The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25
THE SENTENCES TO STAND.
Judge Speer Refuses to Allow the
RiCkeTtSOlS Bail.

They Must Serve Their Sentence Un-
less a New Trial Is Granted When
the Motion Is Made-The Sale of the
oelethorpe Hotel Confirmed - Jim
sherrod Is Released From Custody
on a Petition From Some of His
Eriends-A Final Decree in the Gil
lette-Bower Case.
Judge Speer has refused to grant a su-
persedeas in the cases against Joseph E.
and George w. Robertson, charged with
conspiring against and intimidating wit
nesses of the United States court.
His order refusing to allow the prisoners
hail until their motion for new trial
copld be heard, was filed in the United
states court yesterday. The sentences
imposed upon them will now go into effect,
inst as if there had been no Intervention
since Feb. 10, the day sentence was pro
nounced.
This means that George w. Robertson
will have to go to the penitentiary at Co
lumbus, o., for two years in addition to
having fine of $1,000, and that Joseph
+. Robertson will have TO pay a fine of
81 900 and costs or spend six months in
Chatham county jail.
WHAT THE COURT THINKS OF THE CASE.
In the motion for now trial which was
handed Judge Speer Just after sentence
had been passed only few of the grounds
were set forth. lt.was a skeleton motion,
filed Tor the purpose of getting the court
TO grant the prisoners a supersedeas.
Judge Speer states, however, that no
LEGAL cause was shown why sentence
l,y,,, sod 4 heai y1ufrs r. lan.
clerk to enter sentence on the records.
From the evidence he thinks there is no
doubt about the defendants having con-
spired against Abraham Crosby, who tes-
tilted before United States commissioner
in the case against George Newburn,
charged with roDbing the postoftice at
Pearson The offense, he says, was a
serious one, and he asserts there is no
reason why the defendants should be
granted a supersedeas.
A motion for new trial in both cases
will proba bly, be made at an early date.
In the meantime the sentence against the
Robertson, will be carried out, Joseph q.
Robertson being detained to serve his
sentence in the Jail here, while George
Robertson will be carried to Ohio some
time this week.
THE HOTEL SALE CONFIRMED.
The sale Of the Oglethorpe hotel of
Brunswick to Mr.. j. E. duBignon for
S21 600 was confirmed by an order of court
filed here yesterday
The report of the master commission
ers in the case Messrs. j. n. Ialley and
and Alexander Proudtit, was filed with
the court about two weeks ago. Messrs.
Hunnicutt < Bellingrath, of Atlanta, in
tervened, stating that they had a bill
against the hotel, aud asking that the
sale be not confirmed. Feb. 10 an order
was taken confirming the sale, but allow
ing Messrs. Hunnicutt 81 Bellingrath to
file bond for 1000, In which case the
court agreed to set aside the sale, read
vertise the property and give the inter
veDors the right to buy it themselves.
The order required that the bond be filed
by noon Feb. 2l, and that Messrs. Hunni-
cult & Bellingrath bid at least S25, 900 for
the property.
Feb. q passed, however, and the
bond was not filed. An order was taken
confirming the former sale to Mr. du Big
non without any conditions, this being
the final disposition of the property. Mr.
duBlgnon, as purchaser, gave the COM
mlssioners a certified check for S15, 600 the
day of the sale. He is required to pay the
remaining $1,000 a. once either in cash or
IN coupons and bonds of the company
rated according TO the amount which the
property brought.
SHERRoD's SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
Another order filed was the sus-
pension of the sentence against James Y.
Sherrod, who was convicted of Illicit dis
tilling. Shcrrod is from Emanuel county,
where it was shown on his trial that. he
mad been working in a still, and he was
convicted. He was fined 800 and cos S,
IN addition to which he was sentenced to
De imprisoned thirty days in Chatham
county Jail.
Some Of the people in Emanuel county,
who are neighbors of Sherrod made a
showing to the court that he was the son
aged and decrepit mother, that he was
OF an her sole support, and that he
was quite young man, in fact, scarcely
more IMAM boy. In consideration of
these facts and further that Sherrod has
already be2n in jail for a period of twenty
daYs the court decided to suspend SEN
tence, and Sherrod has been released on
coniltlon that be is not to violate the law
again. If he does the marshal is in
sIructed to have him brought back to
jail Wnere he is to serve out his sentence.
THE GGLLETTE-BowER CASE.
The court also rendered final decree
III me case OF a. Gillette. now deceased,
against Mrs. Martha A. Bower, which in
vowed an interest in the Piney Woods ho-
tel, al brownsville. Gillette was formerly
IN charge Of the hotel, but it is
now IN the hands of Mrs.
Bower When the hotel changed
hands Gillette brought suit for
CERTAIN portions Of the property in
winch he had at interest. Under the de
cree his estate is awarded the sum of
@9'UyO IN cash, which Is to be reduced to
S9'OO0, when the two bonds of the Chicago
Gas , Company of 81, 900 each, which fig
uIeu IN the suit, are turned over to the
PIsaihtlf. The pro visions of the decree
WI not be enforced by execution until
IIly yg5r Tour months. Mrs Bower is also
heIu responsible for all costs In the case.
SAYS HE IS DANIEL