The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-17
Nine MOL PRESSED
GOOD GOVERNMENT INDICTMENTS
WITHDRAWN FROM COURT.
WERE USELESS TIMBER
AND THE LEAGUE WANTED TO GET
THEM OUT OF THE WAY.

Four of the Indictments Were
Against Gamblers and the others
Against Alleged ViOIntors of the
Laws Against Sunday Violation.
"Peg-Leg" Wallace Freed From
Custody, on the Understanding
That He Leave for Texns-Tyvo In
dictments Against Simon stern
berg Were MOL PrOssed-Mr. Wilson
Says This Means No Cessation in
the Fight the League lis WnginE.
Nine indictments against gamblers
and Sunday violators. which had been
returned by the grand jury of the Su-
perior Court through the efforts of the
Good Government League. were mol
pressed yesterday morning, and those
of the defendants who have been in
custody given their liberty.
The indictments were mol pressed
upon the motion of the solicitor gem
eral and with the consent and approval
of Mr. H. E. Wilson, attorney for the
Good Government League. There were
various reasons that influenced Mr..
Wilson in reaching this decision, but
he made it distinctly understood that
none of these had any reference to any
abatement of the fight for the sup
preston of gambling and Sunday liquor
selling in Savannah. This will be
waged to the end, and the forces of
good government will be kept in line
and ready to move whenever the de-
feated enemy again shows his head.
c. Co. 10Th &c CAnOornnd fhprn
is not going to be any end; there'll just
be a cessation for want of opponents,
or the old ones enter the field again,
or tn cold ones enter the field again,
a new campaign will be inaugurated
at once.
The nolle prosequis were entered att
er a jury had returned a verdict of not
guilty in the case against G. c. Warn,
who was charged with keeping open a
| tipping house on Sunday. J. N. NC
| ellis and Il. b. Gracen swore that
they had been in the defendants bar
on Sunday. and had bought soda and
| a cigar. There were several negroes
| in the place at the same time, and,
though the witnesses did not see these
negroes drink, they swore positively
that the bar was open. This was the
! evidence, but the jury returned prompt
ly with a verdict of not guilty.
| Among those the indictments against
whom were mol pressed was Peg
Leg" Wallace, who has been in Jail
since his arrest, ten days ago. He was
charged with keeping a gaming house
! Mr.. Wilson did not think there was
much chance to convict him, partially
on account of his infirmity and par
TALLY for other reasons. Moreover, he
was the more willing to give his as
| sent to the enter of the nolle prosequ
on the indictment because Wallace
agreed to leave the city for Texas al
once.
Nolle prosequis were entered upor
two indictments against Simon Stern
berg, who was also charged with keep
ing a gaming house. Sternberg pleaded
guilty to this charge in the City Court
on May 6, and had filed in the superior
| Court plea of former conviction. The
evidence that Sternberg's gaming house
had been in operation since that time
was somewhat meager, and Mr.. Will
son was not willing to risk any more
| acquittals. A second Indictment agains
! w. H. McCreary, who was acquitted
when tried on the first indictment
| against him on Monday, was also no
| pressed.
Two indictments against Alex Mende
and one each against James Whitemar
| and s. l.. Byrd were mol pressed
These defendants were charged will
keeping open tipping houses on Sun
day. nolle prosequi was entered upoI
the indictment against Marcus Wolo
| wesky, charged with carrying on thu
business of a dealer in dry goods OF
| Sunday.
Mr.. Wilson said that the fact tina
these nolle prosequis were entered upoI
these indictments did not indicate an!
cessation in hostilities against thu
| forms of violations of law which tn,
| Good Government League had under
| taken to suppress-he was merely get
| ting some of the useless timber on
of his way. There are plenty of case
still on the docket and some of thes,
will be tried to-day and still Others
tomorrow.
wishes to accomplish, at any rate. Il
the suppression of the offenses agains
law upon which 1t is making its figh
and it desires only incidentally tn
punishment of offenders. 1t makes M
difference to it whether a few NOR
or less are convicted or acquitted ant
Mr.. Wilson views the results of tn
fight SO far waged with perfect equa
nimity. If there have been compare
lively few convictions, there is now NJ
public gambling and comparatively lit
tie. If any, Sunday liquor selling il
| the CITY