The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-12
SENTENCED THEM TO JAIL.
Recorder Wilson COnvicts the Yama-
crav SaIOOnkeepers.

Recorder Wilson COnvicts the YamR-
crayv SaIOOnkeepers.
The three Yamacraw saloon keepers,
whom Recorder Wilson placed on the
docket on the evidence of a negro wit
ness, which Chief McDermott declined
to have investigated, were all convicted
in the recorders court yesterday morn
ing.
]. NJ. Denmark was fined 500 or thirty
days in Jail. William Mccormick and
George W. Bandy were sentenced to thir
~ days each in jail. Both of the latter
had been convicted of the same charge
before, and this was the reason the re-
corder did not give them the alternative
of paying fine
The principal witness against the sa-
loon keepers was the negro, j. II; Taylor,
who had been detained in the barracks
by the recorders orders.
There were some interesting features
in connection with the case. Denmark
and Bandy were represented by jacob
Gazan, Esq, who filed a petition for his
clients that the cases be heard by the
mayor, and not by the recorder
The defendants gave as their
reasons for this proceeding that they did
not believe the mind of the recorder was
sufficientiy impartial in the matter. ow-
ing to the circumstances leading up to the
docketing of the cases by his orders The
recorder promptly overruled the motion,
and proceeded to hear the cases.
Taylor gave the most positive testi-
mony against each of the saloon keepers.
He did not know them by name, but he
and where he obtained drinks from him
and how many drinks he had in each
place. He did not vary in the least from
his story when cross questioned by Mr..
Gazan. The negro, Williams, who was
arrested at the same time with Taylor,
and who stated to the recorder on Mon
day that he had purchased liquor at va
rious places in Yamacraw last Sunday,
developed a total loss of memory when
ra1n ct IIa
recollect that he had told the recorder
that he had purchased liquor from Mr.
Denmark or anyone else. The recorder
had Lieut.. Reilly sworn for the purpose
of testifying that he had heard the negro
state in court Monday that he had pur-
chased liquor in Yamacraw in company
with Williams, from the three saloon
Mccormick said he had not been able
to find his lawyer, but intimated as he
believed the recorder had already made up
his mind in the case, he did not see the ne
cessity of having anyone to defend him.
The recorder warned Mr.. Mccormick not
to make any further remarks on that
line
All the saloon keepers entered a general
denial of their guilt. The recorder an
nounced the sentences, as stated, and all
of the parties announced that they would
certiorari the cases to the superior court
The sentence of thirty days without the
fine proved temporary advantage to
Bandy & Mccormick, as they were only
required to give bond in order to GER
tiorari their cases. Mr. Denmark, how
ever, had to pay in his 500 before he could
have his case certioraried.
The proceedings were taken in short
hand by the official stenographer, John
Fleming, Jr. and will doubtless be used
at the trial of the case in the superior
court.
There were no further developments
during the day in the difference between
the recorder and the chief of police, which
grew out of these cases. Recorder Will
son has not preferred charges against the
chief for neglect of duty in connection
with these cases and informed a Morning
News reporter that he would consider the
matter further before taking any steps,