The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-08
WAS A SHORT SESSION.
United states Courts Adjourned in
Respect to Judge FerriII.

Respect to Judge Ferrill.
The District and Circat Courts for the
Eastern Division OF the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia were convened by Judge
Emory Speer yesterday morning. The
session was short one, as soon after
converting Judge Speer adjourned the
courts until this morning, in respect to
the memory Of the late Judge Hampton
l.. Ferrill, of the Court of Ordinary.
Some few matters, however, received
attention before the adjournment was
taken. A number of the members Of the
local bar were present in the court room
and some of the cases and other legal
matters in which they are interested were
assigned for hearing during the session.
The most interesting feature Of the day
was a motion in the case of the Fire
Extinguisher Company of Chicago
against the city of Fitzgerald. some
time ago the plaintiff sold the city OF
Fitzgerald a chemical fire engine, Tor
which it has found 1t almost Impossible
10 collect the purchase money.
Al the last term OF the court the plant
ST obtained judgment against the DEFEND
ant for $1,000 and execution was lssued
on the Judgment. AS there was nothing
belonging to the city save those buildings
the government and the administration oil
justice, there was nothing upon which the
levy of the execution could De made, the
law exempting from levy these classes
of municipal property.
The p.aintiff, through its attorneys,
Messrs. OConuor, OByrne Hartridsc
have been seeking to collect the claim bE
mandamus. The counsel for the plaintln
stated that the town authorities had Sig
bafr n
tax, for the purpose Of paying the claim
but that they preferred levying the tax
under instructions from the court to levy
ing it upon their own motion.
Judge Speer granted peremptory man.
damus. directed to the Mayor and Council
of Fitzgerald requiring the levy OF a
tax to pay the claim. The mandamus Will
be served on the town officials to-day pr
tomorrow, and it is altogether probable
that the mandate of the court win be com
piled with promptly.
Judge Speer assigned the case of Mi
chael J. Dady against the Georgia and
Alabama Railway for a hearing on Jan
IS. The suit was brought to prevent the
consolidation of the various railway CON-
panies making up the Seaboard Air Line,
and at the time of its institution it was
charged by President John Shelton Will
lian1s. of the Seaboard, that II was part
of Thomas F. Ryen's scheme of opposi-
ton to that corporation
In Macon, some time since Judge Speer
overruled the motion for temporary in
Junction. As the points that will be COW
cred at the hearing upon the question Of
the grant or refusal of a permanent in
junction were considered at the time the
application for temporary injunction
was refused. Judge Speer said he could
see no reason why the case should not be
dismissed
Mr. Marion Erwin Of counsel for the
plaintiff, protested against this course.
stating there were some further matters
that he desired TO lay before the court.
Judge Speer as stated. set the hearing
for Jan. IS. and It is probable that it will
be finally determined on that day.
Tt is likely that a number of criminal
cases viii be tried during the session. Dis
trict Attorney Erwin and his assistant.
Mr.. Talley, are here and this branch of
the court work is likely to receive at
tention. Marshal John NJ. Barnes and
Chief Deputy Locke are both attending
the session of the court