The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-15
SUPERIOR COURT
MEETS TOMORROW
Judge Parker Will Convene
Tribunal in Reg uIar
Session
10 ARGUE MURDER CASE
Two White Men of Ware County
Want to Get out on ssond ARD
the Petition Will be Fought
Out Here Tomorrow.

Judge Parker will convene the May
term OF the superior court tomorrow
in regular term and it is probable that
the court viii be iu session for two or
three weeks.
While there are no cases Of unus
ual interest to come up. still both the
criminal ana civil dockets are filed
with small cases, which will occupy
the attention of the tribunal for some
time.
A case in which the people of Way
cross and Ware county are much in
terested viii probably be heard tomor.
row morning. Ii is the application for
bail for two white men, Dan Davis and
Dave Murray who are charged with
murder
The application for bail will be Bit
terly fought by the attorneys who are
prosecuting the men and a legal bat
le is anticipated at the hearing here
Monday. The men are represented by
Leon A. Wilson and Toomer g. Rey
nolds, while Solicitor General Bennett
lis being assisted in the prosecution by
spence & Spence and Judge ] l.
Sweat
The two men are charged with Kill
ling a white man named Roberts and
the case has attracted considerable
attention. The story Of the killing
which is quite interesting. is told by
the two murderers as follows;
They claim that for some time Rob
orts has conducted himself in very
unbeeoming way IN the nnighsorhoed
and that recently he had repeatedly
committed indecent acts at the Sunday
school OF which Murray is superinten-
dant and on a reent occasion he com
mitted a similar act in front Of Muir
rays home. AZ the recent term oil
the superior court a true bill was
found against Roberts for the act
When Roberts found this out he ac.
cused Murray and Davis with having ii
done and swore yengence against chem
That Roberts had written his threat on
the church bench and had fired sew
eral shots into the cnurh altar and
that Roberts furthermore believed that
Davis and Murray had evidence in
their possession for the killing Of a
negro in 1903 and be believed that
they intended to have him indicted for
that
They claim that on the evening OF
the Killing, Roberts rode up to the
house Of Murray and called him out
that Murray said to him that he did
not want to see him, but that Rob
erts insisted and he went to where
Roberts was and that Roberts accused
him eli having a warrant for him
Murray told him that he had no war
rant aud that he had merely gone be-
fore NM.grand jury and they got the
warrant Roberts told hirl that he
had no business to do it and the con
vers tion turned to the writing in the
church ami Davis was mentioned and
Roberts asked for MIN and called him
out Of the house When Davis came
out Davis said something about the
threats on the church bench and Rob
erts said yes he did do it and cursed
Leaning over his saddle he threw his
.haDd behlnl him and was in the act
Of drawig D pistol when Murray cried
out 10 DAVIS 10 look out and stepped
back. Az this instant Davis fired. He
claims that he had brought his gun
out with him expecting Roberts meant
to shoot him. The load took effect il
the TOP Of Roberts shoulder as though
be was leaning on his saddle towards
the gun. Roberts either fell of his
mule or jumped off and ran away and
It is claimed that ano5her man who
eas concealed near by ran off too.
Murray is a woodsman for J. r.
q r. BHnn and Davis Is commissar5
keeper for them at the Coleman still,
or TelImore, as it is called. Roberts
is the son Of Mr.. Green Roberts,
highly respectable farmer who lives
near the still Murray is married and
is about thirty years of age Davis is
lsingle and is about 25 and Roberts is
said TO be between 16 and 1S.