The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-14
COSTLY SATISFACTION.
ALECK FULFORD PAYS 500 FOR
WHIPPING j. r. B. PENDANT.

A Jury Acquitted Rehdant of the
| Charge of Assaulting Fulford's Child,
and the Father Appealed to the Law
Of Pugilism-The Jury Thought Full
ford Had Provocation and Recon-
merded Extreme Mercy - Heavy
! Penalties Inflicted on the Sailor
Stealers."
| Aleck FuIford, foreman stevedore at the
| Ocean Steamship Compsny's wharves, was
convicted in the city court yesterday Of
assault and battery upon ]. F. B. Rendant,
and fined 500 and costs or four months In
jail.
The case was the outgrowth of the alleged
whipping of Fulford's child by Rendant
several months ago. Fulford's first impulse
at that time was to give Rendant
thrashing but he was prevailed upon to
appeal to the law Instead. This be did.
! prosecuting Rendant for assault aud bat-
terry. The jury, however, returned a YER
dict Of acquittal, and Fulford became
exceedingly angry and remarked that he
| would get satisfaction. Half an hour after
the adjournment Of the court that night
| Fulford met Rendant at Montgomery and
Stone streets, and proceeded to get satisfao-
| ton. He hammered Rendant in the face
several times and gave him black eye.
/ For this Rendant had Fulford indicted by
the grand jury OF the city court and yester-
day the case was tried. Fulford was de-
Tended by J. r. Saussy, Esq, and did not
deny assaulting Rendant. but claimed he
had provocation from the fact that the
latter had beaten his child. The verdict
was a remarkably worded one. 1t read as
follows:
we, the jury, find the defendant guilty
| OF an assault, but we believe the assault
was brought on by the prosecutor and
recommend the defendant to the extreme
mercy OF the court"
Fulford is glad he was recommended to
extreme mercy, because he believes, in view
Of the fact of being fined 500 under such
verdict, the penalty would have been ex-
Uremely severe il the recommendation had
! been omitted.
Judge MacDonelrs severe punishment yes
terday Of the sailor stealing" gang will
! probably put check on the practice here
for some time. He fined Aleck Thompson,
the proprietor OF the boarding house where
Frank Muller was secreted, $3.50 and costs
or year on the gang; his wife, Alice, who
| was recommended to mercy, $25 and costs or
one month in Jail. John Dixon. the runner"
who was convicted by a jury, 800 and
costs or six months on the gang. and Dan
$50 and costs or three months on the gang
| Lewis, the other runner turned states
evidence and secured his freedom.
Sarah Thomas Coolored) was tried in the
city court yesterday afternoon on a charge
of stealing cabbage from John Schleys
plantation, but the jury only convicted her
of an attempt TO commit a simple larceny.
Judge MacDonell fined the woman $25 and
costs, which her husband paid. The hus>
band had been separated from her over a
year, but when he learned of her trouble he
came to the rescue and made up. The
couple left the court room in an apparently
happy mood.
Judge MacDonell yesterday passed SEN
tence upon Tom Davis, convicted Saturday
night of oyster poaching. He fined the
negro 800 or six months on the chain
gang, but as an appeal will be taken bond
for the fine was furnished.
Judge Falligant yesterday converted
| Saphocles Saviades, subject Of the Sultan
OF Turkey, into citizen of the United
States
John A. Goette, Stevens L. Cole and
Holman Singer were yesterday appointed
commercial notaries public by Judge Fslli-
CANT.
Ex-Chief of Police Gaffney OF Tybee will
be tried in the city court to-day for an al
legged assault upon John Mclaughlin, Jr.,
at the island last summer and for cursing
and using obscene language toward Mayor
McDonough in the presence of ladies. w.
w. Osborne, ESQ.,. will defend Gaffney.
The motions for new trial for Jim Cav,
Marion Hayward and Joe Blois, the con
demned murderers Of August W. Meyer,
will be argued before Judge Falligant to-
day.
To-day is return day for the March term
OF the superior court and all lawyers in
terested are requested to be on hand early
in order to facilitate matters
The grand jury of the superior court will
meet this afternoon to consider criminal
cases.
Christmas Moultrie (colored) was con~
vlcted Of assault and battery in the city
court last night and sentenced by Judge
MacDonen to pay fine of S25 and costs.
or serve four months on the gang.