The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-15
LOT OF THEM FINED.
Recorder Wilson Deals Out Penalties
With an UnsparinE Hand.

With an Unsparing Hand.
Recorder Wilson fined a Greek fruit
vender 3 yesterday for having his cart
al a standstiu and not moving on when
ordered to DO so by policeman. The
bov paid his fine and left the court
vhistIing Excelsior"
Julia Weston, colored, was charged
with contempt of court in not answering
her summons. She said she could not
read and thought she did not have to ap-
near until next Monday. She was dis
missed.
Amos Williams, colored, was before the
recorder charged with threatening TO
slice Julia in small pieces. The alleged
Quarrel occurred in q policy shop, but the
evidence was not sufficient to convict, and
Williams got off with a 80 fine Out of
this case grew the fact that several
policy gigs are now running in full blast,
and an attempt will be made to run the
keepers and players to cover.
Willie White. a mulattO, went to a dance
where a prize was awarded the best
walter. Willie and a number of his ad-
mirers thought he was entitled to the
prize, which was awarded tOanother man.
A general row followed, Willie was ar
rested, and, as he got left at the party the
OF s. or ten days.
Robert Jones got the same kind of q
prize for resisting an officer
Eddie Osborn, little negro boy, had to
pay 50 for throwing rocks, and Ben Oil
yer got IS or five days Tor cursing an
officer.
Andrew Johnson, q One-armed man,
who said he was painter, arrived in Sa-
vannah day before yesterday in a sealed
freight ear. The man said he had had
nothing substantial TO eat since Sunday,
but as the car was filed with oranges
and he was from Orlando he was in his
element and feasted on the Juicy fruit
He was on his way north, and the re-
corder did not stop him any longer than
ii was necessary.
Henry Washington will saw wood
around the barracks for getting drunk
and failing to have the usual fine of So.
Nat Walker, colored was turned over
to the city court for stealing a horse snd
buggy and also saw. Walker said he
had no intention of stealing the turn out,
but he will be allowed 10 explain more
fully before Judge MacDOnell.
Five young white men started out Tues
day night to see the city and to regild
some Of the gilded places of sin They
got in the wrong part of the city and after
WhoOping things up in a way peculiar
To themselves sat down to have supper
and think it all over. After they had
eaten their fried oysters, there arose a
dispute over the check, and the barten-
der, it is alleged, tried to collect, using
little more force than necessary. The young
men were in five different places yester-
day except the recorders court, but the
evidence convinced the recorder that the
bartender had done about $40 worth Of
force and so fined him. The case will be
appealed to council
The case against NJ. L. Harnett for sell
Ing liquor on Sunday, Feb. Z, was dis
missed. The evidence showed that beer
had been purchased from the night clerk
and Mr.. Harnett stated he had given pos
tive instructions to sell no liquor on
Sunday The clerk and other witnesses
testified it was after midnight and while
the case against MIR. Harnett was dis
missed the clerk will be tried on the same
charges.