The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-29
BLODGER GETS rwo YEARS.
Charles Lucius Goes UD-Indfctments
Found by the Grand Jury.

Found by the Grand Jury.
In the superior court yesterday, Will
IAN Blodger. accused OF an assault with
intent to commit murder on William
Brooks. a white tramp. April Z, 1891.
plsaded guilty. and was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
He was indicted in 1891 under the name
of Blodget, but was not arrested till jan
nary Of this year. At the first trial a
plea Of misnomer prevented a conviction,
and a new indictment was secured under
his rightful name. His counsel, Messrs.
slater & Hin, filed special plea alleging
the statute Of Limitation and denying the
allegations in the indictment as to Blod-
ger being fugitive from justice and alleg-
ing that he had been in the county ever
since that time.
A special jury was empanelled to try
this special plea, and all the forenoon was
consumed in arguments upon it. The jury
found against the plea. BlOdger then
pleaded guilty. The man was shot in a
spirit of bravado, as it seems that he
was resting by the side of the railroad
and wantonly fired at him. He was Sc
verely wounded. but not fatally.
Charles Lucius was convicted of shoot
ing at another, not in his own defense,
and the judge sentenced him to pay a
fine of 800 and costs or go to the chain
gang for twelve months. From the evil
dence it appeared that he was in Skin"
T.sIrr Tof Tal,n
son, who is better known as Rabbit"
came into the house and got in the game.
rabbit" lost % cents and then a 50-cent
piece, and he became alarmed and quit.
He first abused Lucius and they had
a wordy warfare. Lucsus had so cents
and eight chips in frois of him on the
table. Rabbit" seized these, for luck
possibly, and ran off. In the evening
Lucius met him and a quarrel ensued
as to the money, Rabbit refusing to
give them up. Finally, according to Luz
cius, though rabbit" denied it, the lat
ter drew knife and advanced upon
him. Lucius warned him against ad-
vansing, but as he still came on, with
the knife and threatening him, Lucius
"let fly" putting a bullet through "Rab-
bits" wool hat. Rabbit then fed. AS
it was proven that Rabbit had knife,
the jury gave Lucius the benefit of that
and reduced his crime from attempt to
murder to the one brought in.
1t was proven that at one time of his
career Rabbit had fondness for fat
hens, and much fun was had from the
pleasantries INDUCED in between the So
licitor General and Mr.. Slater, of coun-
sci for the defendant, regarding a "big.
fat sporty Tattnan county" rooster"
that Rabbit was sent up for stealing
in the dim. past.
The grand jury came in at o'clock with
a goodly batch of indictments AS it will
have only one more meeting at this term
of court the judge asked them to meet
again Tuesday afternoon at p. m. Mon
day was first settled upon, but being
Labor day, a legal holiday, the Judge de-
cided to have the jury meet on Tuesday.
Robert Jenkins was indicted for bur-
glary for entering the house Of John
Stevenson, Aug. 20, and stealing some
clothing.
James Reid is charged with assault with
intent to kill upon Charles e. Ross, with a
pistol, This occurred Aug. 90 1895.
James Morriss is indicted for burglary,
breaking into the house of John Kirkland,
Aug. l. and stealing $3.50.
Thomas Jones is charged with burglary.
stealing from the house of Edwin Ramsey,
July 20.
Alfred Sebro had two indictments
against him. One was for entering the
house of John H. Schmiedeberg, Aug. %,
and taking revolver. He is carrged also
with stealing some tools from the Pu-
lask Grocery Company.
William Patterson is charged with rob-
berry from the person. 1t it said that he
held up Adam Sneeley July and took
some Ocean Steamship Company's checks |
and watch from him.
Charles, alias Wright, is charged with |
larceny. He stole COW, the property of |
Nat Wagner, Aug. 10. 1t is thought he
intended to start a farm and made his |
beginning in this manner.