The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-29
JUDGE NORwooD's HrsY DAY.
Nineteen Cases Disposed of in the
city Court.


City Court.
Judge Norwood Of the city court disposei
OF nineteen cases yesterday. Justice was
melted cut for larceny in an Of its forms
The case OF the state vs.. John Clancy.
assault and battery. was mol pressed. VIII
liam Clark was dismissed. the breach OF
good behavior charge not meeting With
sufficient evidence to be sustained.
Ihomas Sauers was given a fine OF Se5 or
an alternative Of six months in jaH. while
Phillip Stikes. alias sykes. on a charge
Of misdemeanor, he having escaped from
the chain-gang 10 which he was sentenced
tor larceny by the superior court. was re-
Ihandeu with an additional six months
tackled on TO his uueNpired terms.
Harry Turner for gambling. was given
30 or SIX months. y. A. Mcintosh was Civ
en- SO or six months on charge Of INSIDE
meanor. Abram Stevens was dismissed. he
being tried on charge OF stahbinc.
James smith was discharged larceny
from the person not being proven against
him.
Willie Jones was caught with a ham on
each arm. and the evidence being conclu-
sive that he had stolen them. he was Civ
en- so or the alternative Of spending y
months on the gang John Perkins could
not be found guilty Of simple larceny and
was dismissed
Ada Knox was tried on a charge Of sim
pie larceny. IL having been alleged that
she had stolen three geraniums and two
cola plants from the city of Savannah
but the accusation was not sustained.
pair OF shoes that caused a charge
OF larceny from the house to be pre-
ferred against him. secured a fine OF S25
or SIX months OF Changing retirement
10 be allotted Christopher Price. but Will
lie Jefferson. got five pairs of shoes. and
the same charge. but they Melted him
only $50. or six months. This. though
was In consideration OF his having already
received $50. or six months. for the lar
ceny of a coat.
Daniel d. Grant. for larceny from the
house, was granted the alternative Of
$40 or six months work on the poor farm
Then Henry Sanders. Walter Fuller and
Isaiah White were given an opportunity
to refute the charge of larceny from
the house that had been entered against
them. This Walter Fuller was able to
do, but the others. for having broken
into the Lawton Cadets armory and sto-
len sword, gun and some balloting
marbles. were given S25 or twelve months.
Joseph Baker and Samuel Berrien On
charges Of larceny from the house. Sc
cured fines Of So or twelve months.
Monk Green. alias Monroe Gordon
HtWlltu A4lhld w mite > CLOCK winch ne
took from ner house. and this was con-
strued as larceny from the house. and
Green, alias Gordon, got S25. or twelve
months. for the clock. against only Is
cents at the sign of the three balls.
In the ordinarys court yesterday Capt
j. F. Brooks filed an application for let
ters dsmissory as administrator OF the
estates of the following persons: Sarah
j. Brown Sandy VIM. Silas 5. Kendrick
and Susan A. Struggled He also filed
a similar application for dismissal from
the guardianship of Henrietta White.
A warrant was sworn out in Justice G..
f. Bevan's court yesterday, against Har-
ry Turner a negro, on a charge Of as
sault with intent to murder.
Turner was under arrest at the time by
the city court officers, being held for
gambling. officer J. ID. c. Schroeder had
information that indicated him as a ne
gro that had shot at him in Yamacraw
one night during the month of July. and
he swore out the warrant against him.
which he himself took to Solicitor Fraser.
saying that he had been so instructed.
Turner was given $25 or six months on
the chain-gang, by Judge Norwood
on the gambling charge and after his
sentence to the gang has expired. he viii
be tried on the assault with intent 10
murder charge.