The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-11
Promptly Returned After Examina-
ton Of Witnesses.
NO INTIMATIoN AS YET REGARD
ING POSSIBLE LINE OF DE-
TENSE, BUT MOTION FOR CON-
TINUANcE is ExPEcTED-LA-
BORIS OF GRAND JURY WILL BE
CONFINED TO CAPITAL OF
FENSES.

William F. Williams, arrested some
weeks ago for shooting John White
and Edward c. Dansby, causing the
death of both, was indicted by the
grand jury yesterday afternoon, when
two true bills were presented the
court. both charging Williams with
murder in the first degree. These in
dictments were presented to the court
shortly before o'clock, when the
Jury filed into the court room and
made the presentations. Williams
will be brought into court this morn
ing to hear the indictments against
him read.
The special term, which was con-
vened Wednesday, commenced to get
down to business early yesterday
morning. The venire drawn was call
cd, and about twenty-five OF thirty
names drawn, were present. From
this number the court selected the
following to act as a grand jury: l.
A. DubuissOn. J. w. BOyett, w. NJ
Falk. w. F. Brown, A. T. Fillingim, n.
Dixon, J. A. Gilmore, Rinaldo Allmon,
II f. RrOsnaham, ]. z. Pugh, Jas.
GFavey. j. L. Freeman, J6hn Brad
shaw. w. H. Corners, Henry Chalker.
A. d. Morrison. J. NJ. Mf1stead AMI
Walker Anderson. After the jury
had been empanelled, the members
retired where they organized by the
selection of Angus d. Morrison as
foreman and Walker Anderson as sec
rotary.
The jury then returned to the court
room and announced their organiza-
ton. when Judge Carter delivered his
charge. It was a lengthy one, and
covered all cases explicitly. He told
the Jury of their duties in certain
cases and the procedure according to
law in the examining of witnesses
and making returns. In the charge
the Judge took occasion to recommend
to the jury that their labors be con-
fined to capital offenses, as there ex-
listed in Escambia county criminal
court of record. which had juTisdic-
ton lesser crimes.
Examination of Witnesses.
After hearing the charge of the court
the jury retired, but it was then late
In the day, and no witnesses were ex-
amined until the afternoon session
convened. SubpOenas had been issu-
ed, however, for witnesses who saw
the killing of John White and Ed.
Dansby, and these were present dur
ing the afternoon. State Solicitor
KehOe was in attendance upon the
sessions of the jury and assisted in
the examination of witnesses. All Of
the witnesses, eight in number. who
were examined, were heard in regard
to the double murder, in which it
was charged that William F.. Williams
was the murderer. The testimony Of
the last witness was concluded about
; o'clock, and thirty minutes after
wards the jury filed into the court
room, and after roll call, Foreman
Morrison presented two indictments.
These were against
William r. Williams,
ana charged him with the murder OF
John White and Edward c. Dansby.
These were plac3 ID in the hands of the
court, who Crdc red that the counsel
Cor the defendant be notified of the
fact. Judge Reeves, Of Maxwell q
Reeves. appeared shortly afterwards,
and while the indictments were not
read in open court, the counsel was
presented with a copy Of the same.
States Attorney KehOe and c. M.
tones, representing the prosecution
we're present to look after the inter
est of the state should any motions b
(Confinued on Fifth PaooN