The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-09
EDWARDS BOND FORFEITED.
Laborer Sues the yenabIe Con.
struction Co. for $1,000.

Laborer Sues the VenabIe Con-
struction Co. for $1,000.
The bond of John H. Edwards was de-
clared forfeited in the Superior Court
yesterday, and his surety will now have
to come forward and pay into the regis
try the sum of $500.
Edwards was indicted al, the June term
of the Superior Court on a charge of lar
ceny after trust, the charge having been
brought against him by the firm of Grid
wood e. Cliff. 1t, was claimed that they
intrusted him with the sum of $543S in
money, which he appropriated to his own
use.
Edwards failed to put in his appearance
at the December term of the court, at the
time his case was assigned, and a rule
nisi was taken on his bond. A copy of
this was served on his bondsman, John
c. Stephens, and an effort was made to
ind Edwards, but he had disappeared
from view. 1t is believed now that he has
skipped and left his bondsman to bear the
burden.
To-day will be divorce day in the Su-
perior Court, and there are some thirty
or more cases on the docket. 1t is expect
ed that half of these or more will be dis
posed OF at this term. Tomorrow the
court will take up the criminal business.
and the remainder of the month will be
devoted to it. 1t is expected that this will
be quite a lively term of court, though it
will be brief one.
James Glover filed suit in the City Court
against the Venable Construction Com
pany for 5000 damages for personal inju-
ries.
Glover was a laborer engaged in work
upon the government fortifications on Ty-
bee, which is being built by the defend
ant company. He claims that on Oct Is
last while engaged at work there he was
ordered by foreman named Cfumper to
go under car and loosen bolt AS he
was engaged in this work, he states, the
foreman got inside the car and began to
stamp on the car doors causing the me-
chanism to which he had attached a
wrench, to revolve so rapidly that a blow
from it in his abdomen caused a rupture,
tearing clear through the flesh. Glover
asserts that this accident has disabled him
entirely so that he will not again be fit
for work. For this reason he claims 5000
damages.
T. ]. Sheftall, sheriff of the City Court.
for the use of the Standard Building and
1Odu ASSOCIATION Oh montgomery, Ala.
filed a suit in the City Court against
Schley B. Fennell.
The petition alleges that piece of prop
erty, formerly belonging to William e.
Fennell sold under a judgment in favor of
the association by Sheriff Sheftail, was
bought in by the defendant for $3.50 The
defendant, it is stated, failed 10 comply
with the terms of the sale, and the prop
erty had to be put up at auction the sec
ond time, bringing only $40. 1t is claimed.
therefore, that the defendant is indebted
to the association in the sumo of $251. on,
the difference between the amount he bid
and the amount finally received for the
property with the costs added
The same state of facts is presented with
regard to another piece of property this
having been bid in by Schley b. FennelI
for $500. 1t is said he failed TO comply with
the terms of the purchase, and the prop
erty, when put up again, brought only S2iO.
On this account it is alleged that he owes
the association the difference, including
costs, amounting TO $4O2.5S.
In the Court of Ordinary letters dismiss
sorry were granted to John j. Higgins,
administrator of the estate of Sabina
Higgins.
The Ordinary has received twenty-one
copies of the Georgia laws passed by the
legislature of 1897 which are now ready for
distribution to the magistrates and those
who are entitled to receive them.