Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-19

The Arrested Wiknesses-The In"
quest Resumed-NO Light Thrown
on the Mystery-The Examination
Not Concluded.

on the Mystery-The Examination
Not Concluded.
In the account given in the MORN
ING NEWS yesterday Of the proceed
ings connected with the investigation
Of the recent murder Of Michael
Shea, It was stated that the wit
nesses who had been discharged under the
writ OF habeas corpus by the Ordinary were
subsequently arrested by Magistrate Isaac
Russell, but were conditionally released,
having been advised by their counsel to re-
fuse to give bail or to go to jail. Magistrate
Russell, it appears, was not convinced that
he could not detain them in custody, as ap-
pears from the following statement which
he makes in reference thereto:
"When the prisoners and State witnesses
we're brought before me, Mr.. s. B. Adams,
Their attorney, contended that l had no
| legal right to hold the State witnesses
unless l first held a court Of inquiry. | did
not agree with Mr.. Adams, and stated that
| upon the commitment OF the parties charged
with murder the Magistrate may require
bonds from State witnesses, and II the Mag
istrate, in his discretion, thought proper he
could commit State witnesses to Jail on fall
ure to enter into bonds for their appearance
to testify, and after consulting one Of the
| best members of the bar, decided to hold
the State witnesses, and committed some to
jail and released other citizens of Savannah,
! not Internationally, as stated in the News,
but cOndiIionallY, to appear and tender
bonds"
None of the parties are now in jail.
The warrants taken out by Lane and
Mcbride in Magistrate Molinas court, Of
which mention has been made, against
Lieutenant Sheftall and two policemen, for
| false imprisonment, include the Coroner.
| 1t is supposed nothing will be done in this
matter until the inquest is concluded.
THE INQUEST RESUMED.
The COroner's jury reassembled yesterday
afternoon at 1870 o'clock. when the exsmi-
nation Of witnesses was resumed as
/ follows:
John Prindible, policeman, testified under
| oath. We present the following synopsis
of his evidence aud statement: Policeman
GrOgan and l were detailed to go down the
river by the Chief of Police in search of
| parties supposed to be concerned In this
murder; we proceeded below Tybee roads,
and encountered a schooner bound out,
which we boarded; we requested the Captain
to give US a lamp, stating that NE had
/ been sent to search for some parties;
/ he furnished the lamp, and we
! searched the vessel, but found no one; we
/ remained on board that night, having pre-
/ vIously inquired Of the officers and crew If
| they had seen any boats in the vicinity, and
| learned they had not. About daylight the
/ pilot reported that two small boats were
/ coming toward the vessel; Mr.. Grogan got
| the glasses and sighted the boats, and told
me he thought they contained the fellows
/ we were after. l suggested that we conceal
| ourselves and wait until they came along
side, which we did: when the boats came
up close to the schooner, Policeman Gro
| gan told McTierney to come on board,
that they wanted him; the two men
came aboard, when Grogan said: "BOys,
/ We have come for yOu,' but did not explain
what for McGaw made the remark that it
was every strange he should be arrested for
/ a murder he knew nothing about - | told
/ him l did not know anything about that,
| did not arrest him for murder; he tried
several times on the passage to talk about
| il; McGaw further remarked, 81 did have a
| fight with him in the afternoon l did not
| kill him. don't know who told them they
were arrested for murder; in coming up
the river McGaW said to me, II left Shea at
| twenty minutes past twelve o'clock am
| positive on this point; - Mc1ierney was
| some distance of, not near enough to hear
| this.
James McGaw testified: l was In Lanes
| bauoom Saturday afternoon, and played
/ pool with Shea and two others until six
| o'clock; we were going up to the bar to
take a drink, when Shea said that was very
| lucky to beat him; | turned around to light
q cigar, when Shea hit me on the side Of the
| face, and we had little scuffie, but were
/ parted by Lane; then went home and had
| supper; afterwards went out for a walk
/ with McTierney, and returned to Lanes
| bauoOm, where | remained until twelve
| pfa
! Sunday morning, after getting some coffee,
/ we started down the river; II told US
| that there were two officers dow he river
/ aud thought they were after We then
went over to the schooner they ere on, it
| being the only vessel about there; l first
| heard of the death OF Shea while we were
! down the river; Hart told US that Shea was
| dead and we we're suspected, and also
/ where the officers were who were looking
/ for US; We proposed to 90 over to the vessel
/ TO see what the officers wanted; | had the
| fight with Shea about 6 o'clock and never
| saw him afterwards; l did not meet him
| during the scutile; we left the city about a
| quarter TO eight O'Clock on Sunday morn
| ing; Mr.. Nugent was on the wharf and
| handed US the hawser before we left.
Michael j. Murphy testified: Saturday
| evening, about S o'clock, possibly later, l
| stopped in Lanes barrOom; saw Lane play
/ ing pool with another mau whose first name
was Mike remained there about fifteen
minutes; saw McTierney, McGaw, Jim Lane
aud the man Mike; McGaw was playing
| euchre az a table with some other parties
| left Lanes and went to McBrlde's house
as l went in Mrs. Mcbride opened the
| door and said she thought l was
| one of the runners Chat is, McTieTneY
| aud McGaw), after food TO go down the
| river; l remained about fifteen minutes talk
/ ing to them: Mcbride was 10 bed; told them
/ L. ] han Cd
TO Lanes. where l remained until half past
eleven O'Clock; Lane, Charles Jacobsen,
| McGaW, McTierneY, ThCs Hart and another
man were there playing pool; l played
| game OF euchre with Lane and Jacobsen
until about five minutes to twelve O'Clock,
| when Lane started to close up; when | left
he was calling to the men to hurry up; the
| Mike I spoke Of was not Michael Shea; l
did not see him about the bar that evening.
John Schwarz aud Ira B. Chase we're ex-
amined, but nothing Of importance was
elected from them.
The testimony OF Policeman Grogan was
| cOrrobOrative Of that given by Policeman
| Prendible, with the addition that Nc
| TierneY said to witness that he had left Shea
/ at six minutes to twelve O'Clock on Satur-
day night.
I: will be seen that this evidence is
very conf cling. Both McGaw aud McIier-
ney are reported 70 have said that they left
Shea about y O'Clock, and Michael Murphy,
in his evidence, states that both these men
were in Lanes barrOOm up to II O'Clock,
! and he left them there, as Lane was closing
up, and that Michael Shea was not present
during the evening.
There was no further testimony taken,
and at half-past O'Clock the Coroner ad-
iourned further hearing until to day.
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