The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-03
MUST RESPECT THE LAWS.
JUDGE FALLIGANT's EMPHATIC
CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.

Enforcement OF the Laws. He said.
He Urged "a strict Compliance With
the sunday Law and the Law
Against Gambling and Charged
the Jury With n Thorough Inves-
tigation of All Questions Affecting
the Interest of the PeOpIe-The
Opening Day of Court a Busy One.
The superior court convened at 10 o'clock
] yesterday morning for the December term.
/ on account of the fact that Judge FALL
I gant and Solicitor General Fraser had TO
return 20 Darien last night 10 hold an
/ adjourned term Of the Mcintosh county SUI
/ perior court, good deal Of business had
! to be crowded into one day.
! Considerable civil and criminal bust
! ness was attended to, and all that did
! not receive attention Will now have to
| 20 over 10 next Monday. TO which time the
/ court has adjourned. The first business
\ Of the day was the swearing Of the grand
\ jury which is composed as follows.
! George J. Mills. foreman Solomon Co
/ hen. Henry G. Black Thomas T. Chapeau,
| John f. Kolock, William ]. Lindsay, Les
/ ter Hubbell. Jacob Paulsen. John Q
/ Hodges, Charles Y. Richardson, James
/ Douglass. Alex. r. Fawcett, Peter Reilly
Edward II. Smith. Carvine II. Carson
John C. Butler William G. Cooper, Harry
| w. Cowan, John Henderson. }. c. King
/ Frank A. Exley. Charles d. Baldwin,
/ George w. Lamar
After the grand jury had been sworn
/ Judge Falligant delivered his charge. The
| charge was emphatic, not only m the
manner in which it was delivered. but
in its character. The usual charge rs to
the duties Of the county officers AMI the
minor courts and their Investigation by
the grand jury and it's committees. was
followed by a pointed charge as % etl-
| pervision Of elections and a protection Of
| the ballot The duty of the grand jury,
| the judge said, is TO protect the ballot
| box Where there is violation Of the
! ballot the strong arm of the law should
| bring punishment upon the offenders.
| Fraud I'm the ballot is subversiVe Of the
| principles of our government.
The judge touched upon the question Ct
| freedom Of speech and thought. In ref
| erence 10 carrying concealed weapons
ton in the present law so
as to confer the right to search parties
| suspected of carrying concealed weapons.
| The best protection of the law, he said,
| is its strict enforcement. and he urged.
I with much emphasis. the adoption of some
| means TO abolish the practice of carrying
on the question Of Sunday observance
! Judge Falligant charged the jury that II
| must know no distinction in the enforce
ment OF the law. There Is strong and
/ growing feeling, he said. in favor Of pro-
/ hibiting the use of intoxicating liquors.
| The issue has existed in Georgia for
| years; il has been fought through legis-
! latuTe after legislature, and is not settled
yet. Judge Falligant expressed his con-
| fidence in the local option law as the best
! solution OF the question in Georgia. Ills
! experience in the country counties, ne
| said, had convinced him Of the
/ benefits from restricting the use Of liQ-
D
! been done away with, there has been less
\ crime and less violation of the law. What
! ever law exists though, must be enforced,
! he said. The violation of the sunday law
! has done more than anything else to
/ arouse public feeling and to create SEN
| timent in favor OF prohibition. As mat
ter of policy, if for no other reason, men
| engaged in a business which has the In
! dorsement of the law as a legitimate
! calling, should see to it that the Sunday
/ laws are enforced.
you as grand jurors" the judge said,
| SHOULD see TO it that no man who vio-
! lates the Sunday law escapes punish
| ment. A"
The charge against gambling was Sc
we're. Judge Falligant pointed out to the
| grand jury its duties in the suppression
| of the evil The open manner in which
| gambling is carried on, he said. calls for
ment TO the violators of law and good
order, and which shall do away with the
vice.
The grand jury returned the following
true bills Of indictment all of them being
| Jail cases:
Miles Aiken, burglarzing the Office of
! the Savannah Guano' Company, Oct 10,
| and burglariZing the office of c. II. Med
| lock, Sept. %.
John Brown burglary of the office of c.
| II. Medlock, Oct. Is.
Joe williams assault with intent to
murder Joe Brown by cutting him with
Henry Fear, assault with intent to muir
| per Policeman j. c. Crimmins, by firing a
pistol at him.
Ezekiel General. burglary of the barroom
/ of 6. Schultes, Nov %
Arthur Jackson, larceny of gold watch
from the person of Joseph L. Graham.
Cicero Low burglary of the dwelling
house of Sarah Houston
Philip Skies, burglary of the dwelling
house of George Mcclellan, Aug p.
Henry Crimson, assault with intent to
murder John Johnson, by cutting him
Joseph Williams, alias wilson burglary
of the dwelling house of w. T. Belford,
Randolph Micken, carrying a concealed
weapon. No bill was found on the charge
of assault with intent TO murder.
Joseph Williams, burglary of the store
of J. II. Helmken, Sept. 30
Messrs Collat Bros filed suit for in
junction and receiver against Lewis Ga
bel, claiming an Indebtedness Of 81. OS3 81
| GabClS stock was recently taken charge
of by the sheriff, to be sold out under
mortgage foreclosure. in favor Of his
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| burg are also parties plaintiff to the pc
tition, on a claim of S27270. The claim is
| made that the mortgages were fraudulent
and We're given to defeat the rights of the
defendants creditors. Judge Fanigant
appointed Sheriff John r. Roman tempo
rary receiver, to take charge OF the stock,
and the defendant was directed to show
cause on Dec why the injunction and
receivership, as asked. should not be
/ granted
William II. Adams was reappointed a
commercial notary public
The remittitur from the supreme court.
reversing the judgment of the lower
court, which ranked the claim of Lucy
, Green on Judgment obtained in the city
p court for $l750, below the mortgages was
= filed and made the Judgment of the SUI
perior court. and an order was taken in
conformity with the direction of the SUI
preme court. This is the end of the old liti-
cation of William German. trustee. and
others, against the Coast Line railroad
: Lucy Green's judgment was obtained in
the city court in 1880. and in full settle
ment of il she was paid yesterday out of
, the fund in the registry OF the court. s.
437l9. which includes interest on the origi-
: nal judgment TO date. The order also