The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16
THE LAST DAY OF COURT.
EMBEas OF LITIGATION FLICKER
ED AND DIED OUT.


Session the Superior Court stood
Adjourned Until Oct. 3O-An-
nOuncemcnt of the Impending Adj
tournament Had stirred the Law
yers to the Necessity of Prompt
ActiOn-AII Day They Poured in
and Out the Court Room, Offering
Petitions and Orders for the
Judges Signature, and Much Bust
ness Was Transacted.
The Superior Court room was filed with
attorneys and their clients yesterday
morning and afternoon. The announce
ment that Judge Falligant was about to
leave on a short vacation and that after
the days session the court would adjourn
until Oct. 30, had reminded many of the
lawyers of cases under their charge, that
In their nature demanded pressing haste,
and they sought the judge and clamored
for the grant of orders and DEGREES and
the transaction of other business of like
routine character.
Because of this overplus of legal bust
ness the adjournment was not taken at 2
o'clock, as had been the previously formed
intention but at the conclusion of the
afternoon session. Fidueiaries wanted to
secure permission to dispose of the corpus
of the trust estates they represented, cred
itors desired TO intervene in suits against
their debtors, there was a corporation
that asked to have corporate powers and
privileges. rights and duties, conferred
upon it, an attorney with an old order,
passed thirty years ago. he wanted placed
upon the minutes of the court, and an am
bilious applicant, who desired to serve his
state and country in the capacity of a
commercial notary public. To all of these
various and manifold wants, desires, needs
and ambitions, time and attention were
given. The wheels of justice, apparently
conscious of their impending disuse in the
Superior Court, for three weeks or
month, ground out plentiful grist.
Among the transactions of the court
was the grant of an order directing that
the final decree in the case of Domnick
A. O'Byrne and others against Margaret
A. O'Byrne, executor of the estate of
DOmnick O'Byrne, be placed upon the
minutes of the court. This old decree had
been granted at the March term, 1853 but
never been placed upon the minutes. il
is probable that it would never have been.
had not the title to some of the property
1t affected been the subject of present in
vestigation The old order was submit
ted for the consideration of the court,
and though it bore the marks of age, the
writing was still as clear and legib.e, as
though it had been written thirty days,
instead of thirty years, ago.
The receiver appointed by the court in
the case of Courtney Thorpe, and others
against the Savannah Cooperative Asso-
citation, filed his report, which was or
dered approved and adopted The receiver
was directed to advertise the open ac-
counts of the company for sale at public
cutlery and to sell them. He was further
instructed, from the fund remaining in his
possession, 20 pay to himself, for his SER
vices as receiver, the sum of $780, aud
to his attorney, the sum of $50 num-
Der Of the creditors of the concern filed
petitions for leave 20 intervene for vari-
Gus amounts due them and in each case
this permission was granted.
In the suit for divorce filed by Lottie
NJ. Pease against her husband, Noble E.
Pease, an order was passed directing that
service of process upon the defendant be
perfected by publication. The plaintiff
submitted an affidavit showing that her
husband was not now a resident of the
ely of Savannah, or of the state of Geor-
9ia, and that his present wherea bouts
were unknown to her. She stated in her
affidavit that some time since he was in
Cleveland, o., and suggested it as posi-
bic that ne still abded there The suit
brought by her is based on The statutory
grounds of desertion and habtua intoxi-
cation.
The Seaboard Contracting Company,
with capital stock of $4,000 was incor-
porated by an order Of the court. The
capital stock is to be divided into shares
OF 500 each and may be increased at any
time in the discretion of the board of
directors of the company, to an amount
not exceeding $50 coo. The company is
formed for the purpose of engaging in
dredging, bridge, dock and wharf building
the construction of railways and railway
terminals, and the execution of contracts
ana Undertakings of like nature. The
usual and incidental rights, privileges and
duties of corporations of this state are
also conferred upon it. While its princi-
pal Office and place of business Is to be in
savannah, il is granted the privilege of
establishing branch Offices in other cities
of the country and its dependencies
Frederick Van Wagenen, as executor
and trustee of the estate of George W
HC6rick, was granted leave to borrow The
sum of 5000, for a term of four years at
rate of interest not 10 exceed per cent
per annum. The executor and trustee IS
directed to secure the payment of the sum
borrowed for the estate by deed 10 Sc
cure debt upon the property and to apply
The proceeds, after defraylng the expenses
of effecting The loan, to Improvements and
repairs TO the buildings
similar privilege was granted to
Charles F. Fulton, as substituted trustee
of the estate of Bridget O'Meara The
trustee in this instance is to be permitted
to borrow the sum of $780, which he is 10
secure by deed of trust upon the prop
erty, and apply to the payment of the
debts of the estate and the education and
support of the three minor beneficiaries
under The trust deed, the children of Mary
c w. Joyce.
William +. Hood was appointed
commercial notary public. Mr.
Hoods appointment, while effectual as
rhetorical climax, did not in fact stop
The flow of lawyers, armed with formida-
bic petitions and heavily reinforced by de-
| tachments of office boys, carrying huge
bundles Of papers. The stream flowed in
and out during the day, with occasionar in
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