The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
A LONG WEEK IN LIBERTY.
An ADJOURNED TERM FOUND NEG
ESSARY FOR THE BUSINESS.

RecOnvene There in December
Eighteen Indictments Found in
Criminal Cases-A New Company
Incorporated Here-A Cow Case
Brought Up on CertiOrRri.
1t will require another week to transact
the superior court business in Liberty
county, and when he left Hinesville Friday
Judge Robert Faligant announced he
would return there for the purpose of re-
Stunning the business of the court the sec
ond week in December
The Liberty superior court docket is
quite a large one, and there were many
cases demanding attention which could not
be disposed of during the week just closed
on account of a lack of time
Mr.. David c. Barrow, Jr., represented the
solicitor general at Liberty court and dis
posed of three criminal cases in all of
which convictions were secured. Lucius
Pray, charged with burglary, got one year
in the penitentiary, and Simon Monroe and
William Harrell, charged with cattle steal
ing, were each given two years. In addi-
ton to this eighteen indictments in crmi-
nal cases, such as burglary, cattle steal
ing, larceny, and assault with intent to
murder were secured, but on account of
the distances at which the witnesses lived,
and on account of the fact that some of
the parties indicted had not been arrested
1t was impossible to try these cases during
the week. The grand jury did not adjourn
but held over for the adjourned session of
the court in December, at which time all
of these criminal cases will be disposed of
Judge Falligant disposed of large
amount of civil business, among the cases
being one of the rice field damage suits
which are famous upon the Liberty county
docket. These are suits brought by ne,
groes against the Florida Central and Pc
nnsular railroad for damages to their
little rice fields at the time the road was
being built through the county. 1t is
said there are 125 of them upon the docket
1t takes about two days to try each one
of these cases. and while many of them
are similar, there are different classes of
them. In this case the verdict was for
the defendant, the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad Company, no dam
ages being awarded. About half a dozen
of these cases have been disposed of so
far, and in only one of them was the
verdict for the Plaintiff. Unless the par
IeS at interest ger lOSelntF ana Sellle
these suits, there is no telling when this
large amount of litigation on one subject
will be finally disposed of.
Judge Faligant and a number of Sa-
vannah lawyers interested in cases there,
will leave the city this afternoon for Da-
rien, where the fall term of the superior
court for Mcintosh county will open to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. There is
considerable business also in Mcintosh
county, and Judge Falligant says if it is
WferaN
to Saturday night, and return home Sun
day morning. Several of the lawyers, who
have cases there, however are inclined
to make trips to Atlanta, it seems on
political missions, and it may be that
some of the court business will have to
go over on this account.
Judge Falligant found some little bust
ness awaiting his attention in the superior
court here on his return yesterday.
An order of incorporation was granted
to the Neal-Millard Company. The in
corporators are Messrs b. B. Neal and F.
P. Willard, who have formed a copartncr-
ship to do a business in paints, oils var
nishes, sash, doors, blinds, hardware and
other building material at Bay and Whit
aker streets. The paid in capital stock
will be $500 with the privilege of increas-
ing it to $4,000.
certiorari was ordered in the case of
Pnckney arrested three cows belonging to
Monroe, the animals having been found at
large upon his place. Monroe took out
possessory warrant in the justice court of
Justice Cleary, who awarded him the pos
session of the cows. Pinckney claimed he
had a perfect right to arrest and impound
the animals under the no fence law as
they were damaging his crops. He, there
fore, holds that the decision of the justice
court was wrong, and that he is entitled
Ia
Judge Falligant granted a certiorari In the
case, and it will be heard before the SUI
perior court.
P. B. Springer was granted an order con-
frning his purchase as the guardian of
the minor children of Charles A. jacob
son of 100 shares of the capital stock of
the Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company al sos per share or total
of $500 The guardian purchased the
stock for his wards without first secur>
ing an order of court. and when he dis
covered the purchase was illegal, he took
the matter before Judge Faligant who
when the circumstances were explained,
readily granted an order confirming his ac-
ton.
Mr.. John NJ. Hogan was reappointed a
commercial notary public by Judge Falli-
giant.
In the court of ordinary yesterday p B.
Springer filed his resignation as the guar
dian of the minor children of Charles A.
\ Jacobson and a new guardian will be ap-
pointed Dec. g.
q. Fl, Remshart and D. Y. Dancy exec
utors of the will of Henry r. Remshart
and as guardians of Louise H. and Julia
W. Remshart, minors, filed an application
Tor leave 20 employ an agent to collect
rents. The petition was granted.
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The Morning News is well pleased with
the improvements lately made by its near
est neighbors In front is the new and
substantial building of Messrs. Smith
Bros, wholesale grocers, just finished. 1t
Is quite improvement to the structure
destroyed by fire last summer The build
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