The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-16
THE MAYORS NEW MOVE.
AFTER VIOLAToRS OF THE STATES
SUNDAY LAW NOW.

Mayor McDonough Has the Police
Report All Persons Keeping Their
Business Places Open Sunday and
Turns the Cases Over to the Solicitor
General-Fifty three Special Pre-
sentiments Returned by the City
Court Grand Jury Yestsrday-Fruit
Dealers. Green Grocers, Clothiers,
Etc. on the List-Arrests to Be Made
To-day.
Mayor McDonough Is proving himself a
reformer in every sense Of the word. He is
determined that Sunday shall be observed
in proper manner in Savannah while he is
mavor ard has carried his Sunday crusade
into other channels besides the saloon trade.
The latest move is TO have every person
keeping his place of business open on Sum
day, whatever it may be except drug stores.
reported by the police to him, aud he in
turn hands over the evidence to the solicitor
general
When Mayor McDonough first assumed
Office he fined green grocers, fruit men.
cigar dealers, etc, who violated the OBJ
servance of Sunday, but the aldermen
seemed TO think that the wholesale enforce
ment of the ordinance under which the
mayor acted was too extreme, and repealed
all Of the law except the portion relating to
saloon violations.
The excuse of the aldermen for this step
was that there was a state law to cover the
cases and that it was the duty of the state
and not the city to prosecute the offenders.
THE ONLY THING LEFT.
Mayor McDonough had nothing else TO do
but submit to the action Of the council, and
he proceeded TO vigorously enforce that
part against saloons which the aldermen
didn't wipe of the statute book. IL didn't
take him long to make the saloonkeepers
understand that he meant business and
since he Strengthened things out in that d.
rection he has turned his attention to seeing
that the state laws are respected as well as
the city ordinances.
Recently he issued orders to Chief Green
to have the police report all places Of busi-
ness found open on Sunday. The result was
that fifty-three cases were reported the last
three Sundays. They included fruit deal
ers, green grocers, small clothing stores,
etc. The names were handed over to So
lioitor General Fraser, and yesterday after
noon special presentments for misdemeanor
were returned against all the offenders by
the grand jury OF the city court.
THE INDICTED.
The following are the names Of the in
dicted parties:
George Peters, Sarah Praswen, Leo
Marks, Joseph Fame. Peter Edwards, j. II.
II. Entelman, Harris deLyons, William
Taylor, Moses Wright, Samuel Walker
Spironio Markapooler. Peter Andrew, T.
Sampson, Andrew Gaspirino, James PIANO,
Andrew Andypa, G.. A. Thanasulias, John
Sivro, J. Salas, N. Vaudiro, Harrison
Antones, Z. Z. Fegeas Tom Suffers. George
Bolds. I. D. Savisdes. George Cussotes, Joe
Summons. Robert Gainer. George MURAL,
Henry zuliane. Mrs. |. SCHNEIDER, Henry
Peter Nichols, V. Christopher, Aisx-
ander Stellings, Josephine Jones,
Calvin Miller. Nero Houston; Governor WILL
Jams, Daniel Moses, B. Harris. W. P. Con-
nelly, Andrew Palveda, Andrew Gaspino-
wish, ii. c. d. Suffer, Constantine Starry,
Mrs L. Barnes, J. Edwards, PaRo Pope
SCENES IN THE COURT ROOM.
During the sitting of the grand jury the
court room looked as If 1t were police bead
quarters, on account of the number of
officers present as witnesses in the above
cases There were twenty-three policemen
in all-neariy half Of the force.
The law under which the Sunday yio-
lators have been indicted has been a dead
letter Ia Savannah ever since its passage.
which is long time ago. There have been
very few prosecutions under It, aud fruit
dealers, green grocers, clothing dealers,
cigar dealers and other small shopkeepers
have paid no more attention to the Sabbath
than any other day of the week. Things
will probably change now since Mayor Nc
Donough has began his new crusade, and
probably hereafter these tradespeople will
keep their places Of business closed SUNDAYS
and content themselves with the receipts of
six days. The mayor proposes to prosecute
his latest reform as vigorously as that which
he carried on against the saloonkeepers.
A SURPRISED LOT OF PEOPLE.
There will no doubt be fitty-three sur
prised persons in Savannah to-day when
they read in the MORNING NEWS of their in
dictment- They were not notified of the
fact OF the grand jury being after them, and
the MORNING NEWS will give them the first
news Of criminal action being taken against
them, because it was too late last might
when the indictments were returned to
make any arrests. The officers will start
out this morning serving the warrants, and
those who cannot furnish bond will have to
go to Jail until trial. The penalty in case of
conviction is not more than 81 900 ine or
twelve months in jail or both in the dis
erection of the court OF course the Judge
can make the sentence anything he sees it
within these limitations