The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
GRAND JURY MAKES
 MANY INDICTMENTS
It Finishes Its Arduous Work
 and Adjourns
FOUND 2O4 TRUE BILLS
Joseph L. Meade indicted for Assault With Intent to Murder-Walter Wright and VIII Adams
 Indicted for Murder.

Joseph L. Meade, Jr., assistant to the city treasurer has been indicted by the grand jury on the charge of assault with intent to murder Coke A. Matthews. The shooting took place one night about two months ago in front of Min Stones on Second avenue, and on account of the prominence Of both young men it created a sensation The defendant is out on a $500 bond. he having been bound over ofter walvng preliminary examination before Judge I. H. Benners of the in- ferior court of Birmingham.
 Walter R. Wright and VIII c. Adams have been indicted on the charge of murder in the first degree. The defend- ants are both white men and they are charged with killing a negro on Ninth avenue and Twenty-ffth street last June. Shortly after the killing the two men were arrested and since then they have heen confined in the county jail. They were given a preliminary hearing before Judge H. B. Abernathy of the inferior court of Birmingham several weeks ago and were bound over without bail to the grand jury.
 The fall term of the grand jury of Jef- ferson county ended yesterday at noon when the body made a report to Judge Dan A. Greene. senior judge of the crim- inal court and were discharged Tn all 204 l true bills were returned by the grand l jury; 367 cases docketed and about 12OO witnesses examined. The county officers hooks were reported to be in good condi- I ton.
 True Bills.
 The following true bills were returned yesterday by hte body;
 J. T. Jones' assault with intent to mur- der: William A Black, embezzlement; Tarlton Thompson, grand larceny; May Rather petty larceny; Walter c. Wright and Will R. Adams, murder; R. M. Hewitt grand larceny; Cliff Slaughter, grand larceny; William Parr, petty lar ceny; Robert Harper criminal assault; l Albert Booker. grand larceny Allen l Greenleaf, carrying concealed pistol; Joe I Chapman, petty larceny; Eugene Jack son, robbery; Jerry Wilson, grand lar | ceny; Rich Morton, grand larceny; John l Thomas Eason, grand larceny; Wade Smith, receiving mortgaged property Will oden, burglary and grand larceny | Wash Walden, assault with intent tc murder and carrying concealed pistol John Green. petty larceny; Will Gallo way, murder; Sinclair Woods, burglary and grand larceny; Will Howard, grant larceny; Ada Duncan. grand larceny Vert Gregory. burglary and grand lar ceny; Willie Hutchinson, burglary and grand larceny; Oliver Walker, assault with intent to murder; Henry Roebuck murder in second degree. and carrying concealed pistol will Atkins, petty lar ceny; Arthur Sims. murder; George Burk, grand larceny; George Porter, grand larceny and assault with intent to murder; Tom William, assault with intent to murder; Charles Williams grand larceny; Jesse Davis, attempt at assault; Victor Williams, grand larceny Will Douglas, larceny from dwelling; Frank Gossett, larceny from dwelling; R. D. Boyd, forgery in second degreei Elolse Henderson. larceny from dwellingi George Coleman, assault with intent to murder; Hattie Davis, burglary and grand larceny; Joseph l.. Meade, Jr., assault with intent to murder; J. C. Jones. grand larceny; Liza Pyles as- sault with intent to murder; Tunstal Harris, grand larceny; Mary Burton mayhem: K. r. Casey, assault with in tent to murder; Davis McCauley, garnt larceny John Green. larceny from dwell ing; Will Green, larceny from dwelling Jesse B. Bolton, forgery in second de gree, two cases; Ernest Gaines, burglar, and grand larceny; Andrew Sinclair burglary and grand larceny; Ernest Mur der, grand larceny; Robert Smith, lar ceny from person; Charles Thomas. bur glary and grand larceny; Willie Ma Love- forgery second degree. two cases Annie Thomas, burglary and grand lar ceny; Mattie Green, grand larceny; Tor , Woods, burglary and grand larceny; Jo Collins, robbery; Gene Burke. robbery. 5 Justices of the Peace.
 The report of the grand jury co tn court was signed by J. w. Sellers tt 1 foreman and 1t was read by Judge V Fl. Stanley. With reference to justices the peace the report reads:
 We have had a number of cases come before us in regard to the pra
 tice of certain Justices of the peace. vi R D. Coffman, at Brooksde, J. M. Dl i, puy. at Elyton, and the inferior court EnsIey. We passed resolution befoi our adjourned session requesting ot . county auditor to check up the boob !, of the inferior court of Ensley. whie
 report has not yet been made to tn . grand jury by Auditor Robert A. Mol
 ris. because of the fact that there wa
 and is not now sufficient help Tn m tn
 auditors office for the purpose.
 have since passing the resolution re
 ou,rine to check up the above officer
 passed a resolution requesting the audi