The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-09
CHARGED ON GAMING
COURT FoRCIBLY IMPRESSED DUTY
OF GRAND JURY IN REGARD TO 1T.
INJURIES CITY ELSEWHERE.
COURT ALSO CHARGED AT LENGTH
ON PRISON LAWS.


Large Number of Witnesses Appear
ed Before the Grand Jury and
Batch of indictments Was Return
ed-Evans Indicted on Charge of
Assault with Intent to Murder,
and Bills Returned for Gaming
Cases-Juryme Were DiIiGent in
Inquiries and Investigation of LO-
cation of Gaming Houses.
When the grand jury met yesterday
afternoon Judge Cam delivered a
special charge on gambling, touching
on the tragedy which occurred Christ
mas week in Doss' gambling room.
In view of the recent tragedy,
said Judge Cam, enacted, according
to current report and the public press.
in a public gambling house in this city,
resulting in the death of two men,
we feel it to be the duty of the court
TO call your attention to the law with
reference to gambling. which has been
already given you in charge by my
predecessor, and to emphasize the duty
of this grand jury to investigate the
matter thoroughly, and see that those
who have violated any of the criminal
laws of this state shall be presented.
This crime of public gaming affects the
morals Of the entire community, and
has been deemed of sufficient gravity
for the Legislature to see fit to re-
quire judges of the Superior Courts to
give that law specially in charge TO
the grand jury at each and every term
of the court. 1t appears that the
public press and the municipal au-
thorities have spoken in this matter
expressive of the public sentiment of
this community In this connection, and |
it is for the grand jury to make the |
investigation required by law. and to
return indictments against all those |
who may be found to have violated any |
public law. These tragedies, not only |
affect the morals of the community, |
but its good name abroad.
The Prison Laws.
"It is made the duty Of the judge of |
the Superior Court" said Judge Cam, |
TO give in special charge to the grand |
Jury certain laws. The court is IN |
formed that some of these nave not |
yet been given you. They probably !
would have been had not sudden death |
struck down our former judge. That |
duty therefore, devolves upon me.
AS directed in the code, Judge Cam |
charged at length on the duties of |
the grand jury in the inspection of |
convict camps and the action to be |
taken by the grand jury in appoint |
ing a committee to make the inspec- |
tion, copy of presentments of the grand |
jury to be sent to the keeper of the |
penitentiary, the appointment of "a |
chaplain, the compensation of the in |
specting committee and the chaplain, |
and the general authority of the grand |
jury over the states convicts in each |
county.
Judge Cam also charged on political
code, regarding the inspection of the |
tax receivers books, to make corrected |
returns to guide them next year and |
to see that an annual inventory of |
public property is made.
He also charged, specifically, on
compensation of jurors. which the code |
prescribes shall be done by the grand |
jury, no juror or grand jury to be |
paid over 81 per day.
The game laws recently enacted were |
called to the attention of the jurors |
and their duties in assisting in their |
enforcement were cited after which |
the grand jury retired to consider the |
business before them.
Indictments Returned.
The first case taken up by the grand |
jury was that of the recent shooting |
ARRAY at Doss' gambling establish |
ment at Congress and Whitaker |
streets. In this investigation true bills |
were found against Nat Evans, for |
assault with intent to murder Doc |
Rosenthal. Doc Rosenthal for gambling. |
and Charles O'Dell for gambling Ro- |
seminal and Evans were placed |
under $1,000 bail each. and O'Dell, it |
was learned, is out of the city.
w. H. Boutwell,. the negro charged |
with Systematically burglarizing the |
warehouse OF the Dixon Lumber Com
pany, was indicted on three separate |
counts, all reading for burglary"
Indictments were returned against |
Laura Royal and Tillie Floyd, the two |
women charged with assaulting a ne
gro named Beckham and robbing him T,
of 1925. The Floyd woman was in
dicted for assault with intent to kali
and Louisa Young with larceny from
the person in excess of $50.
Lizzie Armstrong was indicted on a
charge of forgery, the evidence against
her being that she had signed the
name of a Savannah lady to orders on
dry goods stores. thereby obtaining
large quantities of dress goods and
other articles.
Other indictments returned were
William Wright, burglary; Henry
Pinckney, breaking open car and steal
ing cotton; Laura Royal, larceny from
the person in excess of $50; Ed Hum
phries, assault with intent to murder;
Daniel Brooks, forgery; Boesche T.
Kosmuisdoy, assault with intent to
murder; Lewis Mcintosh larceny from
the person and Willie Mazyck, assault
with intent to murder.
The charge Of the court, following
that of the instruction given them by
the late Judge Barrow, prompted the
grand jurymen to unusual diligence
in the investigation of gaming, and it
is not improbable that further inves-
LEGATIONS will be made at the next
meeting.