The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-06
no MERCY FOR GAMBLERS.
Judge Falhsant Says Appeals 10 Him
in Their Behalf Are Useless.


A Pointed Charge to the Grand Jury.
The Judge Expresses Surprise at
the Class Of People Who Take the
Side of the Gambler Lynohing Must
Be Drowned Upon-A Large Batch
of indictments Against Criminals.
The overcrowded Condition of the
Docket.
The June term Of the superior court
convened yesterday at 10 o'clock. After
referring briefly TO the duty of the grand
jurors to inspect the civil business and
workings of the county, to look after the
public works, such as the Jail and convict
camps; to examine the records Of county
officials, the receipts and expenditures of
public money, the tax returns and the
treasurer's books, to pass upon them and
to look after other matters pertaining to
the welfare of the county and its citizens,
Judge Falligant took up in detail several
matters which come under the criminal
statutes.
TO PUNISH GAMBLERS.
Il will call your attention especially"
he said ito the violation of the law in re
gard to gaming and keeping gaming
houses. The county is to be congratu-
lated that at the last session of the
superior court many 'ot these dens of
iniquity We're invaded and broken up 1t
is peculiar. yet nevertheless a fact, that
a good many citizens with a high stand
inc in the community have appealed to
this court, both in person and indirectly,
In behalf of this class of criminals, in
whom. in many instances, they have
seemed to be directly interested.
These appeals, however, no matter
from whom they come, whether from
interested parties or not, will prove of no
avail. I have been somewhat surprised
at the character of the persons who have
made such appeals, but when a man is
convicted here of this crime he will have
10 suffer the penalty"
THE CARRYING OF WEAPONS.
81 would like to call your attention also
to the cowardly practice of carrying con-
cealed weapons, which is a violation of
the law that should be punished severely.
The question of the proper observance of
the Sabbath day is one TO which your at
tention should also be given, especially in
regard to the violations of the law as to
selling liquor on Sunday There are
other violations of the Sabbath which
come under the jurisdiction of the civil
law, to which your attention should be
given"
Judge Falligant ended his charge with
a reference to the crime of lynching and
the taking of the law into their own
hands by private citizens He referred
to the circular letter from Gov. Northen
to all the judges of the superior courts,
deprecating in the strongest terms any
Outbreaking of mob law or violence,
and said that while there
were instances of horrible crimes
which naturally had a tendency to excite
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it was criminal in the lowest degree to
murder man, no matter how guilty he
was, before he had been given the benefit
of the forms Of the law and the courts
FREE FROM LYNCHINGs.
Judge Falligant said he was especially
glad to note there had been no instances
of such crimes as lynching in Chatham
county for years, but that it had occurred
in other counties in his circuit Still
there was no telling when an occasion for
sucn all outbmst of passion might arise,
and he spoke of it now in order to warn
all peaceful citizens against taking any
such steps which could not be construed
otherwise than basely criminal.
The indictments returned by the grand
jury We're as follows: Willie Brown,
Richard Butler, Guy VIM, Ben Hill
Ransom Williams and Jack Williams,
burglary; Arthur jackson, Prince Locust,
larceny from the house, and Albert
Hodges, assault with intent to murder.
Most of yesterday was consumed in
the superior court with the calling of the
civil docket and the assignment of cases. |
To-day will be devoted to the considera-
ton of divorce cases.
Judge F'alligant yesterday granted a
rule nisi to foreclose mortgage in the case
OF Edward II. Smith VS. John II Davis,
Tor failure to meet promissory note
The necessity for the severance of
Chatham county from the balance of the
Eastern judicial circuit of the superior
court has never been better shown than
by the present condition of the docket
Judge Falligant has given up June en-
tlrely to criminal business and the civil
assignments, three and four on each day.
run into the middle of September This
Is exclusive OF motions, cases in chambers
and other extra business of the term. If
this state OF affairs keeps up much longer
the superior court will have to dispense
with vacations altogether
Policemen Richard w Baughn and G.
S. GOdbold were indicted yesterday bv
the city court grand jury for assault and
battery, as a result of two arrests. Both
O-ANAAo dAC llAaCltu Oil Il CildIRb OF ILL
treating two colored female prisoners.
named Artson, several months ago, and
Officer GodbOld has an additional indict-
ment against him, based on an alleged i'll
treatment of Mr.. J. n Wilson, whom he
arrested two weeks ago.
The following indictments were re-
turned yesterday afternoon by the city
court grand jury; Ben Crum, keeping a
gaming house; William Jones, larceny;
John O'Brien and Charles Madison. as
sault and battery; Cornelius Gaffney,
pointing "A pistol at another Howard
Mandy, assault and battery, carrying
concealed weapons and pointing pistol at
another.
The damage case of Mrs. Mary c.
Houston against the Central railroad was
settled yesterday in the city court by a
consent verdict for the plaintiff for $500
Several months ago jury awarded Mrs
Houston 81 200 but new trial was
granted. The suit was brought on ac-
count of the Central railroad, without
leave, removing an immense quantity of
earth and a number of trees from a tract
of land near the Ocean steamship
wharves belonging to Mrs. Houston.
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