The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-02
A CRIMINAL THANKSGIVING.
Judge Norwood Suspended Several
Sentences Imposed in His Court.

Judge Norwood Suspended Several
Sentences Imposed in His Court.
Yesterday was Judge Norwood's day for
the transaction of criminal business in The
City Court and the prisoners box was quite
filed with these who had been indiscreet
enough to transgTess the laws of the land
and to be caught. Some of the unfortun-
ates were given cause of thanksgiving by
his honor, the sentences imposed upon
them being suspended by the court.
Willis Peterson and Maria Jane Tanning
had been Jointly presented to the court for
the commission of a misdemeanor, upon
charges preferred by the wife of the for
mer The evidence was sufficiently con-
elusive, when coupled with the statement
of the woman, to convince Judge Norwood
that the charge was a just one and that
both the partiC s were guilty. He sentenced
the man to pay fine of $25 and costs and
the woman to pay 500 and costs, with an
alternative sentence of twelve months on
the county chain-gang in each case. The
heavy fine in the case of the woman was
induced by her confession that she had
"bulldozed the wife of her co-defendant.
James p. Owens a white man, entered
a plea of guilty to charge of wife beat
ing. Judge Norwood imposed fine OF 500,
or twelve months, if the offense was TO be
expiated by Imprisonment at labor, but
suspended sentence on condition that the
defendant and his wife should promise and
agree 10 stop quarrefing and try to live
happily together. These promises were
readily and gratefully made.
George Thornton, who was convicted OF
a misdemeanor upon charges preferred by
Florence Cohen, was sentenced TO pay
al n g rvs
months on the chain-gang of the county,
at hard labor. Upon Georges promise of
the strict and che erful perfo- nance of GER
tain conditions imp-ss d by The court, the
sentence was suspended. Nevertheless, II IS
still held over his head and If at any time
he neglects to perform the conditions 1t
will descend. With this understanding the
woman in the case departed in a perfectly
con tented frame of mind.
James Osborne was charged with the
larceny Of comfort from the store OF
Sarah Denslow. Osborne pleaded guilty
and was sentenced by Judge Norwood TO
the payment of fine of $50 and costs or
to a term of nine months at hard labor
on the chain-gang of the county. Will
ian. F1shman, who was convicted of
similar offense, was sentenced to receive
the identical punishment meted out TO Os-
borne James Chester, charged with the
larceny of tallow from the store of Con-
rad Winkler, VIII pay tne Stdle go anu
costs of the prosecution, or in lieu thereof,
| assist the engineering operations of the
| county for the ensuing year. Charles
Richardson for like offense, will serve
| a like term. Garfield Brown had made
away with two suits of clothes, and sew
| eral pairs Of shoes to which he Gould not
establish his title, and will go to the gang
| for year.
w. F. Hopkins white man, was
charged with the larceny of screw driver
! from Mr.. c. S. O'Connell. Mr.. 0Connell
had written a note 20 the solicitor general
asking that Hopkins be dealt with lenient-
| w. and that, If possible, the case against
| him be dropped. While the judge could
not find it proper to find the defendant not
| guilty, he nevertheless suspended the sem
| tence of so and costs or two months on
| The chain-gang that he imposed Hopkins
bears rather an i'll reputation, and only a
week or two ago another sentence impos-
ed upon him by Judge Norwood was sus-
pended. The fact that he has family
| dependant on him for support probably in
huenced Judge Norwood in suspending the
| sentence.