The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-18
INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
COBB To BE TRIED FOR HIS AS
sAULT UPON JUDGE FERRILL.

A Second Indictment Against Him for
AssauIting MIR. d'Antignac-Judge
'3IacDOneII's Pointed Charge TO the
Grand Jury-The Condition of the
COnvicts to BE Looked IntO-The
Cobb Case the First Taken Up.
Seven other Indictments Found.
The grand jury Of the city court for the
November term convened yesterday. In
his charge Judge MacDonell advised the
jury as to its duties in investigating the
county Offices, the condition Of the county
convicts, and the conduct Of the chain
gang, the violation of the Sunday laws,
the selling of liquor TO minors and their
employment in places where liquor is sold,
and the various other questions that are
likely TO come before it.
Judge MacDonen charged the jury par
ticularly as to its oversight of the con-
victs. He referred to the fact that they
are a class of unfortunates, in a manner
Isolated, and in direct charge of a class Of
men who are not in touch with the people.
1t is the duty of the grand jury. he said,
TO see that the convicts are not i'll treated
and that no unlawful acts are committed
by those in charge of them. While there
their condition, he said. the fact must not
be overlooked that they are convicts, IN
der punishment for offenses against the
law, and as such their lot, while unfor-
tunate, is not expected be an easy one.
Judge MacDOnell's charge, though brief
was clear and pointed and placed before
the jury a concise outline as to its duties.
The jury is composed as follows: George
Solomon Cohen, George w. Lamar,
George W. Dwelle Francis I. Mccall.
John d. Weld, A. @. Guerard, George A.
Gregory, Robert II. Cornwel Carvill II.
Carson. A. r. Launey, Irwin b. Tiede-
man, Moses Y. Henderson, Abe S. Guck-
enheimer, VIM. /. O'Brien, Robert II.
W. c. Neidlinger, f. ]. Kennedy, P. T.
Foye.
The first Indictment found was against
upon Judge Hampton L. Ferrill. A sec
ond indictment was found against Cobb
for assault and battery upon Mr.. Au-
teacher in the Georgia Industrial College
who committed the unprovoked assault
upon Judge Ferrill in a Bolton street car
two weeks ago. The story of the attack
has been written in the Morning News.
Cobb will be tried at once.
James F. Slater was indicted for keep
ing his saloon open and selling liquor on
Sunday.
Thomas Brown was indicted for point
ing a pistol at another. Brown and
crowd Of other negroes were arrested 1T
Thunderbolt Thanksgiving day by Mar
shall Lentz and his constables for gam
bling. Brown attempted to shoot the Off
GERS. and was subdued after considerable
difficulty.
Ida Walker was indicted for assaultins
Sarah Williams. The assault was the
elimination Of row on Randolph street
Nov. IA, in which the Walker woman
used a brickbat to advantage
J. J. Read and Thomas Parker were in
dicted for assaulting J. A. Jones last
week in a disturbance at Charlton and
Habersham streets, R. ~. Smart was
in the party, but no bill was found against
him.
Dennis Mitchell was indicted for carry
ing concealed weapons and for pointing
a pistol at another Mitchell, who Is
colored, had some words with another
negro, James Smith, Thanksgiving day,
about Smiths wife, which eliminated
In a row in which Mitchell shot at the
woman and hit Smith
Sidney Lilienthal was indicted for as
sault and battery upon NJ. Nagel, a watch
maker at No. 1872 Broughton street. The
assault grew out of Lilienthal pulling
down NagePs sign over his store. Liz
ienthal cursed Nagels wife; the husband
threatened to have him arrested and Lii
ienthal lift him in the nosa