The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-03
SAYS HE is UNABLE TO PAY.
Simon GRzan In n Bad Fix for Sell
ing Lottery Tickets.

Simon Gazan pleaded guilty before
Judge Thomas NJ. Norwood, in the city
court, yesterday to three charges IN three
separate bills Of Indictment, two of them
charging him with selling lottery tickets,
of the out OF town lotteries, and another
charging him with selling policy lottery
tickets.
Under the first indictments Judge Nor
wood sentenced him in each case to pay
a fine OF $3.50 and costs or to spend six
months In Jail. Under the indictments for
selling policy lottery tickets he was SEN
fenced to serve six months on the chain
gang, but on consideration of the matter
Judge Norwood suspended this sentence
until the further order of the court, or
pending good behavior.
This leaves the defendant with fines of
$500 and costs against him, which Judge
Norwood gave him until Monday, April
y, at 10 O'Clock a. m. to pay. Until that
tine he is still under bond, the same as
given Tor his appearance. Mr. Gazan, it
Is said, stated to some of his friends that
he was unable to pay the money, and did
not know what he would do in the matter.
There is no doubt, however, that he will
make every effort to secure it and settle
the fines.
Lawrence Myers pleaded guilty to the
charge of keeping a gaming house, and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50 and
costs, which was paid.
w o. Flood and Sam McIntire, the
sneak thieves arrested a few days ago
for stealing lot of money clothing and
other stuff from the house OF Mrs. Zitt-
rouer, the property of r. L. ROckhll and
j. b. Leak, pleaded guilty before Judge
Norwood n
the house. Flood, who was recently re-
leased from the penitentiary, was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs, or
spend twelve months on the chain-gang,
while McIptire was sentenced to pay
fine of $25 and costs, or spend six months
on the gang, this being his first offense.
Tiny Butler was before Judge Norwood
on the charge of the larceny from the
house of a sack of rice belonging to w. S.
Pemberton. Butler was recently tried in
the superior court on a charge of stealing
two small hogs, but was readily acquitted
by the jury, 1t appearing that the prose-
cution was in no wise justified He was
after his acQuittal held under this war
rant charging him with stealing rice.
Judge Norwood made his sentence $50 and
costs, a somewhat larger fine than is us
ually imposed in these cases, or ten
months on the chain-gang, two months
being deducted on account of the fact
time.
Louis Small was sentenced to pay fine
of $25 or spend twelve months on the chain
gang for the larceny of a pair of corsets
and a sack from Charley Clark.
Ernest CODY was sentenced to pay fine
of $40 or serve six months on the chain
gang for the larceny of one chair from
the house of Mrs. ]. J. Grass.
Margaret Holt was sentenced to pay
fine of 50 and costs or spend two months
on the chain-gang for assaultng and beat
ing Annie Cuspert.
Louis Green was sentenced to pay a fine
of $25 or serve twelve months on the
chain-gaug for the larceny of two chick
ems from the house of Thomas Grant.
John Carter was sentenced to pay a
fine of $40 or spend six months on the
chain-gang for the larceny of a pistol and
$3.50 in money from the house of John
Bohan.
Bob Hughes was sentenced to pay fine
of $40 or spend three months on the chain
gang for a breach of good behavior, ours
ing and abusing j. II. Conley, but the SEN
tence was suspended until the further or
der of the court