The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-07
LIVELY DAY WITH POLICE.
Number of Petty Thieves and Other
Offenders Taken in.

The rush of business in the police de-
partment, which has been abnormally
large for several days, was continued yes
terday Some fifteen prisoners were
brought in up to midnight, and still the
calls for the hurry-up wagon were com
ing in at a lively rate.
Mack Freeman, or as he is also known.
Dan Freeman, colored, was captured by
Detective Stark for having in his posses
sion suit of clothes, of which he could
give no satisfactory account. The clothes
are held at the barracks awaiting an
owner Freeman is supposed to be the
man who several days ago robbed a num-
Der of the tailor shops and pressing clubs
1t is thought that a number of the
clothes that were stolen. will be recov-
ered.g Il II. t II ~.
Another arrest ,ofe Stark's was Wesley
Harvey, a 1S-year- colored boy, who is
charged with the theft of $50 from Mr. j.
Crock Harvey was working for MI
Crock at the time the money was taken
but shortly after went 10 Valdosta, and
had but just returned when ne feh INTO
the clutches of the detective.
third arrest by which the detective
signalized his return to the city was that
of Jeff JASON colored, charged with the
theft of several articles of clothing from
George Haines, colored
Gus Simons. a colored boy, was arrested
about O'Clock by Patrolman NJ Davis
The boy is charged with throwing rock
at another colored boy, at Gordon ana
Price streets. He missed his intended VIC
tim but struck instead a young son OF
Mr. Thomas Palmer The missile struck
the boy on the knee. making so bad a
bruise that he was unable to go to the
barracks to prefer charges.
Henry Harden, colored, was sent in by
Patrolman Lovett on charges preferred by
Cattle Thompson, colored, of No. Ala state
street east. The woman claims that mar
den assaulted and beat her with a chaln.
Willie Bacon, colored, was sent in by Pa
trolman Tullis for having a bicycle sup
posed to have been stolen. Grace Mack,
dolored, was arrested by Petrolman Col
Inns on a charge of dsorderly conduct and
cursing and abusing an officer in the dis
charge of his duty.
Josiah Gre en-, colored, who is wanted in
Beaufort for attempting to kill the sher-
if, was arrested yesterday by Patrolmen
M Davis and Crosby. When Green was
arrested it was known that he was want
ed. but it was not known on what charge.
A telegram was s.nt to the Beaufort au-
thorities They rep led saying that the
man was wanted on a charge of assault
with intent to murder, and asking that he
be held until to-day, when an officer Will
come for him. Green figured in the Re-
corders Court only last week when he
appeared as prosecutor against four wo-
men, whom he charged with having
stoen SIS from him. The charge was not
proven and the women were discharged
John Rita, colored, was arrested by Pa
trolman Kean, on a charge OF being
drunk and destroying the flowers in For
syth Park. and the same officer also ar
rested William Smith. colored, for pick
ing the flowers in the park.
Three pairs of shoes that were taken
from a suspicious character. arrested oy
Detective Garrity, are held at the bar
racks. The police are anxious to find
an owner of the property.