The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
PENDLEY BEFORE GRAND JURY.
INDICTMENTS TO BE FOUND
AGAINST HIM AND BANKSTON.


Has Not Left Him-He Is Back ON
the Police Observation-Disclosures StiIl
working Against the Poster Girl
stranded Opera Collie Term Man
Given a Pardon.
Atlanta March 6.-The grand jury to-
day began an investigation Of the Ponder
murder. which has recently taken a new
turn on account of the confession of John
Pendiey that he and man named Banks
ton killed the officer.
Pendley, who is serving a term on the
DeKalb county chain-gang, was brought
20 The city and taken before the grand
jury this afternoon. His examination was
not completed, and he was allowed to be
held in Fulton county jail tonight, pend
tng further examination tomorrow.
Chief of Police Manley and other wit
nesses were examined by the grand jury.
There is little doubt that the grand jury
will find indictments against both Pend
ley and Bankston based not only upon
Pendley's confession, but upon other cor
roborating evidence against them as well
Pendley attracted a great deal Of atten-
ton from the curious while he was held
in the custody of a deputy sheriff at the
court house, awaiting cali by the grand
jury.
MansIed by n street Car.
A street car accident that may result in
the death of the victim, Mr.. w. T. Walker
a well known contractor, happened on
Peachtree street, in front of the executive
mansion, this morning
Inc satT IN
front of a moving car on The Consolidated
line, when he was struck, knocked down
and horribly mangled under the wheels.
The motorman. l. V. Edison who was
placed under arrest. thought Mr.. Walker
was going to board his car, as he was
standing beside the track some moments
before he came up. He declares that
Walker darted across in front of the car
which was running at ordinary speed,
when 1t was so close a 5 to make 1t impos-
sible to stop in time to avoid the accident.
Walkers condition is very critical. He
was dragged fully fifty feet under the end
of the car. The accident is likely to re-
vive the agitation over Tenders for street
cars, and thus add another straw to the
burdens Of the Consolidated.
BrOthertOn Gets Back.
Capt. w. H. Brotherton, who has been
off and on connected with the police de-
partment as a member of the police
board, is back in his old place again He
was elected by Council this afternoon after
a spirited fight in which his old enemies
sought valiantly to beat him.
Capt. Brotherton likes his place on the
police board because, while in the position,
he secures a great deal of trade at his
store from members of the department.
Last year he was beaten off the board
and since that time he has been working
like a beaver TO get back.
The captain heads what is known as the
Brotherton faction in local politics, and
his success to-day, though it came by
sthe skin of his teeth has given much
encouragement TO that side which has
been down in the fight for spoils recently.
Capt. J. w. English was also reelected
to the police board, also w. H. Patterson,
the present chairman. English and Broth
erton the rival political bosses, who for
merly waged bitter warfare on the police
board, will, therefore, face each other there
again.
still After Girl in Tights.
The Methodist ministers of the city have
not abandoned their fight upon the women
IN tights who desport themselves on the
bill boards of the town, despite the fact
that Mayor Woodward, to whom they APP
pealed. confessed his inability to draw the
line in matters of pictorial art.
At the meeting of the ministers to-day.
the committee that called upon the Mayor
last week to protest against the bill board
fairies, made its report. The ministers said
Chief of Police Manley had told them he
was their friend in the crusade. an he
wanted to know was that the pictures were
indecent, and they accordingly felt encour-
aged.
Upon hearing this, the ministers conclud-
ed that some progress had been made to-
ward the abolition of the bill board fairies
ana the committee was instructed to con-
tinue in the good work of reform.
Dorothy Left Her Company.
The remnants of the Dorothy Morton
Opera Company. which stranded here ten
DAYS ago. gave a speciality performance
at the Columbia Theater tonight for the
purpose of raising funds to get out of
town. They did not raise a very large
pile, owing to the blizzard and other
things.
Miss Morton was conspicuous by her
absence. She skipped by the light of the
moon with her leading man. Herbert Will
kie last Saturday night. after a scene at
the depot with a bailiff who insisted upon
attaching some of the numerous trunks
that the priina donna was carving off
with her to New York
As stated several days ago, Miss Nor
ton was posing as an invalid, sick abed
at the Hotel Arag.n last week to avoid
newspaper reporters and other people
whom she did not care to see her in her
condition. while as a matter of
fact she was as gay under the gaslights
as possible.
When IL became noised about that her
sickness was a sham, Miss Morton decid-
ed II was time to be going, and she ac-
coDdingly caught the first train possible.
Her refusal to sing in the benefit per-
formance tonight after the members
were left in the lurch for several weeks
salary, made some of the luckless chorus
fays very mad One of them said to-day
she would certainly pull the prima don
mas hair IL she ever got close enough to
her again.
HUFF Given "a Pardon.
Joe Terrell Huff, convicted in Harris
Superior Court two years ago for the muir
der of James Cornett and sentenced to a
life term In the penitentiary, was given a
pardon this morning by the Governor The
recommendation for a pardon was signed
Saturday by the pardon board, and was
based upon newly discovered evidence.
which removed al doubt 10 IJ,,ee,