The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-26
AFTER The OWNERS
OFFICERS SPENT MUCH TIME IN
CLEANING INFORMATION.
GRAND JURY MEETS TO-DAY.
INDICTMENTS TO BE RETURNED
AGAINST THOSE CAUGHT IN RAID.

Special Session of The Body Will
Probably lie Productive of DeveI-
OpmentS in the Present Investi-
gatiOn-RumOr Has Ii That but
Two of the Men Caught in the
Raid Are Writers"-Judge Bar
row Denies Interview Attributed
to Him-CriminaI Cases to BE In
vestiGated.
special session of the grand jury
will be held this afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock, at which further action will
be taken in connection with the policy
shops. Just what this will be it is
impossible to say, but it is reasonably
certain that indictments will be re-
turned against those who We're arrest
ed in the raid on Tuesday night.
1t is not at all improbable that the
matter of the ownership of the prop
erty will be investigated, and, if suf-
ficient evidence is secured, indictments
for knowingly renting property for
gambling purposes returned. The dep
uty sheriffs were active throughout
the day yesterday, and though no
further arrests resulted from their
search. it is understood that as the
result of the days work the names Of
several of the owners of the establish
ments in which the shops were con-
Quoted were secured.
Officers Made Inquiry.
Judge Barrow has repeatedly charged
the members of the grand jury that
the most effective way of dealing with
the evil is to deal blow to the own
ers of the property. AS they have
evinced so strong an inclination to fol-
low the suggestions made by the court,
it is considered probable by many that
they will act also on this suggestion.
Certain it is that the officers have in
quired into the question of who the
owners of the property are.
The raid made on the policy shops
was thu talk os the town yesterday.
1t is REPEATED that OF the nine negroes
caught mapping by the officers, not
more than two are writers" THEE
establishments were pulled, but at one
of these the writer eluded the OIL
GERS by waiting through a window i'll
the rear Of the establishment. Inquiry
failed to elicit more than that the ne
glo's name is Tom The Offers
were looking for him yesterday, but
their search proved futile.
All in Same Box.
The question of whether the negroes
are players" or writers" is one
which, according to the officers, the
court will have to determine. War
rants were issued against all of them
yesterday, upon which indictments will
probably be returned this afternoon.
The names of those against whom in
dictments will be returned are: w.
M. Waring, Walter Cuyler, G. c. Car
roll, James Bracewell, Ben Greene,
James Garnett, John Randall, A. Hen
kerson and Mamie Washington.
It is thought that Judge Barrow will
address the members of the grand jury
this afternoon. When asked about this
matter he said that he desired to say
nothing. He also requested that an in
terview accredited to him. in which he
is reputed to have said that he had
not seen Rev. Mr.. Williams but was
looking for him, be denied.
Judge Barrow Mum.
81 made no such statement to any,
body. have steadily refused to talk
on the subject. All that L have said
upon the subject has been said to the
grand jury" said Judge Barrow
1t is not probable that Rev. Mr.. Will
liams will be called before the grand
jury this afternoon. 1t is stated that all
of the information which he has in
his possession has been given to the
grand jury in conferences held between
him and the foreman and secretary.
This course was pursued in preference
to calling the minister before the body.
There are other matters besides the
gambling cases to engage the atten-
ton of the grand jury at this after
Moons session. Two bills. which were
not returned at the last session be-
cause of conflict in the evidence, which
the grand jurors hope to straighten
out at this session, will be acted upon.
In addition to this it is probable that
an indictment for murder will be re-
turned against Isaac Washington.
Murdered over Craps"
Washington, who is the possessor of
the uneuphoneous nickname of Bum"
is charged with the murder of Willie
Holmes on Nov. 16, last. The case is
not altogether of different class from
the mass of the other business, since
the murder was the result of a game
of craps. The two men quarrelled over
a quarter, and Washington, yanking
out pistol, began shooting it instead
of the craps, with the result that
Holmes was instantly killed The man
escaped, but was apprehended in Jack
sonville, from which place Chief Dep
uty Sheriff Sweeney returned yesterday
with him in camp.