The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-11
PECULIAR RULING
OF SUPREME COURT,
Man Sentenced ON Three Charges
VIII Serve on Only One.

Man Sentenced on Three Charges
VIII Serve on Only One.
Atlanta, Feb. 1o.-The Supreme Court
decided an interesting point to-day in
the case of Robert Fortson, against Ell
bert county. Fortson was convicted on
three similar misdemeanor charges. and
given three similar sentences, the same
term in each case.
After serving one sentence Fortson
applied for his discharge on the ground
that he had served all of the sentences
concurrently. The Ebert Court ruled
against him, but the Supreme Court
to-day reversed that ruling, holding
that as judge to specify several sim
liar sentence are to be served concur
rently and not separately.
Imperial POtentate Arrives.
Imperial Potentate Henry C. Akin of
the Mystic Shrine arrived in Atlanta
to-day, and was met by a large COM
mittee. He will be royalty entertained
while here. and tomorrow night there
will be torch light parade of Georgia
Shriners in his honor.
For State Fair.
The directors of the State Agricul-
tural Society will hold meeting here
tomorrow for the purpose of discussing
the place of holding the next State Fair
The directors of the Southern Inter
state Fair Association of Atlanta will
meet with them, with view to getting
the next State Fair for Atlanta. it
is expected Savannah and Valdosta will
also make bids for it.
Teachers to Get Money.
State School Commissioner w. B.
Merritt states to-day that the teachers
of the state will be sent their first
months salaries for the present year
early next week. This will be consid-
erably earlier than the first payment
has ever been made before.
Salvation Army Building.
A fire proof building to cost $780, coo
may be erected in Atlanta by the Sal
Walton Army. General William Booth.
the founder. from London, expressed
himself on the subject before leaving
the city, at l O'Clock this afternoon,
over the Southern Railway for Wash
ington. He declared that it was great
ly needed and said the matter would
be taken under consideration.
Named Ten Delegates.
Gov Terrell to-day appointed ten
delegates from Georgia to attend the
National Good Roads Convention, to be
held at the Auditorium in Chicago on
Feb. 20, under the auspices of the Ma
tional Highway Commission and the
National Good Roads Association.
The delegates named by the Gov
ernor are as follows: w. H. Luttrell,
Waverly Hall; R. B. Bell, Gassville;
w. S. McCallie, assistant state geol-
ogist, Atlanta; John Witzell, Blue
ridge; ]. B. Norman, Jr., Moultrie; J.
D. Matteson, Hartwell; w. C. Bum,
Cedartown; A. ]. Carver, Dawson; j.
H. Sutton, Forsyth, and T. G. Craw-
ford, Valdosta.
VIII Grant Charter.
A charter will be issued tomorrow
by Secretary of State Phil Cook to the
Atlanta Terminal Company, which will
build the new union passenger station
in Atlanta. The charter members CT
the company are all local officials and
employees of the Southern, and Central
of Georgia railways.
The capital stock is put at only $685.,
600, but the company's real capital will
be $1,50O000. The property on which
the depot will be built will be trans
ferred to the Terminal Company at the
first meeting, to be held tomorrow at
q noon. The Central of Georgia. will
transfer ten acres to the company for
$685., 000 and the Southern will give
over three acres for Sill, 600. AS soon
as the company is organized arrange
ments will be made to secure plans for
the new depot which will be located at
Mitchell and Madison streets.