The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-29
OVER FIFTY CASES
FOR TRIAL IN CITY COURT TO-
DAY.
JURY HAS BEEN SUMMONED
MONTGOMERY RIOTERS WILL HAVE
A HEARING.

Andrew knight, Escaped Convict;
POmpey Smith, Newspaper Thief;
'skid" Binyard, RObber; Frank
Harley, for Cruelty to Animals;
Reina Haines, DusI<y Diamond
Queen," Pearson, Alleged Forged
Check Passer, and Lizzie Evans,
who Robbed COuntryman,
Among the Cases to BE Tried.
The criminal session of the City
Court this morning will be lengthey
one There are more than fifty cases
set for trial. OF these there are quite
a number that will require the inter
vention of a jury. and the attention of
the court will be occupied, no doubt,
throughout the entire day.
Jury trials will commence after 1870
O'Clock. Among those who will be tried
by a jury, are Prince Barney and Rob
ert Mumford, who are accused of
starting a riot at Montgomery month
ago In the general disorder that en-
sued, Joe Harris and his son used their
cudgels with telling effect upon several
of the participants They, too, will
leave their fate to jury.
Andrew Knight, a youthful convict
who succeeded in making his escape
from the county chaingang over a
month ago, and who was arrested
few days ago by officer Meldrim. will
appear, and it is probable that he will,
as is usual in such cases, be given
several months to be served at the eX-
pira ton of the present unexpired term.
knight was serving a six-months' SEN
tence, and had been working as
"trusty," carrying water for his fell
low convicts, when he succeeded in
making his escape.
The city and county are often put
to the expense of a trial by jury in
cases involving sums not exceeding
five cents, but where, owing to the
principle involved, such trial is a
privilege allowed the defendant.
Pompey Smith, who is accused of
stealing a copy of the Morning News
Aug. will be tried by a jury.
kid" Binyard, who is a brother of
John Binyard, the young negro re-
Gently given a long sentence in the
Superior Court for robbing a white
man, will be arraigned for larceny
after trust.
A rather unusual case will be the
one against Frank Harley, a colored
man, who is accused of cruelty to an
imals, the specific charge against him
being the beating of a COW belonging
to Mr.. j. M Reese.
Reina Haipes, the dusky diamond
queen, who purloined a diamond ring
from her employer, Mr.. John c. Ennis,
will also be among the culprits to face
the court. John Williams will have
to account for his actions in endeavor-
ing to walk away with an entire cash
drawer, containing about $35. The al
legged attempted larceny was commit
ted in the store of George Peters on
West Broad street
A. Pearson, young white man, who
was arraigned in Police Court yester-
day on a charge of having passed q
forged check on a Savannah saloon
man. and was bound over to the City
Court, will answer the accusation The
young man stoutly denies his guilt.
Lizzie Evans. who was arrested
Wednesday night by Patrolman Shea
for the theft of 81, two revolvers, a
knife and a bank book from country
negro named Charles Black, will also
be arraigned.
There are many more miscreants
who are charged with nearly all of
the offenses in which the City Court
has jurisdiction. who will tell their
stories.