The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-08
GRAND JURY TO MEET
SPECIAL SESSION WILL BE HELD
THIS AFTERNOON.
JOHN DOE SUBPoENAS OUT
SENSATIONAL CASE EXPECTED TO
BE DEVELOPED.

Jury VIII Also Investigate the
in DOss' Gambling Rooms in
which Two Lives Were Lost.
Charges of Forgery Against Lee
b. Southland VIII BE Investigated,
and other Presentments Promise
"A Busy Session for the Jurors.
A meeting of the grand jury will be
held this afternoon at O'Clock az
which time a number of cases will be
brought up by the solicitor and among
the batch one, at least, that will cause
a mild sensation.
a large number of subpoenas were
sent out yesterday afternoon, reading
The State VS.. John Doe" Doe is a
character that exists only in the minds
of officers of the law, and is the myth
ical person against whom witnesses
are subpoenaed from Maine to Califor-
lila, when it is desired that the wit
nesses summoned be in ignorance of
the person against whom they are to
testify.
Lee B. Southland will be presented on
three different charges, two for for
gerry and one for larceny after trust.
In evidence against Southland will be
checks made payable to him, which,
when presented to the parties whose
names were signed to them were pro-
nounced forgeries. All of the checks
We're for S25 each, and We're drawn on
the Citizens and Germania banks. One
had the signature of "R. ]. Reynolds
& Co., by o. D. D." one u. C. Slater
and one "a. D. Dalton" These for
geries are alleged to have been COM
mitted some time in November.
Evans Case Comes Up.
The case of the state against Nat
Evans. charged with assault with in
tent to murder Doc Rosenthal will
also be investigated by the grand
jury. A half dozen witnesses have
been summoned in this case. The
shooting is alleged to have occurred
at the same time that James Doss
and Thomas Reynolds were shot in
Doss' gambling rooms on the morning
of Dec. %. Rosenthal made the charge
that he was shot by Evans in
the confusion resultant upon the af-
fray in progress in which Doss and
Reynolds were shot. Evans, denies
that he had any hand in the shoot
ing.
Willie Mazyck, charged with shoot
ing at Burly Carter will be present.
ed.
Lizzie Armstrong, a negro servant
girl, who is charged with having forg-
ed the name of Mrs. T. B. Chisholm
to a number of orders, and obtaining
goods at number of dry goods stores
will be presented on the charge of
forgery.
The grand jury will also consider
the charges preferred against Laura
Royal and Tillie Lloyd, the latter be-
ing charged with assault with intent
to murder Charles Beckham, while the
former is charged with having taken
$125 in money from his pockets.
Baesche Il. Rosmuidor, a Greek,
charged with having shot at two wom-
en- will be presented, as will Ed Hum
phries, charged with assault with in
tent to murder ]. H. Sutler, a street
car motorman, on Dec. %.
Other presentments will be Louisa
Young, larceny of over $50; Lewis Nc
Intosh. larceny after trust; William
Wright, attempt to commit burglary,
and Henry Pinckney, stealing baled
cotton and breaking into railroad cars.
The criminal docket will be taken up
in the Superior Court next week, at
which time a large number of cases
left over from the term before the hol-
idayS will be disposed of.
The appearance docket will be called
Monday morning, and the large num-
Der of cases arranged for final DISPOSE
ton.