The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
UNFIT FOR THE CHAIN-GANG.
JENNIE MOORE ORDERED TO
LEAVE THE STATE.


~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L. Fuller,
an Army Hospital Steward, with
Bad Record, Given Three
Months ON the County Farm.
Judge NorwOOd's Transfer of an
ex-SOIdier From the Jail TO the
Farm on His own Petition.
Judge Norwood visited his severest con-
demnation yesterday upon the two par
ties arrested at Thunderbolt recently upon
the charge of Illicit cohabtation. The
charges We're clearly established there be-
| ing three counts against each party. Each
was sentenced TO pay fine of $1,000 or to
! spend twelve months upon the chain-gang
upon each charge, making a total of 5000
| fine or three years Imprisonment for each
party.
Judge Norwood afterward suspended the
sentence upon the woman on condition
| that she leave the state forthwith, telling
her that she was unfit to be on the Chat
ham county chain-gang. The sentence
against the man will stand, however.
Jennie Moore. the white woman in the
case, claims TO have been an army nurse
who came here with the Seventh Corps
After being discharged from the hospi-
tai department she remained in Savannah
and took up with Elsie Ellis a colored
woman living at Thunderbolt, who is now
in Jail on the charge of keeping a lewd
house. 1t is the Ellis woman's brother.
Turmoil Ellis. who was the co-partner of
the Moore woman in her infamy, and
who will serve therefor three years on
the Chatham county chain-gang. The
| case against the Ellis woman will be heard
next week.
julius L. Fuller, who was a steward in
the emergency hospital at Abercorn and
| ST Julian streets was up before Judge
| Norwood on the charge OF cheating and
swindling. He was sentenced to pay fine
| of $40 and costs or spend three months
| on the county farm. Fuller was we'll
known to the officers of the provost guard
| during the stay of the Seventh Army
! Corps in Savannah, as he was under ar
! rest more than once on charges similar TO
/ the one Of which he was convicted yes
! terday. The offense of which Fuller was
| convicted yesterday consisted of giving a
check on the National Bank of Savannah
| where it was shown he had no funds. Ac-
| cordIng to the officers of the provost guard
| Fuller was fun of this sort of tricks. On
| one occasion he took a subscription list
| and went around among the saloon men
! or this city, stating that he was raising
money with which to purchase lemons
| and other deiicacies for one of the reeri-
ments which. he stated, was to leave for
| Cuba in day or two AS matter of
! fact, the regiment which he named had
! already gone, but the saloon men had evil
! IDENTIFY not been reading the papers. The
| soldiers had been good customers of theirs
| and they Clipped in literally. AS Fuller
was in uniform and with the red cross
| hospital badge on his arm. they suspected
| no fraud. He secured quite neat sum
| in this way. Fuller was also said to
! have cashed a check for a sick comrade
in the hospital and blown in the pro-
| ceeds.
William H. Junkin, an ex-regular SOL
| der who was convicted of larceny from
| the house in the City Court on Dec. 30.
! and sentenced to SIX months in jail petit
toned Judge Norwood yesterday to alter
his sentence so that he might serve the
| remainder of the time at the county farm
| Junkin said in his letter to Judge Nor
| wood that he had contracted typboid
/ fever while with the army in Cuba. and
| that he has not entirely recovered from
/ the effects of the disease. The close con-
| finement, he stated. is telling on him. and
he prefers working in the open air 20
confinement in the Jail Judge Norwood
! issued an order changing the sentence as
requested
Other criminal business was disposed Of
| by Judge Norwood as follows:
James Jackson, larceny from house. S25
or twelve months.
William Brooks, larceny from house. not
guilty.
James Cook, larceny from house, two
| charges, So or twelve months each.
William Monroe, larceny from house of
/ A. II. Mcdowell, SIS or six months in
/ Jail.
Thomas Knott, vagrancy, discharged.
Ed Brown No. l. Ed Brown No. and
| George Harrison, larceny from house $40
or six months each.
Charles jackson, vagrancy, $25 or twelve
4 months
Frank Eivers, larceny from house, SO
| or three months.
! Mary CoyerdeH larceny from bouse co.
! or twelve months.
/ r. L. Colding, Esq, was acting solicitor
general in the trial of the ve-mentioned
/ cases.
The November term of the CITY court
for the trial of civil cases viii adiourn
] holildg eiiii lLt FtDtudIN term for civil
/ business VIII convene the following Mon
i day.
The trial of the case of Smith Bros ver-
| sus August Blum in the Superior Court
! Yesterday resulted in verdict for tbt.
! defendant. The suit was on account Of =
! mortgage foreclosure by Smith Bros
I against Bum. The defendant set up tb,.
! claim of fraud and Iegality. clainino
| that on account of his slight acouaint.
ance with the English language he bo1
! been misled as to the terms of the mort
gage and that the plaintiffs had not car
ried out the agreement as a condition Of
! which he gave the mortgage
| Mr. w. p. Hardee, receiver for the Tour.
! nal Printing Company, made his renort 20
! the court yesterday of the sale Of tbo
| property OF the company. showing receints
| from the sales amounting to S2,9l6eS Debts
incident to the receivership were incurred
amounting to Si43
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