The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-31
TWO NOTORIOUS THIEVES.
,,ncE FALILGAXT GIVES THEM
FIVE YEARS APIECE.

p+,-.rs and william Baker Plead
entity to Breaking Into and ROD
,.,,,-a f. C. and Il. Railroad Car.
r,,o Murder TrinI Assigned Tor
nus wcek-superiOr Court Jurors
- Are wanted Tomorrow.
ID. and Accounts of p. Tuberdy
ordered Turned Over to d. a Iu-
berdy.
H.. r,i,-ars and William Baker, the two
nous aIl-round thieves, whose spe-
IL, has been railroad robberies, plead
s--,;Irv in the superior court yesterday
leaking into and robbing Florida
81 and Peninsular railroad car on
>-o, a. 1896. and each was sentenced by
1,1,s Faligant to spend five years in the
penitenuary.
pirers and Baker, but especially Rivers,
said TO be wanted in two or three
s+otes for similar crimes, and the chances
thar they will find other terms before
.s.r, vhen they have finished the nNe-
,..,r sentences just put upon them.
,r,o crime of these two negroes consisted
.+oalfng from the car after they had
hrol,sn into it, trunk, valise, lot
oiothing and a lot of bric-a-brac and
i.,yelrv Baker was easily captured, but
riyers was a desperate criminal, and
.,,da his escape from Detectives Godbold
,,1 K,Iev half clad. He was finally cap
rod in south Carolina and brought back
- Savannah. Both he and Baker were in
dicted BY the grand jury Friday and as
heir action shows, they pleaded guilty
90 soon thereafter as they could
This week will probably be an interest
inc one in the superior court. There are
orourler cases assigned for trial Monday
nj, Tuesday, and for that reason part of
the Jury, thirty-six in number, has been
dismissed by special notice, until direct
ID TO appear. The names of the jurors
,-,o are thus discharged appear in the
sascial notice column. All of the other
Iii Jurors who appeared in court last
Wednesday morning are directed TO be
rresent at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
inc. as there is a number OF minor felony
cases 10 be tired.
numbering POlcGnau N6VSs IDS DSSA as
signed for Wednesday, Feb, 8. The trial
v,orld have taken place a week ago, had
u not been for the fact that several i'm
Dortant witnesses for the defense were abb
cent in Bryan county, and the solicitor
general refused to admit their testimony
as taken on the former trial without be-
ing confronted by them. These witnesses
have since been summoned, and will be
here for the triai Wednesday.
trial 0f Patrick COnnOrs for the
murder of a negro in front of an Old Fort
barroom Christmas day, two years ago,
will take place Friday Feb. 5. The jury
failed to reach a verdict on the first trial
of the case. An effort was made to have
this trial postponed, but the court refused
TO allow il. Several other murder trials
will take place during the month of Feb
ruary.
In the matter of the Bay State Shoe and
Leather Company, against p. Tuberdy
and D. A. Tuberdy, the questions at issue
having been settled between D. A. Tuber-
dy and the plaintiffs, the case was ordered
settled with regard to him, and the tenn
porary receiver, Sheriff John T. Roman,
who has had charge Of the books and &C
counts of p. Tuberdy, was ordered to turn
them over to D. A. Tuberdy. This action
was taken without prejudice to any of the
rights Of the Plaintiff as against the other
defendant
The February term of the city court will
begin tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
ana Judge Norwood will then make the as
slsnments of cases for trial during the
term. There are many important cases on
the docket, and almost every law firm in
me city Is interested. II is likely there
iore that pretty near every law firm will
nave representative present tomorrow
morning when the assignments are made.
lae grand jury of the city court will also
meet tomorrow and attend to several
cases which are to come before it.
unique case, involving the question of
naolhty for baggage, decided by Judge
9peer' IN the United States court last
week IN the case of Thomas b. Cooper,
HlerEenor- against the Central railroad,
WI oe OF interest to all railroads and
transfer agents.
Inc evidence showed that Mr. Cooper
purchased a ticket at Augusta for Oliver
Sne id'lroad ticket agent at Augusta re-
-useu 70 sell him a ticket to Savannah
WIN the privilege of stopping over at Oh
iNeL as ne wished to do, his home being
IN savannah. He proceeded on to oliver
any %,u stopped over there for the night, leav-
i's MS baggage in the warehouse, and
"urIhs That night the warehouse with it's
5Ioyed by fire. The railroad company en-
.lForea TO show that it was only a ware
nousehan and not a common carrier under
le idc's and the law, the intervenor con-
,engIng on the other hand that the rail-
toau was a commop carrier, and therefore
, 'o'u Ie 10 extraordinary diligence as insur-
S, OIL the baggage.
uaster OF Chancery George w. Owens,
in %Snolh Inc case was referred, reported
, 40 saFoI OF the intervenor. The railroad
,"CepIed to the finding of the master. but
ase Speer sustained the masters re-
p ~ y, b. Whatley. Esq, represented the
,,o leiyenor' while the railroad company
was Gas represented by Messrs. Lawton &
a. mr. Howard II. Germany was reappoint-
III a. commercial notary public by Judge
"'Asant yesterday.
9uporary letters of administration on
,.r estate of Martha Washington were
ri'l'eu TO William Pease in the court of
an j.. Brooks, county administrator. filed
t'or 'pplcation for letters Of administra-
'' oH the estate of Anastasia Carroll.
FIRE AT AMERICAS.