The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-04
SIX MONTHS IN A CELL
What Glllney Got for CurSins Mayor
NCDOl0ueh.

Fine of $500 or Spend Three Months
More in Jail-His Attorney Moved
for a New Trial-V. Christopher
Fined $3.50 for Selling Fruit on sun
day-Other Court News.
Judge AlacDonel sentenced Frank D.
GaGney. ex-chicf of the Tybee police
force yesterday To six months imprison-
uent in Chatham county Jail without the
alternative of paying a. fine, for cursing
Mayor McDonough and using obscene
language in the presence Of ladies at the
Tybee pavilion last August.
The sentence was somewhat Of a sur
prise as he had been recommended to the
mercy of the court by the jury which
found him guilty last Wednesday. The
story Of GaFney' ofense has already been
given in the MORNING NEWS.
In sentencing him to six months inn
prisonment Judge MacDonel remarked
upon the Nervousness of his offenss and
said it deserved severe punishment. His
ofense was greater he said, because
Gaffney knew that Mayor McDonough
was the legal authority representing the
city, and that it was his duty to enforce
the laws of the city. Mrs. Gafney had
violated the laws of the city in selling
liquor on Sunday and it was the mayors
duty to place a fine upon her, which he
did. Under these circumstances, he said
that Gaffney had no right to take the
matter into his own hands
and curse and abuse the mayor, and much
less to use obscene and improper language
in the presence of ladies'. Under these
circumstances he thought the Offense
should be punished by imprisonment with
out the alternative of paying fine Ac-
cordingly he sentenced him to six months
Imprisonment.
Gahney's attorney, W. W. Osborne,
Esq, move for "a new trial The judge
ordered that the sentence be stayed until
further order of the court pending the re-
suit Of Mr.. Osborne's motion. He re-
quired Gaffney to give bond for $500,
which he did
GAFFNEY's OTHER CASE.
In the other case against Gaffney for
mawfully arresting Mr. John McLaugh-
lin. Jr., at the "Ranche" club house on
Tybee because he objected to Gatfney's
entering the premises to arrest Ben jack
son, in which the jury brought in a YER
dict of guilty and also recommended him
to the mercy of the court, Judge
MacDonell fined him $500 and costs
or three months Imprisonment in Chat
ham county jail, to be served at the eX-
piratiOn of his former sentence in case he
did not pay the fine.
In this sentence Judge MacDonell said
the otfense was a grave one, as no officer
of the law had right to unlawfully de-
prive a citizen of his liberty, and that he
should be punished accordingly.
In this case also Mr.. Osborne moved
for a new trial and the sentence was
stayed pending the result of the motion
His bond in this instance was included in
the bond given above.
CHRISTOPHER MUST PAY.
Judge MacDonell placed a fine on V.
Christopher yesterday which will strike
terror to the hearts Of the Sunday fruit
sellers.
Christopher was sentenced to pay a
fine of $3.50 or spend six months in Chat
ham county Jail. He did not pay the fine
Yesterday and was sent to Jail but it is
probable that the money win be forth
coming within a day or two and he will be
released
This sentence was also somewhat of a
surprise, as Christopher had been recon-
mended to the extreme mercy of the
court. He was ably defended by
Messrs. G. T. & J. T.. Cam
but his confession that he had done Sun
day business carried the case strongly
against him.
In sentencing him to pay the fine Judge
MacDonell said Christopher had been tried
before on the same charge. He knew he
had violated the law once and had been
acquitted and again he had been indicted
for the same O1euse and found guilty
This made the offense so much greater.
Christopher, he said, admitted that he
had sold fruit on Sunday after he had
once been arrested for the otfense, simply
because others sold on Sunday That was
not a sufficient defense and he was SEN
fenced accordingly.
This will, no doubt, teach Christopher
"a lncepp hat Of
prise to him, as he was hardly ex-
pecting anything so heavy Christopher
did not pay the fine at the time and was
taken to Jail.
CITY COURT PERSONALS.
John Brown, a white man, was found
guilty o. larceny from the person in the
city court yesterday and was sentenced
to twelve months in the county chain
gang. Brown is the man who stole
gold watch from the person of Nj. b.
Shearouse some weeks ago.
William Potter (cOlOred), charged with
illegal hunting, was acquitted because
one Of the witnesses failed to identify
him as the guilty party.
John NOisett, the colored porter of the
Georgia Historical Society, defended by
G. N. West, Esq, was acquitted of the
charge of assault ana battery
Arthur Mitchell (coi )red) was found
guilty of assault, but was discharged on
consideration of the time he had already
spent in jail
Aaron Davis and Mike Singleton (both
cOlored) were each sentenced to twelve
months on the chain-gang for assault and
battery.
The case against r. N. Rutledge, of
fame among the anti-Loveites in the First
African Baptist church, for assault and
battery, was nolle pressed.
A petition for a charter for the Knight
Pharmacy Company was filed in the SUI
perior court yesterday. The petition was
filed by f. G. Knight, G. =. Miller and j
G. Knight, who asked to be allowed to do
a drug business as a corporation under
the above name, with a capital stock of
$500 with the privilege of increasing it
to S25, 000
G. f. Law was yesterday appointed
permanent receiver of the stock Of M.
Sternbetg, and the entire assets were
taken charge of by the court This
brings about $4,000 into the court.
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