The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-30
DR.. MORRISON INDICATED.
THE GRAND JURY RETURNED NO
BILL AGAINST HIM.

His Attorney PrOnOunces the Charge
Malicious and OutrageOus-The
Southern Cotton OIL Co. Indicted
Again For Selling Cotton Seed
Meal without Putting Tags on 1t.
Chas. Kellar Indicted For Perjury
in the Pat Kearney Case-AIexan-
der and Amanda AppIing Indicted
For Stealing and Receiving Stolen
GOOds-WOrk of the Grand Jury.
The superior court grand jury returned
no bill yesterday in the case of DR.. A. A.
Morrison, against whom a charge OF as
sault was preferred by Samuel Sampson
and his daughter, Esther Sampson.
DR.. Morrison's many friends have felt
confident all along that this would easily
be the result of the investigation, and
such an action by the grand jury amounts
to complete vindicatlon, as it's findings
are based upon the evidence on one side
of the case alone. 1t appears from this
finding that the grand jury could get no
evidence at all upon which to found the
suspicion of a charge, and the indorse-
ment mo bilr' was written across the
face of the paper bearing the charge.
DR.. Morrison's attorney, Mr.. A. S. Way,
states that the charge was one of the
most groundless, malicious and outrage
Gus ever preferred against a man. He
and all of DR.. Morrison's friends were
satisfied from the beginning that this
would be the result, and while it is con-
sidered unfortunate that the charge was
ever brought, they are glad this termlna-
ton of 1t was speedily brought, the
grand jury following up the action of
council and fully clearing him Of any
blame whatever.
Two special presentments were found by
the superior court grand jury against the
Southern Cotton Oil Company, charging it
with selling forty-eight sacks of fertilizers
known as cotton seed meal without having
first complied with the provisions of the
law as to inspection and analysis, and
without having put on the sacks the tags
| issued by the commissioner of agriculture.
The witness in both these cases to whom
the stuff is alleged to have been sold was
M. G. Wood, Jr., and one of the present
ments charges the company with selling
eight sacks illegally on March 2, and the
other with selling forty sacks illegally on
March 10. This offense is a misdeneanor.
| The Southern Cotton Oil Company was in
| dicted on the same charge about two
months ago and pleaded guilty to it, where
upon fine of $50 and costs was assessed
against it by Judge Falligant.
! The grand jury returned a special pre-
sentiment indicting Charles Kellar for per-
| jury Kelar is the party from Charles
| ton, s. c., who was a witness for the de-
| Tense in the trial of Patrick Kearney, for
| killing Jack Wyness, and who swore he
was in the barroom at the time the shoot
| ing took place and saw it ALL A woman
1 nv oil hn1
| living testified that he was in
| her room when the shot was fired
| and this evidence brought about an in
! dictment for perjury. Kellar is also want
! ed in Charleston for one or two offenses
with which he stands indicted This is
the same case in connection with which
ex-Policeman James Smith was also in
dicted for perjury.
Alexander Appling was indicted for
burglary, on two charges. He is the ne
! gro who was arrested recently by the
city police for the burglary of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Robert Ellington, on State
| street, and in whose possession numerous
J stolen goods were found. He was also
/ indicted for the burglary of the dwelling
house of Simon Goldstein, from which, il
is alleged he took the two pair of shoes.
Two true bills were also returned
against Amanda Appling, alias Amanda
Thomas, charging her with having re.
celVed Stoden goods from Alexander Ap.
ping The articles mentioned as having
been received by her were some of the
property Of Mr. Ellington and two pairs
of shoes, the property of Simon Goldstein
Tom Peele was indicted for assault with
intent to murder Amanda Brown by cut
ting her with a knife March T.
ANDREW Saxon was indicted for larceny
from the house over the value of $50, il
being charged that he entered the ware
house of the Southern Cotton Oil Company
and took a $50 watch belonging to w. c
Petty. along with a pair of shoes valued
at 50.
William Jones was indicted for larceny
from the house over the value of $50. il
being alleged in the indictment that HI
stole from the house Of Mary Houston
watch valued at $40, chain worth $40, {
charm worth SIS and SIS in money, belong
ing to Mary Houston.
Willie Milledge was indicted for assault
with intent to murder Eva Milledge witt
a Ratchet on March 10.