The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-28
COURTS ALMOST idle
OCTOBER WITNESSES RESUMPTION
of LEGAL BUSINESS.
MANY INTERESTING CASES
WILL ENGAGE THE ATTENTION OF
COURT AND JURY.

Superior Court VIII Hold Special
One Day Session on Thursday for
Transaction of Pressing Business.
VIII Convene for Remainder of
Term on 10Th UItimO-Criminal
Business viii Come Up First.
Potter Trial First ON Calendar.
u. 5. Courts VIII Soon Convene.
The courts are at present almost
idle, but it will be but a short time
now before the mill of justice will be-
gin to grind, and in the several de-
partments of the judiciary there will
be much of interest to the public. The
Superior Court. in which the principal
business will be transacted, will not
convene for more than a day until
Oct. 10, but the wheels will be started
with a rush then. for the first case
lon the calendar is the interesting
trial of w. J. Potter, convicted at the
last term of the court for the murder
of Gugie Bourquin, and grantedia new
trial by the Supreme Court.
The Superior Court will meet for
day on Thursday, at which time all
such business as does not require the
intervention of a jury will be disposed
Of This same rule was observed Sept.
l, at which time the court met. and
passed upon numerous matters of
alimony, Incorporation, etc. The ses-
sion will probably last but an hour
or two. during which time the court
will affix his official signature to a
number of important interlocutory or
ders. A number of large corporations
will probably spring into corporate ex-
istence at the same session by the
stroke of the judicial pen.
The Court of Ordinary and the City
Court, both of which are still in ses-
sion, win dispose of the usual amount
of summer business. On Friday the
criminal session of the City Court will
be held at which time number of
miscreants will be tried by jury, and
about twenty Jail delivery cases dis
posed of.
u. $. Courts to Convene.
1t is not known when the United
States Circuit and District Courts will
convene. Judge Speer has not thus
far intimated when the session will be
held, although it is known that it will
be within the next few months. The
United States district attorneys have
neither been advised in this respect
In addition to a large number of GRIM
inal cases which will engage the at
tention of the grand jury. some of
Which are of particular local interest,
there will probably be several sensa-
tions sprung.
The recent shanghaing cases are sure
to be productive of much interest. The
Brinson case, and a number of other
cases where the parties are equally
prominent will engage the attention of
court and jury. Unless some agree
ment is reached in the CASTOR street
paving matter, that case will also come
up before Judge Speer.
Sessions Will Be Interesting.
Altogether the coming terms of the
Several courts win be most inter-
esting. The members of the bar. after
enjoying their summer vacations are
commencing to return, and get mat
tiers in shape. With their return there
will be an exodus of suits, and a con-
seluently increased revenue for the
clerks whose business is very slack
during the summer months.
Though the Superior Court convenes
for the remainder of the October term
on Oct 10. the juries will be drawn
Two or three days in advance, and the
official machinery of the court will be
started several days before the day of
the first trial. The business of the
counts has been heavier so far this
year than ever before, and it is expect
| ed that the next three months will
make the year record breaker both
In the civil and criminal departments