The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-05-04
DOINGS OF A CHICAGO GRAND
JURY.

of Chicago has been in session this week
and we have part of its proceedings in
he Daily papers of Tuesday
"On the 18th of April, in front OF 1928
West Jackson street, p A. Leonard shot
at and killed his brother-in-l law, DR.. Sim
con e. Scanland. A coroner's jury held
an inquest took evidence, which has been
publicly reported in full This evidence,
1T is believed, was recited before the
Grand Jury yesterday. The investigation
occupied about two hours, and resulted in
a verdict declaring the prisoner not gull
| ty. The act was considered by the Jurors
as justifable homicide"
! .Stordii,!t to the published testimony,
Mss Leonail testified thai Dr. Scanland
threatening her brother, P A. Leonard,
and following him up as he backed before
him, kept his right hand behind his coat,
and she thought he had pistol in it, and
she thought her brother thought Scan
land was going to shoot him. Her broth
'r told Scanland to stop or he would
shoot him, and Scanland still advancing,
he shot him. 1t was proved that Scan
lands body was searched, and that 40
pistol was found in his hand or which
had been in his possession. According
to the testimony before the coroners ipry
as published, and the action of the Grand
Jury as published, the Grand Jury must
bold that Leonard, thinking that Scam
and had a pistol and was intending TO-
shoot him, WAS justifable in shooting AMI
killing Scanland, though Scanland bad no
p stol in his possession and no means of
shooting Leonard. And this too when
Leonard, at the suggestion of his sister,
bought pistol few days before for the
purpose Of defending himself if Scanland
should attack him.
"And thus the, Thomas Gilbert lottery
banqueting draws to an unwholcsome
end This morning, Mr. George w Thorn
as, the bland gentleman who offered to
build a Hcme and College for Abandoned
Women, in the name OF Saint Hocus Pc
Gus, was trea ed to four separate indict
ments by the grand jury, for selling 10
'ery tickets in violation of law"
"THE GILBERT LoTTERY.-Four in
d'etments against George w. Thomas
three tor selling lottery tickets to John
McAuiey, William H. Carman, Frederick
Lipard, and one for keeping pace
whence to make such sales
Miss Linda Gilbert, knowing the sue
cess of San Francisco in raising means to
establish a Library through the agency of
a Gift Concert, conceived the idea of
giving Gift Concert in Chicago to raise
funds to establish Home and College
for Abandoned Women. George w.
Thomas was engaged to take charge of
the gift and business part of the transac-
ton. Some religionist, moralist, or cas-
uist thought, or assumed to think, that,
however proper it might be to raise funds
for religious and literary purposes,
through the agency ,.f Concerts and Lot.
terIes, it was not just the right way to
establish a Home and College for Aban-
doned Women And some one of the
press thought, or assumed to link, that it
was possible George W. Thomas might
make money for himself as well as for
the Home and College. So the action Of
the Grand Jury was invoked to indict
Thomas, close up the lottery, and there.
by prevent the raising of money through
such illegal agency for so questionable
purpose. And the Grand Jury, re
spending to the invocation, has found
four indictments against Thomas-'hree
for selliag lottery tickets and one for keep
place for selling them.
1.-THE Grand Jury of the Criminal
Court, now in session, is composed of
some of the leading business Tnen1 of the
city, and is said to be the best jury, so far
as intelligence is concerned, ever summon
ed in this city. It is constituted as fol-
lows:
Charles Wicker, foreman; Joseph O.
Rutter, Belden F. Culver, B. N. Skinner,
Isaac Holmes, VIM. s. Golsen, Chas. R.
Larabee, VIM. r. Miiigan, o. W. Bar
|rett, VIM n. Cass n P. Loberg, Arthur
G. Ducat, Chas W. Scoring, H. T. Burch,
john Bates, Rueben Taylor, Warren Hill,
s. Cummings, A Foster, L. j. Cobb, Jas.
Campbell, G. Grogan, J @. Elkins."
\ The proof Of the intelligence, honesty
and impartiality of the Grand Jury is It's
doings. And what it does is its own vim.
dication. Is not life, religion, morals,
conscience, all safe with the Grand Jury
of the Criminal Court of Chicago: And