The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-12
SIX BURGLARS SENTENCED.
THEIR TIME OF sERVITUDE FOOTs
UP THIRTY-ONE YEARS.


Henry Bright for BurRIarizing Louis
Richardson's and Jacob Bern
STEMS Residences, and James Al
len, who Robbed Rev. w. A. Ms
bets Residence, Get Ten Years
Apiece Henry Smith Pleaded
Guilty TO RObbIng N. VI. UImer's
Residence and Let OF with Five
Years-James jenkins Given Five
Years for BureIarizIRg A. A.
Smiths House.
Seven burglary cases were disposed of in
the superior court yesterday, and in all
but one Of them the defendants were given
term in the penitentiary. Robert Will
Jams, charged with the burglary of the res
idence of Wolf Lipsitz, was the only one
who escaped, he having been found not
guilty by the jury in his case.
Henry Bright pleaded guilty to two
charges of burglary He burglarized the
residence of Louis Richardson, and at an
other time that of Jacob Bernstein. Judge
Falligant sentenced him to term Of five
years in the penitentiary for each offense,
making total of ten years he has to serve.
Henry Smith, who robbed the residence
OA N. NJ. OtHtIs pledueu EuHly " the
charge of burglary and was given a five
year sentence in the penitentiary. James
Allen, who burglarized the residence of
Rev. w. A. Nisbet, pleaded guilty, and
was given a sentence of ten years. Allen
is the man who also robbed the residence
of Mr.. ]. w. Wyness. S. w. Kelsey, who
was charged with burglary, pleaded guilty
to the charge of larceny from the house,
under the value of $50, and was sentenced
n
chan-gang. James Jenkins, who was
found guilty of burglarizing the house Of
Alfred A. Smith, after a trial by jury, was
sentenced to spend five years in the PEN
itentiary
On the civil side of the superior court
there were two second verdicts and de-
crees in divorce cases, those of Louis
Williams against Elizabeth Williams,
and Richard Perry against Laura Perry.
In the case of the Reading stove works
and others against James Douglass, the
Intervention of the Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, claiming balance
due of Sl,5l7.96 was filed.
In the matter of the application of Jas.
W. McIntire and others, with regard to
the estate of Jas. McIntire, the court APP
pointed Chas. A. McIntire trustee of the
property left under the will of Jas. McIn-
tire.
Andreas Thelan, former subject of Ger
many, and George Bulge, a former sub
ject of England, were made citizens OF the
United States by Judge Falligant. -
The petty criminal business of the city
court was disposed OF yesterday by Judge
Norwood. AS Solicitor General w. W.
Fraser was engaged in the superior court,
Mr.. f. P. Salas was appointed solicitor
general pro TEN. for the business in the
city court.
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a disabled peddler out to Thunderbolt and
robbed him of his property few days
ago. was turned over to the superior court
on the charge of robbery.
Patrick Simons was sentenced to pay
a fine of $25 and costs or spend twelve
months on the chain-gang for carrying
a concealed weapon. He was one of the
negroes arrested on the charge of being
concerned in the murder of Capt. G. III.
Berry of Effingham county. There was no
evidence against him in connection with
this crime.
Robert Taylor, another of the pistol to-
ters, was sentenced to pay a fine of $50
and costs or spend twelve months on the
chain-gang.
In other cases the following sentences
were imposed: William Fulton, larceny
from the person. $25 or six months; Willie
Jones, gambling, $50 or six months; George
Wood, larceny from the house, 800 or
three months in Jail; Riley Williams, lar
ceny from the house, $25 or twelve months;
John Morell larceny from the house, S25
or twelve months; Sidney Brown, es-
capped convict. three months in addition
to his former sentence; Mary Jackson,
assault and battery, six months; Willie
Stevens larceny from the person, $25
or twelve months; James Thompson, lar
ceny from the house, $40 or six months;
j. G. Butler, selling tickets for a policy
lottery, S25 or three months; Arthur Pres
ton, simple larceny, $40 or three months;
John Stokes, larceny from the house,
three months, with sentence suspended as
he is consumptive, and James Spencer,
larceny from the person. Indictment de-
manded.
In the court of ordinary r. A. Hernandez
substituted trustee for Alice M. Herman
DEE and others filed bond as such
In the United States court the libel of
e, p. Johnson, master and agent of the
schooner Emily F. Northam against Bond
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