The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
ANSWER FOR CRIME
COMING WEEK A busy ONE IN
SUPERIOR COURT.
FIFTY CASES SET FOR TRIAL.
JUDGE BARROW MADE ASSIGN
MENTs YESTERDAY MORNING.

MENTS YESTERDAY MORNING.
Twenty-Five Gambling Gases and ms
Many FelOnies Have Been Set for
HenrIng-SeveraI of the Cases
Are of General Interest-Z. G. Nor
gan VIII be Tried for Unusual Of
fense-E. s. ROhn VIII be Tried on
Two Charges of FOrgery-ArsOn,
Bignmy and Burglary Constitute
Some of the other Charges.
Fifty criminal cases will be tried in
the Superior Court next week. At any
rate, that is the number assigned for
trial, and the probability is that that
number will be disposed of. 1t is
doubtful if ever before in the history
of the court as many criminal matters
were assigned for disposition in a sin
gle week. The assignments were made
yesterday morning by Judge Barrow.
All Of the fifty cases are assigned
for trial in four days, there being 9TH
er matters to engage the attention of
the court on Monday and Saturday.
On those days the certiorari docket
will be called and civil matters dis
posed of, respectively. Nearly 100 civil
matters were assigned for. trial during
the present week In the Superior
Court, but this number is not unusu-
ally large when it is taken into con-
sideration that two judges presided
Jointly, and that over half of the
cases involved the same principal of
law-these being the jefferson street
paving cases.
Will be Money Maker.
The week will probably be as re-
munerative as it is busy, since more
than half of the cases set for trial are
against those who are charged with
gambling-and it is seldom that the
trial of such cases are not productive
of change for the exchequer of the
court. Besides the gambling cases and
felonies, there will be several trials on
charges of knowingly renting property
for gambling purposes.
The deputies of the court are already
busy serving the many witnesses
which have been summoned in the sew
eral cases set for a hearing. There
nave D6Gn uO Ill the
Superior Court since the trial of the
Potter case, and since there have been
several meetings of the grand jury
since that time, there are many bills
to be tried by the court
At|least four of the felony cases will
attract considerable attention, and
there are many others of interest.
Among the most interesting will be the
trial of Martha Hill, who will be tried
on two charges, of arson and larceny,
the former crime having been commit
ted, it is alleged, to cover up the first.
The woman, so the state will try to
prove stole skirt, and when she fear
ed detection, burned the house in which
it was hidden. On the trial of this
case r. L. Colding will act as solicitor
and Twiggs & Oliver will represent the
defendant
Another case which will attract at
tention and elicit interest by reason
of the prominence of the parties con-
nected with it, is that of the state
against u. G. Morgan. The defendant
a white man, is charged with sending
an ugly letter, in which he threatened
to kill the daughter of a prominent
gentleman. because she countenanced
the attentions of young man whom
he did not fancy. The accused will be
represented by David c. Barrow.
e. s. Rohn to be Tried.
e. S. Rohn, well known white man.
Will be tried on two charges of forgery.
Rohn was indicted a short time ago
by the grand jury for forging the name
OF the Savannah Hat Company to GER
tain checks which he passed on two Of
the merchants of the city. He skipped
town, but was caught in Jacksonville
and brought back to Savannah. The
details
given in the Morning News. He will
be represented by r. l.. Colding.
Edward 7. Black will have to face a
charge of bigamy, preferred against
him by his alleged second venture. who
claims that she can produce the mar
riage licenses in each case. Black is
at present out on bond. His bondsmen
We're yesterday notified of the assign
ment of the case.
oar OF which has already been given in
the Morning News. the following cases
have been assigned:
Tuesday, Jan. 20.-Henry Davis alias
Joe Brown. Burglary. E. LETTER, attor-
ney; Abraham IZzard-Robbery-F. P
Salas, attorney; Edward T. Black
Bigamy-no attorney; James Pinck-
ney-Larccny from the person-R. L.
Colding, attorney; E. s. Rohn-Forg-
cry 1.-TWO charges)-R. L. Colding, at
torney.
Wednesday, Jan. 21-Sam Ganaway-
Burglary-L. NJ. Norwood, attorney;
William Wright and Frank Demere-
Burglary-R l.. Colding, and L. M
Norwood. attorneys; Willie Bradley
Assault with intent to murder-E. LET
fier. attorney.
Thursday, Jan. 22--Martha Hill
Larceny and arson-Twiggs & Oliver
attorneys.
Friday, Jan. 23-Henry Abergoti-
Burglary-Raiford Falligant, attorney
u. G. Morgan-Sending threatening let
ter-D. c.. Barrow, attorney; John
Owens-Burglary-W D. Morgan, at