The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
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NJ. G. AND A. CASE TODAY.
The March Term and the Interesting
Cases 1T viii Bring Up.

Cases 1t Will Bring Up.
The March term of the superior court
begins at 10 O'Clock this morning, and the
dockets, criminal and civil, accounts of
which have been given in the Morning
News, are such as will make the term an
interesting one throughout.
The first thing in hand Will be the swear
ing in of the grand jury. About forty
whose names were drawn from the grand
jury box have been summoned, and from
these the requisite twenty-three will be
chosen. After the oath has been admin
istered Judge Falligant Will deliver the
charge, and the new grand jury will
enter upon its work of considering Grim
inal matters, there being several cases
for It's consideration at once. One or two
of these cases will no doubt be quite in
terestng, and the action of the grand
jury will be awaited with interest. One
of these cases will be thas of Dr. A A.
Morrison, Samuel Samson, the prosecutor
having stated that the case was before
the courts, and that he would go before
the grand jury.
The next matter to be taken M Is the
assignment of criminal end civil cases for
trial during the term. 1t happens that
the term is very short one, and vet
there is a great deal of work to be done
There will be only two months of court
work in the session, as the month of May
probably be given UP entirely as is US
ually the case, to the criminal docket,
and there is pretty near enough work on
1t, If not more than enough, to take up
the entire month and a part of April. too
Solicitor General Osborne has six muir
der cases for trial during the term, and
motions for new trial to argue in four
other murder cases, besides which there
are some fifteen or twenty assault. with
intent to murder cases, and several
larceny, burglary and forgery cases, all
of which take UP considerable time in
their trial.
Judge Galloway of, the Augusta circuit
VIII be here sone time next week to pre-
side when the Major Lee case is called
up, this being the case in which Judge
Falligant is disqualified, because of the
fact that he defended Lee on his first
trial for murder. The Morning News has
given an exclusive account of this inter
esting case in which Lee, who was con-
victed of murder, with a recommendation
has been in the penitentiary fifteen years,
without having had the new trial which
was granted him by the supreme court.
The case win be disposed of, one way or
another, at this term, but how, remains
as yet to- be seen. Mr.. d. r. Grower,
who aided the prosecution, has been writ
ten with regard to it, but he has not yet
| been heard from as to whether he will
prosecute the case when it is called up
| again. Unless the evidence necessary can
| be secured, 1t may be that the indictment
will be nolle pressed and Lee released.
Following the assignment of cases this
| morning, the arguments in the case of l..
| ]. Guilmartin and others against the
Middl 3 Georgia and Atlantic railroad and
! the Central of Georgia Railway Company
| will be taken up. There are some very
| interesting points involved in this pro-
ceedl Ing, and its progress will be watched
| WITH interest in railroad circles. In the
/ bill the bondholders of the Eatonton
| Brench railroad, whose bonds were in
dorsed by the Middle Georgia and Allan
tic seek to have the bonds to be paid by
| the Central for the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic property held together in trust
asl security for their bonds in place of the
| property which has passed out of the
Hands of the former owners. and into the
| hands Of the Central. 1t is a sort of sub
stituton of security that they are after
| The case was taken up on Saturday. but
| further argument was postponed until
| this morning at y o'clock.
Tomorrow will be divorce day, wher
couples weary Of life together win be giver
! an opportunity to explain to the jury why
| their marriage contracts should be legally
| broken. 1t is likely that ten or dozen di
1 vorces will be granted there being tha
many or more on the docket, in which nC
contest is being made. There are one OF
| two divorce suits in which answers and
demurrer'i have been filed by the defend
ants, and they may be right interesting
| Most OF the parties seeking divorce are col
ored.
Following divorce day, work will begir
| regularly on the criminal docket, and car
ried right along The civil. business O.
the court will in all probability, have tS
take its chances with the month Of April.