The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
SMALL TO BE PUT ON TRIAL.
ATTORNEY RAvENAL SAYS THAT
JOSEPHINE YOUNG CANNOT
BE FOUND.

As He Cannot Get the Witness He
Sees NO Further Use for Any De-
lay and Has Consented to Have Abe
SmaIPs Case Come Up Tomorrow.
A Case That VIII BE Interesting
in View OF the "Details That Crowd
ed 1.-THE Defense viii he That
Small Fired in seIf-Defense.
Abe. Small. indicted for the murder
Of Policeman Neve. viii be placed on
trial for his life tomorrow in the SUI
perior court, instead of waiting till Mon
day. to which time his counsel. Messrs.
West and RavenaI had secured a post
ponement, on account Of the absence Of a
material witness. Josephine Young
This woman was with Small when the
police first came upon him in the field,
and the defense expected to prove by
her. that the officers began firing at
Small without first ordering him to sur
render, or informing him for what he
was wanted. The woman who appeared
in answer to the subpoena proved, at
the day of the trial, last Monday week,
to be another Josephine altogether; in
fact, this one knew nothing of the case
whatsoever
An adjournment was had for two weeks
to secure the right Witness. the case
being set for Monday, Aug. Is. Mr..
Ravenal finding, however, that his ef-
forts to secure the attendance of the
best to have the case advanced, and it
has been set for tomorrow.
A number of minor criminal trials
were had in the superior court yester-
day. The trial of Blocker, felony, for
hroq a nd
Peninsular railroad tram and stealing
q box of tobacco was not called, but
was assigned for tomorrow.
The case of William Blodger, indicted
for the murder Of william Brook in
April 1891, at Woodsville. came up, and
after a long legal fight was assigned for
Monday, the statute or limitation being
pleaded. The prisoner was indicted in
April of that year under the name of
Blodgett... He was arrested in January
of this year. At the June term his coun-
sci filed a plea of misnomer and the
case was postponed.
A new indictment was then secured under
his right name. Several postponements
had been had in the case. At this term
demurrer to the Indictment was to have
been argued, but the counsel for the de-
tense, Messrs. Slater & Boyd. withdrew
the demurrer and pleaded the statute of
Limitation. special plea was also en-
tered as TO the allegations in the new in
dictment, which charged that Blodger
had absconded from the state, and could
not be found, the defense claiming that
he was in the county and that they could
prove it. The case has been set for Mon
day, when this point in the trial will be
argued.
Charles Mccoy, charged with burglary,
entering the house of ]. H. River, plead
ed guilty TO larceny from the house I'M
der the value of $50 and was sentenced to
twelve months on the chain-gang.
Frank Keely. felony. charged with break
ing open a car of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway and stealing two
cases of whisky, was found guilty and
sentenced to two years in the penitenti-
airy. ~
G. Benuer was sentenced to two years
for entering the restaurant of Elijah Nixon
and stealing $S5 in money and some cloth
ing.
A mortgage foreclosure. case, Henry r.
jackson VS.. Robert G. Norton, was filed
yesterday. 1t. seeks to have three notes
and mortgages collected, one for $50 and
interest from May II, $780, another of
81, 400 and interest from April 8, 1892 and
the other Of 500 and interest from Oct. u,
1893. o. A. Wright is attorney for the pc
titioner.
The jury were excused until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.