonkeepers that no Sun
day liquor selling would be allowed he put
a notice to this effect in his window aud had
never had his saloon open on Sunday since.
Alderman Bailey moved the decision Of
the mayor be sustained. Alderman Nc
CURE called for the aves and nays. On the
vote Aldermen McGuire and Harmon cast
the only votes in the negative. Mccormick
paid over the amount of his fine immedi-
ately to Clerk Rebarer.
The appeal cases of Wlken, Suffer,
O'Drisooll and Lankenau were set for trial
Monday night.