The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15
LAST WEEK OF COURT
NO CASES ASSIGNED IN SUPERIOR
COURT FOR NEXT WEEK.
TERM ENDS FEBRUARY rs.
SOME INTERESTING MATTERS
WILL BE DISPOSED OF THIS WEEK.

Grand Jury Will Meet Friday After
nOOn-TO Prepare General Pre-
sentiments and to Return Indict-
ments-McIntyre VIII Case Comes
Up Again-NOtiOn For New Trial
in Potter Case to Be Heard This
Week-Heayy Calendar in City
Court.
This will be the last week of the
December term of the Superior Court.
Cases have been set for trial for every
day of the week, and though the court
probably WilL, not adjourn until We'd
nesday, the 18th, no cases will be tried
next week. The grand jury will be
busily engaged in preparing their re-
ports to be incorporated in their gen.
eral presentments, which will be re-
turned into court on Tuesday of next
week, the day before the adjournment
of court.
There will be meeting of the grand
Jury Friday afternoon. Besides the
preparation of the general present.
rnents of the body which will at that
time be undertaken, there will be sew
eral indictments returned. Among
other matters which will be brought
to the attention of the jurors is the
shooting affair on Warsaw Island a
short while ago, when a negro named
Morningstar was shot by white man
named Sasser.
will he 1aOoh aYad claim c
that the negro was attempting to steal
hogs. The negro, however, says that,
on the contrary, he had no intention
of killing or stealing a hog, but had
gone ashore to build a fire and get
warm. If any hog was killed, he says,
some one else did it. The theory of
the prosecution is that Sasser himself
killed the hog, in order to furnish
provocation for the deed. On account
of these facts, and because a great
deal of feeling has been aroused among
the residents in the vicinity of War
saw, the action of the grand jury will
possess unusual interest.
Some Interesting Cases.
Among the most interesting cases
set for the week is that of William r.
Mcintyre against Daisy B. Mcintyre,
executrix of the estate of the late Ed
ward Mcintyre. The younger McIn-
tyre is contesting the probate of the
will The case was heard in the Or
dinary's court short time ago, at
which time, the contentious of the
caveator were sustained. Mrs. McIn-
tyre, through her attorney, S. B. Ad-
ans, is now attempting to have that
judgment reversed by a jury in the
Superior Court.
Several interesting matters will come
up for disposition on Saturday. At
that time motions for new trials will
be argued in three important cases.
Sol Rosenthal and John Monahan, who
were fined $1,000 each for conducting
a gaming room, and Horace Rivers,
who was fined $3.50 for renting proper
ty for the purpose, will, through their
attorneys, seek new trials.
Potter Case Argued.
The Potter case will also come up for
a hearing on the motion for a new trial.
The general grounds of the motion have
already been filed. 1t is known that
counsel does not rely so much on them
as he does on the additional grounds
which will be incorporated in the mo-
ton some time this week. One of the
main grounds is alleged error in Judge
Barrow's charge. Both sides have
been actively engaged in preparing
their arguments, and the hearing prom
ises to be interesting.
The week will be a very busy one in
the City Court, there being no less
than thirty cases set for trial, among
which many are damage suits. These
will be heard the first four days of the
week, the remaining days being de-
voted to the hearing of demurrers and
motions, the disposition of JAN deliv-
cries and the trial of criminal cases by
Jury.