The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-19
THE CASE WAS TOO OLD.
Judge Macdonald Discharges Prisoner

Judge MacDonell DISCHARGES q Prisoner
Under the Statute Of Limitations.
The city court dealt at its last session
with a rather peculiar case. Daniel Glover
was charged with assaulting and beating
Patrick Ryan Aug. p. 1892. The evidence
disclosed that the affair came about in this
way: Glover cursed Ryan and the latter
struck him. Glover then struck Ryan in
the head with a brick or rock and made
his escape. He went to South Carolina
and kept himself out OF the way of ar
rest.
Recently Glover returned to the city and
RYAN had him arrested under "a warrant
for assault and battery. The accusation
under which he was tried stated that he
had kept himself, beyond the jurisdiction
of the law and out of the way of arrest,
and that it was not possible to apprehend
him sooner.
Judge MacDonell, however, took a legal
view of the case and decided that it was
barred by the statute of limitations
whereupon Glover was discharged and
RYAN left the court with some rather
doubtful ideas of Georgia Justice.
Robert Wilson, who was charged with
the simple larceny of a package of tea
from John Sullivan, was found guilty and
sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or spend four
months on the gang.
John Kelly, charged with the simple lar
ceny of five birds from +. NJ. Tidwell, was
found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine
of $25 and costs or serve six months on the
gang.
KeTy's statement was an original one
you see,'' he said to the court, without
prefacing his remarks with your
honor or any of the formal phrases used,
them birds was hanging on projection.
] came by and saw 'em. had been sick
i lie g
them birds and some way or other they
came off. While l was standing there
looking at 'em they came out and had me
arrested" The evidence, however, seemed
to disclose that Kelly had the birds under
his arm and was walking off with Them
and his story didn't go.
Nathan Walker and Harry Harrington
were tried on charge of simple larceny
of six pounds of veal, nine pounds of sau-
sages and twenty-five pounds of beef from
George Das1er Harrington was found not
guilty, but Walker, it seems, in the opin-
ion of the court, got the meat, and he was
sent out to the gang for period of twelve
months
William Stokes, charged with larceny
from the steamer Alpha, was sentenced
to serve twelve months on the chain-gang
Solomon Garrett, who was charged with
stealing a pair of Sc corsets from Annie
Howard, was found not guilty, and dis
NI4cl 56u' 1 mere SETTLED 70 De some lueS-
ton as to whether Annie's article of cloth
ing had not been overestimated in value
Daniel Green, charged with larceny from
the house, was also discharged.
Z. S. Walters, who was charged with
cheating and swindling the American
Stave and .Cooperage Company to the
extent of 49, was brought up for trial,
but on account of the fact that the pros
ecutor, Mr.. J. NJ. Rosengrant, was out
of the city, the trial was POSTPONED until
next Saturday.
I. A. Pierce, who was charged with
cheating and swindling several boarding
house keepers, among whom were Mrs
f. NJ. Cox, Mrs. l.. Collini and Mrs. Lee,
was given a preliminary hearing, and
the court decided to hold him for trial
next Saturday. He was sent back to jail.
Mr. f. P. Salas, the assistant solicitor
general represented the state in these
trials. Mr.. Salas has become quite
familiar with the duties Of the office, and
is doing some good work.