The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-17
TWENTY-FOUR BILLS
INDICTMENTS GALORE RETURNED
BY GRAND JURY.
2 MURDERS; IA BURGLARlES.
S'MYSTERT0Us BURGLAR" WILL
HAVE TO ANSWER SIX CHARGES.

Five of These for Breaking Into
Home of Mr.. Lee Roy Myers-Mnny
Other BurEInrs Indicted-ROunded
Up as Result of vigil of Police
and Detectives George MOessner
and W. w. johnson We're Re
leased From jail, the Grand Jury
Failing 10 Find Bill Against
Them.
The grand jury returned twenty
four indictments as the result Of its
FIRST fall session yesterday. They were
FOR nearly all of the offenses in the
Ramut of crime, from the gravest
Yelonies to the mildest misdemeanors.
Two Of these were for murder, one
of them being fratricide. while still
another was returned against a nus
band for attempted uxorcide. lmme-
diately after the grand jury return
the true bills into court the cases
were assigned for hearing next week.
One of the most interesting cases
Investigated was that Of William Wait
ers. alias Bubber Milledge, alias
Charles Milledge, the mysterious
burglar" who attracted an unenviable
lot of public attention last July by
his repeated burglaries Of the home
of Mr.. Lee Roy Myers on Castor street.
Six indictments We're returned against
him, FIVE of these being for burglaries
committed in the Myers home. and
one for burglarizing the home of Mr..
Nathan Coleman.
BOldcst of Burglars.
The daring and abandon displayed
by the man is best shown by the
dates on which the burglaries were
committed. Between July q and Aug.
2, a period of thirteen days, he enter
ed the Myers home five times-this
while the house was occupied, and
while officers were stationed for the
especial purpose of detecting him. But
the thirteenth night proved the un-
luck one. for Detective Wall who was
detailed for that one night, caught his
man. The sensational details of his
capture are familiar to readers of the
Morning News. He will be tried on
Wednesday.
The mysterious burglars successful
operation resulted in the commission of
many similar attempts to burglarize
in all sections of the city. The police
kept vigil and as result rounded
up a score of house-breakers. Many
of these were indicted yesterday. A
return of NO Bill was made in the
case of George Moessner and w. w.
Johnson, two white men who were ac-
cused of burglarizing the store of M.
B. Ehrlicher. They were released
from jail last night.
Henry Williams was indicted for
burglariZing the store of Thomas G.
Lampkin on the night of Sept is.
There were many witnesses before the
grand jury. among them Messrs.
Frank II. Thomas Edward Habersham
and T. J. Cameron.
For Joint Burglary.
For a Joint burglary on the night
of Sept. 80, Gilbert Johnson and Nor
gan Cooley, two second story workers
" ell known to the police, will have TO
stand trial. Tney were indicted for
breaking into the home of w. NJ. Rob
inson and ]. H. Moore.
Nelson Ellis was indicted for at
tempting 40 burglarize the store of
Bono Brothers. the offense being COM
mitted on Aug. 4, when there was no
one at the store. the time of the bur
glary being 3 o'clock in the morning.
Ellis entered the store by breaking the
front glass with a muffled brick.
Dowell Mcpherson, who burglariZed
the store of e. Hicks on Aug. 1. was
indicted for the offense. He will be
tried on Monday.
Robert Holmes and Ed. Stevens. two
negroes who burglarized the dwelling
dicted The offense was committed
on Sthe same night that the myster-
icus burglar was caught at the Myers
residence. Detective Julius Stark eff
fected the arrest of Holmes, while De-
tective j. j. Murphy landed the other
burglar.
Mrs Lula Hinely testified to the
burglary of her store on the night Of
July 10, and upon her testimony James
Bayfield,. alias James Barfield was in
dicted by the grand jury,
Mat Sullivan and Sandy Griffin were
indicted for burglary committed on
Sept. q, when, il is alleged. they broke
into the store OF W. Jacobson.
Indicted for Robbery.
bill of indictment was returned
against Rufus Bell. charging him with
having robbed Jim Thompson of 81 80
on Aug. Is, intimidating him and fore
ing him to give up the money, all he
had.
A bill was returned against ]. P.
Cordray for keeping an open tippling
house on the Sabbath. The date speci-
ned in the bill on which the offense
was committed was. Oct. 4.
bill was returned aSainst Sam
Graham for assault with intent TO
murder b. w. Williams on Aug. :.
with a pocket knife.
bill was found against Digey No
lan for assault and battery on Hall
Sanders. Oct. a.
Two bills were returned against w.
II. Owens, one for assault with in
tent to murder w o. Hicks, and an
other for carrying concealed weapons.