The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-09
LEES DISPUTE WITH HACKMAN
TRIED YESTERDAY FOR ASSAULT
WITH INTENT TO MURDER.

sauIted Jury StiII out With
Chances of a MistrinI-Criminal
business Concluded With the Ex-
ceptiOn of the Policy Lottery Pro-
prietOrs-One of Neil GiIdea's For
mer Singers Sued Him.
J. ]. Lee of Waycross was tried in the
Superior Court yesterday on the charge
of assault with intent to murder his vic
tim being Albert Washington, a negro
hackman, whom he shot as the result of
a quarrel over hack fare in front of the
Planters Hotel April p
Lee was represented by Hon. F. C. du-
Bignon. The state was represented by
Solicitor General Osborne.
Lee, It appears, engaged the hackman to
take him 10 first-class hotel, as he put
it. Washington first drove him to the
De Solo, then down Liberty street to a
boarding house, where he failed to get
room. Re then took him to the Planters
Hotel. For all Of this riding around,
which Lee said took about thirty-five
minutes, Washington charged $50. Lee
having some one in the hack with him
at the time He objected to paying this
amount, and the following morning there
was dispute over it.
During the dispute Lee claimed Wash
ington cursed him violently, and made a
threatening motion as if to draw wea-
pom from his hip pocket Lee then drew
his pistol and shot Washington. 1t was
thought the hackman would die at the
time, but he survived and was on hand
to tell his story In court
The attorneys for Lee based their case
on the plea of self-defense, and the ground
Of reasonable fears of an assault from
the hackman, who, it was claimed, made
a motion as if 20 draw weapon.
The jury in the case was composed Of
Daniel e. Purse, Jr., 2. J. OFT, VIM J.
Malloy, Abram S. Cohen. Michael O'Mara,
George Ebberwein, VIM. V. Brady. Allen
VI. Broom, l.. E. Arden Geo w Willy
IT. John j. Bourke and Chris II. Conner
The jury was charged at late hour end
at midnight was stll considering the case
with the probability of a mistrial
Ihls is the last criminal case to be tried
Tor the present The docket has been
pretty We'll cleared with the exception Of
the cases of the policy lottery proprletors.
nVe OF whom were indicted a short time
| ago. Just when their cases will come up
Is not known, but il is reported that one
OF them has boosted that they will not
be disturbed until the December term of
court, by which time they hope to have
taken in money enough as the result of
continuing the business from day to day
TO pay their fines. That the business
runs right along there is no question, and
If the grand jury would go deep enough
into the matter, IL would not be very diff
cult to get an Indictment against them fer
nearly every day in the week A court
lG he hCpif ct,
that one of the policy lottery men, one
| who has been running a wheel in Savan-
! nan for years, said sometime ago that
he would give 5000 year for the exclu-
| siVe privilege of running a policy lottery
/ here. There are five of them in the BUSH
! ness according TO the recent indictments,
! and from this 1t would appear that all Ct
| them are profitable concerns even with
the $1,000 fine which is usually imposed.
A mistrial was had in the Superior
Court in the case of Mack Brewer charg-
! cd with larceny after trust The indict-
ment alleges that Brewer appropriated to
! his own use $40 which was entrusted to
him by T. Elsnger
The case of Neil Gildea, plaintiff in
certorari, against Bertha Ward Kellogg.
defendant in certiorari, was fled in the
! Superior Court yesterday. Miss Kellogg
was a singer at Gideas variety theater,
| and claimed $l2 was due her when she
left which Gildea refused 10 pay. She
sued in Justice j. r. Saussy, Jr, court
| and got a judgment for the full amount.
The case was appealed to a jury, which
| awarded her $26. Now the case has been
carried before the Superior Court. Gildea
| filed a pauper affidavit in the case, but
| the constable who has levied to secure
| the claim, succeeded in finding three bill
Hard tables which he now has in his Gus
tody.
II. NJ Germany was appointed trustee
of the estate OF Eliza Ann Jewett in the
Superior Court yesterday.
John Cody was declared insane by
jury in the Court of Ordinary yesterday,
ana was ordered sent to the stale asylum
! ut A1uiedgeVille. Cody is subject to
erilepuc fits and when he has Them is
quite dangerous to those around him.
Letters Of admins ration were granted
in the Court Of Ordinary to r. D. Nun
ford on the estate of Samuel Law Nun
ford
The usual criminal business was dispos-
ed OF in the City Court The following
sentences We're imposed by Judge Nor
wood. Nathaniel Miller. simple larceny
s. or six months Walter Lloyd, larceny
from the house SIS or twelve months ;
James Cook, larceny from the house. $50
or six months; John Edwards, larceny
from the house. s. or two onths; \ len
BareGeld, SIMPLE larceny. IS or six months
| John Eeltord, s. or six months for vag-
raucy; Henry Green, vagrancy, 800 or six
months: Nellie Young and Bosey Spald-
ing simple larceny, SO or three months
each; Henry Williams simple larceny. six
months. Lewis Green, vagrancy. twelve
months and Ida Miller. larceny from the
house sos or twelve months
WANTS DIsINFECTANTs TESTED.