The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
MANY WERE INDICTED
GRAND JURY RETURNED II TRUE
BILLS.
MAJORITY ARE WHITE MEN.
JURORS WILL NOT MEET AGAIN
FOR TWO WEEKS.

Ed Greene Was Indicted for the
Murder of T. r.. Smith, a Bay Street
Grocer-Deed Was a DiabOIical
One-H. II. Mixer Was Indicted for
Hog-StealinG-Three White Boys
Will Have to Stand Trial for Dual
BurGIary-East Broad Street Gro
GERS Presented for Keeping Bar
Open Sunday.
The grand jury returned eight true
bills, in which eleven were indicted,
as the result of it's session yesterday.
Contrary to the rule, the majority of
those charged with crime were white
men.
Those who will have to face juries
of their peers, or plead guilty to the
accusations against them, are charged
with various grades of felonies and
misdemeanors, from murder to keeping
open a tipping house on the Sabbath
day.
Ed. Greene, who viciously assaulted
t. R. Smith, white man, crushing
his skull with a billet of wood, caus-
ing him to die in commissions shortly
was indicted for murder. Half a doz-
en- witnesses were examined by the
grand jury, their testimony being
amply sufficient to warrant the return
of the indictment.
The victim of the assault died with
out knowing who his assailant was,
the blow being struck from behind.
The evidence against Greene was all
circumstantial 1t was shown that he
had had an alteration with Smith.
Blood was discovered on his clothes,
and the billet of wood, as we'll as a
half brick, the former bloody and with
wisps of hair on it, were found in the
yard.
A Bloody Murder.
The assault was a most cowardly and
blood thirsty one. Smith, who con-
Quoted a grocery on Bay and Farm
streets was, on the night of May 10,
last, in the act of closing the rear door
of his establishment, when he was
dealt four vicious blows on the head.
| AS he fell to the ground his assailant
| escaped in the blackness of the night.
| 1t was two days afterwards that Greene
| was arrested.
The grand jury also indicted H. H.
| Mixer, a white resident of Ossabaw,
the charge against him being hog
| stealing. The return of the indictment
| is indirectly the result of the trial OF
S. S. Sasser. a neighbor of Mixers,
for murderously assaulting General
Morningstar, Mixer testifying at the
| trial that he would not believe Sasser
on oath. Sasser's name, however, does
| not appear among the list of witnesses,
and j. w. Larrissey. who also lives on
the island, appears as prosecutor. Mix
| ler's accusers say that he has commit
ted many other depredations.
Boy burglars Indicted.
Three white boys, the oldest Of which
| has not yet attained his majority, were
jointly indicted for two burglaries com
mitted on the same night. The boys
are Frank Smith, Frank Hicks and
John F. OGorman, who were caught
in the act of burglarizng the estab
lishment of William & H. H. baltimore
on the night of May IA. Hicks was not
caught at the time, but escaped, leav-
| ing his hat behind. All three were also
indicted for burglarizing the store of
| l.. Trapani.
Martin J. Berry and Cornelius Dule-
| hery, members of the firm of Dulehery
& Co, who conduct a grocery and
bar at No. 517 East Broad street, were
jointly accused, by special present
ment, of keeping open a tipping house
on the Sabbath day. The day upon
| which it is alleged the breach of the
| peace took place was last Sunday.
Three witnesses appeared against the
| members of the firm.
For MurderOus Assault.
For stabbing Gertrude johnson with
a knife on the night of May &C. last,
Minnie Reid and Son Thomas were
jointly indicted, the charge against
| them being assault with intent to muir
| der. All three are negro children.
Bill Hicks was indicted for shooting
| at Grant Albright with a pistol the
assault being made on the same day
as the one upon Gertrude Thomas
The sole witness against him was his
alleged victim.
Andrew Washington was indicted for
burglary. 1t is alleged that he burg
larized the house of one Nina jackson
on May 25, last.
The murder of Harris Ellis in Sack
| vile twelve years ago was not inves-
| tigated, as had been expected, owing
to inability to secure a material wit
ness in time. Jesse Hansberry is now
being held for the crime.
The court had no charge to make to
the grand jury, and directly after the
members met they retired for the con-
| sideration of the business before them.
When they adjourned it was until Fri
day, June 10.
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