The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-04
WEEK OF CRIMINAL CASES.
THE SUPERIOR COURT WILL, TAKE
THEM UP NEXT MONDAY.


sandy Nell to Be Tried for His Life
for the Murder of James Buzbee
ON Thursday-other Murder Trials
VIII BE Had During the Week.
Grand Jury Will Meet to Indict
Those of the Defendants whose
Cases Have Not Been Before That
DOdy-RecriminatiO in the Nell
Murder Case Promised and Expect-
edits Hearing VIII De Decidedly
Interesting.
Next week will be occupied in the dis
position of cases in the Superior Court.
Preliminary to the transaction of this
criminal business the grand jury Will meet
tomorrow afternoon, for the purpose of
indicting some of the defendants who are
10 be tried. There is little doubt but
that all of the defendants unndicted, but
in Jail and waiting trial, will be presented
10 the court by the grand jury for one
or another grade of the offense with which
they are charged.
on Monday the grand jury will consider
the case of Robert Harmon. elias Har
mon jenkins, who is charged with the
murder of Joe Bird. Bird had his head
cut open with an ak, while he was Sleep
ing in room adjacent 10 the little restau-
rant that he kept near the corner of Bay
and Lumber streets. Some hours after
ward he was found weltering in his blood
and removed to the Georgia Infirmary.
He was never able to tell the name OF
l. sl,,
had been attacked, and few days after
ward he died.
Jenkins had been seen by several wit
nesses' around the house in which Bird
was killed and was known to have been
with him up to late hour of the night
preceding the morning when Bird was
found desperately wounded. He was sus,
pected of the crime and the diligent er-
forts of the police were rewarded a few
days later, wien he was found and ar
rested in a house in the southern section
of the city. Jenkins has always pro-
tested his innocence, claiming to know
nothing of the assault upon Bird. Never
theless, he is charged with the crime of
murder by indictment of the grand iury
and will be tried Monday for his life
Unless additional evidence has been re-
Gently discovered the case against Jen-
kins is not altogether satisfying and con-
elusive.
On Tuesday, if the grand jury returns an
indictment against the defendant. the
court Will consider the case of Handy
Holmes. Holmes is the negro who shot
and killed Wesley Dias, a fellow wo1 kman,
aboard the Baltimore liner Itasca. on The
DAY AFTER Christmas. The coroner's jury
at the inquest upon the body of Dias fixed
the grade of Holmes guilt in the opinion
OF the jurors, from the evidence presented,
at voluntary manslaughter. The case
has not yet been presented to the grand
jury.
On Wednesday five cases are assigned for
trial They are all cases of burglary and
all of the defendants are negroes. None
is of particular interest or Importance TO
the public.
Thursday will be marked by the trial
of w S. Nell, the young white man who
is charged with the murder of his brother
ln-law, James BuZbee, a youth of IS. Nell
shot Ruzbee down in the street from the
porch of his dwelling, on Twelfth street.
forced back those who would have caught
him then and there at the point of the still
smoking revolver and effected Temporary
escape lie was captured an hour after
wards by Mounted Patrolman Meldrim.
The defendant has asserted from the
first that he shot in self defense and to
save his own life, and that young Buzbee
was armed and advancing on him when
the shots were fired. This is the story
that he told Patrolman Meldrim and that
he repeated at the station house The
coroner's jury, upon the evidence of the
mother of the dead boy and young wo-
man resident in the neighborhood who saw
the whole difficulty, returned a verdict ac-
cusing Nell of the crime of murder.
AT the time, MelPs wife Joined in the de-
nunciatons of her husband and swore
That her brother was entirely unarmed.
Since then she has entirely recanted and
Rrrz nd
that her husband shot in self-defense. She
has interested herself greatly and enthus-
iastcally in the preparation of his defense,
assisting his counsel, Mr. r. L. Colding,
in working up the evidence in his favor.
1t is understood that there will be coun-
ter-charges when the cases is called and
that some of the states witnesses will be
charged with the ncealmeut of material
testimony in favor of the prisoner. This
report comes from reliable source and
there are other features of the case that
promise to assist in making the hearing
of more than passing interest
Friday Will witness the trial of Jake
Moultrie, who is charged with murder.
Moultrie shot down another negro in a
house in Yamacraw and then started out
for the country He was captured after
an exciting chase, led by Policeman JernI-
gan and participated in by two or three
hundred yelling men and boys. He was
finally found in cane brake distant about
four miles from the western limits of the
city.
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