The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-18
COURT ADJUSTS
THE TROUBLES
OF RESIDENTS OF osSABAW.
SEPARATE STOCK AND FENCE IN
EACH PARTY's PROPERTY.

Deputy Sheriff w. H. Fleming the
COmmissiOner-Judg Cam Called
Attention of BeIIigerents to Du-
ties to COmmunity-If Convicted
VIII Impose Severe Penalty.
Neither Party Can Carry Any
Weapons, Either Offensive or De-
fensive.
Through the efforts of Judge Cam of
the Superior Court it seems probable
there has at last been obtained an
amicable adjustment of the troubles
that have kept Ossabaw Island in a
constant state of turmoil as a result
of conditions that almost approach
those existing in the feud districts of
Kentucky.
By the terms of the decree of the
court handed down yesterday a fence
is to be built between the lands of two
parties, the hogs and cattle of each
party are to be sorted out and placed
on the proper side of this fence and
each is restrained from trespassing on
the lands of the other. The work of
fence building and hog and cattle as
sorting is to be superintendent by Dep
uty Sheriff Walter H. Fleming.
The Ossabaw Island trouble came be-
fore Judge Cam yesterday morning
when the injunction proceedings of S.
S. Sasser against j. w. Larissey and
others was taken up. Sasser sought
to have Larissey permanently enjoined
from coming on his lands, even for
the purpose of taking away his own
hogs and cattle. The argument of the
case had proceeded for some little
time, with constant wrangling, when
the court took hand in the matter
and suggested that an agreement be
reached between counsel settling the
matter without calling a jury.
Danger of BIOOdshed.
Judge Cam then outlined the rem
edy which he would suggest, and this
was accepted by both sides to the lit
igation. The court then warned the
two men appearing as principals, Sas-
ser and Mickler. and all others con-
nected with the case, if they came be-
fore him for trial and were convicted
they would be. severely dealt with.
This matter should be adjusted"
said Judge Cam. There has been too
much taking of the law into ones
own hand on Ossabaw Island of late.
| There is strong probability of blood
shed and possibly death, If it contin-.
ues, for which either party will be
sorry. This court does not expect
either party to be anything but a man
| and manly man, but there are times
when person thinks he is driven into
the necessity of taking the law in his
own hands. @
This is a reproach on the commune
ty. If any conviction results as an
outcome of this trouble, the court will
punish severely. 1t will be an obli-
cation which he owes to the commu-
nifty, and he will punish most severely.
Settle 1t ManfuIIy.
The whole matter may be settled
and trouble obviated in a manly way.
Every brave man owes it to the COM
munity to submit these matters to the
| arbitrament of the tribunal designed
| to pass upon such disputes. 1t is i'm
| possible for the court to ascertain,
from the conflicting evidence, how
much stock of either party is on the
others lands, or what proportionate
benefit will be resultant to either party
by the erection of fence.
The fair and equitable way, 1t ap-
pears to the court, is for a commission
er to be appointed, to whom shall be
| delegated the power to point out and
gather and separate the stock of the
| separate parties, and to ascertain
what proportionate benefits will accrue
| to the respective parties by the erec>
| ton of the fence. Let this commits
sioner report his findings to the court,
and an order may be predicated on his
| finding. Each party should defray the
expenses of transferring his stock to
his own land"
Decree Handed Down.
Later in the day, according to the
| terms of the agreement, Judge Cam
handed down a decree.
The decree appoints Deputy Walter
| H. Fleming as the commissioner to
| go to the island, separate and gather
the separate stock and superintend the
building of the line of fence. Then
he will report back to the court and
thereafter will advertise for bids for
the erection of the fence. The contract
will be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder and the fence erected.
The animals-hogs and cattle-will
! then be finally separated and each
mans property put on his own side of
the fence. The cost of the fence and
the payment of the commissioner will
! be divided among the two PRINCIPALS.
according as they are benefited by the
fence and by the separating of the
stock. While separating the stock Mr..
Fleming may have with him one man
from each side, though neither of
them must have about them either
weapons of defense or offense." Mr..
Fleming will personally see to this
point. All men who assist in separat-
Ing the stock are also prohibited the
use of weapons of any nature.
Apparently this decree ends the en-
tire trouble. Sasser is represented by
Twiggs & Oliver and Larissey and
Mickler by Col. Robert L. Colding.