The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-03
AFTER A new BUNCH
GRAND JURY SEEKS EVIDENCE
AGAINST GAMBLING IN A HOTEL.
DRIVEN FROM OLD HAUNTS.
SPORTING FRATERNITY HAS
WOOED FORTUNE IN OTHER
PLACES.

Well known Young Man Testified
Before Grand Jury, But His Evil
dence Did Not Warrant Return of
Presentments - other Evidence
Said TO BE in Possession of Good
Government League and VIII BE
Forthcomfng-Deve Are
Expected-Wil1iam Henry Gordon
Presented for Criminal Assault.
Fish Laws Are Being Enforced.
The grand jury was investigating some
more gambling cases yesterday after
noon. 1t had a we'll known young man
of the city before it and questioned
him closely, and though no present.
ments were returned, it is expected
that there will be developments. in the
shape of presentments and arrests, in
the course of the next week.
The game about which the grand jury
was looking for information is said to
have been in progress at one of the
hotels of the city and rumor and the
information In the hands of the Good
Government League have it that the
game has been well and extensively
patronized. The evidence given to the
grand jury yesterday afternoon, how
ever, was not sufficient in itself to war
rant a presentment against any par
tfcular individual or individuals and
all decisive action was postponed until
future meeting.
1t is said that some of the well
known gamblers of the city. who have
been driven from their accustomed
haunts by the activity and vigilance of
the Good Government League and it's
agents, have been in the open game
at the hotel in question and that there
are some new recruits in the business
who have also acquired a proprietary
interest. 1t is not improbable that at
the next meeting of the grand jury ad-
ditional evidence will be placed before
it and that presentments against these
parties will be the result.
Four presentments against alleged
violators of the law for the protection
of terrapin during the closed season
were returned The defendants are
Charles H. Dixon, Henry Ambos, Pas
chal Strong and Randolph Paff, each
of whom is charged with catching ter
rapin between March 1, and July Is,
and, in a second count of the same pre-
sentiment, with having captured female
terrapin of less size than five and a
half inches, measured on the lower
she'll, and then having failed to return
these terrapin to the water. The pre-
sentiments were returned on evidence
furnished by. Fish Wardens z. w.
O'Connor and Charles B. Westcott.
both of whom have been, since their
appointment, active and vigilant in the
apprehension and arrest of violators of
the laws for the protection of the fish
in these waters.
William Henry Gordon, a negro, was
indicted for criminal assault, alleged to
have been committed upon Mary Hay
wood, a negro woman. The assault Is
said by the prosecutrix in the case to
have been committed on July rs. The
story of her account of the crime S
commission and of the somewhat dra-
matte circumstances attending the ar
rest of the defendant and his entrance
into the city, in chains, was printed in
the Morning News
Rosa Moore was indicted for larceny
from the house of James wilkins, of
217 Abercorn street. Rosa was a SER
want in the employ of Mr.. Wilkins, and
during her term of service at his resi-
dence succeeded in about cleaning out
IHC Idniiiy . SlOte VI Winter
She stole clothes amounting in value
to several hundred dollars, and it took
Detective Murphy a day or two to COL
lect them from the several pawnshops,
where she had filed them away.
John Maxwell was indicted for as
sault with intent to murder William
Lucas, Jr. The alleged attempt to kill
was committed with a pistol a few
days ago. The defendant was arrested
on a bench warrant last night the ar
rest being made by Deputy Sheriff
Thompson, in a house on the east side.
Napoleon Brown and John Carter
were indicted for burglary and Robert
Mcintosh, Jr.. for assault with intent
to murder Tom Young.
Rosa Ford, one of the toughest and
smoothest criminal propositions the
city affords, was indicted for INSIDE
meanor. During a recent debauch
Rosa lost her temper and INDUCED her
self in a flood of profanity, directed
against Patrolman William z. Hicks.
and for this the grand jury indicted
her. She has given the city and coun-
ty many a dollar in fines and has
spent much time on the chain-gang.
Ordinarily, however, she is too shrewd
to leave evidence of the commission
of her crimes that will permit success
full prosecution and she is regarded by
the police as a dangerous enemy to
seafaring men, upon whom she is ac-
customed to prey.