The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-08
COURTS IN BUSY SESSION.
JUDGE FALLIGANTs INTERESTING
TALK TO THE GRAND JURY.


Concealed weapons and Sunday
Liquor SeIIinE-F'ifteen True Bills
of Indictment FOund-Three Muir
der Cases Assigned for Trial This
Month-Mr. Lacy NJ. Norwood Adj
mitted to the Bar-A Compromise
Reached in the Application of Mrs.
McIntire for "A Years support.
The superior court opened yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock for the December
term. and the usual business incident to
the opening of term of court was trans
acted. The first business was the swear
ing in of the grand jury and the charge
of the court to that body.
In his charge, Judge Falligant called
the special attention of the grand jurors
to their duties as such, to investigate all
cases of violation of law whether brought
to their notice by outside parties, or
whether they came to their attention
through their own observation. He called
especial attention to the prerogative of
the grand jury to investigate matters of
It's own motion, and to act as in its dis
erection it deems proper.
Another matter to which Judge Falli-
CANT specially directed the attention of the
grand jury was that of carrying conceal
ed weapons. He referred to the record of
crime that Savannah has had of late, and
| attributed much of It to the fact that in
spite of the law against it, many have been
in the habit of carrying pistols or other
weapons concealed about their persons.
Judge Falligant also touched on the mat
ter of Sunday liquor selling. The law, he
| said, licenses the sale of liquor, but at the
same time it prohibits the keeping open
! of tipping houses on the Sabbath. 1t is
| the province and duty of the grand jury,
he said, to deal with such matters as these.
The rest of Judge Falligant's charge
| covered as usual. the duties OF the grand
| jury in a general way, and instructions
were given them as to their work.
The grand jury for the present term is
| composed of Messrs. Garland NJ. Ryals
foreman; ]. c. King, Robert b. Reppard,
| John Reilly, Armin b. Palmer, Charles
w. West Thomas T. Chapeau, Solomon
! Binswanger, John D. Robinson, Thomas
| f. Screven, Simon Hexter, William j.
Marshall, James NJ. Dixon Louis Kayton,
Robert K. Bradgdon, George A. White
head Samuel P. Hamilton, Carvllle H.
Carson, Julian Schley, John Rourke, John
! O'Gorman, Peter T. Foye and William H.
Connerat.
After the charge the grand jury retired
and took up the investigation of the jail
cases. in which no indictments had been
found. The following true bills were re-
turned: Henry Bright, burglary, two
| cases; Ella Richardson and Peter Gould,
larceny from the house of S. P. Quarter
man over the value of $50; William Johu-
| son, assault with intent to murder w. P.
Houston: James Harris, assault with in
tent to murder Andrew Washington; Mol
! lie Hamilton. assault with intent to MUIR
| der Rosa Dixon; Robert Williams, bur
glary from the house of Wolf Lipsitz,
James Allen, burglary from the residence
| of Rev. w. A. Nisbet; Patrick Noon. for
gerry of an order upon p. H. Ward S. w.
Kelsey, burglary of the house of Richard
| Thompson; James Jenkins, burglary from
the house of Alfred A. Smith; Henry
Smith, burglary from the house of \. NJ.
Ulmer; John Gilmore, rape upon Eliza
| West; William Tant and Charles r. Mar
| melstein, robbery, and Julian Jones and
| William Proctor burglary from the house
of Louis Lavadkin.
The rest of the morning was taken uD
in the assignment of cases for trial at
the present term. The case against Pat
rick Connors, for the murder of a negro
on Christmas day two years ago, was set
for trial on Dec. IS.
The second trial of Abe Small for the
murder of Policeman Neve was set for
Monday, Dec. q. In this connection IL
made on the part of SmalPs attorneys
Messrs. C. n. West and I. P. Ravenel to
enter plea of guilty as with a recon-
mendation to the mercy of the court and
they have never said anything about the
matter to the solicitor general Ro' n
sides, it appears, prefer under any cir
cumstances, to have the case go to trial.
There was a rumor around the court
house several days ago. however, that
such plea was in prospect. but it did
not come from any authoritative source
The trial of Thomas V. Ponder, on the
charge of murder of Frank keenan,. was
set for Wednesday, Dec. 49, two days be-
fore Christmas. This will be Ponders sec
, ond trial, he having been granted a new
trial by the court after having been con-
Victed of murder with recommendation
! to the mercy of the court
These are the only criminal cases assign
ed for trial. In all but one or two of the
jail cases there were no indictments until
yesterdays meeting of the grand jury, and
now that the indictments have been found,
these cases will be taken up to-day for as
sgnment, and 1t is likely that they will
nearly all be assigned for Friday. In sew
eral of them it is expected there will be
, pleas of guilty, and it is likely that al OF
! them with the exception of the murder
cases can be disposed of in two or three
days.
, Some of the time of the court was de-
/ voted also to the assignment of civil cases
some of which were set for hearings this
J month, though the majority of them will
: go over to January and February
, William Fl. Mendel was reappointed
. notary public and ex-officio justice of the
/ peace for the Sixth militia district. BY
4 ! Judge Falligant on recommendation OF
I the grand jury. Justice Nendel ha:
/. served several terms in this capacity. auC
j., had quite a lengthy petition in his be
half from the residents of that district
: for his reappointment.
, p. ]. Smith was reappointed and w. c
\ Ofut was appointed a commercial notary
| public by Judge Falligant
: Nora Linsky, through her attorney, filed
q a petition asking that her husband Mar
: tin Linsky, be ruled for contempt OF
Il court. Some time ago he was directed L
: pay her so much a month alimony, which
J. she says he has not paid. Judge FALL
d gan issued an order directing that the de
a PENDANT show cause before him why h,
: should not be held in contempt. on Wed
n nesday. Dec. 9.