The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
HANDY DANDY TOOK OLD
EASY MONEY" INTO CAMP.
Tourists Enjoyed an Interesting ses-
sion of the Criminal Court

Tourists Enjoyed an Interesting Ses-
sion of the Criminal Court.
Yesterdays session of the City Court
was an interesting one. A party of
tourists, who came to the court room
early in the day, were so much in
terested in the proceedings of the court
that they remained throughout the pro-
ceedfngs, and, on leaving, declared they
had enjoyed themselves immensely.
Perhaps the most interesting trial
was that of Sam Bandy, a well known
local politician. Bandy, it appeared
from the evidence, was working the
"con" game with a vengeance in the
vicinity of the Central and Union de-
pots. 1t was his lay to waylay every
gullible guy from the country who
came to the city with a few spare
sheckels in his jeans and several slogs
of mountain dew under his shirt. He
had it all down pat, and knew how to
break in and lead out after the man
ner of the most adept.
The police noticed that his acquaint-
ance with the horny-handed sons of
toll from the flag stations was very
general, and suspecting that Bandy
was in for a bad deal, they laid aloof
Patrolman Nose Davis turned the trick
When John Marlborough, from the
woods near Waycross, hit the city,
Bandy sized him up as a live one and
Immediately invoked his art. Yarbor-
ough was the "livest ever" and proved
too easy to seem true. Arm and arm
he and his pal went to a disreputable
dive where they might enjoy a quiet
evening far from the maddening
crowds ignoble strife. Susie Chap
lain. Mary Small and Isabella Scott,
three saffron-hued individuals, essayed
to entertain their new-found friend
When, after ordering a round of booze
he yanked from his trousers a wad
of bills as big as his fist. and non
chalantly peeled off a little of the out
side, Bandy was not slow in getting
next.
The charge against him in the City
Court was the theft of fifty samoleaus,
while the three entertainers were joint
w held for the theft of old Easy
Moneys coat, hat and cuff buttons.
Judge Norwood, after hearing the evil
dence. handed Bandy a dose of $l00 and
costs, and gave him a stiff case of talk,
in which he said things which would
not look well in print. The three girls
got similar packages, a little roast ana
a bit of rebuke, and the next case was
called.
Willie Harris, who swiped fruit from
John Cramps, and carved up Lawrence
Bright for putting the fruit vendor
next, faced the judicial music, but his
cock-and- bull story didn't go with the
court, and he was given fifteen moons
with the county forces, twelve for stab
bling and three for stealing.
John Moody, the one-armed legless
bootblack, made his periodic appear
ance. 1t was a sort of return engage
ment. for il has been but few weeks
since he was released on a vagrancy
charge. He was given thirty days In
the Police Court on general principles
and twelve more in the City Court he
cause he had no visible WeAns Of sup
port.
Mamie Jones, one of "A smooth bunch
Of shoplifters, whose three aecompli res
are making cane at the county farm,
WAS tried by jury. She was
found guilty. Her three friends
pleaded guilty on their trial and were
let down easy. getting so or six
months, but since Mamie has put the
county 10 the expense Of a trial, II IL
not al al unlikely that she WI SIN
be- grinding sorghum long afier fer
friends have shaken the dust ~ Num-
Der 1 camp from their pedal eNteini-
ties.