The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
WAS INDICTED
FOR WIFE MURDER
BILL AGAINST DIcKERSoN.
THREE RILLs WERE RETURNED
AGAINST BOY sWINDLER.

mlAler Stlll COmplstlns Il nat ne SUI
fers from the Effects of "A Blow
Received on His Head in Atlanta
Some Time AgO-Henry G. Green
Indicted for Assault with Intent
to Murder PatrOIman Collins.
Large Number of Bills Returned
After n short Session OF the Grand
I Jury. ~ t2
Upon the testimony of his children
Benjamin Dickerson was indicted yes
terday by the grand jury for the MUIR
der of his wife. The session was short,
but productive of a large number of
indictments on which the criminal
branch of the Superior Court can grind
for next week. Benjamin Dickerson
was indicted for the murder of his wife
some weeks ago.
Three children of the accused were
the principal witnESses against him.
The 10-year-old son, who was an eye
witness to the last beating the man
gave his wife, went before the grand
jury and again recited the simple but
pathetic story of how his father was
accustomed to whip his mother, re-
counting the incidents as though they
were not uncommon.
Since he was examined at the coro-
ner's investigation the little fellow has
improved in appearances perceptibly.
His bare legs, that were purple from
cold the day he first appeared as a
witness against his father, were in
cased in warm stockings, with shoes on
his feet. and he was attired In a new
suit of clothes. and his long, struggling
white hair had been neatly trimmed
He is now at the Bethesda Home.
He told his story to the jury in the
same straightforward way that he re-
lated it to the coroners jury. II saw
pa whip ma with the switch which he
got from the brush broom" he said,
land she cried. He pushed her. /
didn't see him kick her. He told me
to get out of the way. you little - -
-. or I'll bust this pot over your
head. He whipped ma lots Of times and
cursed awfuliy."
Bills Against Boy swindIer.
Three bills were returned against
Harry I. Miller, the boy swindler who
is confined in the county jail Since
he has been in Jail Miller has spent
much of his time complaining that his
head gave him pain.
He still sticks to the story, which he
Is believed to have manufactured to
suggest temporary insanity, that he
had been struck on the head with a
brick in Atlanta some time ago, and
that since that time he has not felt
just right in his head. The charges
against him in the bills of indictment
were falsely impersonating another
Found Bill Against Green.
A large number of witnesses were to
have appeared before the jury in the
| investigation of the presentment
| charging Henry G. Green with assault
| with intent to murder Policeman Col
Inns. The testimony of only two was
| heard. The story of the assault on
the officer is still fresh in the public
mind. Collins was testifying in the
| Mayors office during an investigation
| as to the causes for arresting Mr.
1 Green. While making "A sensational
charge against Mr.. Green the latter
/ became enraged, pulled a pistol from
! his pocket and fired before he could
be disarmed. The jury returned bill
| against Mr.. Green, charging him with
/ other bills returned by the jury
i were;
Henry Walker, murder of John
4 Brown, which occurred Christmas night
! on the West Side.
L. B. Southland, four bills, one for
! larceny after trust, specific charge. dis
| posing of lot of pipes intrusted to him
! by o. S. Kulman for samples, and
| forging three checks for $25 each.
Otto Slappey, burglarizing the resi-
/ dence OF w. G.. Morrell.
George Walker, attempted criminal
assault upon Jennie Green.
Sam Jenkins. burglarizing the resi-
i dence of r. J. Quartelbaum.
w, H. Jones, robbery, snatching
bocketbook from Sidney Clark.
Lille Harris. assault on Florence
Kennedy with razor, assault with in
tent to murder.
Adams Jones, assault with intent to
! murder Moses Peterson.
Alex Bryan, assault with intent to
4 murder Gus Burke.
Andrew Demere, burglarizing the
/ residence of Jake Brown.
A. Ferguson, larceny after trust.
Peter Vanderveer, larceny from the