The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29
GASES FOR GRAND JURY.
,,pTy OR MORE FOR CONsIDERA-
TION THIS WEEK.

AftRrnOOm-hGAl Ease
,,. Not Be Considered, Because of
- Absence of the solicitor Cen
orol-SoIicitOr Pro Tenn. Is Counsel
fr the Observation-Disclosures
,,,inst Alfred III. Moore to Be Pre-
.onted TO the Grand Jury-General
prescntments VIII Not BE Made.
,rimiunI business to Have the
precedence.
rs. Grand jury of the Superior Court
ill meet tomorrow afternoon for the pur-
.,ss of considering the presertment to the
-,ort of true bills of indictment against
4ba criminals now confined in the coun-
=, Jail. The jail is said to be crowded al
mast 70 its utmost capacity. and the in
at,-ment and trial or release of the pris-
orers has become a matter of present ne
cessity.
The most important piece of business
that was to have been brought to the at
tsrfion of the grand jury is the case of
N s Nell. the young white man who is
,h,rged with the murder of his brother
ir-law. James Buzbee. The homicide was
committed about a month ago, and from
all The evidence that was adduced at the
time. and from the statements of the eye
witnesses. it seems impossible to conclude
mat it was other than a cold-blooded ana
deliberate murder.
Nell and Buzbee, the latter a youth of
Il had had some controversy on the sub
ieef of the adopted child of Nell and his
wife. that the wife desired to have brought
by her brother to her mothers house. From
everything that could be learned at the
time or has transpired since, there was no
threat or other indication of hostile intent
towards Nell on the part of young Buzz
bee. When the lad was told that he
should not come within the enclosure sur
rounding Melrs house, he acQuiesced will
ngly enough. Nell told him that if he
attempted TO enter the yard he would
shoot, Buzbee answered: Il am not afraid
OF you; shoot if you will"
These were the last Ineligible words
he ever spoke. AS they were uttered Buzz
bee held the child in his arms and Nell
shot at him. The first shot missed it's in
tended victim and before a second could be
fred. Buzbee's mother had snatched the
child from the arms of her son and Mrs
Nell rushed between her husband and her
brother With uplifted arms she strove
to keep her husband from firing the Sec
ond shot and when he did fire it was
over her head and between her extended
arms The bail entered Buzbees stomach
and in less than an hour from the time
he received the fatal wound he was dead
Nell left the vicinity of the house from
which the shot was fired Immediately at
terWard and was arrested at the home OF
his mother To the officer who made the
arrest he told at least two conflicting
stories Of the manner in which the homi-
eide had occurred both n
designed TO bear out the theory of self
defense. The essential difference between
the stories was that in one Buzbee was
said TO have attacked Nell with a knife
and in the other to have drawn revolver
for the purpose of putting an end to his
existence
The jury at the coroner's inquest, that
examined the case on che day following
the shooting, found that death had re-
suited from the effects of the pistol wound
and pronounced the killing murder. Since
his arrest on the day of the homicide
Nell has been confined in the county jail
1t IS rather proba BILE that this case will
not be presented to the grand jury. Mr..
K l.. Colding solicitor general pro tenn
Is also counsel for Nell, and unless Mr.
osborne returns from Atlanta before the
meeting of the grand jury, the indictment
VIII not be presented. The advices from
Atlanta though inclined to be meager on
Set'JS1N u MI NJSDOIuC movements
90 not indicate that he will be in the city
III time to attend the session of the grand
jury and the case of Nell will, in all prob
ability go over until another time.
another interesting case that is certain
10 De given to the grand jury, is that
against Alfred H. Moore. Moore is, or
was, a young business man, who conduct
ed hay and grain business on Jefferson
street. According to the several warrants
that nave been sworn out against him, he
mas forged the name of Mr.. ]. f. Tietjen
70 promssory notes, some of which have
peen discounted at the Chatham Bank. The
amount of the alleged defalcation has new
er been definitely stated, and is probably
unknown even by those most familiar with
the case
moore was arrested on a warrant sworn
ogt by Mr.. w. F. McCauley, cashier of the
nathan Bank, before Justice M Naugh-
u!' and gave bond for his appearance at
(n-s ana succeeding terms of the Superior
'uIt unul his case should have been
heard and determined, in the sum of 50 600.
l"o or Three weeks ago, he left the city
49, 80 lar as is known, has never return
q" AZ loe time of his departure his pr.n-
ipa! oondsman Mr.. j. w. Teeple mani
.gs'eu no uneasiness and seemed to feel
'sueo mat his principal would be on
1e'u "hen the case against him was call
e. in court
ave Pho, the negro who was arrested
11 august for number of burglaries
f.,Iln lled bout that time, is to be carried
etloIe Tie grand jury en- three indictments.
el4IsIhg the burglaries of the residences
~ MI' ilehry NJ. Bruen, George w Fares
,3 'o L., NJ LeHardy. respectively. At the
My OF their commission the burgIaries
lAe talk OF Savannah and breath of
ba. NJ Went p when Pine was arrested by
1,istiNe stark. Through an unfortunate
tua 'Ny' not at all imputable to ark, the
p,J QlAer negroes who were implicated
m''r Flno In the commission of the crimes
cav 1Gg l4elr escape and have never been
wiz 5'i Harris is to be charged with assault
ie an -ulent to murder William AHen. II
b,,- r'5s7d by Allen that Harris tried to
he Up WIN dynamite the house in which
tenn, ANIng, and that falling this at
in , ne paced an excess of strychnine
ea9 re dinner Allen was on the verge of
ten,rt Fortunately enough both at
nsrs s' as charged, to take Aliens life
restsa unsuccessful, and Harris was ar
r., When he was arraigned before