The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-28
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
AN INVESTIGATION OF TIE
CHARGE OF ILLEGAL VOTING.

| AN in UT u II
| CHARGE OF ILLEGAL VOTING
Three Indictments Found and Others
Likely to Follow-The Names OF the
Indicted Parties Suppressed Until
Warrants Have Been Issued-A
Sensation Among the Politicians.
Adam Lewis Indicted for the Meyer
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. General Fraser
Endorsed for Reelection.
The recent primaries are likely to result
seriously to some people for their disregard
of law. During the elections Mon
day it was openly stated that SOW
eral people had voted illegally in each Of
the city districts, and that the Rysls and
| Gearon chaliengers had secured their names
for prosecution. Little attention, no wever,
was paid to it. as such things have been
! talked of at nearly every election.
Yesterday morning, however, when the
| challeDgers received suop9nas to appear
before the grand jury, it became evident
| thas il meant something more than street
| talk. The grand jury met at O'Clock and
took the testimony OF five
| Of the challengers, after which 1t returned
| three special presentments for violations Of
| public, however.
Solicitor General Fraser stated to the
court that as the parties charged
had not been arrested he considered
it bad policy to divulge names Who they
are can only be guessed at Clerk Carr
| took charge OF the presentments and looked
| them in tho court room safe. AS the trans
Gotions OF the grand jury room are strictly
secret the members OF that body didn't feel
| at liberty to give the names Of the indicted.
| When they are arrested access TO the papers
| will be allowed. but not before.
| The indictments for illegal voting at the
| primary are likely to stir up greater SEN
| sation than has been looked for. Several
well-known politicians say that II any OK
| their personal friends happen to be among
| the indicted parties they will retaliate by
| bringing to the attention OF the grand jury
corrupt practices in the last municipal cleo
ton Of some Of those most active in the
present. prosecutions. Ii takes two years TO
! outlaw the crime of bribery or corruption,
and as two years have not yet elapsed since
the municipal election, any persons who en-
| gagged in vote-buying are liable to prosecu-
| Tion. Indications point to the washing of
considerable dirty political linen in the
courts in the near future.
Adam Lewis, the sixth member OF the
gang of murderers which killed August w.
| Meyer last January, was indicted by the
grand jury OF the superior court yesterday
afternoon for murder. Lewis was arrested
| at the time Of the murder as a witness and
made a complete confession to several par
ties, claiming that he was present in the
factory at the time Mr. Meyer was killed
but took no part in the murder. He said
he tried to get out but Joe Blois held the
door and would not allow him to leave.
| When the time came for Lewis to go upon
the witness stand to testify
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gang he positively refused to tell any
! thing and denied his confession. Solicitor
General Fraser came to the conclusion then
that Lewis was as guilty of the murder as
any of the others, and had him indicted.
| He and Marion Hey ward will be tried next
week, and both will probably go to the gall
lows
The grand jury also indicted Willie
| Williams for burglary and Joseph Williams
for assault with intent to murder.
The grand jury of the superior court re-
turned its general presentments Yesterday
and took occasion to indorse Solicitor Gem
eral Fraser for reelection in the following
language:
Solicitor General Fraser has constantly
aided us by his counsel, and he has greatly
facilitated our iabors by having all the
business of each session carefully prepared
and ready to be submitted. The duties Of
his Office during the past year have been Of
the most exacting character. His zeal in
the enforcement Of the law and the marked
ability he has shown in the conduct of the
difficult and important cases which have
been tried entitle him to the warmest
thanks Of every law-abiding citizen. We
request our representatives in the next
general assembly and our senator to sup
port Mr.. Fraser for reelection to the office
OF solicitor general
Judge Falligant, on behalf Of Solicitor
General Fraser, eloquently thanked the
grand jurors for their kind words. "They
are appropriate and well deserved" said be-
"Mr. Fraser has met with the same COM
mendation from every grand jury in the
entire circuit, aud 1t IS warranted Rppro-
baton of a worthy man. The Office Of So
Iicitor general ia o difficult one TO fill 40
ceptably. 10 requires honesty, integrity
and determination, and Mr.. Fraser com
bines oil. He has faithfully and fesrlessly
performed every dusy during his term Of
Office and the thanks of every good man in
the community is due him."
Mr.. Desvergers, who is a party to the
Parsons Desvergers case, which was decided
in the superior court day or two ago,
claims that the verdict which was found is
not wholly in favor of either party. MIR.
Parsons, Mr.. Desvergers says. petitioned for
a partition and sale of certain land alleg-
ing that IL could not be partitionsd and
divided by metes and bounds without caus-
ing great depreciation in its value. Mr.
Desvergers in his answer denied Mr. Par
sons right to partition and set up claim to
the equity of redemption OF an undivided
half interest in the land. He further set up
that the land could be divided by metes and
bounds, and that no good reason existed
| why a partition by metes and bounds should
not be had in case, and the court should
allow petition The verdict compels par
tition by metes and bounds.