The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26
SWORN IN AS CONSTABLES.
Five Police Officers Made Special Bal
lifts Of the City Court.

AA'N 'AAeS NAiANSA0 -hauN OPtNlut Dui-
lifts Of thG City Court.
They Can Serve All Criminal War
rants Except Those for Felonies-It
Means That the Gamblers Will Have
to Clean Out, or Lay Pretty Low.
City Court CriminaIs-Two New At
torneys Admitted to the Bar.
Police Officers Hanley, Bossell, Kav-
anaugh, Scully and Counihan are now
special bailiffs of the city court, and are
endowed with all the powers of constables
of the state within the jurisdictional
limits Of the city court in which they
were appointed.
They were appointed by Judge Mac
DOneil and Mayor McDonough, under the
power given them by section 1861 of the
state code. The order constituting them
special bailiffs and constables within the
jurisdictional limits of the city court
reads as follows:
State of Georgia. Chatham County-Know
all men by these presents, that we, Alexander
II. MacL olell as judge of the city court Of
savannah, and John J. McDonough, as mayor
OF the city Of savannah, under the authority
vested in US by section 1881 OF the present
Code Of Georgia. have selected, and by these
presents do select, Michael Hanlev, George
w. BOSseu, John kavanaugh, Martin Scully
and doe Counihan, OF the city Of Savannah,
members of the police force of the city of Sa-
Vannah as special DalliftS of the said city of
savannah, to remain baillhs for one year
from this date, unless removed as bailiffs by
the Judge Of said city court, or in case OF dis
missal or resignation from said police.
And the said policemen are empowered to
serve any criminal warrant within the lUris-
dtcttonal limits of said city court provided
the warrant does not issue for an
onense above the grade of INSIDE
shall be considered lawful constables OF
the state of Georgia, and shall have all the
powers, authority and duties mentioned and
set forth in said section 1861 of the code Of
Georgia.
Before entering upon the discharge of their
duties the said policemen shall take and SUP
scribe before the clerk of the SAID city court
OF savannah the oath required of constables
of this state.
Witness our of1cial signatures this 25th
day OF August, 1894
All. MACDoNELL
Judge c. @. S.
JOHN j. MCDONOUGH,
Mayor.
ALL SWORN IN YESTERDAY.
officers Hanley, Bossell Kavanaugh
and Scully were sworn in in the morning,
taking their oath before the clerk Of the
court just after the order was signed and
GiiC dpDOlulultu maui. IOAlCEludu
Couniban came in at 2 o'clock and took
the oath, and the work of making five
special bailitfs endowed with all the pow
ers Of the state constab les as is shown by
the order was completed.
The matter of making these appoint
ments has been discussed for sometime,
and an effort was made sometime ago to
have Detectives Bossell and Kavanaugh
sworn in as deputy sheriffs before Sheriff
Roman Of the gvnpTsingt pOnrt This how
ever, was refused by the sheriff, and the
section of the code under which the APP
pointments could be made in the city
court was finally found.
AFTER THE GAMBLERS.
The object is to give them the power to
serve all criminal warrants which come
within the grade of misdemeanors so
that they can make arrests of persons en-
gagged in lllegitimate methods of business.
such as gambling, or other pursuits which
are repugnant To the laws of the state
1t is hardly believed, howevey. that
they will find many gambling institutions
to raid in their new role, as since they
have begun the crusade they have under
taken against the gamblers about all the
shops in the city, policy lotteries and
others, have put out the lights and shut
up shop.
MARY D'LYONs FINED 800.
The usual criminal business was trans
acted in the city court yesterday morn
ing, with the exception that the docket
was rather a smaller one than usual.
The court passed sentence on Mary De-
Lyons, who was charged and found guilty
of keeping a disorderly house at Price
and York street lane. She was convicted
| Wednesday, but sentence was suspended
until Saturday, and she was required to
| move. She moved and yesterday morn
ing appeared in court to receive her SEN
tence, which was to pay a fine of 500 and
costs, or 60 to the chain-gang for four
months. Mary was fixed for it and she
paid the cash into the registry of the
court.
Willie Thomas, for the larceny of hat
from the house of George f. Pindar, was
sent to the gang for four months Mon
roe Gordon and Henry Johnson were
given four months each for vagrancy, and
| James Norris, charged with larceny from
the house, was found not guilty, as was
Moses Wilson, who was charged with
beating his wife, Clara.
TWO NEW LAWYERS.
In the superior court yesterday Messrs.
T. L. Hill and w. f. Slater were ad-
mitted to practice law in the courts of
this state. Both are young men and both
have been studying law in Savannah for
the last twelve months. Mr.. Hill has
been studying in the Office of Messrs. Sea
brook x Morgan, and has been through
with a thorough course, as his eXamina-
ton showed, Mr.. Slater has been with
Messrs. Griffin and Brown, and has had
every opportunity to make himself
thorough in the elementary principles of
law. The examining committee consisted
of Messrs. J. II. Saussy, Z. p. Ravenel. r.
5. Morgan, Jr., Solicitor General w w.
Fraser and Mr.. Dempsey Griffin. The
! candidates were put through a thorough
and rigid examination, and their answers
were very creditable.
SUPREME COURT MISCELLANY.
Judge Falligant granted articles Of in
corporation to the Peoples Aid Associa-
ton. The incorporators are Messrs. j. G.
Knight, T. S. Mercer, B. l.. Cumming, w.
G. Paul and l.. A Swindle, and its OBJ
jects are TO furnish medicines and provide
medical attention for the sick members.
Katie Weltch brought suit against
Timothy w. T. Weltch for alimony.
There is no suit for divorce pending, but
she alleges that he deserted her in Janu-
airy, 1893, and has not done anything for her
| support since that time The case was
set for hearing Aug 81.
| An order was granted to allow argu-