The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-30
CRIMINALS SENT UP
A RUSH of OFFENDERS FOR GRIM
INAL SESSION OF CITY COURT.
RECRUITS FOR THE GANG
MIsDEMEANOR OFFENDERS FROM
COURT TO JOIN DALE's CADETS.

Il. C. Ward and III. G. Bryan, Two
Young White Men, Found Guilty
of Stealing Brasses From the
Plant System-Given Six Months on
the Gang-Stranger in the City
Punished for Carrying Concealed
WeapOns-Johnnie Cuthbert, Di-
minutive Negro, Sent TO the Gang
for Year-Heavy Sentence for As
saiIant of Keeper of ThunderboIt
TOIIgate.
The weekly criminal session of the
City Court, which had been postponed
from last Friday, was held yesterday
afternoon. The added days had in
creased the usual crowd considerably,
and there was large and motely array
Of prisoners who confronted Judge Nor
wood.
E. c. Ward and H. c. Bryan, two
young white men. were presented by
the solicitor general for stealing brasses
from the Plant System. They denied
their guilt, but the evidence against
them was conclusive, and Judge Nor
wood, finding them guilty, sentenced
them each to pay fine of $25 and costs
or serve six months on the gang. The
fines and costs were not paid yesterday,
but it is understood that an effort will
be made to-day to raise the amount
needed and thus secure the release of
the young men from custody.
c. H. Packey, a young man who
wandered into the city on the heels of
one of the recent excursions and was
arrested on some minor charge, faced
Judge Norwood for carrying concealed
weapons. revolver had been found
concealed on his person at the time
of his arrest. He was sentenced to
pay fine of $40 or serve three months
in jail.
little negro who said his name was
Johnnie Cuthbert was sent to the gang
for a year for larceny from the house
of Maggie Fraser, a respectable negro
woman. The boy had got away with
a pistol and SIS in money. He said he
knew nothing about the disappearance
of the pistol and money, but the evil
dence did not permit Judge Norwood
to- agree with this statement, and he
found the little negro guilty.
Simon Harrell was given nine months
on the gang for cheating and swind-
ling. He had some furniture which he
had bought on the instalment plan and
for which he had not paid, the title
remaining still in the hands of the
seller. On this he obtained a loan of
So from H. S. Drake, a money lender,
representing that the furniture was his
property.
Jacob Jadsin, a negro driver for one
of the breweries was given his choice
between paying fine of 5000 and costs,
or serving twelve months on the gang.
Jadsin had attempted to drive his
wagon through the Thunderbolt toll
gate without paying toll, aud when he
was stopped by o. c. Butler. a one
legged man who keeps the gate, threw
Butler to the ground. beat him and
then drove the wagon over him. There
was another negro with Jadsin, who
assisted in the commission of the as
sault, but he managed to make his es-
cape and has never been arrested.
There were a number of other pris-
oners, and upon them, or those of them
whom the court deemed and found
guilty, fines and other punishments of
varying magnitude were imposed. One
negro woman, whom Judge Norwood
found guilty of larceny from the house
and sentenced to serve a term of
twelve months on the gang, sent up
a mournful howl as she was led back
into the prisoners pen and had to be
removed forcibly from the court room.
A large number of cases were tried
and the result cleaned the Jail of pris-
oners awaiting trial. There are not
half a dozen there this morning whose
cases have not been passed upon by
either the Superior or City Court.