The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-02
TO JAIL FOR THIRTY DAYS.
THE CITY COUNCIL sUsTAINs THE
SENTENCE OF THE RIOTERS.

Mcbride, Hogan and suIIIvan's Cases
Heard-DuHy's Case Postponed.
Seven Others Yet to he Disposed
Of-The Fight to BE Carried Into
the Higher Courts.
The city council spent four hours yes
terday afternoon in hearing the appeals
/ of Thomas Hogan, James Mcbride. Jr.,
and Florence Sullivan from the recorder
court. The sentences. which. in each In
stance, were thirty days in JAIL for par
ueipation in Tuesday nights disturbance
at Masonic hall were sustained.
The members of council present were
Mayor Myers and Aldermen Falligant,
Watson, Carolan, Gleason, screven. Tiede-
man, Bacon, Kolshorn, Lamotte, Hudson
and Garrard.
w. S. Chisholm, Esq. represented the
prisoners. Chief McDermott, Lieut.. Reil-
ly and Policemen Bostick. Jernlgan,
Brantley, Halford, Mcclure, Christie, Nc
Quade, Reilly, Bradley and Norris were
the principal witnesses.
There was a large crowd in the council
room. Mr.. Chisholm had a number of wit
nesses summoned in behalf of his clients
Thomas Hogan's case was first taken
up. Robert Grady. Daniel Buttimer and
Henry Gordon were called as witnesses
at Mr. Chisholm's request.
Chief McDermott was the first witness
for the city. Tuesday night about
$40 o'clock Lieut.. Reilly Informed him,
he said, that some one would drop a
handkerchief from a window and the
crowd would make rush for the door
About the time Mr.. Slattery started
speaking there was rush for the door
Hogan was in the rush with others whom
l recognized. L stopped them and told
: them they could not come in. Some
body yelled out that they would go to
the lane and the crowd dashed to Whit
aker street. l ran up stairs and closed
the elevator door. l looked out the win
dow and saw the crowd fighting in the
lane"
Didn't they have right to go in if
they paid their way?" Alderman Gleason
asked
Chief McDermott-"No, I think not
Not after the information I had received
They made a rush for the door with a
yell and tried to run over US. There was
a large crowd. l could not say how
the hall once and had come down"
Mr. Chisholm questioned Chief McDer-
mott as to crowds which he had seen at
the theater during times of excitement
to show that the crowd at Masonic hall
were merely anxious to obtain admittance
for the purpose of hearing Slattery.
Chief McDermott said he doubted this
He did not believe they wanted to go
there with orderly intent, and he refused
to admit them after o'clock. There were
between 200 and $780, he judged, who made
the rush.
When the crowd rushed up and he re-
fused admittance one man said Il want
to get a ticket" and the chief replied:
wei, you don't get in here, anyhow"
The crowd was massed in front on Lib
erty street.
Lieut.. Reilly's testimony was much the
same as that of the chief. He said: zone
of my men came and reported to me that
he understood that there some one in the
han who would drop a handkerchief from
the window as a signal for the rush on the
door, 1 reported the matter TO the chief,
and the door was closed when the crowd
made the rush. Hogan was in the lead.
I put my hand on his shoulder and told
him he could not come in. He said he
wanted to buy ticket"
Did you see Mr.. Hogan again after 1
told the crowd to disperse?" Mayor My
ers asked.
Yes, sir. I saw him in the crowd after
ward"
Did Mr.. Hogan leave quietly?" asked
Mr.. Chisholm.
Yes. sir"
Mr.. Chisholm asked Lieut.. Reilly as to
evidence given by other policemen in the
police court to which Mr.. Adams OBJ
jected. Mr.. Chisholm requested a ruling
of the board and on motion of Alderman
Garrard the testimony was rejected.
atrf
dence. The larger crowd came from
across the green he said. There were
probably 1000 or 5000 people on the green.
There were not many who dispersed
when the mayor gave his order"
In answer to Alderman Falligant, Lieut.
Reilly said: Not all the crowd were
rowdy. 1t was a mixed up crowd and
bricks were coming from all directions
We could not locate them. AS soon as
the lecture started the rush came for
the door. 1t was a premeditated rush"
Did you see the signal" asked Alder
man Lamotte.
NO, I didn't take time to look for
signal"
Mr.. Chisholm tried tc bring cut by
cross questioning that a large element
of the crowd was in sympathy with the
police and military, but did not sue
coed satisfactorily.
The brick batting was kept up after
the alarm was sent in. The military
were brick-batted," said Lieut. Reilly.
Policeman Christie was the next wit
ness. His hand was tied up from the
blow he received in the row Tuesday
night.
"A few minutes after we were sta
toned on Liberty street." he said. 1.-THE
crowd made a rush on the door and then
started for the lane. officers Bostick.
Halford and myself followed them and
found the crowd pressing officers Ne
Quade and Mcclure. Somebody exclaimed:
There are so few policemen let's rush
over them. We drew our clubs Hogan
was on the inside then He grabbed nv
club and also Halford's. Hogan was in