The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
A FULL COURT DOCKET.
The Chain Gang RGpIeniShed and the
Jail Relieved.

Some Examples of Speedy Admins
tration OF Justioe-Two Criminals
Arrested Yesterday Carried Right
to the City Court, Where Each Was
Given Good Term on the Gang
Judge MaeDonell's Rule in Cases
Of Carrying Concealed Weapons-A
s-year-old Negro Sent to the Gang
for the Theft of $40.
There was a case of speedy administra-
ton of justice in the city court yesterday
morning.
Mary E. Mcintosh, colored, who has
been employed for some time as nurse in
the family of Mr. ]. E. johnson, on Lib
erty street, was arrested by Oficer
Lilienthal for larceny from the house, on
charges. preferred by Mr.. johnson. A
warrant was sworn out against her at
Justice Naughtin's court and she was
taken at once to the court house.
It was a matter of only few minutes
to get her before the court, where she was
soon found guilty, and sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 or serve four months on the
chain gang. She took the latter option.
She had stolen q lot of household goods
and silyerware from MIR, Johnson's house,
and on investigation the goods were
found seoreted in her trunk and scattered
about in her room.
HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED.
Lewis Morris the 9-year-old negro who
stole SO from Sarah Brown some time
ago, was let off light. 1t will be remem-
bered that Morris made the statement
at the time of his arrest that he had been
put up 10 the stealing by gang Of ne
groes who made regular business Of
putting small chaps UP to that kind of
work, and of some of the gang he gave
the names. This matter has never been
investigated Morris admitted at the
time that he was guilty OF the charge,
He was fined $40 or one month on the
chain gang.
Marshall johnson pleaded guilty to steal
ing one bicycle from S. b. Herb. Al
though the offense came under the head
of simple larceny, Judge MacDonell
seemed DESTROYS of discoaraging bicycle
thieves, as wheels arc too often left I'M
protected. He gave Johnson his choice
between $50 fine and six months on the
gang, and johnson chose the latter,
Charles L. Glover, white, who stole SO
from Pawnbroker e. Haskell, by whom he
was employed as clerk, few days ago,
admitted his guilt and was sentenced to
pay fine of $25 or serve three months on
the gang.
DOWN ON THE PISTOL-ToTERs.
Judge MacDonell has regular and al
most invariabe rule which he applies TO
pistol toters. He is decidedly aVerse to
the practice of carrying concealed Wea-
pons, and often remarks IN court of the
danger In it. H, II. Jenkins and Stephen
Kennedy were both found guilty of chat
charge yesterday and both were sentenced
to pay fine of $25 or serve three months
Sam Days will serve five months on the
gang for stealing two hams from the
Armour Packing Company.
David Brown, who stole the pet canary
from Il. A. Green last Sunday and sold it
for 60 cents, win serve sentence of three
months on the gang for the theft.
Ed Sims, found guilty of stealing
twenty pounds of meat from W. E.
Evans, was sent up for six months, and
Frank Bailey, colored, who stole thirty
eight pounds from Spencer Baker, got
twelve months, a double sentence, for
about twice the former quantity. Bailey
stole s hog from Baker at the market
yesterday, instead of carrying it inside,
as he was hired to do
OTHER CASES ON TRIAL.
John Jackson got three months for stab
bling Lewis Williams. Aleck Benjamin,
twelve months for the systematic stealing
of thirty packages of -four from the store
of Paul Decker.
The following defendants were found
not guilty; Mary Goldsmith charged with
the larceny of breastpin from Lillian
Clayton; March Middleton, assault and
battery on Gramson Brown, in which
case the prosecutor failed to appear
Willie Thomas, assault and battery on
Annie Isom; Ned Green, obstructing
legal process; Robert Rivers, assault and
battery, and Frank Williams, charged
with the larceny of $40 from Star
Siebrooks.
1t was full docket, being the accumu-
lation of nearly three weeks business.
Besides the cases above, a number of
others were nolled pressed on motion of
the solicitor general. Quite number of
convictions were secured, however, and
the chain gang was replenished to quite
an extent. The city will not hold another
criminal session until tomorrow week.
Solicitor General Fraser was back at
his old stand again yesterday, and did
the states part of the work with his US
ual and characteristic energy. He will
90 over to Liberty county to-day, where
his wife and children are spending short
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