The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
INDICTED ron MURDER.
Virginia Williams 10 Answer for the
killing of smith.

hlAiAnE OF Sutttbs
The grand jury Of the superior court
met yesterday afternoon and indicted Viz
ginia Williams on a charge Of murder.
Virginia is the woman who stabbed James
II. Smith or "Smitty." as he is otherwise
known. He was he paramour. and the
killing was done after a quarrel over q
pawn ticket, on which cents was due.
James Williams was indicted on
charge Of burglarizing the house of Peter
Earnest on June 10.
Gus smith was indicted on a charge OF
assault with intent TO murder James
Moore by cutting him with a knife.
Eliza Brown was indicted on a charge
Of forgery, she being charged with hav-
ing presented. TO Mr.. James Lynch an
order for a lot OF groceries on April IS
which order bore the forged signature OF
Miss ID. Y. Dancy
c. X. Leitncr. through his attorney Mr.
Edward S. Elliott, fled an Intervention ir
the United States court yesterday in the
suit OF the Central National Bank of New
York against the Atlantic Short Line
Railroad Company. in which he claims 2
lien against the property for 81 .55S.3f for
work done as a contractor and for furnish
ing materials The lien, he states. has
been filed and recorded in all the courts OF
the counties through which the property
runs
In the case Of Kate G. LAWN against ].
p LAWN, executor, Mr.. Edward S. Ell
lott fled a petition for additional compen-
sation for bringing the fund into court
and as attorney for the receiver. An or
der was taken allowing the amount asked
for. new trial was refused IN the case
OF the Troy Laundry Company, plaintiff
in certiorari, against Solomon Cohen, de-
PENDANT in certiorari. The case was de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff.
The case against Edward Moyle, charged
with assault with intent to murder VIII
liam G.. Woodhn. I'm which there was a
mistrial, was assigned yesterday for trial
on Thursday of next week.
The city court was occupied yesterday
with the trial of the suit Of the Southern
Home Building and Loan Association
against Elsie johnson and Hottie Cole
man, to foreclose deed 10 secure debt
amounting TO LOO. The trial will be con-
tinued on Monday.
Letters dismissory were granted to S.
+. Dupon, administrator on the estate
of S. +. Dupon, in the court of ordinary
yesterday.
Israel Smalls, one of the court house
spoilers, succeeded in locating Phil Hen
ry, the negro who was suspected 10
have been engaged in the robbery of the
Tennessee countryman a week or two ago
with Tom Mills, who was given twelve
months on the chain-gang for his part
in the affair. Henry was located at
Bloomingdale, near here, and Smalls went
out yesterday, and with the aid of others
captured him after a chase. Henry was
brought back TO the city and placed in
the county jail.
A. p Rohde was tried yesterday after
noon before jury in the court of ordinary
on a charge of lunacy. Rohde was sent
to the asylum about a year ago, and was
within a month or two discharged as
cured. lie came back to Savannah and
was all right for a while, but recently he
began to go back TO his old state, which
led Mr.. l.. Steinbach to make another
affidavit to the effect that he was insane.
There. was no doubt as to his condition and
the jury declared him fit subject for the
lunatic asylum. He was sent up last
night in charge of a guard.
In the superior court yesterday Leila
| e. Bonefeld filed a libel for divorce
against her husband, Charles F. Bone
! field