The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-15
US. COURTSCONVENE
JUDGE sPEER AND OFFICERS OF
THE COURT ARRIVE TODAY.
TERM BEGINS TOMORROW.
SESSION OF THE COURT WILL LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS.

No Cases Have Been Assigned For
That Displaced Cases viii BE Dis
posed of-Court Was to Have Con-
vened on Thursday But Was Ad-
tourned Until Tomorrow by Or
der of Judge Speer-PrObabIeT That
Grand and Petit Juries VIII BE
Drawn at Once.
Judge Speer and officers of the court
are expected to arrive in Savannah to-
day for the opening of the United
States District and Circuit Courts to-
morrow morning. The session of the
court was to have begun Thursday, but
was postponed by an order of Judge
Speer.
Cases have been set for the next three
weeks, and it is not likely that the
business of the court will be transact
ed sooner than that, as there are also
numerous matters of criminal nature
which will occupy the attention of the
court. Some of the defendants in the
criminal cases have already arrived in
the city, and will probably enter pleas
of guilty when the court convenes to-
morrow morning.
There will be no grand or petty juries
when the court convenes, none having
been drawn. 1t is probable, however,
that both will be drawn before the end
of the term since there are numerous
civil cases to be tried by jury, and a
number of criminal matters await the
action of the grand jury. In the event
no grand jury is drawn the bar will be
obliged to forego the pleasure which
Judge Speer's able charges to that body
always occasion.
1t is not known whether the cases.
which were assigned for last week and
were displaced by the adjournment of
the court until later day, will be as
signed for later day in the term, and
the other cases tried on the days they
have been set, or whether the docket
will be taken up. beginning with the
first case, regardless of the day on
which the cases have been set for trial
This question will probably be settled
by the arrival of Judge Speer to-day.
There is no business of much inter-
est, assigned for this week, there be-
ing a great many ancillary bills and
matters of an interlocutory nature to
of Michael A. Connolly against Ober-
lin M. Carter, which was set for trial
Friday, will probably not come up for
trial. The assignment was r. = at
the insistence of plaintiffs cou but
1t is understood that the order - the
main case in Chicago takes precedence,
and that until the matter there in con-
troversy is adjudicated, the case will
not be tried.
There are, however, many matters
of Importance, which are of interest to
Savannahians, assigned for later days
in the term. The condemnation pro-
ceedings for the acquisition of land
by the government upon which to
erect lighthouse at st. GATHERINGS
Island, in which Mr.. Jacob Rauers Is
defendant, give promise of being pro-
ductfve" OF some interest, while the
consideration of the CASTOR street paw
ing question, which engrossed the
minds of many of the people of Savan-
nah and particularly the residents of
the thoroughfare in question, which
will come up before Judge Speer, will
no doubt, attract many to the court
room.
No cases were assigned for to-mor-
row, so that, owing to the nature of
the cases set for trial last week. most
of which were ancillary bills in build
ing and loan association cases, it may
be that the court will dispose of it
this week, together with the cases as
signed for trial for this week The cal
endar for the week, which is subject to
change is:
Tuesday, March 17-Actielskabet Bar
ford CO., against Hilton & Dodge Lum-
Der Cow. G. Charlton for plaintiff;
Garrard & Meldrim for defendant
Wednesday, March 1S-United States
against Jacob Rauers.-Condemnat
w. w. Gordon, Jr., and S. B. Adams
for defendant
Thursday, March 19-J. S. Barstow,