The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
THE DEVIL STOOD BEHIND HIM.
Sandy Grants Excuse For Breaking
Into MyersOn's Store.

Into MyersOn's Store.
Recorder Hartrdge found a number
of cases awaiting his disposal as he sank
into his judicial chair yesterday morning,
and he at once proceeded with the dis
pensation of justice.
Sandy Grant was the first luckless
wight to face his honor, but Sandy's Of
tense was too fragrant for the Jurisdiction
of the recorder, and he was turned over
to the superior court. Sandy is the young
hopeful who took nine odd shoes from
Myerson's shoe store window two or three
nights ago after having smashed the
glass. When Chief McDermott questioned
him as to his motives in committing the
burglary, Sandy replied that he didn't
know, but that he just had to do it, He
said he saw the shoes there, and the devil
got into him and made him take them, he
reckoned.
Wadley Higgins, of the genus hobo
Niger, was sent to the poor farm for
thirty days for the indulgence of his nat
ural propensity to do nothing.
Lizzie Phinizee colored, got $40 or TWEEN
ty days, and her companion, Kate Smith,
got off on the charge of being drunk and
disorderly in a house on Charlton street.
Minis Gailliard, colored, and Barney
Lynch got into difficulty when they be-
gan to use their fists, and a greater one
when they appeared before the recorder,
on charge of fighting His honor said
S. or ten days.
The case against Jerome Conley for
threatening to strike ]. w. Mcfarland at
the office of the Savannah Traction Com
pany, was continued, the construction put
upon this offense on the docket being dis
orderly conduct.
I,a rrftr . nil, fe
complaint against Charles Harvey for be.
ing drunk and disorderly in the witness
barroom, and the case was dismissed
Five women formed a semi-circle in
front of the recorder and awaited his
pleasure on the charge of cursing and
abusing Lizzie Crosby in the street Liz
Zie herself was among them, but she had
not expected to be. The investigation
showed, however that she was also to
blame, and she got a fine imposed, as
well as Lena Grower and Iveny Ponder.
Five dollars or ten days was what this
fine was placed at, but Lena and Iveny
had SO, so their fines were reduced to that
figure. Belle Turner and jamie Butler
were discharged.
Swan Swanson and Oscar Williams were
up on the charge of assaulting and beat
ing w. f. Fallon in a house on River
street Both got fines imposed, Swan
sons being 50 or five days and Williams
SlO or HIteen Gays. ration was not JuQBeQ
entirely free from blame, and he, too, was
fined SO or five days, but this was after
ward RENTED.
w ]. O'Leary, for breaking open the
door of Jennie Busby's house and cursing
her, was fined s. or ten days.
OF the cases upon the information
docket, ]. II. A. Willie was fined 81 or three
days for allowing his horse to run az
large on the pavement
The case against the manager of the
Savannah Traction Company for having
a pile of crosstes on Duffy street, near
West Broad, without a light on it at night,
was continued.
Summons had not sheen served on Made
line Lawson for cursing and abusing Flor
ence Beaseley In her home at No. 65S Bay
street. west, and the case was continued
Sing Long, Sam Wang. Charlie Wong
and Ching Him. natives of China, as their
names indicate, were up for running hand
laundry shops without the necessary
licenses. The Celectals professed a de-
sire to provide themselves with the
license. so a fine of $96 or thirty days in
each case was suspended until they could
get them.
The case against Thomas Jolly for as
saulting and heating Christiola Gray was
continued the latter not having been serv-
ed as the witness