The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-18
COUNCIL ACTS ON APPEALS.
Lewis testimony Insufficient and His
Cases Fall Through.

The Appealed Cases Of the Rioters and
other Cases 20 over to Wednesday
Night, Oct. 81.
I TIE city council only succeeded in dis
! posing OF three Of the eleven appealed
/ cases set for hearing last night
In the case of r. 3. Bostick, who was
dismissed from the police force
on the charge Of making
arrests without cause and using obscene
language in the presence of the parties
arrested, the decision Of the mayor was
sustained, but the sentence was reduced
TO a fine of SO, which means that Bostick
is restored TO his position on the force.
In the case Of Neil Gildea, fined 800 by
the recorder on the charge Of having his
barroom open and selling liquor on Sun
day, the decision Of the recorder was sus-
tanned and the appeal dismissed.
In the case Of G. w. GetsingeT, charged
by Isaac Levy with selling liquor on sun
day, the appeal was sustained and the fine
ordered RENTED. The other three cases
made by Levy against Charles Meitzler. J.
H. Scnmiedeberg and George SchWarz,
viii probably be dismissed without fur
Their hearing and the fines RENTED. The
riot cases and other appealed cases undis-
posed of were set for a hearing at
special meeting 10 be held Wednesday
night, oct. 81
There was a large crowd present during
the session, the crowd being about equal
ly divided between the sympathizers Of
the rioters and the sympathizers Of the sa-
loon men. The members of the board
present were as follows. Mayor McDon-
ough. Aldermen Baldwin, Bohan, Screven,
Myers, Pollard, Remshart, Mcmillan and
Charlton.
The first case called was that of Police
man X. 3. Bostick. who was docketed
Sept. Is on the charge Of using obscene
language in the presence Of witnesses,
ana arrestng them without cause. Bos-
tick was tried by the mayor and dismissed
from the force. The women whom he
arrested were Jennie Sherwood and Mary
Ann Smith. The clerk reported that Jen-
ME Sherwood, the principal witness
against Bostick, could not be found, and
Mary Ann Smith was called She looked
as II she We're about frightened 10 death.
She claimed that she was suffering from
a chill and was excused. Several wit
nesses did not appear, but it was decided
to continue the case.
Policeman Christie testified to being
called in by g negro woman to arrest a
man whom she said was beating her, on
the night in question. He investigated
the case and found that the woman was
I4llAEL INC lAlAuE44tE 81 WHISKY ne saw
the two white women In the house. He
went out and met BOstick, and told him
about the women being in the house.
Bostick said he would pull them, and
proceeded to do so. The only reason for
the arrest given by Policeman Christie
was that it was not a proper place for
white women to be at that time of night.
The character of the Smith woman, he
said was bad.
Christie said he endeavor ed to make the
charge Of disorderly conduct against the
women, out the sergeant would not re-
ceive the charges and relees ed TIC women.
He did not hear Bostick use any indecent
language.
James Brown. colored, corroborated Po-
liceman Chrlstie's story. He said the
Smith woman was drunk and that his
wife and the two white women had been
drinking all night. He said the women
were in the habit of coming to the house
at night to get drinks.
Policeman Thorpe Of the Ocean Steam
ship Company testified to the bad char
acter of the Sherwood woman.
Policeman Mitchell, who drove the pa
troll wagon on the night of the arrest,
testified that he heard no bad language
Of any kind used during the trip to the
barracks.
Two other witnesses testified as to the
bad character of the women.
Policeman Bostick was placed on the
stand and told his story of the arrest.
Policeman Christie told him what wac
going on in the house, he said He pro-
posed to pull the house and went in TO
do So The other women in the house
had got out, and ne only found the two
women, Smith and Sherwood. Policeman
| Christie agreed with him in what he did
and preferred the charges at the bar
racks. He denied using obscene language
in the presence of the women.
MavOr McDOuOuub IA he 1,ae4io,, a 4
not hinge upon the character of the
women at all. He would institute pro-
ceedngs against Policeman Christie for
his completely in the matter he said.
Bostick proposed the arrest and made it
without cause
Bosticks attorney argued that Mr. Bos-
tick had evidently acted in good faith in
arresting two dissolute women who were
on drunken carousal.
Alderman Myers said he thought the
/ officer might have been a little hasty, but
that he evidently intended to do his duty.
Alderman Charlton inquired If officer
| Bostick's record was good. The mayor
replied that it was. Alderman Charlton
said he thought the officers offense was
a technical one. ana that the sentence
| had been entirely too heavy He, there
fore. moved that the decision of the
mayor be sustained and the officer fined
$40. The motion was carried, Alderman
Remshart voting no.
Neil Gildea, who was docketed Sept O.
1 for having his bar-room open Sunday,
Sept g. and selling liquor and who was
/ fined 500 by the recorder. was heard
Detectives Bossell and Kavanaugh
were the witnesses in the case KAY
| anaugh testified that they saw GiIdea
place lit up about ] a. m. He climbed
up on the window sill and, looking over
| the sash, saw Gndea and his bar
keeper inside and three men at the coun-
/ ter being served with drinks. The at
tention of Policemen Downey and Reilly
was called to the saloon, and they found
that they could sec into the room from
/ over the sash.
/ Detective Bossell corroborated Kava-
naugh's statement. He got up on the
/ window and saw two men at the counter,
| and Jerry Bradley, the barkecper, behind
/ the counter drawing beer.
/ Gildea was sworn and testified that his
! place was locked at l:55 p. m. on this
/ night in question. Several other witnes-
/ SEES testified that the place was closed be-
/ fore midnight
Jerry Bradley testified that the place
/ was closed at II 80, and that he did not 90
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