The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-07
FOUND WHERE DUTY CALLS.
JUDGE FALLIGANT REFERS To THE
LAWYERS Al THE FRONT.

Laws Against Gambling and
Against Selling Liquor to Minors
and Drunken PersOns-Grand jury
Finds Some True BiIIs-Three
Criminals Enter Pleas of Guilty.
w. L. Clayton Gets Ten Years in
the PenltentinrS-Diy Day To-
day.
The Superior Court convened yesterday
morning for the June term. Judge Rob-
ert Falhgants charge to the grand jury
was the only feature which gave interest
to the usual routine proceedings of the
opening of the term.
The grand jury for the term was constl-
tuted and sworn in as follows: ]. A. G.
! Carson, foreman; Clarence s. Connerat.
| George w. Tiedeman, Walter S. King, e.
S. Abrahams, H. NJ. Branch, Adolph Berg,
David B. Morgan, Abram w. Harmon,
W. c. Neidlinger w. G. Cooper, Adam C.
Harmon, r. L. Rockwell, Frank G. Bell,
Charles H. Dorset, E. G. Cabaniss, Peter
Reilly, john H Hunter William C. Nc
Donough, Peter T. Foye, John Lyons,
Richard D. baltimore and Clayton r.
Woods.
Judge Fahgant, in his charge calico
particular attention to the soldiers who
have gone to the front in behalf of their
country. He spoke with pride of Gen.
Barlow, and then referred to the fact that
now, as at all times, the bench and bar
were found where duty called, of which
the fact that Savannahs bar sent seven
teen members into camp with the volun-
| teers. This he considered a splendid rec
ord.
While these men are at the front in the
service of their country, Judge Falligant
said, there is a duty for those at home to
! perform. They must observe the laws, and
protect them and see that they are OBJ
served. Judge F'alligant delivered the
usual charge upon most subjects which
are called 10 the attention of grand jur-
ors. He spoke especially, however, of the
violations of the laws against gambling
and against selling liquor to minors, to
persons under the influence of liquor and
on the Sabbath.
In the opinion of the court, the strong
arm of the law should reach out not only
to the man who keeps the gambling den
but also to the man who CANDLES. This
| he thought, would more quickly break up
the evil. He regretted that according TO
all accounts, the violations of the law
against selling liquor to minors, to
! drunken persons and on the Sabbath, were
becoming more frequent and he appealed
to the grand jury to take this matter up.
Judge Falligant instructed the grand
Jurors as to their usual duties with regard
10 county matters and other laws which
under the code, he is required to charge.
The grand jury, after receiving the
charge of the court. retired for delibera-
ton, and returned the following true bills
Of Indictment:
John Wright, burglary, May %, dwell
| ling house of Robert Bryan.
Sam Simmons, alias Sam Houstoun
burglary, two indictments, May Is, dwell
| ling house of Mrs. e. P Remington, and
May IS, dwelling house of Mrs. N. N.
| Womack.
William Perry, burglary May %, store
house of George Nicholson.
John Sampson, larceny after trust,
| April q, entrusted by D. N. Thomasson
with a horse and harness valued at $50
the property of ]. w. Teeple, which he is
charged with having converted to his own
use"
". L. Clayton, the white man who has
been under arrest for several days charg-
ed with the theft of a horse from Mr. E.
c. Gleason, APPEARED in court and entered
plea Of guilty TO the charge of horse
stealing, putting himself on the mercy of
the court. The indictment charged him
with having stolen from Mr. e. c. Glea-
son on May q black mare valued at
$3.50. 1t seems that there were other
charges also pending against Clayton. on
account of which the court gave him half
the limit of the law, ten years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Sam Reese, charged with burglary, en-
/ tap n ,,14 81
| misdemeanor Ee was indicted for
breaking into the storehouse of c. r.
Williams on March IA. Judge Falligant
sentenced him to pay a fine of 800 and
costs, or spend twelve months on the
chain-gang.
similar sentence was given Stephen
Scott, who was indicted for breaking into
a Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road car on April s. He also entered a
plea of guilty, with punishment as for a
misdemeanor
In the case of the state against Simon
]. ONell, convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to fifteen years in the peniten-
tiary, the remittitur from the Supreme
Court confirming the decision of the Su-
perior Court in refusing a new trial was
filed and made the judgment of the lower
court
The month Of June has been given up
entirely to criminal business. The docket
- not large one, comparatively speak
Ing, there being now about slxty-elght
cases on ii. Many of these however. can
not be tried, owing to the fact that it is
[ impossible to secure the evidence to make
out case. This month, however, will
give ample time for the disposition of all
the cases on this docket which can be
gotten ready for trial
The civil docket was then taken up and
assignments Of cases were made through
out July and 10 to Aug. IS. Every case
on the civil docket was assigned, but 1t Is
likely that a great number of those to be
tried this term viii go over beyond that
date
To-day will be divorce day In the SUI
| perior Court. The docket is comparatively
a small one, only two new cases have been
filed. There Will, no doubt, appear the
usual number of couples, however, seek
| Ing solace In separation.
The following cases were dismissed from
the civil docket: Mary E. Wilson VS.. D. G.
Purse, partition; w. j. Harry vs.. Wagner
4 Gorenfio, attachment; j. NJ. Kelly VS..
| w. f. Chaplin; Margaret e Williams VS.
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