The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-22
UNCLE SANS CRIMINALS.
4 Batch Of Indictments Returned by
the Grand Jury.

Feople Who Want to Make Counter
felt Coin Must Beware-Several POST
Office Offenders Also in the Lot-A
Case That Was overlooked-Two AL
legged Moonshiners Get Off-The
Hasen Intervention Decided in
Favor of the Intervenors-ThsA ttor-
neys Must Be Ready to Try Their
Cases When Called.
The intervention of D. B. Haseu & Co.
against the Central railroad was decided
by Judge Speer yesterday in favor of the
lntervenors and against the railroad.
An account of the Intervention was
given in yesterdays MORNING NEWS.
Messrs. Hasell & Co. claimed 81, 30l on
contract for supplies furnished by them
selves. The Central railroad claimed
set-of of S2,240 against this on supplies
which were obtained, or were to have
have been obtained through Hasell & Co.
as agents Of the Vulcan Steel Works, of
Richmond. This latter contract, how
ever, was held to have been with the Vul-
can Steel Works, Messrs. Hasell g. Co.
acting only as the agents of that concern.
On this account the Central was held re-
sponsible for the amount due that firm on
the direct contract
THREE ALLEGED MooNsHINERs GET OFF.
Three so-called moonshiners, who were
supposed TO have done a tin-can and
sweet-water business in Emanuel county,
were found not guilty, and were dis
charged.
Bennett L. Fort, who was charged with
setting up and working still, was de-
Tended by Hon F. q. duBignon by APP
pointment of the court. 1t was shown
clearly that Fort had not set up a still, as
was charged. He had boiled some sweet
ened water in tin can, which led to the
suspicion against him. He was readily
acquitted
Green Lamb and Allen Lamb, Of the
same county, were tried on the same
charge They pleaded not guilty, and
were so found by the jury after short
trial. They were defended by Messrs. E.
L. Davis and George NJ. Ware n.
BATCH OF INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury in the United States
court returned large number of indict-
ments and was afterward dismissed for
the term. I he grand jury, it seems, was
dismissed a little too soon, for there was
another case awaiting a hearing, the pris-
oner being still in Jail.
The case which was overlooked was that
against y airy Brown, charged with send
ing an obscene letter through the mails.
Mary Brown, a colored girl of bout 20
years, who lives at A. Roberts street,
was arrested by Inspector Bulla on a
charge preferred by Mrs. GUssie Segee,
who complained that the girl had written
her an obscene and vulgar letter She
was committed to Jail in default of bond by
United States Commissioner Isaac Beckett
last Friday.
OFFENDERS AGAINST UNCLE SAM.
Henry Green, who was charged with
breaking into the Range lighthouse at
+ ort jackson, was indicted for the
larceny OF government property.
The Indictment against him for breaking
into the fort was not found, there being
no substantial evidence on that point,
but be was indicted for the larceney of a
sail and other property from the dock
near the light. He was arrested by
Detective Bossell.
Alfred kirkland was indicted for pass
ing counterfeit money. He attempted to
pass a counterfeit quarter on Enoch
| Dixon. The money was found in his pos
session.
w. w Bird, alias Bill Bird, of Bulloch
county, was in icted for making and
passing counterfeit money. A counter
felt silver dollar was found in his possess
sion, together with mold3 for making the
coin.
J. H. Boyott the assistant postmaster
at Donaldsville, in Decatur county, was
indicted for feloniouslY failing to deposit
in the treasury of the United States $500
OF government money which he had in his
possession, and also for Illegally issuing a
money order TO Cherry, Boyett & Co..
without having first received the money
for same.
Henry Chambers, colored, of Coffee
county, who was arres led on a bench
warrant for perjury, during the trial of
the kiakertsons for conspiracy here last
summer, was indicted for perjury.
CHARGED WITH RAISING BILL.
Lawson Warren, of Emanuel county,
the nephew of old man Warren, who was
sent to Columbus for counterfeiting last
| altering OBLIGATIONS of the United States
He is charged with raising a two dollar
silver certificate to a $50 bill.
Jack Collins was indicted for making
and passing counterfeit gold coin of the
United States. He is charged with max
ing a false $40 gold piece with which he
attempted to defraud Wiley Pitts.
Kel Mercer, colored, from Tattnall
county, was indicted for making and at
tempting to pass counterfeit gold coin
He tried last October to pass a counter
felt gold coin on J. H. Heery of that
county.
In the cases of John Howard and Will
lam j. MORGAN, charged with passing
counterfeit money, no bills were found.
Several of the attorneys representing
the prisoners in some of the above cases
endeal ored to get continuance of their
cases, but Judge Speer refused them ALL
He says government cases should be tried
at once.
The case of the government against the
steamship Northern was called, but the
hour of adjournment was near at hand,
and it went over until tomorrow morn
ing. when it will be taken up first on the
docket.
CITY COURT CRIMINALS.