The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-08
DOSS WAS ABSENT
GRAND JURY TOOK NO ACTION IN
BRYAN-DOSS CASE, BUT
SENT SHERIFF AFTER HIM.
WITNESS SAID HE COULDN'T PUT
HIS CLOTHES ON.

Claimed That His Hand Was Too
Badly SwOllen-Grand Jury Did
Not Think That Physicians Certi-
hcnte Was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the Case to Some Extent, hut Re
turned no BiII-A Number of other
Indictments Were Returned.
Among Them Was One for Murder.
The investigation of the Doss-Bryan
shooting ARRAY was continued before
the grand jury yesterday. but owing
to the absence Of James Doss, no ac-
ton was taken.
a physicians certificate TO the effect
that Doss was too i'll to attend the
jurors were unwilling to accept it, and
ordered that a deputy sheriff be sent
to bring Doss to the Court House.
Deputy Sheriff Meldrim was despatch
ed. a few minutes later he telephoned
back that Doss was in bed, and ow-
ing to the swollen condition of his
hand, was unable to put his clothes on.
This information was conveyed to the
grand jury, who, in turn, instructed
the deputy to assist the witness in
DOMINIC his clothes. But Doss insisted
that he was unable to do this, and the
attempt to bring him before the grand
jury had to be abandoned.
said to Have Been Out Riding.
The action of the grand jury was in
duced largely by rhe reports that Doss
injury was but slight, and that he
had, since the shooting ARRAY, driven
about the city and to Thunderbolt in
closed carriage. The jurors were also
anxious to secure him as a witness,
not being willing TO return any indict-
ments until they had heard the testi-
mony of the other side.
The line of inquiry in the case
was directed to the feature of
the case which pertained to the open
ing of the bar room on Sunday. The
day bartender produced the pistol of
Evans which he claimed to have found
on the floor on the morning after the
shooting. The witnesses examined
maintained that the bar was not open
on Sunday. When the grand jury ad-
journed it was until no definite date.
While the Doss- Bryan affair was the
most important one before the grand
jury, there were numerous other mat
pied their attention.
Two Murder Cases.
Two murder cases were investigated.
the result being that one of the parties
was indicted. This was Jesse Hans
berry, who was captured after being at
large for nine years. by Deputy Sheriff
Sweeney. He is charged with the muir
der of Paris Ellis on Jan. l, 1894. Four
witnesses testified to his guilt.
The other murder case was that of
Cecilia Bunyon, who was charged with
administering poisoned milk to the in
FAINT child of Camilla Gray. The affair
excited much interest at the time of its
enactment. The investigation failed to
be productive of evidence which was
sufficient to hold the suspect, and a re-
turn of no bill' was made.
William V. Borden, a young white
man formerly engaged in soliciting in
surance, was indicted for forgery, the
allegation being that he passed a
worthless check on ]. A. Adams, Jr.,
at Thunderbolt some two weeks or
more ago.
Willie Butler, a well known woman
of the town, was indicted for running
lewd house. She was arrested last
night, and placed in Jail.
There were quite a number of other
indictments for smaller offenses re-
turned, none of which are important.