The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
COURTS AND CRIMINALS.
WHITE NOT GUILTY, But HELD FOR
A WARRANT FROM ATLANTA.


Party Wanted in That CIty-City
Court CriminaIs-AppIicati 10 BE
Made Monday for Commission to
Examine Into Schwartz Mental
COnditiOn-The Cottage Hotel Go.
IneOrPOrated-In the Court of Ordi-
nary.
Judge MacDoneTl rendered a decision
yesterday declaring W. L. White not
guilty of the charge of cheating and
swindling but ordering that he be held I'M
til a warrant on other charges could be
received from Atlanta
Judge MacDOneTs decision was based
on the fact that the insurance policies or
dered from White were not TO be delivered
until the day after he was arrested. White,
it appears. had made the contract with
several parties and agreed to deliver the
policies within few days. He was ar
rested the day before the first policy was
to have been delivered. Whites claim was
that he could have delivered the policies
If he had not been arrested so soon.
Solicitor General Fraser held that he
was a regular insurance swindler and in
sisted on his conviction on that ground.
Judge MacDonen, however. took the other
view Of the case. and acquitted him.
Chief A. B. Connolly of the Atlanta po-
lice force, who is visiting in the city,
| heard of the case, and went TO look at
White at the Jail. He recognized the man
and said that there was charge against
him at Atlanta. He telegraphed for war
rant and an officer and White will be
taken back to Atlanta for trial on the
charge against him there. This statement
was made in court, and Judge MacDonell
ordered White held until the warrant from
Atlanta should arrive.
George Harris, Nero Davis and Charles
Coleman were tried in the city court on
the charge of stabbing Cora Bareheld
Davis was found not guilty, but the other
two were convicted and sentenced to pay a
fine of s25 or serve four months on the
chaingang
William Brown was sentenced for six
months on the charge of larceny from the
house. He stole pair of boots from Ros-
enheim & Co.
Frank Harris was given twelve months
on the changing on a charge of larceny
from the house.
Matte Saunders gets a week in Jail for
assaulting and beating Mollie Butler; and
Joseph Robinson was sentenced to pay
fine of $50 or serve two months for steal
ing silver watch from William Patter-
son.
Joe Virgins was given six months on
| the gang for the larceny Of a monkey
wrench and pipecutter from T. ]. O'Brien
Solicitor General Fraser will bring be-
fore Judge Falligant on Monday the mo-
ton for the appointment of a board Of
| physicians to examine into the mental con-
dition of William Schwarz, who is now in
| jail charged with the murder of Agness
Mcknight. 1t was stated by Mr.. duBig-
non, as Will be remembered, that there
was no law for the appointment of such
commission. The question is likely to
come up on this motion on Monday in
case Judge Falligant is we'll enough to en-
| terrain 1t. The trial is set for July 20.
A verdict was rendered IN the city court
| yesterday in the case Of Charlotte Jack
son against the Standard Oil Company,
| in favor of the defendant. The plain
tiff sued for $4,000 damages for the death
| OF her husband, who went down into an
oil tank which was filled with noxious
gases, to rescue a co-laborer. He was
overcome by the gases and died. She was
paid a small amount in settlement by the
company shortly after his death, and
small fund was also raised for her ben
eft.
Az order was granted in the superior
court yesterday, Incorporating the Cot
tage Hotel Company of Chatham county.
The incorporators are the principal stock
and bondholders of the Cottage Club on
Tybee Island. They are Messrs. George
j. Baldwin, Henry d. Stevens A r.
Lawton, Jr., John NJ. Bryan, L. NJ. War
field, and William Garrard. The compa-
ny was Incorporated for period of TWEEN
ty years, with paid in capital stock of
$l5, 900, with the privilege of increasing
1t to 100000 1t was granted all powers in
cident to incorporated hotel companies.
William Davidson, executor of the es-
tate of John Rutherford, was granted a
rule nisi on the foreclosure of a mort
gage against Clayton p. Miller The de-
PENDANT gave Rutherford four notes, one
for s., 900, due July 2, 1890, without inter-
est and the other three each for "a, 8Ss. 49,
due one, two and three years after date,
FOR which he gave a purchase money
mortgage on IS acres of land two miles
and a half south of the city. The 49, 900
note was paid and $500 on the principal
of one of the other notes, together with
interest on all Of them to May TO- 1893,
was paid leaving due $141s9 &c. a demand
for which has been made and refused.
The rule nisi was granted on the applica-
ton of Messrs Garrard, Meldrim & New
man.
On application of Mr.. S. B. Adams,
Judge Fulligant ordered Eliza Brown, who
was convicted of forgery and sentenced
to a term in the penitentiary removed to
the Georgia infirmary for treatment II
being shown that this was necessary In
order to save her life. This order has been
granted with the consent of the solicitor
general, pending an application for her
pardon.
Abraham ]. Fulton and Thomas G. Reid.
formerly subjects of the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland. were made citizens of
the United States by Judge Falligant.
An appeal from the decision of the or
binary was filed yesterday by George w.
Owens, Esq, representing Louisa Swim
son caveatrix, in the matter of the appli-
cation of Benjamin ]. Edwards for let
tiers of guardianship on the person and
property of James Edwards, minor.
An order was granted authorizing ]. F.
Brooks, guardian of Margaret E Roache,
to en- eroach upon the corpus of the estate
of his ward
Letters dlsmissory were granted to
James Jones, guardian of r. d. Mumford
to S. H. Burke, administrator of the es-
tate of Henry Miller, and to j. F. Brooks