The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-08
LOUD INDICTED FOR MURDER.
THE TRIAL OF THE CASE TO DE AS
SIGNED NEXT WEEK.

The Witnesses Before the Grand Jul
ry-sOIicitor General to Bring the
Case TO Trial at This Term of Court
II POssibIe-Other Indictments
Found.
Charles D. Loud, the slayer of Phil II
Fitzpatrick. was indicted by the grand
jury of the superior court yesterday If
ternoon on a charge of murder.
The grand jury. under the law. can
hear only one side Of a case. and its
findings has to be based on that evidence.
one or two of the witnesses before tho
jury yesterday were strong friends OF
Fitzpatrick's, while others were disu.
terested as between the two parties.
The witnesses heard by the grand jury
were John J. Somers, Mrs. Somers, James
A. Sawyer. Mayor L. ". Nelson of Thun-
derboit, Coroner John Goette, Marshal
II. ]. LEM and z. A. ferguson. Hr.
Somers was with Fitzpatrick during the
afternoon and up to the time he was
shot. The Indictment was a surprise TO
some of those who have watched the case.
their opinion being that it would be for a
lighter degree of crime than murder, while
others were firmly Of the opinion that
murder was the charge on which nc
would be indicted. Solicitor General Fra
ser says ne viii have the case called up
for assignment next Tuesday, and it will
be heard at this term. it. possible.
The statement that Solicitor General w.
W. Fraser went down to Justice Wick
hams Office Thursday night for the pur-
pose of ordering the release Of Helene
Stockton. who was arrested at that time
on account of being an accomplice in the
killing of Fitzpatrick was erroneous.
When the Stockton woman was arrested
Mr.. T. S. Morgon, one of Loud's attorneys,
vent out to Solicitor General Fraser's
house at II o'clock at night and woke him
up to tell him about the matter and see
what could be done. Mr. Fraser after
considering the matter, wrote out an or
der for the woman s release, which ne gave
to Mr.. Morgan. He had heard the evil
dence in the case at the time Loud APP
piled for bail. and did not see any reason
why the Stockton woman should be held.
The only other indictment found by the
grand jury yesterday was against William
Thomas on a charge of forgery. Thomas
cifc charge being that Thomas used pa
per stating that he was Woodworking
man and paid his debts, TO which the
name of w. Allen was signed, for fraud
ulent purposes, and particularly for the
purpose of defrauding Charles Widmark.
The case against Fireman Ponder for
killing eK-Fireman Keenan, will go before
the grand jury next Monday afternoon,
when IL will meet for the consideration OF
this and other criminal cases.
Two or three Of the murder cases on the
superior court docket have already been
assigned for trial this term. Morris Brown
who stabbed James Beatty to death
March 16. will be tried on Monday. Brown
is now in fail. Lottie Smalls who killed
her husband Jeff Smalls with knife will
be tried Tuesday.
William Schwarz who shot Agnes Nc
Knight on Christmas morning, will be tried
either Wednesday or Thursday. The case
at least win be assigned for trial on one
Of those days, and is expected TO come up
unless something happens to prevent 1t.
The cases against Pat Connors and Lem
Davis, Mr.. Fraser says, will be assigned
within a day or two, and will be tried as
soon as possible.