Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-29
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
DEVINE AND O'REILLY HELD
FOR PFLUGER'S KILLING.

The Result of the Grand Jury's Inves-
ttgRtiOn - Nine Witnesses Examined
and the Prisoners Charged with IL e
Crime under Four Counts = Officers
Still Searching for the Pistol.
Notwithstanding it was generally
known that the grand jury, at the meeting
of the Superior Court yesterday after
noon, would be called upon to make an
investigation into the circumstances coz
nected with the killing of the young
German, Emil Pfuger, comparatively
few persons besides the officers of court,
the jury and witnesses, attended the
sitting. Even the gallery set apart for
colored people was not half filled, and a
number of those who were there were
boys. The limited attendance was attrib-
uted to the fact that Saturday being the
closing Of the secular business of the
week but few people could spare the time
to attend the court, although it was evil
dent from the number of inquiries made
upon the street Of those who were sup
posed to know that the interest in the ac-
tiOn Of the jury was Of more than Ordi-
nary intensity.
Judge Adams. who has been confined
to his room since Thursday with an at
| tack of fever, was down to the court
| house in a carriage and opened the
court, returning to his home as soon as
I the jury retired to begin the investigation.
The prisoners were not brought from
the Jail, and only the witnesses were be-
fore the jury, the State being represented
by Solicitor General DuBignOn.
The hearing of the testimony occupied
about two hours, during which time nine
| witnesses were examined. Among the
number were the parties who were in the
l a.. F,A
Policeman Spann, who arrested DeVine
and 0'Reilly Immediately after the crime
was committed.
As the last witness was being exam
ined Judge Adams returned to the court
room and took his seat upon the bench.
The time which elapsed from the hearing
of the evidence to when the jury slgniied
its readiness 10 present the indictment
was brief. When the jury returned to the
court room Capt. George w. Lamar, fore
man, delivered the Indictment, and it
was read by Deputy Clerk Carr.
Both prisoners were charged with MUIR
der. The first and second counts charge
both of them as principals. The third
count alleges tina O'Reilly was the prIn-
cipal and that Deyine was an accessory;
and the fourth count charges that DeVine
was the principal and that O'Reilly was
accessory before the fact.
As soon as the indictment was an
nOunced the cOurtwas adjourned.
. The result OF the investigation was not
cOmmunicat to the prisoners last night.
Officer Mendel continued the search for
the missing pistol during the day. The
wells and cess pools on West Broad street
were bailed and carefully dragged, and
sheds and yards were searched, but moth
ing was found that could lead to the dis
cOverY of the weapon.
The prisoners passed the day quietly in
their cell. Only one or two callers were
seen and these were members of Devine's
household with intelligence of Mrs.
Devine. A NEWS reporter learned from
one of her attendants last night that her
condition was slightly improved, although
she is not yet strong enough to bear the
shock which the news of her husbands
crime will cause her