The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
A DOZEN INDICTED
AFTER SESSION LASTING MORE
THAN THREE HOURS.
JURY RETURNED IL BILLS.
WILL MEET NEXT FRIDAY TO RE-
CEIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

Judge Barrow Announced That
Court Will Adjourn May 1s-Gen-
eraI Presentmen,s viii Be Made
on Friday, May 15-COmmittees
Will Be Actively Engaged This
Week-Five Indictments for Gam
bling and a Like Number for MUIR
derOus AssauIts-"BIack kit In
dicted for Double Burglary.
Twelve indictments resulted from the
session of the grand jury yesterday.
But the consideration of criminal mat
tcrs was not the only business before
the body, for in addition to listening
to the appeal of a, committee from the
Auxiliary Educational Board. the re-
port of several committees was re-
ceived, and plans formulated for the
work during the coming week, during
which time the remaining committees
will prepare their reports.
The grand jury will meet again next
Friday, at which time all reports will
be received. On the following Friday,
the general presentments will be re-
turned. Judge Barrow announced to
the jurors that the court would ad
journ on May IS. and the plans of the
jurors were made in accordance there
with.
For Shooting at Policeman.
Jim Burns and Ed Smith, the two
negroes who assaulted Policeman !. G.
Mccarthy, and after shooting at him
escaped in the shadow of the tombs in
Colonial Cemetery, and who were aft
erwards arrested only after the house
in which they We're confined had been
surrounded by officers of the law, were
jointly indicted for assault with intent
to murder.
The quartet who were run upon by
Deputy Sheriff Mccartney while en-
gagged in a quiet game of skin a few
days ago, were also jointly indicted
the charge against them being gam
bling. Their names are r. L. Thomas,
r. Ash, A. H. Patterson and A. Masin.
Henry Clarke. who was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Jones a few days ago
for running a policy lottery was in
dicted, the warrant upon which the in
dictment was found alleging that
Clarke was wont to conduct a gift en-
terprise" known as Il policy lottery.
The only witness against Clarke was
the officer.
Sam Simmons, alias BLACK Kit" was
indicted on two charges of burglary,
it being alleged that on March 10, he
burglarized the houses of f. H. Will
liaTns and of John Wolf.
For MurderOus Assault.
A. Smith, who was remanded by Re
corder Myrick, on the charge of muir
derously assaulting one B. w. Williams
on March 20, was indicted for assault
with intent to murder Robert Green
was indicted on the same charge, his
intended victim being Frank Williams,
whom he struck with a certain blunt
instrument to the grand jurors un-
known" to use the words of the
indictment.
Thomas Gordon, who, it was charg-
ed, shot Joe Graham was indicted for
assault with intent to murder. the
quarrel which resulted in the shooting
having been precipitated over a cigar
cite stump. The crime was committed
or the Ogeechee road, near the three
mile post, and the arrest was made by
Detective Murphy. who was a witness
before the grand jury.
The grand jury was in session near
~ three hours and there were fully
forty witnesses called before them in
the investigation of the numerous
cases. Judge Barrow made no talk to
the jurors, though he held conferences
with some of the members of the cofu-
mittees after the adjournment of the
body.