The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-04
BUSYWEEK IN COURTS
SUPERIOR COURT WILL CONVENE
AFTER TWO WEEKS RECESS.
CIVIL CASES TO BE HEARD.
MANY DAMAGE SUITS ON CITY
COURT CALENDAR.

tinued Defendants witness Is
Deputy sheriff Briggs Who Was
Injured by Oyster Pirates-Judge
seabrook Will Sit in Cases in
which Judge Barrow Is DisqunIi-
fed Next Week-Grand Jury viii
Hold Special Meeting This Week.
This week will be a busy one in the
courts. The Superior Court, which
has not been in session since the Pot
| ter trial, shortly before the holidays
J will convene tomorrow. The civil
| docket will be commenced, and many
cases of a civil nature will be dis
posed of before the criminal docket is
| again taken up.
In the City Court a heavy docket
will face Judge Norwood. Nearly all
| of these are damage suits, and it is
probable that not all of them will be
disposed of during the week. Two of
these suits are against Capt. August
Oemler, and in each of them c. D.
Griggs, who now lies wounded at the
Savannah Hospital as the result of
wounds received from oyster pirates.
is witness for the defense. This will
probably result in a continuance of the
two cases set for Monday.
Judge seRbrook Will Preside.
Judge Paul E. Seabrook of the At
lantic Circuit, will hold court for Judge
| Barrow next week He will sit in cases
| where Judge Barrow, by reason of his
! prior connection with the case as at
torney, will be disqualified to act.
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cases, and it is probable that Judge
Seabrook will he engaged the entire
week in disposing of them. He will
| hold court in Chambers, while Judge
Barrow is engaged in the larger court
room.
The grand jury will meet during the
week to consider several matters of
Importance, among them the DeCris
case. The body sits upon its own adj
journment, and unless ordered by the
court, will probably not hold any
meetings except special meetings, un-
til the end of the term is near at
hand, when 1t will be engaged in the
preparation of it's general present.
ments.
The calendar of the two courts for
the week follows:
Superior Court Calendar.
Monday. Jan. s.
Palmer Hardware Company vs.. W.
A. Jones & Co.. defendant; Southern
Supply Co., garnishee. Saussy & Saus-
sy for plaintiff West & McLaws for
garnishee.
q. Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway VS.. John and Mary Schwartz
injunction, etc. Lester & Ravenel for
defendants.
f. F. Goddard VS.. Carrie e. Prince;
injunction. G.. T. & ). F. Cam for
plaintiff; Wilson & Rogers for de-
PENDANT.
Tuesday, Jan. g.
Kent Aufleld VS.. ]. w. Martin and
j. T. Garvin; injunction. Lester g.
Ravenel for plaintiff; Beckett &
. Beckett for defendant.
Simon w. Hitch VS.. j. r. Blow, dee
PENDANT; Savannah Grocery Company,
John F. Guilmartin VS.. w. G.. Coop
er, appeal.
Herman Murken VS.. Annie Demers
appeal.
Wednesday, Jan. z.
Amelia Lockett VS.. George Faucet
Injunction; Twiggs & oliver for plain
tiff Garrard & Meldrim for defendant,
Thursday, Jan. 8.
"A. Kaiser & Bro. VS.. G. H. Smith,
defendant; Hunter, Pierce e. Battey.
| garnishee.
Friday, Jan. 9.
e. and v. Millar VS.. T. P. Millar,
foreclosure: Lawton & Cunningham
for plaintiff; Saussy & Saussy for de-
|, PENDANT.
l.. J. Snyder VS.. Joseph A. Logan.
ejectment; George w. Owens for plain
tiff; O'Connor, OByrne and Hartridge
for defendant.
Juliet j. Wells VS.. Irwin T. Wells,
divorce: O'Connor, O'Byrne & Hart
ridge.
Monday, ian. 5.
John Bevans VS.. August Oemler,
damages; Beckett & Beckett for plain
tiff; w. w. Gordon. Jr., for defend
ant.
Trim Middleton VS.. August Oemler,
damages; O'Connor, O'Byrne & Hart
! ridge for plaintiff; w. P. La5Roche for
defendant.
Henry Lubs VS.. Savannah Electric
Company, damages; Twiggs & oliver
for plaintiff; Osborne & Lawrence
for defendant.
Henry johnson VS.. Savannah Elec-
trio Company, damages; Travis &
Edwards for plaintiff; Osborne and
Lawrence for defendant.
Mamie Young VS.. Central of Georgia
Railway, damages; Travis & Ed
wards for plaintiff; Lawton & Cum
ningham for defendant.
]. c. Sheppard VS.. S., F. and W.
| Ry., damages; Twiggs g. Oliver for
plaintiff; Charlton, Clay and Myrick
| for defendant.
Wednesday, Jan. Z.
e. H. Gaynor VS. ]. H. Judkins. Ac-
count. Lester & RaveneI for plaintiff;
| Beckett & Beckett for defendant.
| Joseph Jenkins VS.. Stewart Con-
| tracing Company. Damages. w. N.
| Clarke for plaintiff; Garrard & Mel
| drim and Osborne & Lawrence for de-
! PENDANT.