The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-08
THE COMING WEEK
IN THE COURTS.
Jurors Drawn for Criminal Trials
in the City Court.

Jurors Drawn for Criminal Trials
in the City Court.
Jurors have been drawn in the City
Court for the trial of criminal cases
on Wednesday. 1t has been found that
the trial of cases which do not require
the intervention of a jury occupy so
much of the time Of the court at the
regular criminal session on Friday.
that in order to dispose of those cases
where the accused are not out under
bond, it was thought advisable by the
court to summon the jurors for some
other day. Accordingly Wednesday
will be devoted to the trial of these
cases.
The remaining days of the week in
the City Court will be occupied in hear
ing motions and arguments on demur-
rers. In the Superior Court little bust
ness will be transacted. Unless an
emergency arises no cases of any i'm
portance will be heard until Saturday,
when the motion for new trial in the
case of w. C. Groves will be heard
On the same day like motion will
be heard in the Cicero Watson case.
Judge Barrow win be on his plantation
in Oglethorpe most of the week.
Several interesting cases will be tried
by juries Wednesday. Among these is
the case against Prince Barney and
Robert Mumford. who are held on the
unusual charge of rioting. The riot
was started at Montgomery and dur
ing the fracas Joe Harris and his son
used their fists and sticks with telling
effect on parties who claim that they
in roGnnncihla for the
riot. The two latter will face a jury
on charges of assault and battery.
Felix Fraser will be tried on the
charge of larceny, the specific offense
being the theft of $50 from Mr.. G. w.
Lee, a grocer at Thirty-ninth and Bur-
roughs streets. Fraser will be remem-
bered as the young negro who was ar
rested after a long chase in which the
officer and the boy were both mounted
on bicycles. The theft of the $50 is not
the only charge on which he is held.
An examination of the boys trunk
shortly after the arrest disclosed the
fact that he had been stealing system
atically. Among the articles found
were pistol, identified by Mr..
Lee as his, photograph with % brand
new records, a hammer. fifty pack
ages of cigarette papers. several pocket
knives, two new suits of clothes a BIZ
cycle cap and an outing skirt. The bi-
cycle which the boy rode was new, and
is supposed to have been bought with
stolen money.
Jerry Lewis will be tried on three
charges. This same negro was tried
by a jury in the City Court ten days
ago and barely missed a conviction
The charge upon which he was tried
was cheating and swindling. When
Constable Mccoy, some time ago, at
tempted to arrest Lewis on the charge
the negro pulled his pistol, and had II
not been that Mccoy got the drop or
his man, serious trouble might have
happened. Mccoy recognized the close
ness of his escape, and when he had
locked the negro up he entered three
more charges against him, for carry
ing concealed weapons, resisting arrest
and pointing a pistol, and on these he
will be tried Wednesday.
A jury will be empanelled to try the
case of Pompey Smith, who is accused
of stealing a Morning News. The
theft is alleged to have occurred about
month ago, so Pompey has already
paid dearly for the suspicion under
which he is held.
John A. Hodges will be tried fol
cheating and swindling. William
Schroeder will face a jury on a charge
of simple larceny, and W. S. W1nr
will answer to a charge of assault anC
battery. Mr.. r. L. Colding repre-
sents all three men. James F. Slater
will be tried for assault and battery
He is represented by Mr.. Walter C
Hartridge.