The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-16
WITNESS SENT UP TEN DAYS.
DRUNKEN MAN DISTURBs DECoRUM
OF THE CITY COURT.

" lillian n. Holmes summonsed Rs a
Witness for the state GA the Trial
OF the Case Of Joe wallace. Al
tracts Attention From the Main Is
sue ny His Drunken Antic~-He
Was Too Far Gone 10 BE Placed on
the Stand or Permitted 60 Testify.
Fell Through swinging Doors of
the Court Room-Went to JaiI
with the Prisoner Agninst whom
He Was Co Have Testified.
Interest IN the trial OF the case OF the
state against Joe Wallace. that was m
progress before Judge Norwood ana n
jury IN the cay Court yesterday after
noon. was detected from tine main issue
to the remarkable performances OF viii
lam u. Holmes. a witness for the state.
and their attending aud resulting conse-
quences.
Wallace was being tried Cor assault and
battery. set out in che Information 90 have
been committed on Clifford Moore. Counsel
for both sides had announced ready and
the examination Of witnesses was already
in progress when Moore made his FIRST
dramatic entrance.
He wns excessively drunk. He blundcr-
81 through the swinging doors that sep
arate the court room from the ante room.
pushed through the swinging gate into
the bar Of the court and surveyed Judge.
jury and spectators with a drunken Iecr.
His shins came into rather frequent con-
tact with the furniture during this first
expedition. and he had muttcred i'm
precation ready and forthcoming every
time he struck these delicate portions Of
his anatomy against the hard wool
Solicitor Genera! Osborne saw that
Holmes WIS IN no condition to be placed
ON the stand. and instructed one OF the
deputies 10 direct MIN 70 the door. The
direction was given aud Holmes tried
10 follow %. lie signalizcd his nnal exit.
however. by failing through the doors.
instead OF pushing them open. and had 10
be helped 10 his feet
third time he came into tho court
room and this time was taken into cus-
tody' He was 50 exceedingly overpowercd
that he Yet had bur very muddled idca
| or the enormity Of the oncnse De Ind
committed aud entirely failed 20 under
stand why he was detained OF his liborty
and moi permitted TO give his evidence
IN the case on trial. Then Judge Norwood
| signed the following order:
1t appearing TO the court that william
/ II. Holmes, a witness for the state rcau.
larly subpocnaed has come into court
during the trial Of said case too drunk to
testify. II is ordered aud adiudged that
the said william H. Holmes be- confined
in the jail OF Chal ham county for ton
days and that he pay a fine Of $40 and De
thereafter discharged"
In the meantime the trial OF the case
against Wallace proceeded. The evidence
went 10 show that he had committed an
assault upon Moore with a large and muir
derous-appearing stick. without any very
great amount OF provOcation. There had
been some provocatiOn. however. ana the
/ jury accompanied its verdict OF guilty
with recommendation TO the mercy OF
the court
Judge Norwood sentenced Wallace 20
pay fine OF $40 or IN lieu thereof. TO
serve six months on tine chain-gang Of
the county. When he left tho Court
! House. in the company Of a bailm.
Holmes wass also OF the party. He went
/ 20 begin his course Of instruction in that
itanch Of learning that teaches thai
there's a time and place for an things.
and that Il is remarkably unsafe. and fire.
quently attended by unpleasant cons.
uuences. TO come drunk into the city
Cosrt.