The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-09
NEED FOR A REFoRMAToRY.
THE CHATN-GANGs INFLUENCE on
YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS.

the CamBs-He Calls the Grand
Jury.s Attention 20 other Matters.
Selling Liquor on sunday Dwell
Upon.
The city court grand jury convened
yesterday for the July term.
Judge Norwood's charge was clear. dis
tinct and 70 the point and without super
huous verbiaRe. The attention OF the
grand jury was especially called 10 sew
eraI matters Of general interest on the
subject Of the county convict camps he
said that the law does not make IL the
business Of the grand jury Of the city
court 10 inspect these camps. but mas
much as much criminal business is trans
acted by the city court and many crimi-
nails are sent 10 the camps by this court
he thought IL proper that the city court
grand jury should Investigate the condi-
ton Of these camps. The information
thus gained, he said. would be Of value.
II for no other purpose. in guiding the
court IN Us decisions and sentences Of per
sons TO the camps
in this connection Judge Norwood call
ell especial attention 10 the need Of some
place where youthful criminals can be
sent, where some measure OF punishment
can be enforced and some attempt made
at reformation without exposing the
Young prisoners 10 the COMMUNICATING in
nuences Of association with older priso-
ners
The court IS powerless as matters stand
10 present" he said. The only alternative
which the court has is to send these child
prisoners TO jail. I am informed by the
sheriff that this is no punishment 10 the
children ana that they are a great nuis-
ance there The influences and associa-
tons are equally as bad as at the camps.
The best the court can do now Is to send
them to the poor farm. Here they are
brought under the influences of older pris-
oners and instead of reformation the op-
pos!te Is the result II Is the duty of the
grand jury Of the city court 10 take this
matter under consideration. Some place
should be established where, at slight ex-
pense TO the county. these children could
be taught TO work and a measure of pun
ishment enforced, while a the same time
they would be free from the influences Of
older criminals"
The Judge laid especial stress on the Of
lenses OF gambling In all its various forms,
selling liquor 10 minors which he severe
~ denounced, selling liquor to intoxicated
persons, and keeping tipping houses open
on the Sabbath on the latter point the
Judge language was direct and unmistak-
able.
This Is an evil" he said. (which has
lons existed in this community. Efforts
have been made for years past to suppress
II, but the selling of liquor on the Sab
bath sttll continues. While il is in the
for this offense IL is also within your
Jurisdiction to pursue these cases further
The grand jury IS not forbidden to pursue
the same person who has been punished
by the recorder and to indict him for the
same Otfense for which he has already
been punished by the recorder"
II has not been customary to pursue
the cases against those who have been
punished by the recorder for Sunday
liquor selling, in the higher courts, and
Judge NorwOod's instructions 70 the grand
jury Will cause a feeling of uneasiness
to number Of persons who have already
been convicted of Sunday liquor selling
in the police court.
Monroe J. Lee as acquitted In the city
court yesterday of the charge of larceny
from the house preferred by ]. H. Adams
The evidence was to the effect that Lee
and Adams were taking in the town
together and spent considerable money
Adams missed some of his money next
day and had Lee arrested on the charge
OF stealing It, The jury brought In a
verdict OF not guilty after being out
about two minutes.
T. b. Butler indicted on two charges
OF selling liquor to a minow pleaded
guilty TO the charge in the case OF T. s
Wayne, to whom IL was sold in his place
May 2. Butler filed an exculpatory afh-
davit claiming he had given strict orders
against selling liquor to minors I'm his
place and that personally he had nothing
to do with selling liquor In the establish
ment. Judge Norwood fined him $50 and
costs or six months in Jail. The fine was
paid The other indictment against him
was nolle pressed by the court on motion
of the solicitor general
Edward Jenkins. a policy lottery agent
pleaded guilty to the charge against him
and was sentenced to pay fine of S25 and
costs or serve six months on the chain
gang.
Morgan Joyce. tried on the charge OF
larceny from the house OF Josephine
Houston.
guilty.
The city court grand jury at it's session
in the afternoon found true bills in the
following cases:
Eta Henderson and Nettie Lewis in
| dicted on the charge Of assaultinR and
| beat Mary Josephs.
Hayward Brown. indicted on the charge
of simple larceny.
judgment by default was rendered in
the city court in favor of the Southern
Home Building and Loan Association
| against Mollie A. and Scipio Speed, for
$252l9 and costs.
In the matter of the bill of interpleader
brought by S A. White and others. trus-
tees. against P. W. Meldrim and John
Houston, executors of the will of Robert
Mclntire, an order was granted by Judge
Falligant allowing the motion for new
trial to act as a supersedeas. and giving
the defendants the right to amend their
motion.
In the case of William Schultz VS.. Hem
ry Seemann and George T. Steinack-
Or the jury rendered verdict for $40
with interest from Dec 10. 1890. in favor
of the plaintiff.
An amendment to the charter of the
! Commercial Guano Company, enlarging
its powers was granted by the court.
stephen Cody, formerly a subject of
Queen Victoria, was made a citizen of
the United States by Judge Falligant.
In the case OF Amy Williams VS.. A. r
/ Williams, suit for permanent alimonv.
Judge Falligant granted an order for a
hearing Saturday, July IL, at 10 O'Clock.