The morning news., 1897-08-17
POLICY PLAYERS PULLED.
GRAND JURY INDICTs 4 DOZEN OF
THE DARING DARKIEs.

General Raid on the Gambling
Houses May Ensue-SOn Suing His
Father For the Recovery of Prop
erty-Otber News Gathered From
the Courts Yesterday.
The grand jury of the city court fred
a volley against the policy lottery gang
| yesterday to the tune of '4-11-44"
20 "A big handful of indictments We're
| brought against darkies charged with
drumming up the lottery business in the
city yesterday, and the grand jury has
not finished with the business yet.
When Judge Norwood called the term
of the court to order some time ago, he
made strong charge to the grand jury,
urging the members to look
well into the rumors that
| gambling was being carried on
in every conceivable way in the city of
Savannah and called upon them to pros
ecute the violators of the law without re-
straint The grand jury yesterday after
noon reported the following names as be-
| ing associated with the lottery business
in Savannah, known as policy" among
the negroes: Patterson Darsey, Frank
Evans, Joe Whitfield, Bob Black, win
Mauer, Jim Barron, Joe Gridiron, Tep
Kirkland, Gabe Ash, S. Reynolds, Dave
Nix and Malachi Mitchell.
1t is pretty generally known that the
policy game has recently been revived in
the city on all sides, and that the shops
are numerous where the tickets are sold
and the plays with the big wheel of for
tune made. 1t is always difficult to get at
the guilty parties in such games for the
reason that it is no easy task to extract
from witnesses the names of the parties,
who carry on the gambling places. Never
| theless, the grand juries seem TO be de-
termined now to investigate thoroughly
the vice of gambling, as it may be prevail
ing in the city, and it is believed that
the grand jury of the superior court will
have some indictments to be handed down
as well as those already returned by the
grand jury OF the city court
The game of policy is carried on almost
exclusively among the negroes, and at
times the vice becomes so prevalent as to
interfere with the work of servants at the
various residences where they are employ
ed, 1t having been reported several times
that servants entrusted with small change
with which to go out and make purchases
for the house will spend the change left
they were instructed to purchase and
place the money on the game policy.
The negroes of the city go wild over the
game periodically, ana spend all of their
wages on it in small amounts at a time
The game is played with combination
numbers, as is wen known. The darkies
who can dream of numbers in their sleep
are mascotts in the game, for it is CON
sidered a "sho' thing" to dream of certain
numbers and play them the next day on
the policy wheel
1t is said by the officers. who have been
| investigating the affair, that there are per-
haps more policy shops in the city now
than there have ever been at any one
time before. The courts are periodically
overrun with charges against negroes for
running the game, but there has been a
| lull in the courts recently, and it is said
| that the game has been running high on
| all sides behind closed doors. Nearly all
| Of the places have been spotted. it is said.
and the grand juries of both courts hav-
| ing been particularly charged to investi-
! gate the rumors of the prevalence Of
gambling are going to make a determined
| effort to rid the city of this vice
The grand jury of the city court brought
| indictments against several druggists yes
| terday, the same being the cases already
| reported in the Morning News as having
/ been brought al the direction Of the Geor-
| gia state board Of pharmacy. The charges
are that the druggists have been violating
| the regulations of the state board
| The case of p. Bourquin VS.. G. Bourouin
son against father-was continued in
| the superior court yesterday, aud held the
! attention of Judge Falligant and a Jury
! all day. The evidence was all taken and
! the attorneys made their arguments which
/ We're lengthy and exhaustive Messrs. A.
| c. Wright and Joseph A. Cronk represent
/ ed the father and Mr.. George w. Owens
| represented the son. The Judge will
charge the jury this morning, aud the case
viii rest for a settlement. The case has
/ been on trial once before i'm the court the
| result being a mistrial The son is suing
| the father for some property which IL
| seems was purchased when he was a
| small child. The young man went out
/ west for number OF years, and when he
returned, brought suit to recover the
property which the father had made use
! of as though il would never be claimed
| by the son.
In the case of Smith brothers against
w. Z. Byrd ana II. A. Smith. claimants.
! the attachment and levy were dismissed
/ yesterday by petition of the plaintiff
! Lulu S. King was granted temporary
alimony in the superior court yesterday.
amounting to 81 per month.
Mary Angelo, colored is suing
the Brush Electric Light and
Power Company and Che city
OF Savannah. The case was up for a hear
| ing IN the city court yesterday. and the
| evidence was taken 10y which IL seems the
plaintiff hopes 10 recover damages for in
! iuries said 20 have been received by fall
! caused by being tripped ina the wires Of
/ the electric company which had been lcft
/ looped around q post in the street "a IS
| claimed that the wires were lying on the
/ ground at the foot Of the post. ana that
/ the piaIntn stepped into the net-wor, and
/ fell, thereby sustaining serious and pcrma-
! nent Injuries. She also sues the city for
/ allowing che electric company TO let the
/ wires be- ON the ground In such a way as
20 cndangcr the footmen ou The sidewalks
and the streets.
The divorce case of Anna Poythrsss
against W. j. poythress, is booked for
the superior court tomorrow.
/ The return of JUDGE Tfntnptoe frerrtlt