The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-02
DOCKETS CALLED;
CASES ASSIGNED
CHARGE TO GRAND JURY
WILL BE DELIVERED At OPENING
OF COURT ON MONDAY.

Case Against Mike Drury, Charged
with MuFderOus Assault, VIII ne
Presented to Grand JurOrs-Case
Against w. c. Goodman, Charged
With Murder, viii Also he Act
ed UpOn.-ManS Cases of Public
Interest viii Be Taken Up ON
Thursday.
The docket of cases awaiting trial
was called yesterday morning by Judge
Cam in the Superior Court and as
Both criminal and civil cases were
taken up and assigned, The assign
ments extending into November. The
following is the programme for thu
court as arranged.
On Monday the grand jury will be
assembled and the court will deliver its
charge. The grand jurors will then re-
tire and take up the considera ton of
cases presented by Solicitor General
Osborne. Two cases which are GER
tain to be presented will be those of
the state against Mike Drury and
against W. ~ 0OOullldll
The charge against Goodman will be
murder. he standing accused of killing
Patrolman Zipperer. The defense will
set up self-defense as ground for ac-
quittai Owing to the nature of the
case this will be one of the most in
teresti'4g trials of the entire session.
Mike Drury will probably be indicted
for murderously assaulting John j.
(tarritW West RrnaH This
shooting is of such recent occurrence
that the details are familiar to the
public. 1t was thought by many that
no prosecution would ensue, but it is
known the case will go to the grand
jury.
Inc list off grand jurors includes:
Messrs. Leopold Adler, Joseph c. Pu-
der, James NJ. Dixon, Albert Dierks,
John j. Cummings, John Glatigny,
Abram J. Lehwald, Ralph Elliott Pat
rick Brennan, Adolph Berg, David b.
Morgan, Edward F. Lowell. Walter
Coney, Robert P. Lowell, Michael A.
Morissey, Abram J. Garfunkel, Edwin
Abrahams, A. H. Entelman. j. A. G.
Carson, Norton Frierson, Jesse p. Will
liams. George P. Walker, William c.
Travis, Abe S. Guckenheimer. A. F.
Churchill, r. J. Davant( George A.
Gregory.
Assignment OF cases.
Monday, after the charge to the
grand jury, will be devoted to the
hearing Of uncontested cases, includ-
ing divorce proceedings. On Tuesday
the pending criminal business will be
taken up. The following cases have
been assigned for that day:
State against Joe Washington, as
sault with intent to murder; state
against Harry Crittendon and Charles
Berrien, alias Pop Corn" robbery;
state against Ella Fleming, burglary,
two charges; state against Willie
Drayton and Amos King, burglary;
state against Sallie Watson, assault
with intent TO murder; state against
Ed. Walker, assault with intent TO
murder; state against Andrew Demere.
assault with intent to murder and
burglary; state against Julia Mongin.
burglary; state against Dan Washing
ton, burglary; state against Joseph
Stewart, burglary; state against Bill
Ingram, breaking and entering rail-
road car; state against George But
Ter, larceny from the house, and state
against Willie Virgins, personating
another.
Nearly all of the more serious charges
in the above cases are the results OF
negro quarrels, and little interest at
taches to them generally.
Several Long Standing Cases.
Wednesday has been left vacant in
order to allow for cases assigned for
Tuesday which may not be able to
be heard. Thursday begins another
heavy criminal day and in the list of
cases assigned for hearing there are
a number that have been standing on
the criminal docket for some time.
The case of the state against Stephen
Holmes and Johnnie LanZy, charged
with criminal assault, will be among
the first taken up. The defendants
are small negro boys and their alleged
victim is an 11-year-old girl The all
legged assault occurred on the Isle of
Hope road on Sunday afternoon DUR
ing the early summer. 1t is alleged
that both the defendants assaulted the
girl, A companion of the two, a small
err negro. will be the chief witness
against them.
The case of the state against John
7. Wade, charged with keeping open
a tipping house on the Sabbath is
also assigned for Tuesday The pend
ing case against John ('Ttptoe") RAJ
billy and Walter Warner. charged with
assault and battery and with a mis-
demeanor, will also come up. One of
the charges against these two defend
ants was heard at the June term of
the court,
The case against Nick Mcintosh. the
negro charged with attempting to
wreck a Thunderbolt trolley car by
placing a heavy tie on the track, will
also come up on this date.
other Cases Assigned.
Among the other cases assigned are
those of the state against Charles
King, assault with intent to murder;
state against j. F. Masters, burglary:
state against Frank Williams, assault
with intent TO murder; state against
j. F.. Jones. forgery, and state against
Annie Turner, assault with intent to
murder.
This long list of criminal cases will
probably be greatly increased by the
action Of the grand Jury and the en-
tire week and the one following, the
regular criminal week, promises to be
well filed
Besides the criminal cases there were
a large number of civil cases damage
suits, suits on account, divorce and
alimony cases, and many others as
signed. The session will be a. busy