The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-23
A BIG CRIMINAL DOCKET.
JUDGE ALECK BOAR1IAN ON THE L.
5. COURT BENCH.

ne announced IhHt lie was Ready
to Go Through with the Docket in
short order, and With the Assist
ance of the Lawyers, VIII Do SO.
Cases Assigned Yesterday-Matte tiers
in the State COurts-AIfred knight,
Convicted of Murder, Wants a New
Trial.
Judge Aleck Boarman of the Western
district of Louisiana arrived in the. city
yesterday at noon. Judge Boarman comes
for the purpose of holding a session of
the United States district and circuit
courts, in the absence of Judge Emory
Speer, who is now sitting in the circuit
court Of appeals with Judges Pardee and
Mccormick.
Judge Boarman convened court at 4
O'Clock, and though it was not generally
known that it would meet at that time,
large number of attorneys was present,
and considerable business was transacted.
This is not Judge Boarman's first visit
to Savannah. He held court here in 1884,
just after Judge Erskine resigned and just
before the appointment Of Judge Emory
Speer. The lawyers who made his ac-
quaintance at that time welcomed him
back. Judge Boarman made an excellent
impression by his business like manner
and there is every indication that he will
dispose of the docket before him within
very short time. The criminal docket is
long one, but he said he wanted lust
three or four days to clear it up, and
! that, with the aid of the attorneys, he will
do so.
Two juries were drawn, but. for the pres
ent, at least, there will be no grand
jury. There are indictments now pend
ing before the court in practically every
case, and there is little, If anything, for
a grand jury to do. The criminal docket
was taken up and all the cases assigned,
as follows:
Monday, April q. Lawson Warren, two
cases, counterfeiting; L. B. Toomer four
cases violation pension laws; John Joyce,
violation of the revenue laws: D. H.
Bennett, counterfeiting; Lawson Wigg,
violation or the revenue laws; Bennett
Fort, violation of the revenue laws; George
+. and John A. Monkey, violation of the
! revenue laws; Matthew Lamb, George w.
Bird, +. II. Mangle, lack Carter, John T.
Sanders, Reuben Oliver and Abe Cham
pion, violations Of the revenue laws; Ed
ward L. Warren and Mary Brown, viola
tons OF the postal laws.
+ Tuesday, April &-J. Mason Rice, VIC
latlon OF the postal laws; Reuben John
Shealey, violation of the revenue laws,
ana Leander J. Thompson, violation of
Wednesday, April 2s-G. w. Maddox.
eountesrfeiting. and July Dasher, viola
Friday, May John l. southwen. vio
lation OF the postal laws. and D. A. Ty-
| son, violation of the postal laws
The defendants in about half these cases
| appeared in court yesterday, and the dock
ct will be called again to-day for those
who did not appear. Unless there is some
response from them, their bonds will be
| estreated.
The civil docket win be called to-day
nfarrr -fe
! case was assigned yesterday, that of ].
! w. McReynolds against the City and SUI
1 burban Railway Company for May 8, and
| as the court expects to conclude the bust
ness here by the end of next week, it
| is probable that this case may be heard
| in Macon, where Judge Boarman will go
| as soon as he finishes the work on the
| Savannah docket.
| Marshal j. d. Harrell is sick at present
and and did not come, come down. Mr. Asher Ayres;
| will be in charge of the business in the
marshal's office.
There was very little business in the
| state courts yesterday. In the superior
| court a motion for new trial was filed in
the case of Alfred Knight, who was con-
| victed of murder and sentenced to life
! Imprisonment in the penitentiary The
motion was filed by Knights attorney,
! William Pease, Esq. knight is the man
who was charged with holding another
| negro on Christmas night, while an un-
known man cut him to death.
The question of the caveat to the last
codicil of the will of Robert Mcintyre
will come up before Judge Falligant to-
| day Judge Ferrill, in the court of ordi-
| nary, decided favorably to the caveators
| and the executors of the will for the
| estate appealed from hiss decision to the
superior court.
In the court of ordinary yesterday L. T.
| Doyle and NJ. J. OLeary qualified as
| temporary administrators on the estate
| of Andrew Mccormick and filed applica-
| ton for permanent letters.
Letters of guardianship on the person
| and property of Eleanor Pacetti and 9TH
| ers, minors, were granted to Dora Smith
In the city court Joseph Gordon was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $40 and costs or
| spend twelve months on. the poor farm
| for larceny from the house. LRlrris
| Burns was fined IS or sentenced to Three
| months on the same charge.
Robert Williams was given fine of so
| or three months for vagrancy and Hem
| ry Bright got $40 or six months for the
| same offense.
John Nelson, found guilty of larceny
| from the house, was sentenced to pay a
fine of $25 and costs or to spend twelve
months on the chain-gang.
In the city court in the case of Harriet
| H. Burch against Alice Smith and Mary
| Bandy judgment for $53667 principal and
| interest was rendered in the plaintiff S