The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-19
APPEALS By HALF DOZENS.
The City Council Hears a Big Batch
Of Them.

Fight Over Mrs. Steinman's Appeal.
A Lot Of Smaller Cases Disposed OF.
The city council meet in special session
last night for the purpose OF hearing APP
pealed cases The session lasted until
after I o'clock this morning. The mem
bers present were Mayor McDonough,
Aldermen Dixon, Screven, Myers, Fol
lizard, Cam, Haines, Mcmillan and
O'Brien, and the city attorney, clerk and
marshal.
P.J OConnor, Esq, Mai. p. w.
Meldrim, W. w. Osborne, Esq, A. e.
Way, Esq, William Pease, Esq, and Otto
Seller Esq, were the attorneys repre-
senting the appellants. City Attorney
Adams represented the city in the hear
of the cases.
The first case called was that of Mrs
Steinman, who was fined 500 each on
two charges, having been convicted in
the police court of selling liquor on Sun
day, Sept. 3, and Sept. Il.
Policeman York was the chief wit
ness for the city against Mrs. Steinman.
He was formerly an employee of the City
and Suburban railway. After being APP
pointed a policeman on the two occasions
named he took two of his former fellow
employees into Mrs. Steinman's to '.set
lem up He testified that on each oc
casion they got whisky and beer and that
he Taid for it.
A MoTORMAN's TESTIMONY.
S. L. Saus, a motorman of the City
and Suburban railway, who was with
York on the first Sunday, proved a dry
sort of a witness and frequently excited
laughter He gave away his friend, the
policeman, at several points. Sauls said
the employees of the Electric railway were
frequent patrons of Mrs. Steinman's, and
that she occasionally treated, He thought
on this occasion that Mrs. Steinman was
doing the treating. He did not see any
money change hands.
j. j. Adams testified to being with York
and Sauls on one of the Sundays in ques-
ton. He did not see any money pass and
did not know whether the drinks were
paid for or not Mr. Adams is also an
employee of the City and Suburban rail-
way. He testified that on previous oc-
casiOn, when he had been working in the
rain, Mrs. Steinman refused TO sell him a
drink, saying it would be in violation of
the law, but gave him one.
Conductor Palmer, also of the City and
Suburban, testified that he went into
Mrs. Steiuman's place with York on one
and got a glass Of beer. He did not see it
paid for.
Policeman Unger was put UP as a wit
ness for the defense to testify to Mrs.
Steinman's good character.
John Somers testified that he had never
been able to get anything to drink at
Mrs. Steinman's on Sunday, although he
had frequently tried.
Louis Wolf, who formerly boarded at
Mrs Steinman's, testified that she would
never sell him anything on Sunday.
John Brush, boarder at Mrs. Stein
mans, testified to much the same thing
as the previous witness
George Coleman. another boarder, testi-
ned 70 the same thing.
MRS. sTEINMAN's STATEMENT.
Mrs. Steinman made statement, in
which She said that she had been running
the place eleven years and had never been
on the docket for selling liquor on Sun
day. She said she had given Policeman
YORK and the other city witnesses drinks
on the Sundays in question, but had re-
celved no money from them. Mrs Stein
man said that she was not so particular
about the Sunday law before Mayor Nc
Donough came into power
After the evidence had been summed
up by Mr. O'Connor, Alderman Myers
moved that the decision of the police
court be sustained and the fine for the
two cases reduced to 500.
Mayor McDonough objected to a re-
duction.
Alderman O'Brien seconded Alderman
Myers motion. He did not think it was
right to pile up a number of cases against
party before notifying them.
Alderman Cam supported the mayor.
ana Alderman O'Brien then moved as a
substitute that the mayors decision be
sustained in the first case and the appeal
IN the second. He afterward withdrew
the motion
On yea and nay vote Alderman Myers
motlon was carried by vote of to 3 AL
dermen Cam, Haines and Mcmillan
voting in the negative, and Aldermen
DIXON, Screven, Pollard, Myers and
y Brlen In the affirmative. The trial of
TINS case occupied two hours.
MIR. DIERs CASE.
The appeal of William Diers, convicted
IN the police court of violation of the Sun
day law on Sept. ~, was next taken up.
Policeman York was the city's chief
witness IN this case also. He testified
that he gave a negro boy dollar and that
he got half pint of whisky from Diersi
place and brought it back with rs cents in
change.
Burton Bellamy, colored, testified that
the policeman gave him dollar and sent
MN TO get the whisky, but Diers wouldn't
let him get any further than the pave
ment.
VIM. Shivey, colored, was the next wit
ness put up by the city. Shivey is the
witness who created surprise by chang
ing front in the police court and testify
ing that he had never seen the policeman.
and that he mad never been in Mr.. Diers'
place at all. He was sent to Jail by the
mayor for perjury. He was brought up
IRON the jail last night and per
sisted in his testimony at the police
court, and swOre that he did not get
any whisky from Diers' place for po-
liceman York on the Sunday in cues
ton. He admitted that he usually
got drunk on Sunday and did not always
remember everything that he did on that
day.
Major Aleldrim was Mr.. Diers' counsel
He held that the evidence was too slight
10 require any argument.
Inns opinion was unanimously agreed
with by the board, and the appeal OF Mr..
D1ers was sustained. This case only oc-
cupled 25 minutes.
GILDEA's CASE DISMISSED.
The next case called was that of Neil
Glldea, who was fined 500 in the police
court on Sept 10 on the charge of selling
nquor at his place on Broughton street on
Sunday. july g
Inc city only witness in this case was
L. A. Shavis, a white man. who testified