The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
FIFTY CASES ron the RECORDER
A Lively Session for the Police Court
To-day

Some fifty prisoners will be before the
Recorder in Police Court this morning for
various offenses. 1t is probably the larg-
est docket since Christmas. at which time
the court was pushed to dispose of the ar
rests
Albert Miller, young negro who was in
the employ of Mr.. John +. Lubs, grocery
man at Liberty and Habersham streets,
will be among the transgressors. He is
to be tried for lifting $40 in change be-
longing to the store" 1t is the custom
with Mr.. Lubs, especially Saturdays, to
lay aside on shelf, separate from the
cash register, an amount sufficient for
making hurried change. Something like
$40 was in the pile. When Mr.. Lubs went
to dinner, the negro took advantage of the
situation. He carried the money, which
was in quarters, to the rear yard. where
1t was secreted in a sand barrel. After the
theft was discovered it was not long before
i, the money was found in the sand. The
matter was reported and the negro was ar
rested and lodged in the police barracks.
There Is a suspicion that he has been lift
ing things from the store some time and
has only just been detected. Mr.. Lubs
shows a disposition not to prosecute the
negro and the penalty will likely be light.
John Hart (colored), who had foot race
with Detective Barrett Saturday night is
another offender He will tell something
of watch he is charged with stealing
from Halle Johnson No. 20S Waldburg
street, west. From what the woman told
| the officers when Hart was arrested, there
will be little for him to testify if her state
ments are correct. She charges him with
stealing the watch, and when he was
| searched, it was found in his possession.
Washington Flowers (colored), aged 80,
| and Henry Simmons, Sarah Williams
| Amelia Rivers and j. O. Grayham, are
numbered with gang wanted for disor-
| derby conduct in a house in Perry street
lane. The arrests were made by Police
| man j. w. Woods, at time when there
| was loud noise. The principal complaint
| of those requesting the arrests was loud
| talk, punctuated now and then with pro-
family.
Vagrancy is not growing in Savannah,
| but there is scarcely a week which does
| not bring several arrests on this charge
! James Mahoney, A. Chambers, John
| Guthrie and Henry Manning will be ar
raigned on this charge, having been ar
rested by Policeman Tullis. In most cases
| the object is to have an accounting where
| the Offenders are strangers. After being
sent to the barracks and thoroughly ques-
! toned by the detectives, if there is any
| tinge of criminaity to a tramp, it is apt
| to show itself.
L. Christopher a little negro arrested
by Policeman Clarity, will be up for
| Kidding trunk belonging to Jane Hous-
ton, who lives on Price street. 1t is
| charged the boy obtained a loan book
| and so in cash. Neither the money nor
the book were recovered. The boy is but
| II years of age.
| Fresh milk seems to have been craved
! by Lewis Williams colored, who recently
stole COW, and win have to answer for
1t. Policeman Guilfoyle made the arrest
| and 1t is charged by Rosa Ferris that the
COW was stolen Feb. 10 from a barn in
| Perry street lane. The animal has not
| been recovered. Williams was aware the
officers were after him and he had sue
! ceeded in GLIDING them since the date Of
his alleged crime.
some domestic infelicity will also he in
| Vestigated. Mrs. Mccormick, who runs a
| green grocery on Indian street. between
| Mcguire and Farm, charges John Nc
| Cormick with disorderly conduct and rails
| ing a disturbance. The difficulty inter
! fered with business Saturday night and
redress was sought by calling on the DO.
| lice to arrest Mack.
! Peter Minis, colored will bow to his
| honor for showing too much galantrv and
! hrihg "a pistol in the streets Saturday
night. viii Gragles was with Minis an
| the time the shot was fired and he 700
| was arrested for reckless use of fire arms
| These are the first cases before the conrt
| for quite time, 1t appeared a month
! since as the Recorder had a Job to ston
the promiscuous firing of pistols at night
| but the practice has been practically sub
| dued by levying heavy fines on Offenders
flne of US was given every one found
| guilty, to say nothing of the state viola
ton, and the effect proved wholesome.