The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-27
WAS AFTER THE PAwNBROKER.
Mr.. j. G. Butler wanted Him Brought
Up for Receiving stolen Goods.

Up LOT ItccelNInk StOlen OOOuss
Judge T. M Norwood had sort of a
field day in the city court yesterday. The
| chain-gang was recruited to a large ex-
tent, and few of those who appeared before
him charged with various misdemeanors
! escaped punishment.
The case of Cleveland, the insurance
swindler so-called who is charged with
having secured money on false promises
to deliver insurance policies, was not tried,
as was expected. Cleveland has secured
Mr.. W. F. Slater to represent him and VIII
demand indictment and trial by jury.
One of the most interesting cases was
that of r. d. Thompson, formerly porter
at the store of Mr.. John G.. Butler, and
Dora Gilyard, both of whom We're charged
under two accusations, with having stolen
lots of paint brushes from Mr.. Buffers
store Both of them were convicted on a
similar charge two weeks ago and sentenc-
ed to pay fines of $50 each or spend twelve
months on the chain-gang. 1t was found
out that they had been doing a system
attic thieving business and they were
brought in, tried and found guilty on the
other two charges. In each case Judge
Norwood sentenced each of them to spend
twelve months on the chain-gang or to pay
a fine of 500 and costs. That makes three
years that each of them will have to serve
the county in the capacity of convicts
1t appears that these paint brushes, or
large quantity of them, found their way
into the shop of a certain pawnbroker
Mr.. Butler being in court, said, calling the
paWnbrolSer by namel
I'm my opinion so-and-so ought to be
sent up, too, for receiving stolen goods"
But Mr.. So-apd-So is not on trial be-
fore this court" Judge Norwood remarked.
mot now, but he will be, If there is
a W IN m r
torted, and he minated that he would
endeayor to have the grand jury take cog
nizance of the matter9l
Another very interesting case that came
before the court was that of James Bras
WE'LL Charles Walker, Eddie Harris and
Mary Human. All of these defendants
were charged with simple larceny in three
cases. They We're charged with stealing
bicycle lamp from SigmSpd Berg,
black crush hat from Arthur Lucas and
a bicycle lamp from A. F. Peoples. Bras
we'll was considered the worst of the four
thieves and in each case was sentenced
to pay fine of $50 and costs or spend
twelve months on the chain-gang Charles
Walker and Mary Human were each SEN
fenced in each of the three cases to pay
a fine of $50 and costs or spend six months
ON the changing. Harris was found
guilty only in one case, and sentenced to
pay fine of $50 or serve six months.
caught for simple larceny and given a
sentence of SIX months on that charge,
was found also to be an escaped convict,
for which he was given another six
months, in addition to his former sentence
of twelve months, making about two years
that he now has to serve.
Horace Bryan, for asSaulting and beat
ing Henry Rivers was sentenced to pay
a fine of 81 or spend one month on the
gang. ..l-ega
John Wright, for. the simple larceny of
a pair of shoes from Kennedy & Meow
ern, was sentenced to pay fine of $40 or
spend six months on the chain-gang.
Maggie Lloyd, for the simple larceny of
three towels from Henrietta Page, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $40 or serve six
months on the gang
John Mack. for the simple larceny of 81 Is
from Clinton Ward, was sentenced to pay
a fine of $40 or spend twelve months on the
chain gang
William Thompson and Judge Crowder.
for the simple larceny of one door mat,
were sentenced to pay IS each or spend six
months on the poor farm.
William Patterson, for the simple larce-
ny of one Greek coin from Leo Marco, was
sentenced to pay fine of $25 and costs
or spend twelve months on the chain-gang
William tSwedenberg, for the simple lar
ceny of one bicycle. was sentenced to pay
a fine of $25 and costs or spend twelve
months on the chain-gang.
w. H. Lewis was sentenced to pay a fine
of So and costs or serve three months for
carrying a concealed weapon.
In the absence of Solicitor General w.
w. Osborne in Atlanta and of Mr.. David
Barrow in Mcintosh county, Mr.. f. NJ
Oliver was appointed solicitor general pro
tenn The record he made for the day
speaks for itself. there being only one
prisoner acquitted out of the entire lot
! who appeared for trial.