The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-09
HEAVY CIVIL DOCKET
HEARINGS IN MURDER CASES HAVE
BEEN POSTPONED
IN THE COURTS THIS WEEK.
GRAND JURY WILL MEET LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK.

Hearings i'm the Cohen and Calvin
Murder Cases Will Not be Had To-
day - Have Been Postponed Until
Feb. Fl, at Which Time Potter
Case Will Also be Heard - Judge
SenbrOOk Has Returned TO Pine
ora to HOII His COurt-Wiu Re
turn Before End of Term.
One of the largest civil dockets
which had faced the court at the be-
ginnig of any week during the
present term of the Superior Court will
be disposed of by Judge Barrow this
week. Many cases have been set for
trial in order that the docket may be
clared as near as possible before the
end of the December term of court,
which is not now far distant, there
being but two more weeks.
Outside of the civil business on this
side of the court house. the principal
interest centered in the hearing on the
motions for new trials in two murder
cases, one of these being Willie CAL
win, who was sentenced to have hang
ed on Friday, just passed. and whose
sentence was superseded by the filing
of the motion for a new trial, and
the other, Abe Cohen, who brutally
murdered Susie Rodgers, without the
semblance of provocation, almost a
year ago, and who, too, was doomed
to make reparation on last Friday.
Three Murder Cases.
These two important cases will not
be heard to-day, as previously as
signed, counsel for the condemned
men representing to the court that
they have not had sufficient time to
prepare the briefs in their respective
cases. They have been postponed
until Saturday week, Feb. 81, and will
be heard on the same day that the mo-
is argued. This will probably be the
first time in the history of the court
that three such well-known murder
cases have been argued on one day.
Besides these hearings there will
not be any more criminal business dur
ing the term, unless the grand jury
indicts, or unless some emergency
presents itself. There are many civil
cases yet to be disposed of, and
though there dTe yet Il lew criminal
cases unheard, it is important that
these cases be disposed of, as some of
them are of first Importance not only
to the parties in litigation, but also
to the taxpayers of the county.
Judge ScabrOOIS VIII Return.
Judge Seabrook will not preside in
the Superior Court this week in con-
junction with Judge Barrow, he hav-
ing left on Saturday. There is yet a
number of cases in which Judge Bar
row. by reason of his former connec-
ton with them as attorney, or because
of interest therein, is disqualified, and
Judge Seabrook has promised to re-
turn in a short time, probably before
the end of the term, to hear these mat
tiers, and also to render reserved de-
cisions.
1t is probable that the grand jury
will be called together on Friday aft
ernoon. They have not met for some
time, though they have sat upon their
own adjournment subject to the call
of the court The various committees
have been appointed, and are now en-
gagged in preparing their reports. in
the respective departments to be in
corporated in the general presentments
of the body, which will probably be re-
turned into court on Monday, 23d inst,
that being the day before the last day
of court. The Committee on County
Offices have not engaged experts to
conduct the examination of the books
of the county, as yet.
Civil Cases In City Court.
In the City Court there is also a
heavy docket. There have been a num-
Der of trials in the court during the
past week, but these have been nearly
all of criminal nature, and this
morning the civil business for the new
February term will be begun Most
of these cases are damage suits and
suits on account, and among the for
mer class there are quite a number
which will furnish interesting evidence
for the court and spectators.
Ninety-two jurors have been drawn
in the two courts, and will be expect
ed to appear this morning promptly at
10 O'Clock. On Friday the usual GRIM
inal session will be held in the City
Court, and on Saturday many demur-
rers and motions have been assigned
for hearing. Quite a number of mat
ters of administration have been set
for hearing in the Ordinarys Court
this week, and, altogether, the week
promises to be a busy one in the sew