The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-26
A DAY FOR CRIMINALS.
A GENERAL ROUNDUP IN THE
SUPERIOR COURT.
Ambrose harris Decides to Take Bis


Ambrose Harris Decides to Take His
Chances on Life Imprisonment,
Rather Than Undergo a New Trial
The Meyer Murderers' appeal Cases
to Be Decided This Week-A Novel
Proceeding to Save Thorpe Alias
Sammy de Kid"
The superior court ad journed for the term
/ last night and there will be nothing further
done except in chambers until Monday,
/ March 6. Yesterday was devoted to clear
ing the docket Of the December term.
/ The motion for a new trial by the Central
railroad in the damage case brought against
il by J. l. Brown was heard and refused.
Brown got a verdict for Sl75 a few weeks
ago for the killing Of one of his mules.
| Argument was heard on the certiorari
case Of W. F. Cook VS.. Benjamin Cannon
ct al, and Judge Felligant reserved his de-
cision. The case is from the ordinRTy's
court and involves the rights to an alley
way between the property of the plaintiff
and defendant.
The motion for a new trial for Marion
! Hayward, one of the condemned murderers
| Of August W. Meyer, was heard. Jacob
| Gazan, Esq, and Livingston Kehan, Esq.
the prisoners counsel, pleaded his cause on
| the usual grounds OF the verdict being con-
trary to the evidence, and Solicitor Gem
/ eral Fraser and Hon. F. G. duBignOn re-
| sisted on the part of the state Judge Falli-
| giant reserved his decision. The motion for
| a new trial for Joe Blots, another one of the
condemned men. will be argued in cham
! bers some time this week, and then Judge
] pVil n in fbo
three cases. Jim Gays motion, 10 will be
| remembered, was heard last week.
WV. Osborne, ESQ.,, counsel for Ambrose
| Harris, sentenced TO the penItentiary for
| life last Monday for the murder of Rogers
| Broughton, asked to be allowed TO with
| draw the motion for new trial. The re-
quest was granted. Harris feared to take
his chances with another jury in view Of the
narrow escape he had from the gallows, aud
| preferred a life service In the mines TO a
possible death by the rope.
Samuel Thorpe, alias Sammy de Kid"
who was sentenced to die on the gallows
| March 10 for killing Charles Crimson, has
secured a new lease of life. His attorneys
John NicolsOn, ESQ.,, and Cain e. Kennedy,
| yesterday filed motion for a new trial and
| secured a supersedeas order posuponing
| Thorpe's execution. The motion will be
~ DTlUClDle RTOUUQ
| for a new trial is that the state failed to
prove a corpus deIectL. This is an ex-
tremely novel plea. The state proved that
| Charles Brinson was the name of the man
admitted to the Georgia iuflrmary, suffering
| from pistol shot wound in the stomach
inflicted by Thorpe, and Coroner Dixon
| swore that the body Of the man he received
from the infrmary was the same Brinson
How the young attorneys for the con-
demned expect any clearer proof of the cor
| pttS detectt is puzzler, except they expect
| Solicitor General Fraser to hold spiritualis-
tic seance with Brinson and have him
brought into court from the other world to
prove mis- own identity, is a mystery.
William T. Buron, William Fletcher,
| William Bond, Daniel Toomer, Edward
| Wade, Thomas Howard, Charles Lewis,
| Washington Brouthers, Joseph Whitfield,
james Barnes, Edward Binyard. William
| II. Davis, Lucius Beard. Charles W. CFieok
! Frank Porter, Frank Smith, Gabriel Ash,
| Richard Ford, w. II. Hellborn and Solo
mon Lane, the policy shop" owners and
| players, who were arrested by Detective
| Morgan and squad of police Saturday,
| Jan. %, were convicted in the city court
yesterday and sentenced TO pay fine of $50
and costs. The costs will bring the amount
OF each fine up to ST..
The case of Wilder 81 Co. vs. the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway. is still
dragging along in the city court ~ Jury
| will not get the case until Tuesdny or
| Wednesday. 1t is for overcharges, and in
wolves a great deal of legal points about
contracts, notification OF change in rates,
| etc.
The case of Willie Campbell (colored)
who has been held on a warrant for larceny,
| came up in the police court yesterday and
was transferred to the city court, where the