The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
FOUR WERE INDICTED
HARMS ASSAILANT TO ANSWER
FOR MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
THORNTON THE ACCUSED.
sHROUD OF MYSTERY WAS RE-
MOVED by PATRoLMAN JERNIGAN.

Jurors Did Not Think There Was
Sufficient Evidence to Hold Sulli-
van, the Telegraph Operator, who
Shot Negro Porter mt Central HO-
teI-Absence of Intent Resulted in
Return of no BiII-"Bum" wash
inGton indicted for the Murder of
willie HoImes-Other Indictments
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Made Re-
ports.
After a long session the grand jury
returned four indictments yesterday
afternoon, two Of which are against
white men. The criminal business oc-
cupied the attention of the body for
almost an hour. after which the reports
of all of the committees were submit
ted These will be incorporated In the
general presentments. which will be
made next Friday.
After hearing the testimony of Pa
trolman Jernigan and Jacob Loeb and
his wife, the grand jury returned an
indictment against r. E. Thornton,
charging him with attempting to muir
DER hdTITlQSG I1dTIls ne pdlAiShifAlS
of the tragedy, which attracted wide
spread interest, have been given in
the Morning News. For some time the
affair was shrouded in mystery, but
the police are sure now that they have
the right man.
Patrolman D. w Jernigan appeared
as prosecuting witness. He told the
jurors of conflicting statements made
by the defendant, and of the testimony
manufactured" by the accused. There
were many witnesses summoned, but
only three of these were heard, as the
Jurors considered that they had suf-
ficient evidence at hand to warrant the
return of the indictment.
wouldn't IndIct sullivan.
After hearing the evidence of Pa
trolman Bostwick, the Jurors, refused
10 return an indictment against James
Sullivan, Jr, the telegraph operator
who accidentally shot and killed Wal
ter Stewart, porter a the Union Sta
ton. on April q. The Indictment sub
rnitted to them charged the accused
with "carelessly and negligently
pointing and aiming a certain pistol
loaded with gun powder and leaden
ball" but in the absence Of intent, the
Jurors were unwilling to return bill,
and an entry of mo bilP' was made
on the indictment.
One indictment for murder was re-
turned. This is against Isaac Wash
ington, alias Bum who is charged
with the murder of Willie Holmes, an
other negro. on Nov. 16. The accused
was at large for q long while, but was
captured a few weeks ago in Jackson
Vile by Chief Deputy Sheriff 7 j..
sweeny, who appeared as prosecuting
witness.
For Unusual Ohense.
An Indictment for the unusual Of
Tense of seduction was returned against
Lutte Haywood, a negro. The prose-
cutor was Anna Briton, the mother OF
Ausilor Briton, the wronged girl.
The girl herself, holding the living wit
ness to the crime in her arms, told the
turors of the manner in which Hay
wood had induced her to yield to his
embraces.
R. E. w. Edwards, a white man, was
presented for larceny after trust, the
specific charge against him being pre-
ferred by ]. L. Wiser, who testified
that after being entrusted with $16.25
belonging to the Holbrook Company,
the accused had converted it to his own
use j. w. Wilson was also a witness.
The charge of burglary against Fran
els Wilkerson, preferred by w b.
Prothro was investigated. with the re-
suit that no indictment was returned
The burglary was alleged to have been
committed at the home of the prose-
cutor on May 8.
The indictments were returned in
court to the solicitor general, Judge
Barrow, after meeting the jurors at
O'Clock. having returned to his home,
after explaining that his presence to
receive their findings was not neces-
sary The body will meet next Friday
afternoon at o'clock, at which time
the general presentments will be made,
and they will then be discharged for
the term,