The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-12
SOLD ON SUNDAY
TO U. S. SOLDIERS
TYBEE BAR MEN INDICTED
FOR RUNNING TIPPLING HOUSE ON
THE SABBATH DAY.

Soldiers Tanked Up on Sunday ana
Fort screven Authorities Brought
Attention of Grand Jurors to ViO-
latiOns-Three Were Indicted
s'TiptOe" RahiIIy and walter War
ner Indicted on Two Charges.
other True Bills Were Returned.
Because they sold liquor to United
States soldiers at Fort Screven on
Sunday, July 3, Robert Z. Byrum,
Moxy Jones and Frank Naylor have
been indicted by the Superior Court
grand jury for keeping open a tipping
house on the Sabbath day
Shortly before the grand jury assem-
bled yesterday afternoon those who
were about the Court House on bust
ness noticed half dozen or more Unit
ed States army soldiers, clad in their
khaki uniforms, hanging about the
sheriffs office and that of the solicitor.
Speculation at once became rife as to
why the soldiers were there.
Shortly before o'clock the grand
jury adjourned and among the indict-
ments presented to the court were two
against Tybee saloonists for keeping
open tipping houses on the Sabbath
day. With the indictments the reason
for the presence of the soldiers became
evident. Byrum and Jones were jointly
indicted, they being partners. An in
dictment was also returned against
Frank Naylor.
1t has been learned that several of
the soldiers wandered off of the reser-
49,.
ing the Fourth and proceeded to show
their patriotism by imbibing somewhat
too freey on Scotch whisky and 9TH
er similar drinks When they returned
to the fort their condition was the
subject of comment. The officers at the
fort, it was stated, caused the appear
ance of the soldiers before the grand
jury.
Other Indictments Found.
John T. Wade was indicted on a sim
liar charge, keeping open a tipping
house on the Sabbath. The indictment
grew out of evidence furnished in an
other case.
j. c. Williams was indicted on a
charge of larceny after trust 1t is
charged in the indictment that he was
entrusted with a guitar valued at 50,
which he refused to turn over to the
owner on demand.
John Rahilly. better known as Tip
toe" and Walter Warner were indict-
ed for assault and battery. The assault
and battery was committed on July 3
on Lucinda Scott, an old negro woman
living near Thunderbolt. 1t is charged
the two men entered the woman s
store, broke up the fixtures, threw the
candy and ice cream about the place
and when she demonstrated, they
threw her down and jumped on her,
injuring her badly.
The same pair were indicted for a
misdemeanor, the indictment charging
them with breaking up the fixtures in
the store kept by the OLD woman and
her son, Jarrett Scott. This makes
three indictments against Rahilly he
having been indicted at the last pre-
vious meeting of the grand jury for
pointing a pistol not in his own de-
Tense.
Forgery Cases to BE Heard.
George Ford was indicted on charge
of uttering a forged check. 1t is all
legged he presented to the Liberty street
branch of The Citizens Bank a forged
check for 81. The name forged was
that of H. G. Groves, and though Ford
is not charged with the actual forgery,
ii is alleged he knew the check was a
forgery. and that he presented it for
payment with intent to defraud,
Cooker Williams was indicted,
charged with forging the name of H.
G. Groves to the check presented by
Ford.
The grand jury recommended the re-
appointment of w. H. Mendel as no.
tary public and justice of the peace,
ex-officio, for the Sixth Georgia Mill
tia district. Justice Mendel presented a
petition for reappointment, signed by
fifty Of the most reputable citizens of
the district. The appointment was at
once made by Judge Cam.