The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
NELL INDICTED FOR MURDER.
Criminal Business Done and to BE
Done in the Superior Court.

Criminal business Done and to BE
Done in the Superior Court.
The grand jury of the Superior Court
returned yesterday true bill of indict-
ment against William s. Nell for the muir
der of James Buzbee. Buzbee was a lad
of IS, brother-in-law of the defendant,
who shot and killed him from the porch
of his house on Twelfth street several
months ago.
The case has been through various de-
velopments, and has been several times
described in the Morning News. Accord
ing to the story told at the time by all
the eye-witnesses to the killing, Buzbee
was not armed and the shooting was en-
tirely unprovoked. Mells wife the sister
of the dead boy, was one of those then
most bitter against her husband, and IN
the evidence she gave before the coroner's
jury denounced the killing in the most
unmeasured terms
AT the time of his arrest though, which
took place half an hour after the tragedy.
Nell said that he had fired in self-defense
and that Buzbee was armed with a re-
volver. Since the arrest Mrs. Nell has
become reconciled with her husband and
has repudiated the story she first told and
corroborated that of Nell. The case has
not yet been assigned for trial
The grand jury also found indictments
H6NA441N W AAiiC soNSNChSs lOi dn attempted
criminal assault upon Imogen Evans. a
little negro girl; against Alexander Young
and Robert Holley, for the burglary of
the store of Mr.. j. H. H. Entelman;
against John Howard for assault with
intent to murder G. W. Warren, by stab
bling him with a knife; and against Rosa
Mcknight, for receiving stolen goods. Tie
specific charge in the last Indictment is
that the woman received the goods stolen
by Dave Pine from the residence of Mr.
II. H. Bruen, knowing them to be stolen.
Cases in the Superior Court have been
assigned for the closing days of this and
the opening days of next week. On Thurs
day the case against William Wallace.
who is charged with assault with intent
to murder Charles Carroll, will be called
The assault was committed with a loaded
cone some months ago, and is said to
have sprung from protracted quarrel be-
tween the families Of the two men.
The case against Alfred H. Moore will
be called on the same day. Moore is the
young man who was formerly engaged in
the milling and feed business in this CITY
who is charged with forging the names
of well-known business men to checks or
notes that he presented at the Chatham
Bank for payment.
ON the same day also the case of Rosa
Mcknight is assigned for trial. II seems
rather improbable that all of these cases
can be heard in one day and for that rea
son, probably, the next day has been left
OPEN If the cases are not concluded they
may be carried over and finished hen.
number Of cases are assigned for Mon
day of next week.
To-day is divorce day in the Sunerior
Court and about forty cases have hon
assigned. These include new cases and
those in which a first verdict has al
ready been secured. The law of the sta,e
requires that there shall be the concur
ring verdlcts of two juries at different
terms of the court, and a decree. before
a divorce from the bonds of matrimonv
shall be granted.
Monday will be marked by the trial Of
Messrs. Barbee & Bandy the restaurant
keepers at Isle of Hope, who were in
dicted by the grand jury at The last term
of the court for the offense Of selling IL
quor without a license. The defendants
claim that they have charter from The
Superior Court Incorporating the Isle Of
Hope Yacht Club and that ii Is under this
charter, to club members only and TO no
others, that the liquor was sold.