The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
SING HOP QUICKLY ACQUITTED.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH
INTENT TO MURDER.

His AssriIants said to Have Gone
Into His Place 10 Attack and Rob
Him-If That Was True the Court
Charged He Even Had the Right 10
Kill Him-The Chinese Colony I'm
COurt-A Receiver Appointed For
John o. Smiths PrOperty-Busi-
ness in the Court of Ordinary.
About half Of Savannahs Chinatown
population spent the afternoon in the SUI
perior court room yesterday to witness the
trial Of Sing Hop, charged with assault
with intent to murder George Kilroy.
Sing Hop is about as inoffensive looking
Chinaman as could possible be found,
and when it comes to making an assault
on any one a Chinaman is generally inof-
fensive. Judging from mis- appearance he
would walk around a block rather than
tread on a harmless flea. But George Kill
roy charged that Sing Hop had assaulted
him with Ratchet last June on certain
particular night, and he was there with
several witnesses to endeavor to make
out a case.
1t was shown pretty well, to the salts
faction Of the jury, that Kilroy, a party
named Haar and negro had entered Sing
Hops place on the night in question, and
two of them walked back into his bed
room. One Of them demanded an opium
pipe, and another. it is said, asked him
where he kept his money. This precipitat-
ed a row, and Klroy started at Sing Hop
with a chair Whereupon Sing picked up a
Ratchet and cut him with It. Sing and
one Of the other Cinnamon in the place
were all the time crying murder and try
ing to get outside. When one of them got
a DOliCpman however
man arrested Sing Hop instead of arrest
ing kilroy. One of the Chinamens expla-
nation as to how Sing Hop cried murder
in Chinese produced considerable laugh
ter in the court room.
As Sing Hop could not speak English,
he had to make his statement through
Chinese interpreter He gave substantially
the story as given above and added be-
sides that one of the parties went into his
trunk and took out s.. it looked like
clear case OF persecution rather than any
thing else. 1t was shown that Kilroy who
was arrested with another party named
Levy, was fined 500 or sentenced to spend
six months in jail, for the crime of lar
ceny from the person committed in 1895.
Judge Falligant charged the jury that
If these parties went into Sing Hops place
and made an assault upon him, he had
perfect right to meet that assault and
chat il they attempted to rob him he even
had the right to kin them. The evidence
was so clearly in Sing Hops favor that
the jury was not out more than the time
II takes to Sign a verdict of not guilty.
Sing felt very grateful when he learned
through the interpreter that he could so.
He was defended by Messrs SeabroOk g.
Morgan. Mr. Seabrook appearing
Jas. Bacon was tried for the burglary Of
the house OF Sam Bryan on Oct. 10, but
was found not guilty and released.
Wesley Hall was convicted of assault
with intent to murder Pete Solomons, ne
having shot him In the chin just as he
was entering a dance hall a little more
than a month ago. Being recommended 20
the extreme mercy of the court he was
nsr1 "A hn =
tertiary His attorney Mr.. w. f. Slater,
gave notice of motion for new trial.
In the Injunction and receivership suit
OF Francis j. Champion, against John q.
Smith, Judge Fallgant yesterday render
ed his decision upon the argument tnat
was submitted Feb. g. appointing Joseph
E. Fulton receiver, by consent of both
parties to the litigation.
The receiver is directed to take posses
sion of the property of the defendant, and
to make such repairs on it as are nee
essary first obtaining the cost Of making
such repairs. He IS also directed to keep
up the insurance on the property, and to
see at once that 1t is all right. As soon
as all the houses are put in good order,
the receiver is directed to let them out
to good tenants, and to hold the proceeds
subject to the orders of the court The
defendant is restrained from all inter-
ference with the property.
In the city court yesterday John Stei-
gers who was charged with larceny after
trust was permitted to plead guilty TO
misdemeanor, and was sentenced TO paw
a fine of $40, or serve three months on the
chain-gang. -
The suit of Mrs. Frederika Winter
against the Savannah Brewing company
was dismissed from the docket.
In the court of ordinary yesterday tenn
Dorary letters of administration on the
estate of Augusta d. Kaiser We're granted
to j. r Brooks, county administrator.
Capt Brooks afterward resigned as adj
ministrator, and the heirs selected James
c. Cope. A petition for permanent let
ters of administration was filed In the
same case. The court has also granted
an order allowing Kaiser's business to be
continued.
The will of Plenty Ancrum was filed.
Silas Ancram was appointed executor.
Cecilia S. Abrahams filed new bond as
trustee for Edmond II. Abrahams under
the will of Rebecca ID. Fulton.
Walter c. Hartridge applied for tenn
porary letters of administration on the es-
tate of William 3. Hartridge.
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