The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
FOR THE GRAND JURY.
A LARGE NUMBER OF JAIL CASES
TO BE TAKEN UP TODAY.

Big Criminal List for Trial I'm the
Superior Court This MOnth-Di-
vOrce Cases May he Taken Up To-
day, as Judge FalIfgant and SoIic-
ftOr General Fraser VIII Go ont to
Mcintosh County for the Rest of the
WeeIS-Othcr Cases ON the Docket.
The December term of the superior
court will convene this morning Mt 10
O'Clock. After Judge Falligant charges
the grand jury it is probable that the
call Of civil cases for assignment will
be postponed, and the divorce doeket
taken up. That is the programme that
was decided on Saturday, on account of
the fact that Judge Falligant and Solicitor
General Fraser viii leave the city to-
night to return again to Darien where
an adjourned term of the Mcintosh coun-
~ superior court win be held for the
purpose of disposing of the accumulated
civil business on the docket
The grand jury viii take up the Jail
cases to-day. There are good many
prisoners now in the county jail charged
with felonies, and if the grand jury dis
poses of all these cases this morning,
it will have about all the work it can
now in jail against whom felones are
charged. and whose cases will be in
vestigated by the grand jury 10 day
are as follows:
Joe Washington. burglarizng the store
of ]. f. Entelman; Josh Small and John
Goldsmith. COW stealing; Joe Williams,
assault with intent to murder Joe
Brown; Phillip Skies, burglarizing the
oF FaT u
ry Brown, assault with intent to murder
John johnson Sept. 10; Pat Noon, forging
an order for shoes on Messrs Cell K
Quint; Randolph Graham, assault with
intent to murder Moses Graham; William
Watkins, a white man, charged with as
sault with intent to rape Annie Moselle
White Sept. II; Chester Sexton, forgery
OF Tie name of T. NJ. Fleetwood to some
orders for crockery on James 5. Silva;
Eddie Small and Steve Fabian, burglariz-
ing the Office of John l.. Archer a. Co.;
James Gadsden, stealing COW from j.
ID. Sngleterry May Is; Joe Williams, alias
Wilson, burglarizing the house of W. t.
Bedford; George Smith, arson, attempt
of Henry Taylor at Tatemville
Oct. 81; Miles Aiken and John
Brown, burglarizing the office Of
c. II. Medlock on the wharf; Henry Fear
assault with intent to murder Policeman
j. c. Crimmins by shooting at him with
pistol Nov. 3; Norris Thompson, larceny
Frank Williams, burglarizing the house
of b. r. Young Oct. IL; james Williams,
burglarizing the store of J.. II. Helmken
Sept %; Arthur Jackson, larceny of
watch from the person of j. i. Graham;
Cicero Low burglary Of the house of Sa-
rah Houston Oct; and leke General,
burglarizing the barroom OF q. Schultes
Nov. q.
Charles Walker, charged with robbery
under two separate warrants, Will also
have his case taken up by. the grand
jury. He is charged with taking Sll from
William Tabor Oct. 2, and with holding
up f. r. Zittrouer on the Louisville road
and taking 81 away from him at the
point of a pistol. The jury may also con-
slider the case of Isaac Williams charged
with the murder of his stepfather with
whom he had a quarrel when the latter
sent him for some medicine for his
mother.
ments have as yet been found. There are a
good many other cases on the docket,
most of the defendants being out on bond.
Thomas V. Ponder, who is charged with
the murder of Frank keenan,, is still in
jail, and ii is likely that his case Will
come up for trial during the term. Among
other cases on the docket are those of
Dan kiiey, charged with the murder of
Bud the Kid, and Patrick Connors, charg-
ed with the murder OF negro last Christ
mas day It is said, also, the case of VIII
lie Isom, charged with involuntary man.
slaughter may be investigated. lsom was
charged with carelessly causing the death
Of a negro named Samuel Lawrence, who
fell off wagon and broke his neck on
July 5. Isom was discharged after a hear
ing before a magistrate, but the dead
mans sister insists that his death was
caused by carelessness or neglect.
Abe Smalps case has not yet been set
tied. There is a motion for new trial now
pending, which will, no doubt, be argued
some time during the month. The judge
and solicitor general will be in Mcintosh
county from Tuesday until next Monday,
and there will be no session of the Chat
ham superior court until that time. The
month of December will be devoted to the
criminal business on the docket.