The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-01
AFTER THE MAGISTRATES.
THE GRAND JURY BRINGS CHARGES
OF CORRUPTION.

A large number Of indictments was re-
turned BY the grand jury OF the superior
court yesterday. They consisted chiefly Of
indictments in the recent murder cases,
and cases Of assault with intent to muir
der, and the special presentments Of mall
practice in Office against several magis-
trates.
Nearly all Of these cases have been be-
fore the public, except the details OF the
charges against the justices Of the peace.
The grand jury devoted a good deal Of at
tenton to the justices in the general pre-
sentiments as well as in the special pre-
sediments. IN the main the charges are
that they have been issuing fraudulent war
rants for arrests and accepted fictitious
bonds for the sole purpose of securing fees
and enforcing the collection OF debts.
the grand jury returned several indict-
ments aginst John Fitzgerald, as notary
public and ex-officio justice of the peace
He is specifically accused of having issued
a warrant for John Hudson, for cheating
and swindling. knowing him to be not
guilty. 1t is charged by the jury that the
warrant was issued for the sole purpose
of enforcing the collection Of a debt to r.
Schwarz. Similar warrants were issued
for the arrest Of b. J. Houston, c. Carter
Troup Joyce. W. Shaw.
Justice of the Peace Bernard ]. McIn-
tyre is charged with having issued war
rants for the arrest of S. Tarver A. White
A. William, B. Scott, A. W. Lane. ]. Dee
J. w. Edwards, B. Monco, D. jenkins, r.
Grim, G. William, S. Burning, S. Brown,
Mrs. Lave c. Brown, w. Mick Mrs. Mar
shall. S. Stephens, u. Ward, j. Scott, p
Dolphin, J. Solomon, and J. Stiles, for
cheating and swindling when the justice
knew the parties were not guilty. 1t is
charged that the warrants were issued for
the simple purpose of enforcing the collec-
ton Of debts to Jasper Evans
Justice William II. Patterson is accused
of malpractice in Office. He is charged
with having made a speciality Of pursuing
victims on false charges of selling policy
tickets" He is charged with having re-
fused to bring before the grand jury for
examination thirty-seven bonds Of par
ties who had been thus charged by him
with selling policy tickets that the war
rants We're issued contrary to law, and
for the purpose of making fees.
Thomas J. McEvoy, a constable, is
charged with extortion, it being alleged
that he arrested Julian Armand and took
from him by intimidation s. which he
claimed to be due him as a fee when no
such fee was allowable. McEvoy was
arrested yesterday and is in jail
William J. Britt. a constable for JUS
tice william II. Patterson, is held on a
charge of perjury in swearing during the
examination by the grand jury of the
methods of Justice Patterson, that Jim
Moore had signed twenty-seven afiidaVits
of prosecution Of alleged violations of law
upon which warrants were sworn out,
when, in point Of fact, James Moore had
not signed them.
Among the other true bills and indict-
ments were the following:
Joe Desverges. the negro barber who is
charged with killing a negro woman May
8, murder.
VIII Thornton, the negro who made an
assault on Tom Naughun. brother Of JUS
tice Naughtin in the justice court room
recently, assault with intent to murder.
James Small charged with having en-
tered the house of Joe Days, April 26th
with intentions of stealing and entering
the house of f. b. Austin. May ?, with
similar intent, burglary.
Aaron Davis, charged with entering the
residence of Richard Amiter, April o.
burglary.
Dan Dickerson forgery.
Andrew Ray, charged with entering the
storehouse of w. A. Hazard. May %,
burglary.
Julius Black charged with an assault
with intent to Kill upon Albert Miller, hav-
ing struck him with an iron bar.
Thomas Peter, Charles Calais, James
/ Golden, Martha Miller and Ada Young,
charged with burglary and receiving
/ stolen goods, it being charged that Charles
! Gallas broke into the store house of
! Isaac Berendt and the others mentioned
received the goods which they knew had
been stolen.
Isaac Garrett charged with assault with
! intent 10 kill John Benjamin Herb, it be-
ing claimed that he shot at him with a
| pistol May 49, assaulting with intent TO
murder.
John johnson, simple larceny, having
stolen a yellow bun calf.
Aaron Davis, entering the house Of John
I Sims with burglarious intent.
sam Robinson Is held on a charge OF
perjury it being claimed that he swore
/ falsely during the examination by the
| grand jury of Justice b. j. Mcintyre,
charged with malpractice
! There is another murder case to come
up, in which a negro is charged with hav-
ing conspred with another to kill his wife.
/ The woman was found dead In the canal
near the Central railroad wharves.
Judge Falligant does not know
just when the murder cases
/ will come before the court.
]
| justices OF the peace will probably claim
attention first, as the grand jury recon-
monds that those charged with malprac-
tice be suspended during the trial of the
cases brought against them
McEvoy is In Jail on two charges. one
! of forgery made by Justice Blois and the
other Of extortion. upon which he was in
dcted by the grand jury McEvoy was
| arrested nearly two weeks ago on the
warrant sworn out by Justice Blois. lie
gave bond In the sum OF $500. but two or
three days ago his bondsman notified Jus
tico Waring Russell Jr., before whom the
warrant had been sworn out. that he de-
sired TO be released as surety. This left
McEvoy without a hondsman, and he was
again arrested by Constable c.. N. Muir
| ply and lodged In jail.
The charge OF forgery Is based upon Nc
Evoys alleged practice OF serving bogus
warrants which he himself had signed with
some real or fictitious name as prosecu-
tor and stamped with Justice Blois' name.
! These warrants were issued for the Of
Tense Of gaming and were served II Is
! claimed, upon more than one. Those so
served. however. did not have 70 appear
| before a court. They were discharged