The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-14
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4 Peculiar Case Pulling a Superior
Court jury.

The Negro Who Threw Ex-Marshal
Fennen Overheard at Thunderbolt
Tried for Assault With Intent TO
NIurder-The Jury Apparently De
sirous of Reducing the Ohense, But
No Law to Warrant 1.-two Burg
lars Sentenccd-other Court News.
George Mcintosh, the negro who tried
to down ex-Marshal Fennell of Thunder
bolt last July, was tried in the superior
court yesterday under charge OF assault
with intent to murder, but up to late
hour last night the jury was still in its
room after having had the case under adj
visement for eight hours, and the indica-
tons were pointing strongly to mistrial
Seabrook, Morgan & Way defended Nc
Intosh.
The circumstances of the case are IA
miliar to the public. Mcintosh had com
mitted breach of the peace at Thund err
bolt and one day afterward as he was
coming ashore Marshal Fennen at
tempted to arrest him. Mcintosh
pulled back into the stream
and the marshal jumped into
the boat A struggle ensued and
Mcintosh knocked Marshal Fennell over
board with one of the oars and pulled the
boat over him. He had narrow escape
from drowning and the negro escaped to
Whitmarsh Island, where he remained in
hiding several months before being re-
captured.
The jury was apparently for finding
Mcintosh guilty of a lesser grade of crime
than the charge in the Indictment but the
popularity of the case made it necessary
for either a verdict of guiltyOr not guilty.
II could not be called shooting or stabblng
not in his own defense, nor could 1T be re-
tduced to a plain assault. The jury asked
if lesser verdict could be rendered, but
was informed to the contrary, as no law
on the subject could be found.
LIP. Maggioni, the fish dealer was
fined IS yesterday morning by Recorder
Wilson on charge of selling unwhole-
some fish to Dennis Aiken.
The information docket cases of neglect
of duty against Detective Bossell and Po-
liceman McQuade were dismissed by Re
corder Wilson yesterday Detective BOS-
sell declined, under instructions of Mayor
McDonough, to interfere in family quar-
rel where one side wanted one of the OPP
position arrested for retaining some prop
erty the other side wanted. Policeman
McQuade's offense consisted in calling at
the exchange to see Mayor McDonough
without getting permission from Chief
Green. The chief docketed him.
Recorder Wilson yesterday turned Lulu
Williams and James Griffin over to the
superior court on a charge of assault with
intent to murder for cutting Serena Bris-
bane Monday night.
Gus Worthy (colored) pleaded guilty in
the sup ~rior court yesterday to larceny
from the house under the value of $50.
He was sentenced to year on the chain
gang.
Richard Butler, charged with burglar
izing Ed Stewards house, pleaded guilty
yesterday in the superior court to the in
dictment, and Judge Falligant sentenced
him to four years in the penitentiary.
Ben Crum was tried and acquitted in
the superior court yesterday of the
charge of shooting at Charles Lucas
(colored) with intent to kill Jan. IA last.
Hon. w. w. Osborne defended Crum.
The Carhart case again occupied the
attention of the city court all of yesterday
and will probably not get to the jury until
tomorrow. The evidence is not all in
yet.
The case of Wilson & Merritt, the
Thunderbolt saloonkeepers who were sent
TO Jail for refusing to pay the town liquor
license to the present board of commits
sloners will come up for hearing before
Judge Ealligant to-day on habeas corpus
proceedings. Both men are out on bond,
but the hearing nevertheless to decide
the right of Thunderbolt's commissioners
to collect the license pending the result
of the contest will be decided under the
habeas corpus proceedings. If Judge
Falligant rules with the town authorities
Wilson & Merritt will have to pay the
fine of 500 imposed on each for failing to
pay the license or serve thirty days in
jail. Seabrook, Morgan & Way will rep
resent the saloonkeepers and Gignilliat &
Stubs will appear for the commissioners
The hearing will be quite interesting