The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-26
SUBPOENAS OUT
FOR WITNESSES
WANTED IN THE U. S. COURTS.
MORE THAN FIFTY PLACED IN
HANDS OF DEPUTY MARSHAL.

ing at Which Time Judge Emory
speer viii Deliver Charge to
Grand Jury-CriminaI Cases THAI
Are Now On CaIendar-Pebnak<e
Cases Will Probably Be Passed
Court offciaIs Expected Tonight
1t is now practically certain that
Judge Emory speer will open the
United States District Court in Savan-
nah on Monday morning.
This was made evident by the re-
ceipt of an order by the Savannah Of
hcials to subpoena witnesses to APP
pear before both the grand jury and
the court on Monday. About fifty sub
poenas were forwarded to the Savan-
nah officials.
The federal grand jury has been
drawn and the majority of the jurors
served with an order to appear for
duty at the United States Court House
on Monday morning. The names OF
grand jurors cannot be obtained yet
owing to the order of the court which
forbids the names being given out for
publication until the grand juror is
sworn in.
Officers who Are Coming.
Judge Speer is expected to reach Sa-
vannah on Sunday night or early Mon
day morning. District Attorney Alex
ander Alderman and his assistant, Mr.
Storer, are expected tonight Mar
shall George White, Chief Deputy Mar
chaI -
maker will arrive at the same time. OF
on Monday morning. Stenographer
Talley will accompany Judge Speer.
The programme of the court has al
ready been outlined in the Morning
News. The grand jury will first be
sworn and the criminal cases then pre-
sented for its consideration The
charge of Judge Speer always one OF
the most interesting features of the
sessions of the court. will be delivered
Monday morning.
Criminal Cases On Docket.
The criminal docket is heavy one
Several cases are still pending and a
number of them will not be touched
at this sitting of the court. Besides
these cases, the cases sent to the
COdlL Ny OlIlG0 oldlcS Commissioners
Hewlett will come up before the grand
jury and possibly be acted upon by
the court.
The chief interest centers in the
peonage cases. The case against John
E. Foy of Effingham county and
against Barnes of Bulloch county will
be presented to the grand jury and in
dictments asked. The peonage dndict-
ments against w. f. Crawley and
Thomas j. Mcclellan, three cases
Thomas j. Mcclellan, eight cases; C
B. Mcleod, j. A. Mcleod and Lester
Williamson. three cases; and against
j. NJ. Cobb and George p. Hart are
still on the dockets. No action will
be taken in these cases, however, un-
til the Supreme Court has rendered
its decision in the case appealed from
Florida.
other Cases of Interest.
Among the other criminal cases OF
interest still on the docket are the
cases against b. D. Greene, John F.,
Gaynod, and others. on conspiracy
Owing to the fact that these defend
ants persistently refused to come into
court. no action will be taken at this
session. The scire facias against thu
same two defendants is also on thu
docket.
Kidnapping. charges are pending
against Jack Johnson, two charges
Jack Johnson and Witty Mcdonald
two cases: John Bloom and Harry OIL
sen, three cases. Nolle prosequies will
probably be entered in the Olsen cases
as he is now serving sentence imposed
at the last session of the court.
For violation of the POSTAL law
cases are docketed against Joseph Fl
| King, .Iohn w. Harrell. John G
| Thompson, Plymouth Fraser. John r
Jones, and Bessie Williams. Beside
| these postal violation cases there viii
be the cases sent UP by COMMISSIONS
Hewlett during the last few months.
For violation of pension laws Their
are cases against Henry Shiggs, ALA
Henry Jones, Charlotte Young, ant
one case awaiting the action of tn
grand Jury.
For counterfeiting, besides Commits
sioner Hewlett's cases. there are case
| against w. A. Bowman and w. ]
| Brannen Besides these cases Their
are a number of defendants held 70
alleged Illicit distilling, and Edwar'
Fischer will face the grand jury on
charge of receiving Struggled goods.
Common Law and Admiralty.
Among the common law cases ar
those against Capt. Carter, against tn
Peaoock-Hunt West Company, agains
the Ellis-Young Company and two case
against the Central of Georgia Rail
way Company.
Among the equity cases of interes
are those of the Interstate Commerc
Commission against the Ocean Steam
ship Company. John S. Barstoy
against Isaac Beckett and others. tn
injunction proceedings against Capt
| Carter and j. B. Hoist and other
against the city of Savannah and tn
Savannah Electric Company.
In the admiralty cases the most in
teresting are those in which the trou
bles OF the Empire Dredging Compan,
are involved, those against the stear
tug Inca and the Emily Northam, an
the case against the schooner Hilda.
There are thirty-four bankrupts pc
titioning for discharge and eight case
in which there are objections to a dis
charge. The report of the Rauers ap
praisers will also he made to this SEES
sion of the court and some actor