The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05
Iors OF COURT WORK AHEAD.
,cu TERM OF THE SUPERIOR
co.-RT CoNVENES TOMORROW.

po,, Civil and Criminal Dockets
contslin a Large Number or cases
re DispOsed of, There Being
~. - tho Former and Fifty-seven
az the Latter, Besides Forty-six
c.r+iorarf Cases for the Judge to
n,.uose Of-Three Murder Trials
an the Docket and Indictments Tor
,r,,rce More Expected Tomorrow.
..d and Petit Jurors Drawn for
the Term.
r,. sunerior Court convenes for the
nh term tomorrow. There is CONSIDER
IN. business both civil and criminal on
-. docket and it is likely that the term
IN H., a busy one. The first day will, as
-,,o1 he devoted to the charge by the
..,7,a to the grand jury, and the call OF the
oi,,u docket for the assignment OF cases.
A. Examination of the clerks dockets
oh,,-s that there are 366 civil cases, 81 GRIM
irot cases and 46 certiorari cases on the
hooks besides % new appearance cases
r,al-tnc total of 469 cases to come before
the court at the present term, the ne" APP
raarance cases not being included IN TINS
,otal This does not mean OF course that
,6s court will have to pass upon this num-
~ of cases Many of the cases on the
t,al,s are old matters which have been
continued from time to time and others
ora matters of small importance which are
likely to be settled, by the attorneys.
Of the S66 civil cases, 298 are old, and IS
new There are So divorce and alimony
sI,its on the civil docket, all of which will
nrohably be passed upon at the approach
ing term Of the court.
The fifty-seven criminals cases mcIude
pn degrees of crime from misdemeanor to
murder. There are three for murder, six
Teen for assault with intent TO murder
one for arson five for burglary, three for
robbery. two for forgery and six for lar
cenv after trust. The others are for min-
or offenses. such as misdemeanors, lar
cenv after trust and carrying concealed
weapons.
OF the twelve misdemeanor cases, nine
are against druggists. fruit stand keep
ers and others for selling cigarettes to
minors. These Indictments were found by
the grand jury early in the session. The
grand Jury, in its recent presentments
made special alluslon to the selling of
cigarettes to school children, both boys
and girls, and urged upon the solicitor
general to take active measures to bring
the offenders TO justice.
The three parties charged with murder
are Jim Whitfield Queen Martin and
Frank Wright Whitfield Is under indict-
ment for the murder of Capt. Gazaway H
Berry of Effingham county on the Louis
Vile road, several years ago. Capt. Berry
was shot down while passing along the
road in his buggy. While various parties
have been suspected of the murder, Whit
fields is the only arrest that has been
made. There is very little evidence against
Whitfield, and IL is doubtful if the case
will be brought to trial. Capt. Berry was
found lying dead in the road with his
watch and money still upon his person,
which is considered to be good evidence
that the murder was not committed for
purposes of robbery.
Queen Martin killed a negro man in
Yamacraw about three months ago by
stabbing him with a knife. She claims
that the stabbing was done in self de-
tense, but the womans reputation is
against her.
Frank Wright Is the negro man who
Killed his son-in-law, Amos Foy, while
IN Mt of drunken rage a few weeks
since
Inc grand jury Immediately upon being
lnpaneled will give its attention to the re-
cent Killings. There are three of these
cases TO come before the grand Jury.
MHllam Fallon. for the murder of James
mcGulre; Lewis White, for the killing of
IaVe Anderson, and Frank Iverson. for
lne Killing of Rebecca Ryals. AS indict-
merits VIII probably be returned to-mor-
row these cases will doubtless be SET for
nearing at this term of the court also.