The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-05
NOT STRONG ENOUGH
WARRANT WOULD NOT BRING JOHN
MCCULLOUGH BACK HOME.
INDICTMENT WAS NEEDED
THE GRAND JURY SUPPLIED ONE
FOR FORGERY.


Check for $500 Alleged in the Two
Counts of the Indictment-The
Forging of the Name One Count
and Passing the Forged Check the
0ther-New York Authorities
Wouldn't Give Mccullough Up
without Indictment-Three AIIeg-
ed Murderers Indicted for That
Crime-Other Presentments of the
Grand Jury.
John Mccullough, sometime stenograph-
err for Congressman Rufus E. Lester and
the law firm of Lester & Ravenel, was
indicted yesterday by the grand jury of
the Superior Court for the offense of for
gerry. A certified copy of the indictment
was sent to New York.
The indictment is in two counts, both
being based. however. on the same Of
Tense, the check for $500, drawn upon the
made payable to the order of Mccullough,
and signed with the forged signature of
Col Lester, furnishing the background
for both charges. In the first count Nc
Cullough is charged with actually forg-
ing Col Testers signature; in the other
the charge is that he passed and uttered
the forged check, knowing it's spurious
character. If guilty of either count he Is,
under the laws of Georgia, guilty of
forgery. Only two or three witnesses
were examined by the grand jury and it
required only about five minutes for that
body to find and return a true bill of
Indictment.
On very much smaller scale, the state
is experiencing something of the same
trouble as has the government in getting
Greene and the Gaynors back to Savan-
nah to stand trial. The solicitor general
has been notified that the requisition for
McCulloughs return would not be honor
ed by Gov. Odell, unless accompanied by
a certified copy of an indictment found
against him.
This has been sent forward, leaving last
evening and addressed to Deputy Sheriff
Sweeny, who is still in New York, wait
ing until matters are so arranged that
he can bring his prisoner back to Sa-
vannah. 1t is not expected that McCul-
iough'S efforts to prevent his being
brought back to this city will be so Wig
orous or so long continued as have those
of Greene and the Gaynors, but there is
a distinct family likeness between the
two cases, that the demand for a GER
titled copy of the Indictment, In place of
the warrant at first thought to be suffi-
Client that brings this likeness into strong
relief.
A true bill was returned by the grand
jury on the indictment against William W.
Johnson. johnson cut and stabbed his
father-in-law, John H. Scott, to DEATH
and the grand jury says it was murder
The evidence offered the grand inquest
was practically that which developed at
the hearing held by the coroner and it
showed a cold blooded and inhuman muir
der, pure and simple.
Frank Jones, alias Frank Pitts, the
grand jury also indicted for the crime of
murder. Jones, or Pitts as he is as com
monty called, shot and killed William
Newsome, in drunken row that occurred
In the western section of the city The
alleged murderer is a negro, and his vic
tim was of the same race.
Elijah Shaw was indicted for the muir
der of Matthew Johnson. Shaw shot and
killed johnson on Sunday. May g.
The three homicides, against the perpe-
traitors of which indictments for murder
have been returned, have all been COM
mitted within the last three weeks and
the incidents are fresh in the public
mind. Johnson, the defendant in the first
case, is a white man; the two others are
negroes.
Dan Williams, alias Dan Brown, the
grand jury indicted for attempted Grim
inal assault. The defendant was narrow
ly prevented from the accomplishment of
his evil purpose, his intended victim be-
ing little white girl living in the vi
clnity of the building in which Williams
was employed as Waterman.
Two indictments for criminal assault
were returned by the grand jury against
George Mitchell. a negro. The prosecutors
are Sallie Hamilton and Patience Max
we'll and both offenses were committed
on the same day, at the same place, and,
it is alleged, within the same hour. The
man met the two women while they were
engaged in gathering blackberries across
the river and they say successfully ac-
complished his purpose in both cases.
Next week the trial of criminal cases
will be taken up by the court in good
earnest and those against whom indict-
ments were returned yesterday will be
tried before the expiration of the month
Until the first of July the court the
solicitor general and those officers who
assist in the prosecution of criminal cases
will be kept busy, as in addition to those
already indicted and to be indicted this
term, there are a number left over from
the last. Because of the pressure of civil
business in the court these could not be
tried before the adjournment for the
term.