The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-13
UNION MEN SENTENCED.
Three Of Saturdays Rioters Convicted
in the Police Court.

Days Each and Turned over TO the
Superior Court for Assault With In
tent to murder-No Further Develop
ments Among the Longshoremen.
All Quiet on the Wharf.
Yesterday was a quiet day with the
police and the non union cotton workers.
The loading of the Berenguer ell Grande
proceeded with a full force OF men. As
sistant Chief Reilly was on duty in that
neighborhood all day with a squad Of
police armed with Winchester rifles
Everything was very quiet, however. and
the police had a comparatively easy time
Of IT,
There are now four cotton ships in
port, the BereugUer el Graude, the
Altoona. the Beltisloe and the ENRIQUE.
The Beltisloe is taking on a part cargo Of
phosphate at the Plant system wharves.
All Of the other ships are at the upper
end Of the river Col. Harmon said yes
terday that he would begin loading cot
ton on all the ships Just as soon as the
brokers supplied the cotton for them.
He has all the men he wants now, be
said, and turned away large number
yesterday who came TO him seeking en-
ployment.
THE UNIONS MEET.
A union meeting of the two societies of
the longshoremen was held at the work
ingmen's hall on Bay street yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of receiving the
report of the representatives TO the con-
ference at the city exchange on the day
before The meeting was well attended,
there being between 200 and 800 men pres
emit. The colored longshoremen appeared
TO be largely in the majority. What &C
ton, if any, was taken by the meeting
after receiving the report Of the union
representatives, is not known. it is
against the rules Of the societies to dis
cuss outside what occurs in their meet
ings.
Sawney Wilson, the president of the
Colored society, was generally attacked
yesterday for his speech at the confer
enCe. Many of those who heard the
speech considered it incendiary. Wilson
called at the MORNING News Office last
night TO explain that he did not intend to
create any such impression. He was
making no threats he said, when he
spoke of the possibility Of loss of life and
property If the question was not adjusted.
What he meant, he said, was that there
would be danger of constant conflict be-
tween the union and nOn-union men, ag-
gravated by hot heads on both sides, and
that this might result in loss of life and
property. Wilson said that he deprecated
any trouble, and would DO everything in
his power to prevent it.
RIOTERS SENT TO JAIL.
The sensation Of the day among the
longshoremen was the conviction of three
of their men in the police court in the
morning and the sentences imposed BY the
recorder. Adam Morrell, Tony Simmons
and John Williams, who were charged
with participating in the attack upon the
non-union men at Bay and Houston
streets Saturday morning, were each
found guilty OF disorderly conduct and
sentenced TO thirty days at labor upon the
county changing and ordered turned
over TO the superior court on the charge
of assault with intent to murder The
court room was damned by those inter
eSted in the cases, the longshoremen be-
ing largely in the majority. Mr.. w G.
Charlton represented the prosecution and
+. j. O'Connor, Esq, the union men
The stories of the attack told by
the non-union men were practically the
same as have already been published in
the MORNING News The witnesses
agreed IN saying that Rolling john
Williams gave the signal for the attack,
and that Tony Simmons started the row
by getting in front of the Harmon men
and brandishing stick ordering them to
malt. Bob l-rlley. cOlOred, they said fred
the first shot at Foreman Cain and then
the crowd closed in on the Harmon men
with sticks and pistols. Foreman Cain
was knocked down and brutally beaten
aud Johnny Williams and William Adams,
the two colored foremen, were shot
William Adams said that he was shot
hVe times, none of the wounds being
serious, He named Tom Odom. Gabe
Noung, Tom Scott, John Singleton and a
man named White, none of whom have
been arrested, as among the union men
whom he saw firing pistols. William
Green said that he saw "Rolling John"
Williams marching a gang down the foot
OF the hill at the lower end of Bay street
al o'clock Saturday morning. Williams
had told him the day before, he said, that
every non-union man who went on the
wharf would be killed
TROLLING johns" ALIBI UNSUCCESSFUL.
Rolling john attempted to prove an
alibl, but was unsuccessful. He proved
by Justice Warning Russell and ID Griffin
Esq, that he was at Justice Russell's
ONCE about s 80 o'clock SATURDAY. morn
ing As the police telegraph system
showed that the first alarm was sent into
the barracks at Sis o'clock. the recorder
was Of the opinion that Williams had
time TO get down 10 Justice Russell 5
and
Adam Morrell denied that they were pres
ent IN the neigh borhood or took any part
III the difficulty They did not produce
any evidence TO corroborate their state.
ments, however The only charge upon
which the recorder could convict the men
charged with rioting was that of dis.
orderly conduct, and upon this he gave
them the full limit of thirty DAYS. and
also turned them over TO the superior court
on the charge of assault with intent tc
murder. Mr. O'COnnor Immediately gave
notice Of an appeal TO council and at the
meeting Of council last night the appeals
We're set for hearing at the first meeting
IN October.
Robert Cassidy, the only white man
who was charged with taking part in the
riot was released, there not being sum
cent evidence to hold him.
WADE FINED S25.
Lemuel Wade, colored, who was charged
with assaulting John Hall, a colored EN-
ploye OF Col. Harmon, Friday morning
was sentenced TO pay a fine of S25 OF
spend thirty days in Jail Hall. who was
charged by Wade with cursing him and
drawing kuite upon him. was released
There were number of witnesses on
each side in this case Wade's case was
also appealed. All the parties gave bond
both for appearance before council and