Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-06
THE CITY COURT.

is no politics in it, but preparing for the
time when peanut politics will buttin, it surely
will, or always does In eight days thirty eight
criminal cases and twenty civil cases dis
posed of at about sixty dollars per day in addition
to the salary of the Judge and solicitor or less than
six hundred dollars to dispose of fifty nine cases
about ten dollars per case. 1t has been shown in
these columns that it costs something like fifty or
sixty dollars per case in the superior court.
But the cost in dollars and cents, the pay of
the twenty four Jurors, the amount of forty eight
dollars per day the cheap politician would harp on
throughout campaign, although but small con-
sideration.
What would we do without the city courtG
Think of these fifty nine cases, thirty eight crimi-
nails waiting indefinitely for the action of the grand
Jury. Of course the criminals would like to see
the court delayed, but what of the law-abidng
community? If delay is an advantage to the Grim
inal the public sufferers accordingly.
The city court is notonly an economical county
institution, but it is necessity. The community
and county could not afford to be without it.
vigorous prosecuting officer and just
and conscientious Judge before whom these matters
of Importance may be brought every thirty days
and settled according to the rules Of Justice and
In our efforts to make it clear that the court
saves money for the county, we are not forgettul
of the fact that is the smallest consideration, but
we make the point in order to shut off the dema,
gogue who would use the court for political pur
poses
We commend Judge Jay and Solicitor EIkins,
not because we are friendly to them, but because
we believe, as every fair minded reader of this
hO% inU 0f
dation. We have good court, and we are proud
of it, for we have fought these nine years we have
been in Fitzgerald publishing this paper against
the conditions that existed in 1899 when it was
almost impossible to get criminal before the
court or civil case settled.
The following are case disposed of at July
term 1908 City court of Fitzgerald.
State VS. Geo. Dixon. Settled upon Payment
of Cost
State VS. Flora Anderson. Verdict Guilty.
State VS. Will Paterson. Verdict Guilty.
State VS. lobe Tailor. Bound over to Supr
Court.
State VS. Tom Melton. Verdict Guilty.
State VS. Amy Carter. Verdict Not Guilty.
State VS. Will Paterson Verdict Not Guilty.
State VS. Ben Hill. Verdict Guilty.
State VS. Henry johnson. Bound over to Supr
Court.
State VS. E. N. Nesbt Bound over to Supr.
Court.
State VS. L. N. Nesbit Verdict Not Guilty
state VS. O. T. Gill; Settlement on Payment
of Cost
State VS. W. NJ Devine. Verdict Not Guilty
State VS. Ed Williams. Verdict Guilty
State VS. A. W. Maulsby. Verdict Not Guilty
State VS. Edmond Ward Verdict Not Guilty
State VS. Ellis Boyer. Nolle PrOsequ
State VS. Victoria Boseman. Verdict Not Gull,
ty.
State VS. Maud Washington NOlle Prosqui.
Srate VS. Alonzo Everett. Nolle PrOsequi.
State VS. Eliza McDamer. Nolle Prosequi.
State VS. Albert Washington. Plea Guilty.
State VS. Wiseman Freeman Plea Guilty.
State VS. Edgar Johnson. Plea Guilty.
State VS. Lewis Johnson. Mole Prosequi.
State VS. Tom Milton. Nolle Prosequi
State VS. Tom jefferson Verdict No Guilt.
State VS. Nose Hill Discharged.
State VS. Dave Blanche. Verdict Not Guilty.
State VS. Dock Powell. Verdict Not Guilty.
State VS. Abe Albert. Nolle ProSeqi.
State VS. julie Brnson. Nolle PrOSqui
State W. Will Keury. Verdict Guilty
State VS. viii Crumedy NOlle Prosequi.
State VS. A. D. Bennett. Nolle PrOsequi