The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
oIyS WORK OF THE COURTS.
xoRwOoD GETS IN A FEW
,1~t.s ON THE CRIMINALS.

onfe of Screven County he
w. .i,.d From DispOsing of Bond
r,,,c TO Land Claimed by other
,..-,,ers of His Family-Mortg"ge
.,tosure verdict Secured by
os n. Heidi Against e. L. Neid-
-Guardian of Mildred Dillon
- morrow $1,000.
.-al matters of interest were passed
IN the Superior Court yesterday
,-. Fangant granted a temporary res
. order in the case of Mamie Tar
al vs.. w. T. Opie, restraining the
.. from transferring or otherwise dis
-,. If a tive-sixths interest in certain
,3 far title from the Security Invest
mi rampany Of Fairfield, Conn, to HIM
-, or from any way alternating or dis
,,sirr of the property described in the
bond
r,s case is from screven county, and is
brought by the brothers and sisters of the
attendant The petition recites that w. 7.
on.4 deceased, died possessed of 6l9 acres
~ land in ScreVen county, which he be-
,re,rhed to his six children, the widow,
~ have the use during her life time, she
having since died. There was an incum-
t-,r,e upon the land the petition states
fl, tba shane of a debt of $500 to the Geor-
ola Loan and Trust Company. In order to
secure the money with which TO defray
tbts debt a deed was made to the defend
ant W. T. Ople, conveying TO him the real
estate in question for an alleged consider
anon of 500, relying upon his statement
that this was necessary in order TO pro
cure loan for that amount. The petition
ayers that there was no actual considera-
lion. This deed it is stated in the petition,
was transferred by w. T. Opie to the Sc
curity company which gave him in turn
bond for title. The petition alleges that
Ope has stated his intention of transferr
ing this bond for title, claiming it as his
own personal property. This the other
heirs seek to prevent The petition alleges
that the land is worth about $1,000.
A verdict on foreclosure of mortgage was
rendered in favor of James II. Heidi
against Edwin L. Neidlinger and order for
foreclosure taken. The verdict is for 81, 600
principal, with interest at s per cent from
May l1. 1880 ana 9fUV dtlOILSSS ices. L ne
property covered by the mortgage is the
eastern one-half of lot No. 43 Lafayette
ward and lot No Is North OgIethorpe
ward in the city of Savannah.
An order was granted permitting Am
brose Enrich, guardian for Mildred Dill
lon, TO borrow 81 900 from the Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company upon the
property of Mildred Dillon for the purposes
Of her maintenance and also for the pay
meHt Of expenses, taxes and Indebtedness
Of her property.
An order was issued, sustaining the mas
ter report and dismlssing the interven-
ton of Judge II. L. Ferril, for Che use OF
Alfred Cranston, in the case of Kate G.
LAWN VS. James P. LAWN. The use of
Judge FerrilIs name in the case was mere
~ matter of form, he having no interest
in the matter whatever.
In The Court Of Ordinary yesterday tenn
Iorary letters of administration were
granted 10 John T. Collins upon the es-
tate of the late James Collins, and he was
granted an order to continue the business
Of the deceased for twelve months. He
also filed petition for permanent letters of
administration.
the estate of John Lynch were granted to
Nary Ann Johnson, and letters dismissory
upon the estate of Robert Sissons were
granted TO Ann Sissons
Margaret Howard, colored was commit
ted to jail on the complaint of Cicero Nc
Farand. The woman is violently insane
Her condition was said to be due 10 re-
ligous mania.
Friday being criminal day in the City
Court the usual amount of business was
disposed Of.
Joseph Daily, charged with the larceny
Of a case of whisky from the Ocean
Steamship Company, was sentenced to
pay a fine of $50 or spend twelve months
On the gang.
Roland Fraser, for larceny from the
house must pay s. or stay three months
on the gang.
{. Johnson, charged with stealing
chair from the house of S. Blumenthal,
was fined $25 or twelve months on the
gang
Joe Rogers, for larceny from the house
got $40 or six months.
Isom Singleton and Joe Green, two ne
gro boys for stealing ride on a Charles
ton and Savannah Railway train. were
sentenced 10 a fine of $40 or one month
each on the gang.
Thomas Dodd was convicted of tho
C"arse oil selling liquor without a license
aIl was sentenced TO pay a fine of $50
WIN the alternative of twelve months i'm
prsonmeut
Two charges TO" selling liquor without
t,.'Ise were mol pressed. and several pet