The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
DOSS-BRYAN TRIAL.


went for a physician but never re-
turned. He left his brother in the
throes of death and few hours after
wards he died at the hospital.
An unusual case is that against
Jesse Hansberry, who after being at
large for more than nine years was
caught by Chief Deputy Sheriff Swee-
ney and brought to justice. AT a
hot supper" held at one of the near
Dy negro settlements, Hansberry shot
Paris Ellis, inficting a wound from
winch Ellis died sh Ttly afterwards.
Hansberry made his escape and had
succeeded in eluding the officers ever
since. At the time that the shooting
occurred the house in which the hot
supper was being held was taxed to
ITS utmost capacity. there being about
seVenty-hve negroes in a room whose
greatest dimension was twelve feet.
Another negro was shot through the
nose Since the time of the homicide
a great many of the witnesses have
dled or have removed from the state.
The Troubles on Ossabaw.
The trial of the case against H. H.
Mlckler, charged with COW stealing,
VIII be interesting, not alone because
OF the prominence of the parties, but
because of the unusual circumstances
surrounding the prosecution of the sew
eral cases growing out of the recent
troubles on Ossabaw Island. Mickler
was the principal witness against Sas-
ser When he was tried for murderous-
ly assaulting General Morningstar and
Bob Williams. Sasser is prosecuting
Mickler. General Morningstar and VIII
hams have been given new trials on
the charge of hog stealing, which was
also one of the charges growing out
of the troubles on the island
hn off rvifI, ,so1.
is charged is grave one. 1t is charged
that he shot at Conductor w. o. Hicks,
when the latter elected him from a
train a short distance out of the city
limits. A dispute arose about the fare,
and the conductor put Owens off the
train. He whipped out his pistol and
began firing at the conductor He is
held also on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, the one charge grow
ing out of the other.
Full Calendar of Cases.
The full calendar for the week. in
GLIDING a list of the offenses as we'll
as the names of the accused, follows:
Monday.-Charles ]. O'Deu INSIDE
meanor; Ed. Stevens, burglary; Robert
Holmes, burglary; William V. Borden,
forgery; Tom Holmes, larceny after
trust; Flozelle Hall. burglary.
Tuesday.-Philip Taylor, murder;
Jesse Hansberry, murder; John Brooks.
larceny after trust: Mary V. Steinac-
ker VS.. George T. Schumacher. con-
tempt.
Wednesday.-James L. Doss, assault
intent to murder, gambling, carrying
concealed weapons; Nat Evans, assault
intent to murder. carrying concealed
weapons; Cad D. Bryan, Jr., keeping
open tippling house on Sabbath, main
tanning a gambling house, carrying con-
cealed weapons; James T. Bennett
concealed weapons; John Small, cattle
stealing; Bryan Heath and Mack Sapp,
misdemeanor.
FelOnies on Thursday.
Thursday-H. H. Micker, COW steal
ing; Paul Austin. assault intent to
murder and carrying concealed weap-
ons; jun Burns and Ed Smith, muir
derous assault James Nelson and
Sherman Taylor, burglarizing a rail-
road car.
Friday-W. H. Owens, assault intent
to murder and carrying concealed
weapons; Charlie Harris, larceny after
trust; William Bell, larceny after
trust; John Davis. assault with intent
to murder: D. c. Nelson, receiving
stolen goods.
Saturday William Odom, two
charges of larceny after trust Lewis
Robinson, murderous assault; Pringle
Williams, forgery.
Monday, Nov. 9-W. j. Potter muir
der.