The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-02
DOZEN INDICTMENTS
FOR MURDEROUS ASSAULT. BUR-
GLARY AND OTHER FELONIEs.
RETURNED BY GRAND JURY.
Y. C. MORGAN INDICTED FOR SEND
ING TIRE ATENING LETTERS.

Threatened TO I<iII Daughter of Mrs.
Emma " ExIcy-Said He Would
Put 3 Pistol Bail Through Her.
William Hayes Indicted for MUIR
dsrou~ Assault Upon His Wife.
PLUNGED knife ia Her Neck While
Convrr>in.. Pleasantly with Her.
Joseph shnughnessy, Well
known Crook. Indicted for Bur
gIarizing ScreNen House-1'rue Bill
Found Against Woman burglar.
Seven Other Burglars Indicted.
Personnel of Grand Jury.
The grand jurors for the December
term were enpanelled and sworn yes
terday morning, and after receiving
the charge of Judge Barrow. retired for
the consideration of numerous matters
of a criminal nature As result of
the investigation, which lasted about
two hours. twelve indictments were re-
turned.
The most interesting case to claim
the attention Of the jurors was that of
z. G. Morgan. who was indicted on
the unusual charge of sending
threatening writing. On Sept. T. the
indictment alleges, he sent to Mrs.
Emma n Exlcy, a letter, in which he
threatened the life of her daughter,
then Miss Leila w. Exley. In this
communication the writer referred to a
sutton of the young lady in most I'M
complimentary language, and said that
he would put a IS pistol ball through
her" before she should become his wife
The text of the letter is given in the
indictment. When the case comes up
for trial five prominent people will be
called as witnesses.
4 Hack Judas.
William Hayes was indicted for
murderous assault upon his wife. on
oct. Z. While conversing with her in
seeming pleasantly, as she toiled over
her wash-tub, he whipped out knife
and buried it deep into the back of her
neck. He escaped Immediately there
after, and was not apprehended until
Oct. II, on which date the indictment
alleges the crime was committed.
Joseph Shaughnessy, hotel thief, and
suspected as an all-round crook. was
William A. Huston, at the Screven
House. The burglary attracted a great
deal of attention at the time of its
commission, and the thief was not APP
pretended until a week later when he
was captured by Detective Wall at the
De Soto Hotel. While a guest at the
Screven House, he stole Mr.. Huston's
trunk from his room, robbed it of its
contents. and put it back gain. Shaugh-
messy halls from Brooklyn, and has nu-
merous aliases.
woman Burglar.
Something new in the field of felonies
is the return of an indictment for
burglary against a woman. Unusual
II Is, too, for sucA a crime to be COM
mitted in broad daylight. Such was
: the case with Rebecca Rodgers. who
was. after brief investigation. indict-
ed for burglarizing the house of E.
Harper, AS Perry street west, on Oct
%. Mrs. j. r. Mordecai testified yes
terday that she saw the woman come
from the house with the stolen prop
erty in her possession.
Despite the contrary desire of the
prosecutriX William Johnson will be
tried at this term of court. for assault
ing ana beating into insensbility, with
monkey-wrench, his sweetheart,
Mary Jane Perkins. The ARRAY oc-
Cured in the eastern section of the
city on the night of Oct 10, and was
oceasioned by Johnson's jealousy of
another dusky suffer of his lady love
When the case came up for trial in
Police Court, Recorder Myrick had to
force the Perkins woman to sign the
warrant, upon which johnson was In
dicted yesterday.
seven other Burglars.
Henry Abergoli was indicted for bur
garizing the bar room of Mrs. Ann
Kiley. When caught he had in his
possession an unusually large jug of
whisky, and in his pockets were found
skeleton keys, with which it is thought
the entrance to the bar was effected
The principal witness against Abergoli
at the Investigation yesterday, was
Mark Time. No other time was men
toned in the Indictment
Charlie Gillum alias Bill Johnson
was indicted for burglarizing the resi-
dence of Jesse Woodson on the night
Of Oct. IL. The robbery was bold
one to which there was a bunch of
witnesses. George Gates a second
story worker with a mean reputation.
was indicted twice. He was arrested
by Detective Murphy who has informa-
ton ~ his sleeve which will lead, he
says tc his conviction on at least two
charges.
Robert Gardner was indicted for bur
SldAiAAHB the mousse OF IOln Jones on
the night of Oct. 20. The arrest was
made by Detective Nose Davis. An
indictment was also returned against
John Washington. He is charged with
breaking into the home of James d.
Davis on Oct. 10. Mr.. Ashmore is the
principal witness for the state. Charles
Pryor. who was also landed by Detec-
tive Davis, is charged with burglariz-
ing the store of Thomas Cooley on oct.
Is. One of the principal witnesses
against Pryor is a former detective
Mike Hanley.
The Grand Jurors.
The names of the grand jurors for
the term drawn by Judge Barrow
last Tuesday, have been given in the
Morning News. OF these drawn, the
twenty-three sworn in yesterday were;
d. r. Thomas. foreman: John d.
Carswell, Lawrence Lippman, William
w. Williamson, Frank G. Bell Leo
pold Adler, Peter r. Foye Abram w.
Harmon, W. d. bearing John J.
hewitt, NJ. j. Kavanaugh. William n.
Nichols, 1. A. Solomons, w. b. Metz
ger, " II. Connerat, r. L. Rockwell,
w II