Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-29
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bic citizens. eeems fast earning the title OF
the city Of frauds. Next after the Oapi-
tal comes the jury fraud.
The selection of the late q. 8. Juriea
seems to have been work of much labor
Certain parties connected with the Indi.
An service desired the indictment and. II
possible, the conviction of others, who
stood IN the way of their schemea They
found Granny Wheeler" Is their friends
term him. IN easy tool. Parties supposed
to be unfriendly to Mr.. Story and other
gentlemen connected with him in busi-
ness were interviewed upon the matter of
serving upon the jury. and as to what
their action would he in certain contin-
genciea Those who refused to pledge
themselves were omitted from the jury
Hist. A model jury was 1t last obtained.
lpre-eminent for lis unfitness, and organ
lied to convict. Two-thirds Of the LOT
were from Madison county; not one from
Rn3eman, and the few Grand Jurymen
that were allotted to Gallstin county were
|selected from . particular nelghborhood.
lin direct violation of the United States
statute. Most were Sam Words friends-|
all were Of that particular class who are
readily persuaded by that conscientious|
advocate Sam had been gathering affl
davits profcssedly in the interest of hisl
employer, aud was on hand at the opening
OF Court, jubilant and hopeful. He said
to gentleman in Bozemsn: This Grand
Jury has come to CAMP. Don't yon know
something about Indian frauds over here?"|
The gentleman replied that he did not
and added. "Can't you make these fel.
lows PUT Up pretty wc,l?'' las to that, ;"
replied the irrcproachab:e Sam, a. an an-|
gelic smile lit up bis tawny features, nthej
can'r commence putting up any too soop.' \
Everything promised we'll for the con-
'pirRtors. The Grand Jury consisted of
Foreman Odds, who was to be elected toI
he Legislature through Sans influence
n an opposite political party; Lieut.. De-
'armon. editor of Sans organ, and fif- q
gen privates. But, after fifteen DAYS
ruthless investigation of rumors of INDIAN
rauds-of which the jury made no Sc
conspirators concluded TO be sat- Z
SIZED with the harvesting of few honest
dollars in the shape Of black mail. 10 '
his scheme there was but one obstacle. b
be District Attorney. II was determined
substitute for him their Chief, the i'm. o.
lacuiate Sam. So the jury was coaxed. :
nder serious prete3sA, to send an insult
'g message to Judge Blake, asking for :,
legal counsel" That night the foreman =
'"k occasion 10 assure certain party that
icy were gong to set aside the District
ttorney. Mr.. Page. and that he ODDS -
'uld control the jury a: to the matter of =
ndin5 indictments. After impressing
lie party, as he thought, that his interests e'
ere entirely IN his (OlelsO keeping. this =
odel foreman said, II have an engage "a
ent now, but will SEE YoU AGAIN." Hell
d not SEE HIN again. II
Day after day the illegal purposes OF y
10 jury had becOme more apparent to da
+. Page, and the next morning, with
athiDg terms, he denounced this so call. sd
jury in torrent of Indignation, before in
hich the guilty crew covered like whip Y
ID spaniels. He then took them before OF
c Oour', moyei their. discharge upon tw
ounds which he placed on record. and F.
ut them home in disgrace. 1t seems Po
at, rs soon as they recovered from their
eight, their masters rallied their scatter NJ
forces and got them TO sign a paper to,
ainst the District Attorney. TT
No one who witnessed the scene could If
ubt either that Mr.. Page believed him. VIC
{ entirely right, or that the jury fel,
1t they were wrong. Too much praise
nnot be given to Merritt q. Page for the
'rless manner in which he has discharged by
duty. H may hive expressed HIM
t too strongly, but some allowance OF
,st given 70 bis just indignation ut uni
empted outrage.
The Government is not providing tic
and Jurles at great expense to allow of
scrupulous men to levy black mail Z
on the citizens of .Bozeman. 7
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