The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28
To ADJOURN COURT TO-DAY.
Judge speer TO Leave for Macon To-
Night on His Way 10 New Orleans.

Judge speer TO Leave for Macon To-
Night on His Way 10 New Orleans.
Judge Speer will wind up the business
OF the United States court to-day and
will leave tonight for Macon.
He will leave Macon April S
for New Orleans, where he has
been designated to sit on the United States
circuit court Of appeals as one Of the
judges, with Judges Pardee and McCor-
mick during the months Of April, May and
June This court passes, upon appeals
from the district and circuit courts of the
United States for the states of Georgia,
Florida. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas. The court has transacted
much important business at this session,
getting rid of practically all criminal
cases on the docket, some Of which have
been pending for two or three years.
A verdict was rendered in favor of the
United states against a. J. Dixon, as
principal and John N. Bennett and Will
liam +. Dixon, sureties. for 500 principal,
with interest at per cent. from Aug. 81,
1880, less payment Of SH.l3, made May
J. 1873. The suit was on postmaster's
pond for $500, A j. Dixon having been
postmaster at Mershon, in Pierce county.
Dixon was sent stamps, postal cards and
other postoffice matter, amounting IN
value TO S52l.36 for which he failed to ac-
count in full according to the charges
brought against him and his bondsmen,
and the defendant failing to appear, a
verdict and judgment were rendered by
default.
Ben Daniel of Dodge county. who was
indicted for falsely personating a deputy
collector of internal revenue, and thereby
attempting to defraud certain parties out
or money by promising not to report
therefor certain alleged violations of the
internal revenue laws, pleaded guilty to
the charge and was sentenced TO spend
three months in Chatham county jail and
10 pay the costs OF the prosecution.
H. ]. Wilson was found not guilty of
obstructing the passage Of the United
States mails as charged by George c.
Derby. deputy postmaster of Pooler. The
case was one where Wilson and Derby
had had a personal difficulty, and Derby
claimed he was attacked by Wilson while
he was carrying the mail bag TO the train
1t seems Wilson saw him at the time and
endangered to get even for former in
jury by thrashing him. without any inten-
ton or knowledge of the fact that he was
in any way interfering with the United
states mails. Wilson was defended by
Mr. 7. S. Morgan, Jr.
John H. Reynolds, who was indicted
for a violation of the pension laws. and
fraudulently signing the name Of Peter
Riley to a pension check for S4S, after
receipts, pleaded guilty to the charge.
Reynolds collected the money after the
name of the pensioner had been forged
and witnessed. Judge Speer sentenced
him to spend two years at hard labor in
the penitentary at Columbus o. and to
pay fine of 81 and the costs Of the prose-
cution.
The indictment against Allen Phillips
of Emanuel county for retailing liquor
without a government license was nolle
pressed on motion of the district attor-
ney, because of the fact that il was shown
to the court that he had served a term
of Imprisonment under sentence from the
state court for substantially the same OF
Tense.
The indictment against Screven A.
Sweat of Clinch county for embezzlement
of postal funds was nolle pressed. One
hearing of the case resulted in a mis-
trial and it has now been decided after
consultation with the postoffice depart
ment, to enter suit upon his bond as
postmaster at bonneville.
The court. on motion of Maj. VIM. T.
Gary, the district attorney, nolle pressed
the indictment against ]. r. Folsom of
Berrien county who was charged with
making and presenting false afidavits to
pension claims. The nolle Drosequi was
granted upon the showing made that the
defendant Is an old man, and that while
ne may nave violated the pension laws,
the government was not defrauded there
by, and that such violation was probably
the result of ignorance and the desire to
render assistance to the pension claimant
who appears to be an old woman whose
feebleness and failing memory prevents
her from giving information as to her al
legged claim. The court decided that the
ends of justice did not require further
prosecution in the case.
The indictment against P. W. Rushing
charging him with using the mails in fur
therance of a scheme to defraud was nolle
pressed, it being shown to the court that
If any real violation of the law existed on
the part of the defendant 1t was uninten-
tional Mr. Rushing is a hardworkng
man and feels that he is under cloud
which he will endeavor to lift from his
shoulders by his upright conduct and in
tegrity
The indictment against Mamie Oliveira
of this city, charging her with sending OBJ
scene letters through the mails, was nolle
pressed on motion of the district attorney
on the ground that the evidence in the
matter was insufficient to make out the
case against the defendant as charged
The defendant maintains her innocence
and claimed the case was one of persecu-
ton.