The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-13
PONDER CASE TO BE PUSHED.
GRAND JURY INDICTs O'QUINN,
STEINAU AND SIMON.

Murder the Charge Named In the
BuIs-AH the Testimony Gathered
by the Detective Department Not
introduced and Several Witnesses
Allowed TO Go without Testifying.
steinau's BOOkkeeper One of the
Most important of the Witnesses
Before the Jury.
Atlanta. Ca, Nov. 12.-The grand jury
to-day found bills of Indictment for MUIR
der against Walter O'Quinn. Louis steinau
and Julius Simon, charged with killing
Patrolman ]. T. Ponder Monday evening.
The grand jury was in session for three
hours. All of the testimony in hand by the
detective department was not introduced
and several witnesses summoned were al
lowed to go without being heard.
The action of the grand jury put an
end to all proceedings in the justice court,
where warrants had been sworn out for
the men indicted. 1t will also have the
effect of putting an end to the investga-
ton by the coroner, which was to have
begun tomorrow.
one of the most prominent witnesses be-
fore the grand jury was r. c. Allen, who
the failure Allen was summoned to testi-
fy as TO the condition of the safe in
Steinaus office when the place was closed
and taken charge of by Receiver r. 3.
Blackburn. Allen swore that he closed
the safe and locked it before he left the
office.
just before the grand jury met Walter
O'Quinn was brought from the jail to the
court house. He had been summoned to
appear before the jury. Attorney Spald-
ing. for the defense. heard of this and
went Immediately to the sherins office
and had a conversation with his client.
when you go before the grand jury,
he said, tell them that you refuse to
talk. Say you are innocent and that your
attorney has instructed you not to say
anything. You will have your day later"
This conservation evidently reached the
grand jury, for O'Qunn was not called
into the room.
p H. Moore, a deputy revenue collect
OF. testified to a conversation he had with
Simon only a few hours before the killing
of officer Ponder. Moore had gone TO me
place of Simon to see Steinau s4id secure
a record of his receipts and sales of IL
quors Steinau was absent, and Simon
said the books were there, and could only
be secured from Steinau He asked Moore
what would become of the books in case
the building should burn.
j. T. Maxey, the farmer, who was the
first man to reach the dying officer,
swore that he saw a tall man in the rear
of Steinaus place as he ran into the front
door to Ponder.
w. H. Dorsey, who was in the rear of
the Excelsior steam laundry when the
shooting was done, gave his testimony,
but did not swear that the man he saw
shoot into the store was Walter O'Quinn.
The rear of the laundry building comes to
the alley that runs in the rear If the
sn1a IF nd NTr al
swore that he was on the third floor of
the laundry building, and ran to the win
dow when he heard the shooting. He said
he saw a small man come from the rear
door of Steinau's store and as he did so
fire back into the place. He said the man
was dressed in black, and was wearing a
black derby hat He could not swear the
man was O'Quinn.
Attorneys for the three accused men
this afternoon issued an address to the
public, declaring all would be able to
prove an alibi, and asking a suspension
of judgment until the trial in court