The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-23
"RED HOT GOT SIX MONTHS.
Judge Norwood Sentenced Eulen-
burg for Striking His Wife.

Theodore Eulenburg. better, or worse,
known as Red Hot" entered plea OF
guilty in the City Court yesterday, 90 a
charge of assaulting his wife, and was
sentenced by Judge Norwood to pay a
fine of SO and costs, or spend six months
in the county jail. Eulenburg accepted
the latter alternative.
The offense for which the man is 40
suffer the penalty of Imprisonment, was
committed just outside the Police Court
room of the city where he had been car
ried to answer a charge Of disorderly con-
duct. preferred against him by his wife.
Angered by this seeming disregard of her
duty in charging him with anything, no
matter what he had done Eulenburg
struck the woman just outside of the
room, in which the Recorder was holding
his diurnal session. He was turned over
to the City Court on this charge, and
Judge Norwood has done the rest.
Henry Black was found guilty of cheat
ing and swindling Mr.. W. T. Lynch out
of the sum of $50. Judge Norwood SEN
fenced him 10 the payment of fine OF
$50, with six months on the gang In the
alternative. Sam Powell was shown TO
have carried a concealed weapon, contra
~ to the law of the state, and despite
Judge Norwoods frequent and severe an
imadVersionS upon this practice. He got
six months on the gang.
Alice Small had been presented by the
solicitor general for larceny from the
house. The evidence, undisputed almost,
was to the effect that Alice had entered
the room of another woman, and had
made off with small sum of money, a
railroad ticket, and a suit of clothes.
Judge Norwood gave her her choice of
paying a fine of 500, or serving nine months
on the changing of the county.
Dave Hamilton attracted by The glitter
Of pair of diamond cuff buttons that
his employer. Mr. H. II. Cohen, was &C
customed to wear, transferred them to his
own pocket. Judge Norwood directed that
he be transferred from the Jail, where he
has been spending some days 10 the chain
gang, where he will spsnd the next year.
Edith Green got six months for cheating
and swindling. Edith first stole a sewing
machine from H. j. Pursley, and then
pawned it to S. Bluestein, representing
herself as its true and rightful owner. 1t
was for the latter offense she was tried
and found guilty.
Richard Riley, a 15-year-old colored boy,
was charged with the larceny of s. in
money from the house of Mr. j. B. Jones,
at Pooler. Despite his youth the charac-
ter of the little negro did not show up
well under the light of the evidence that
was thrown upon it. and Judge Norwood
found him guilty. On account of his youth,
| probably, the court reduced the usual SEN
| tence in such cases one month and fur
| nished Richard with board and lodging,
at the county's expense for the next elev-
| en-.
S. Jones was found guilty Of purloining
| 81. in money from the house of Hettie
| Spaulding He had his choice of paying a
fine of $40 or serving the county six
months, and necessity drove him to &C
ftpn limo tBn lat oF SI1A
Kate Aiken and Tom Young, two escaped
! convicts had additions made to the terms
they were serving when they took French
| leave of the county forces.