The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-28
JUDGE CANN
READY FOR COURT
BACK FROM NEW ENGLAND
AND IS PREPARING FOR OPENING
OF SUPERIOR COURT.

Has Been GrentIy Benefited by
Rest From Court Duties-WiII Call
Trial Docket for Assignment of
Cases On saturday--Chhree- to
Grand Jury ON MOnday-Uncon-
tested Gases, 81 IncIuding Divorce
Cases, VIII Then he Taken Up.
Judge George T. Cam. of the Chat
ham Superior Court. returned xester-
day morning from an extended vaca-
ton in Maine and New Hampshire.
Immediately upon his return he, be-
gan preparing for the work of the new
term of the court, which opens on
Monday morning, in order that there
may be no delay in the starting.
II did not realize how, badly need
ed rest" said Judge Cam, until after
l had left the city and was I'M To-
cality where could obtain all that
I wanted. Then for the first time
recognized l had been working under
pressure and that only the urgency of
clearing up dockets and disposing of
cases had kept me going.
Il rested completely and return to
my duties greatly benefited. AS for
politics. / have paid little attention to
them, and have had little chance to
judge of conditions throughout the
country OF course the section in
which l spent my vacation is strongly
Republican. ,<.
Il was in New York but short
time, in fact, only went there TO catch
the Savannah boat. / did not look in
to political conditions there and so
cannot discuss them. ! went away for
a vacation and a rest, and dropped al
most everything during the weeks that
l have been absent"
To Call DOckets Saturday.
In speaking of the october term, the
new term for the Chatham county
court, which opens for its hrst ses-
sion on Monday Judge Cam SAID:
Il believe it is going to be q big inns
provement over the old three-term
system, and that IL will greatly re-
lieVe the congestion of the December
term / am confident. understand
there have been great many cases
flied, many of which will be: triaDle
this term. Then cases filed Tor the
June term and triable. at December
term have been moved up to the new
term, by consent of the parties 81
Will QtllNti NiC FAAcNA
grand jury on Monday morning. Grim
inal matters pending will then be pre-.
sented TO them by the solicitor, ana
everything will be ready for taking up
the criminal work week after next.
Il have decided to call the trial
dockets on Saturday OF this week, ana
l wish that all members OF the par
would be present. Cases viii be as
signed for trial at that time, In order
that there may be no delay when the
session opens.
Hearing of other Cases.
Immediately after I have charged
the grand Jury and they have retired
continued Judge Cam, "on Monday
viii take up the trial of uncontested
cases. including divorces. The nearing
Of these cases viii continue from oay
10 day thereafter until they nave
been disposed Of.
As soon as they have been com,
pleted I will take up the jail criminal
cases and will get rid of them all u
possible. This will clear the way TOT
the criminal session OF the week toi-
lowing" ,.-te
Judge Cam was busy yesterday m
his ONCE looking over the business
that has been filed for this term ana
preparing generally for the opening OF
the court. Many OF the members OF the
bar called upon him during the gay
and welcomed him back TO the city