The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
GOT THEIR PROPERTY BACK.
LIBERIAN MIGRATION co. AGENTS
SWINDLE DEFEATED.

Judge Galloway Orders That the
Transfers of Property by DeIuded
Negroes to j. w. Masters Partner
BE Cancelled and That the Prop
erty BE Restored to the Owners.
The title to their property was restored
to three negroes by Judge Galloway in the
superior court yesterday.
The career of ]. W. Masters, the slick
agent of the International Migration Com
pany, who filed so many Savannah negroes
with the idea that by going to Africa they
could live without work, is we'll remem-
bered here, especially among the colored
population.
Among other things Masters did he sue
ceeded in inducing several negroes, who
had by saving their earnings from year
to year. accumulated small properties, to
place them in his hands. Daniel Chandler,
David Murchison and Charles Baker were
persuaded to give power Of attorney to
Rosa V. Wilson of Oakland, Ill., for the
purpose of disposing of their property.
Shortly afterwards Masters found it con-
venient to leave the city 1t was lucky
for the three men named that Masters
fraudulent tranactions made it necessary
for him to depart so soon, otherwise
their property would have doubtless been
safely transferred into other hands
The negroes named secured the services
| of Lester & Ravenel and injunction pro-
ceedings were instituted to prevent the
clerk of the superior court from giving
| deeds of the property to Masters or Rosa
V. Wilson, or any one else to whom they
might transfer the property. The injunc-
ton was granted
Judge Galloway instructed the jury in the
| case yesterday to find that the transfers
were made to Rosa V. Wilson and Masters
| without consideration, that they be per-
petually enjoined from asserting any
right or title to the property and that
the transfers be cancelled as well as the
power of attorney.
Edward j. McSweeny filed a suit in the
city court yesterday for 5000 damages
against George c. Sutciffs and James
7 Fahey. on account of injuries sustained
| by carelessness on their part, he claims
while engaged in raising the Austrian
| bark Rosenius on Oct IA last. The plain
| tiff states that his leg was caught in the
| blight of cable, his leg broken and he
| do III ecu ONtIDOdTu ana nearly crown
| ed. He was rescued and taken to the St
| Joseph's Infirmary where he remained
| until Jan. u, 1897. The plaintiff states that
his injured leg is shorter than the other,
that he has suffered excruciatng pains
and he is incapacitated from pursuing his
| avocation as an able seaman.
Some time was occupied in the city
| court in the afternoon in hearing the
| case of j. P. Paris vs.. NJ. L. Lilieuthal,
! suit of bail in troVer for the recovery of
| property. Paris is a Greek and keeps a
| fruit stand as a matter of course Some
time ago he bought out rival fruit stand
| about two blocks away. The party whom
| he bought out was in debt to the Savan-
| nah Grocery Company, which levied an
| attachment upon the goods. The levy
| was served by Constable Lilienthal and
! the goods taken possession of. Paris en-
| tered suit for the recovery of the stock.
| There were a number of witnesses to be
| heard, which caused the case to go over
to this morning. Paris is represented by
| H. E. Wilson and w. F. Slater, and Con-
| stable Lilienthal and the Savannah Gro
! Gerry Company by Barrow & Osborne. The
| latter are endeavorng to show that the
| sale to Paris was not bona hde sale.
In the city court the session was chiefly
taken up with criminal business. Bertha
Rogers, charged with assault and battery,
/
| ceny, pleaded guilty, and was fined $25 or
twelve months on chain-gang; A. Jen-
| kins, larceny from the house, was found
| guilty and fined $25 or twelve months on
the gang. James and Ida Bernstein for
| larceny from the house, were found
| guilty, and sentenced to pay fines of S25
each or spend twelve months on the gang.
! George Emo, charged with larceny from
the house, was acquitted; Florence Thorn
as, assault and battery, was acquitted;
| Phoena Bacon, larceny from the house;
| Lila Green, assault and battery; Mary
| Jane Harris, assault and battery, and
Mayhem Screven, charged with malicious
mischief. Henry Pigford, for carrying
| concealed weapons, was fined $40 and costs
or to spend six months on the gang. Il.
Pevey, for the same offense, was fined $40
and costs.
| A writ of error was granted to the COM
missioners of turnpike, Messrs. w. I.
O'Brien, r. j. Davis and Joseph Hull, in
the superior court, on their appeal to the
supreme court against the decision of the
superior court sustaining the demurrer of
the Vernon Shell Road Company to the
| petition of the commissioners to have the
| charter of the company annulled, or to
| compel it to put the she'll road in such
| condition that it can be comfortably trav-
| eled over.
a verdict for S5i.66 was given r. J. Ken
nedy against w. A. Dayton, together with
interest from Dec. O. 1896. The suit was for
a uniform furnished Mr.. Dayton by Mr.
| Kennedy.
COLDER WEATHER TO FOLLOW,