The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-21
FOR SIX FELONIES
ED HAZEL MAY SPEND REST OF HIS
LIFE IN PENITENTIARY.
NOTORIOUS OUTLAW INDICTED
GRAND JURY RETURNED ONE
DOZEN INDICTMENTS.

- ~ FARMER EFomiheht hOuhS
White Man. Presented For At
tempting TO Obtain Goods on
False Writing-MaFiOn Williams
and Adam Wallace Were Indicted
For Burglary Jake Kennedy,
Morgan Jones and Son Simmons
Wal Have TO Answer Charges of
MurderOus Assault.
It is highly probable that Ed. Hazel.
the notorious outlaw, for whose cap
ture a reward was offered by Gov. Ter
rell, who on two occasions successfully
held the officers of the law at bay with
a Winchester rifle, and was only cap
tured after three men were wounded,
will spend the remainder of his life
within the confines of the state peni-
Tertiary. At the session of the grand
jury yesterday afternoon six indict-
ments, each of which charged him with
assault with intent to murder, were
returned against him.
In all of these presentments Hazeps
intended victim was the sole prosecut-
ing witness, except in the case of Sergt.
cent and Lizzie Williams. the former
of whom was thrown into the Ogeechee
canal by Hazel, appeared also and told
of the occasion when the outlaw first
sprang into notoriety, by taking pos
session of the right of way of the Sea-
board Air Line in the immediate vicin-
ity of the Ogeechee canal, and holding
IL with a Winchester rife, denying any
one the privilege of DaSSinP
For Six Crimes.
The six indictments constitute as
many crimes, on three occasions. The
first of these is the one just mention
ed, when, on Oct. 1, Murphy was fore
ed to retire at the point of a rifle and
leave the outlaw in command of the
situation. Nothing daunted, he return
ed in company with Detective Frank
Wall and it was then that the negro
opened fire on them. The second of
the indictments was found on the tes-
timony of Wall, at whom Hazel shot
several times on that occasion.
The next time that Hazel gave the
officers trouble was on Jan. %, when
ne interfered with Chief Deputy
Sheriff 7. ]. Sweeney and Deputy
Sheriff f. R. McCaffrey, while endeav-
oring to effect the arrest of man who
they thought at the time was wanted
in Tennessee for murder. Two indict-
ments were returned on the testimony
of the officers At that time, they
barely escaped with their lives by
throwing the prisoner between them
and the outlaw to prevent his shoot
ing. William Roberts, spotter, also
obtained an indictment against Hazel,
he having been shot at also on that
occasion.
For Shooting Detective Hewitt.
Hazers capture occurred on the 18th
inst. The only indictment returned
because of his lawlessness on that oc-
casion, was found on the evidence of
Private Detective Thomas Hewitt, who
was shot in the arm. The capture of
Hazel, after three had been shot, the
house in which he was fortified sur
rounded and the door broken in, is IA
miliar to readers of the Morning News.
The negro is one of the most desperate
and fearless outlaws this section of the
country has seen in many a day, and
the officers. whose lives were unsafe
while he remained at large, are glad
that he is secure behind the bars.
Second in Importance among the In
dictments returned was that against S.
K. Farmer, a young white man of re-
spectacle family, who, it is charged,
attempted to obtain goods under false
WIltlHS from M. Dry1uS. The forged
order on which he attempted the ac-
complishment of his scheme was pre-
sented to the jurors. 1t read: "Mr.
Parker: Please let Eugene Hester have
an overcoat. not to cost over $40, and
will see same paid. He is one of our
steady young men in the office, and Is
perfectly good. Will stand good for
what he buys. Yours truly, ]. P. Love,
manager. H. Miller appeared as
prosecutor, and the witnesses against
the young man were M. Dryfus, P. T.
Schley and w. F. Lynes.
For Burglary.
On the charge of burglarizing r. ].
Knights store room on the 1st inst.
Marion Williams was indicted. The
sole witness against him before the
grand jury was Officer ]. C. McCar-
thy, who effected the arrest.
Son Simmons was presented for as
saulting with intent to murder Sam
Coleman on Jan. 25. Jake Kennedy and
Morgan Jones. who, it is charged, beat
one John SebrOn over the head with a
pistol, were jointly indicted for assault
with intent to murder.
An indictment for burglary was re-
turned against Adam Wallace, who.
according to the testimony of NJ c.
Cohen broke and entered his house
with intent to steal, on March 4.
j. L. Meigs and J. d. Stewart, two
white boys who were held for break
ing into a railroad car with intent to
steal were discharged, the evidence of
the arresting officer not being suf-
ficient, in the minds of the Jurors to
warrant the return of indictments