The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-03
HAS MANY CASES AHEAD.
THE SESSION OF THE UNITED
STATES COURT MAY BE 4 LONG
AND INTERESTING ONE

Into POstomceS. Violations of fhe
Internal Revenue Laws. and
Cases of ImpersonntinE United
states Omcers 10 &c TrIed-The
Electric Railway suit. Col. ways
Insurance Case and some Admit
rally Cases OF Interest to he
Taken IN.
The session Of the United states court
10 be held here By Judge Emory speer.
commencing next Tuesday. will be an In
terestins one in grcat many respects.
principally on account Of the fact that
so many cases which are OF interest in
Savannah are to come up for hearing.
The Juriez have not yet been summoned,
but the court room has been put in shape
for the reception OF the court. and every
thing viii 10 doubt De in shpshape for
beginning business ON Tuesday The clerk
has prepared the doczets % full and there
are a good many cases both in the Grim
inal and civil line with which the court
can SO right ahead.
The first week, or perhaps more time,
will be devoted TO criminal business, as
the criminal docket for this term is an
exceedingly heavy one. and 60 contains
quite a number Of interesting cases. The
violations against she counterfeIting laws
are several. though they are not so nu-
merous as they have been at other terms
of court. Those to be tried for counter
feiting who are now under Indictment
are II. K. salter. ". S. Johnson. C. II.
Fletcher, J. s. Johnson. and j. s. Mn
ton, all Of whom are charged with having
been in collision one with another 9th
ers under the same or similar charges
are Alfred Kirkland, W. W Bird. alias
Bill Bird. and Lawson Warren Of Eman-
uel county.
Other cases now under Indictment are
George ". Newburn and Samuel Nor
gan, larceny from the pos Office at Pear
son, Ca. Screven A. sweat Of Clnch.
Henry d. Atwood of Giynn, j. N. Rice
and J. II. Boyett. charged with viola
tons OF the postal laws, and James r.
Hightower and Edward Staley, charged
with violations Of the Internal revenue
laws.
These cases, however. are few I'm num-
Der as compared with those which have
been passed upon by the United States
commissioners here, and la which the
defendants have been turned over for
trial, though their cases have not yet
been passed upon by the grand jury
There are among these a large number
of cases from the outside counties II
the district, among them being charges
of counterfeiting, violating the postal
laws and internal revenue laws, as well
as burglary and larceny from postodices
Among them are several cases. the prog
ress Of which will be watched with in
terest in Savannah.
Mamie Olivera, it VIII be remembered.
was turned over for trial by Commissioner
Beckett on a charge Of sending obscene
letters through the mails, "a large number
OF which were received by officials here.
She protested her innoconce. but the evil
dence was considered sufficient on which
10 hold her for trial. though even after
the hearing the letters continued 10 go
through the mails in the same hand
writing.
Dr. III. N. Holland Of Statesboro Is an
other prominent defendant whose case
will go before the grand jury, and the
same charge, that of sending obscene let
ters through the mails, is what is 10 be
Investigated.
The eases OF D. A. Tyson and w. L
Hutcheson Of RiXville, who were turned
over on charges OF fraudulent use OF the
mails will be Of interest here on account
OF the large number of creditors they
had in Savannah. several Of whom tes-
tihed TO their having obtained goods
from them through representations made
through the suse OF the mails.
The case against DR.. Frank Moore
alias Caster and several other aliases.
who was arrested here but who was
wanted in several parts of the country.
charged with a fraudulent use Of the nails
70 carry on a sort of fortune telling, a
hoodoo business, VIII come up for trial
There was much interest in Moore IT the
time he was here, and his trial viii be
watched with much curiosity.
The case OF Col Charles c. Hobbs. re-
Gently committed on charge OF imper-
sonating United States officer, Will
be another TO which much interest will
attach on account Of the circumstances
surrounding it, and the fact that he is
a man to all appearances Of fine man
ners and excellent education. The case
ds peculiar one to say the least.
The case OF Robert Il. Bourke a former
clerk In the postofice here. who was chars-
ed with the embezzlement of letters from
the mails win also go before the grand
jury. Bourke was given a preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Beckett and
turned over to the district court &.
Another class Of cases. all Of which
have had preliminary hearings before Uni.
ted States Commits sioner NJ. A. Connolly
are the violations Of the river and harbol
act. Capt. Enos Foster of the Chatham
Merchants and Miners line, and Cant
George Savage of the Chattahoochee
Ocean Steamship line, are charged with
running into and damaging the BarnweI
Island training wall; Capt. Lewis Costa
Of the bark McMansmy, Is charged witt
dumping ballast within the harbor line,
at the quarantine station; Paris Ellis and
William f. Bailey are charged witt
dumping ashes into the channel from thu
tug Ripple, and besides these there ar,
several cases in admiralty in which tn,
United States Is proceeding against YES
sells for having damaged the harbor works
There are numerous other cases OF tn,
criminal class in which the defendants ar,
charged with violating the postal laws
the internal revenue laws. and obstructins
the processes Of the United States courts
Altogether The criminal court promises t,
be an interesting one
On the civil side Of the court severa
cases in admiralty viii come up, anon,
the most interesting Of which win be thos
of the United States against the British
steamship Daleaarth. against the steam
ships Chattahoochee, Chatham, Cond
Wifredo and the tug Ripple. All of thes
are for damages or fines for violations O
the river and harbor act in case the gull
Is proven.
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