The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-13
A JOB LOT OF PRISONERS.
Recorder Wilson's Monday Morning
Docket a Big One.

Docket a Big One.
Recorder Wilson was kept busy yester-
dsv disposing of the usual bulky Monday
morning docket. The continued case of
George McGriH, colored, charged with
stealing a Prince Albert coat and vest,
was dismissed. 1t seems that McGriff
was innocent and another negro was i'm
plcated and an attempt will be made TO
arrest him to-day.
The little son of Gen. McGlashan, who
was run down on his bicycle by Sam
Segoin. is still suffering from his injuries
and could not be present at court. The
case was postponed week.
Katie Boran, the mulatto girl who wa
given time to get her witnesses was fined
s. for using obscene language in the
streets. Her principal witness testified
that as far as he knew Katie was a well
behaved girl, but he was at work all day
and of course, did not know what she
said or did in the meantime There was
a black cloud of witnesses streaked with
yellow. who testified enough to convince
the recorder that Katie should be fined
John Johnson, a light-ingered negro
was turned over to the city court for
stealing a chicken for his Sunday dinner.
A little amusement was served to the
crowd in court when a gentleman testi-
pair of trousers that he had lost three
months ago The gentleman was passing
a house on Hall street and happened to
see a woman sewing on q pair Of trousers
that he knew he had missed. Following
up the clue he had negro arrested who
was wearing them, little knowing that
the owner was near The gentleman
identified the trousers, saying that GER
tain button was on the trousers, and an
i. tg5,-.A fo1r g
aside and make a detailed examination.
The button was found and Murphy was
turned over to the city court.
D. Il. Evans. COIOred, struck Peter
PIANO with a rock and got hit himself for
a s. fine.
Henry James, colored, had to pay 50 for
disorderly conduct and Cursing in the
streets. James said fruit vender made
improper proposals to his wife and when
he interfered the vender cursed him and
he in turn, cursed the Greek. The evil
dence introduced did not tally exactly,
and hence the fine.
Josie Small, colored, acknowledged she
had been drunk and was fined IS.
Richard Cast, colored, echoed her re-
marks and got the same amount.
Nellie Kimble aud Jack Meharens, coll
ored, were fined 50 each for disOrderly
conduct and interfering with an officer.
q
was arrested for being drunk, disorderly
and fighting, was fined - or ten days in
Jail, and Emanuel Matthews went to
sleep On some crossties at the Exchange
dock and having unpleasant dreams of
his hard row in life hOllered out in his
sleep. A policeman ran him in but he
told a straight story, and the recorder
gave him chance to run out of town or
90 to work,
Israel Davis, colored, was turned over
to the superior court for burglary.
William Cufy, an old darkeY, said he
had never been arrested before and had
quit drinking Recorder Wilson dis
missed him, and told him he hoped he
would carry out his good resolutions.
A little colOred boy, Jackson Coleman,
threw open a switch on the Coast Line
road Sunday, and had the wat Imam not
noticed it in time the car, filed with pas
sengers, would have been thrown over the
embankment.
The little darlley, it seems, has been in
the habit OF assisting the conductors on
the switch, bat becoming ratified. made a
mistake 1t was evident the boy was not
as wicked as he was painted and his SEN
tence amounted TO a thrashing, given by
his adopted father.
Elmore Horton, the little boy who ran
away from home a snort time ago, was in
court as a witness against Sidney Brown,
colored, charged with cursing. Brown
was not entirely at fault, and the case
was dismissed.
Dolly Davis, colored, was fined So for
fighting, and hitting Dianah Simpson
over the head with a soda water bottle,