The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-12
IO8 IN STEEL CAGE
COUNTY JAIL'S ASSORTED LOT OF
EVIL DOORS.
PRISONERS OF EVERY DEGREE
MOST OF THEM SENT FROM THE
POLICE COURT.

Thirty-One Lunatics Have Occupied
Seven ViOIatOrs of the Govern
ment's Postal Laws Awaiting Trial.
Some of the More Notorious Pris-
oners and the Grimes for Which
They, Were Sentenced or for
which They Are to BE Tried.
There are 10S unfortunates in Chat
ham county Jail either to be tried, to
have another trial, to go to the State
Sanitarium, or to serve out sentences.
While this number is large enough, it
is not up to the average of the last few
months. The records show that there
is a constant increase in the number
of Jail prisoners, though there are not
many more cases tried in the courts.
The averages, month by month, of the
number at the jail since the begin
ming of the year are: January, 81;
February, 1O2: March, 1O4; April los;
May, 1O5; June, ia; July, 124; Au-
gust. 125.
The majority of prisoners are from
the Recorders Court. When the
Mayor is in the judicial chair. things
go harder with the violators of the
peace and more of them are sent to
the chaingang On an average there
are about forty prisoners for the Su
perior and City courts and ten misde-
meanor prisoners and truties made half
a hundred Jail birds. The rest with
Do
lice Court, and many of these are
habitues, who spend a part of every
year behind the bars.
There is just now a scarcity of lu
natics. The two who were found fit
subjects for the sanitarium yesterday
been judged not insane a few days ago.
The record of insane is by
months as follows: January 5;
February 1; March 5: April 81 May 5;
June O, July Z; August 8.
OF the City Court prisoners there are
i, eleven male and five white, the
woman being colored. OF these only
three are serving sentences, the other
nine being taken from the gang for
working purposes, cooking, scrubbing,
painting. etc.
CAt It sam 10 well III lAiC
list of malefactors. There are now
United States prisoners, one of whom
is a woman. Among the number is j.
J.. Anders, who used the mails with
his fake pecan nut tree scheme. All
of the septet are there for having in
fringed upon the postal laws in some
way.
John Walker and Cooley Tyus are
colored prisoners to whom much in
terest attaches. They are accused of
having murdered the town marshal
and his brother in Cairo, and were
brought here to prevent their lynch
ing in Thomas county. Both prisoners
are sullen and do not mingle much
with their fellow unfOrtunates.
OF felons there are "a. full score
of whom are men, and some awaiting
new trials. In this lot are Abe Cohen.
convicted murderer, awaiting the act
of the Supreme Court whether he
will have a new lease on life or wheth-
er the brutal killing of Susie Rogers
shall be eXpiated in the execution
cell.
Another felon is Cicero Watson. SEN
fenced for shooting not in self-defense,
though tried for murder. The mo-
tione for new trial in his case will
be argued tomorrow. The third who
has been tried for the death of his fell
low man is Robert Simmons, whose
jealousy drove him to crime. He has
been sentenced, but like Cohen, is
awaiting a new trial
The list is completed with the name
of Willie Calvin, who Monday morn
ing slashed the throat of his para
mour with so great a cash that her
life flowed out in the crimson stream
from the wound. The number in muir
derers' row is the smallest it has been
in