The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-30
SEVENTY FELONIES
AND MANY MORE MIsDEMEANOR
CASES TO BE TRIED AT
DECEMBER TERM OF COURT.
$50 CASES To BE DISPOSED OF
DURING THE SESSION.

Gambling Cases On the Docket.
Burglary, Arson, Bigamy, Robbery,
Rape, and Murderous Assaults
Will Have Light Thrown Upon
Them-424 Civil Cases to Be Dis
posed Of-154 of These Are for d.
vOrce and AIimOny.
The Superior Court will convene to-
December term. There is a mass of
civil litigation and large amount of
criminal business to be disposed of.
and it is probable that the term will
be a busy one.
There are, in all, $50 cases on the
docket. OF this number 126 are of a
criminal nature. The criminal business
will be taken up first, priority being
given to the Jail cases. There are quite
large number of these, and the num-
Der will be augmented by the return
of several indictments by the new
grand jury. There is an unusually
large number of cases in which the
general public is interested.
Six Murder Trials
OF the criminal cases seventy are fell
onies. There are six murder cases,
twenty-five assault with intent to MUIR
der cases, ten are held on burglary
charges and four for robbery. There
also are four defendants who will have
to answer to the charge of criminal
assault, and there is one bigamy and
one arson case. There are on the
49, 49,
are charged with gambling, the indict-
ments being found at various times
between July 5, 1901, and Tuesday last.
The trial of at least three of the
murder cases will attract crowds to
the court room. The two of principal
importance are those of w. J. Potter
and his son, Swayne Potter, jointly
indicted for the murder of Gugie Bour-
quin and his negro servant, Fred Tay-
lor. Second only in Importance to this
trial will be the trial of Doc Rosen-
thai and others for murderously as
saulting Constable Dan Kiley, in the
event the grand jury sees proper to
indict them. The Dortic trial will also
be watched with interest.
The BOur1uin Murder Case.
1t is probable that the Potters will
be given an early trial. They are now
in Jail. The trial promises to be a
very interesting one, as are always
murder trials in which the prosecution
attempts by a chain of circumstantial
| evidence to fix the crime. While the
| evidence in the Bourquin murder is
purely circumGtantial, the impression
is that the state has a much stronger
case than would be supposed from the
| evidence made public. The defense
has engaged the services of Messrs.
| Twiggs & Oliver.
The Dortic case is still fresh in the
minds of the public. Dortic was, on
Feb. %, placed on trial for his life, for
the murder of John A. Deegan. The
jury, after being out for an entire
| night, agreed to disagree, and mis-
trial was declared. During the progress
of the trial the court room was taxed
to its capacity, and it is probable that
many will attend the trial at this term
of court Dortic is out on bond. Twiggs
& Oliver and Robert L. Colding are
his counsel.
Constable kiley's, Case.
The Kiley case will probably come
up in some name, shape or form at this
term of the court Kiley is now able
to appear before the grand jury. One
of the defendants has announced his
intention of prosecuting the constable.
1t is probable that an indictment will
be returned, one way or the other, and
that the matter will be aired in court.
The trial of the case will attract wide
spread attention.
Next in interest and importance of
|, the murder cases is that of Willie Cal
win, who, on Sept. last, killed Rosa
Price, a woman with whom he had
been living. The bloody deed was done
with a razor and the victims head
was nearly severed from her body.
The crime was committed in a fit of
jealousy, in the woman's home in Sun
nyside. Frank Jones, alias Frank
Pitts, will be tried the second time for
the murder of William Newsome. Both
parties are negroes. The homicide re-
suited from a drunken row in which
the men engaged.
other Murder Trials.
Lewis White alias Taffy Lewis, will
face a jury for the murder of David
Mungin. The crime occurred several
years ago, White being recently cap
tured in Philadelphia by Deputy
Sheriff Sweeney. 1t is probable that
/ there will be other indictments for
murder returned during the term of
the court More than one suspect is
now being held until the grand jury
can investigate their particular cases.
The case of Abe Cohen. the confessed
murderer of Susie Rodgers, who was
given new lease on life by the Su-
preme Court, will also be set for trial.
There are over one hundred civil
cases on the appearance docket. Be
sides these, there are fifty-one other
cases to be set for a hearing. and 26S
old cases to be disposed of by the
court. There are 154 divorce and ALI
nony cases. of which number sixty
have been recently filed. The number
of damage suits is small. the most of
the cases of this character being
brought in the City Court. where
quicker action may be got.
Interesting Civil Gases.
Among the interesting cases to be
tried this term is the Anvil receiver
ship case, the Mcintyre will case, and
the condemnation proceedings of the
Seaboard Air Line against the Postal
Telegraph Company. Some disposition
will be made of the case of the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company against Gugie Bourquin, ct
al, Road Commissioners. In this case
Mr.. Bourquin attempted to establish
his right to the exercise of the pow
ers vested in him as Road Commits
sioner. which right he claimed de-
spite the authority of the County
Commissioners. AS Mr.. Bourquin was
the leading spirit in the litigation, it
is quite probable that it will be now
dropped. There are a number of cases
In which he is a party, and these will
either be continued in the name OF his
administrator, or dismissed.
Mondays Cecilian Concert 4i3O p. I'M.