The age-herald., 1897-11-12
A QUARTETTE OF NEGROES
AvERINE WAS BOUND OVER TO THE
 GRAND JURY.
Broke Open Box Car Sunday Night and Se- cured Whisky and Cigars-Two Dis
 charged and One to Be Tried.

The triad of tine quartette of negroes. charged with burg1arizing the freight car on the Central of Georgia tracks last Sunday might was taken up by Judge Feagin yesterday morning. Pearl, alias Columbus Averine, was bound over to the grand jury under bond of $300
 Previous to the trial Carrie BysTs in- formed Officers BodelSer Thompson and Disheroon that she would turn states evidence and her case was molls. pressed. This left three defendants, Pearl Aver inc, Bud" Woods and Eliza Spears. Bud was charged with rec c=iving and conoealling stolen property.
 The case was called about 80 o'clock with Messrs. Weaver and Bullock de- fending "Bmdp Woods and Eliza Speauts w. P. McCrosatn conducted part of the examination when Eliza took the stand.
 Stolen Articles as Evidence
 The threa officers named above ap- peared with articles that were stolen from the car. Several bottl of whis- key, two counteTpanes and small box of cfgaTis were offered in evidence. This was only pant of the goods as two baskets, a ts'unk and tub. am filled with be'ttI=d whlsloay. were found in the house of Eliza Spears.
 The testimony of the officers and att taches of the railroad tended to prove that tfra freight car had been robbed on the night of Sunday, November 2.
 Canrie Byar5 xasd that Averine had arrived at her house with the articfes late in thg might. He told her if any of the counte1panes fitued her bed she could have them He spread ore of them over the mattress and left 1t there. It was founh in that position by the off cers.
 She also testified that he had sevsral bottttes of whiskey and told her he had brought them for the purpose of giving her a good time.
 The Byars woman failed to positively connect. Bud" Woods with the case. Although he was present and drank of the whisky she would not swear he knew it was stolen. She did not know it was stoleu.
 When Averine left her home he also left the articles that were found. The woman said she became worried about chem. On this account she went to the officers and told them what she knew.
 Eliza Spears reiterated the statements made by Carrie Byars. She also testffied to tine fact that he said he had visited them for the purpose of giving them a fareweH treat and had bought the whis ky at WiSe's saloon.
 Averine the Stand
 Averime was informed that he would not be compelled to testify in the case unless he desired to do so. He took the stand.
 ''These people don't know anything about it." he said with a wave of his hand toward the other defendants, "ex- cept what told them. I told them l bought the articles and we would have a good tinle
 q was in the neighborkod of the tracks out on Second avenue and found big bundle. It contained the articles and I took them to the womaRs house. I did not know they were stolen and did not steal them. All these other people know about 1t is what I told them"
 The Attorneys Made No Argument
 The attorneys made no argument. Judge Feagin began with the case against Carrie Byars and marked it nolle pressed. He then discharged Bud" Woods who smiled broadly and nodded his head as he joined his friends in the part of the room set aside for the spec taitors
 In the case against Eliza Spears more evidence will be produced this morning.