The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-28
A STRONG CASE MADE
AGAINST MRS. JOHN GRIFFIN.
Evidence Adduccd TO Connect Her
with Her Husbands Murder.

with Her Husbands Murder.
Eatonton. Ga, March 27.-The case
against Mrs John Griffin and Sam
Knowles. charged with killing John
T. Griffin. the husband of the former.
and brother-in-law Of the latter, was
called this afternoon before Justice
John S. Reid.
The feeling of indignation runs high
throughout the county. and the de-
sire to bring the guilty party or par
ties to justice is universal. The court
house was filled 10 its capacity with
an interested but quiet crowd Of CHI
zenS.
As was developed. John T. Griffin was
sitting in his bed room, leaning against
the foot Of the bed, with his face a.
rectly opposite a window thar opened
into the yard. His knees were craW1
up close To his chin. with one foot rest
ing on the top round OF the caaa-- s-l--
legs crossed. In this position his oos-2
and lower part OF face were I-l-ea
by legs and knees 10 one i0oNl--% II ~
the window. While thus S1@,S--- So
parenIly looking out % the " -1-aH-
his two small children On the r~'. a-.1
his wife busy about some house 81
ties some one approached vlt1-0 3 -sn
feet of the window. }evs-s. ga ~
the head OF Griffin ana c-e1 v1< $50
taking effect in his knee ana -FT
part of the face. Some S2l- saeSSf'-
over his head and loCss- - --S -'SA--
board of the bed.
More than one witness - ,se'. -,t-
about ten or twelve seGsrEts1s ( s-s>'s't
between the first ana second >s--S s',t-
the first report sounded r-sa~ 49, 1a-~
ural while the second 4Ce e A-s'1 -' ~
mufTied. This difference -- sI'~f, -
evidently caused BY one rsEHc- -S
been made in the opsI arr A1'1 3t
the room Whether r-e gar 1ts .
the second time was Simply gt.a.s'-
the room through The e-'-ss- game
glass or the ass~.SSlC r,a1 z-'-a-
through the back 1oor INTO ~ r's'sf--
order TO make sure Cc as G=1eaF #t g.
was a point upon ~ol-1 --a-1 en- g.
as it related 20 the clLas--- -- 'A-S~
Griffin.
In the rlrst discharge -s@ So S---
tered cOnslderaol bly, m RS
the window pane 70 1~ AZ. s'7- -
increase this. Lr t1s SseH-- $3.50 =
the shot entered I1e e3-& -- % --- -
as the wound i-l-t.-@ -s-- F. -
cred with re pam e ---- 80
together WIN Tue Ia-S --.-. - -
from tAe SUI 1lA~ - - 80
ths shog' AT ~ ---'- - s.-..'-,- -.
was Iila1e Il. g - --- ..s-.-,-
er IMAM 1ne ms anu 49, -. 80,
=. -
Possiole 70 e'-9 A..--' --.-.i .-r--a5s
MilloN, 1.-'- -, - ~ -, - s--a--tr-
'.is - -, -,,-,i,.. seconds an
go ~ - ~, rs-.orrs II is con
49, - - 30 srrln- m his feet
49, s,,a+ ~ 49, +ir9s ba would not
-. 1tlI.I ,.1,,,4 tsr az. twelve sec
80 49,, tbs I5sr shot was fired and
I,nfo,a tb,ov-ine himself across the bed.
&c Ntrs c.riffin's evidence showed. And.
moe than that had he thrown himself
lcross the he'd immediately after the
1irst shot the second round could not
have been made from the window
Mrs. Griffin testified that after the
first shot Griffin turned in his chair
10 the right and that while turning the
second shot was fired This she re-
heated and insisted on. If this were
true the left side would have been ex-
posed to the assassin, whereas the
wound was in the right. Again this
conflicts with testimony of others as
to time between shots Again the sec
ond charge entered the body in d.