The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-16
AGAIN THE RASCALS ESCAPE
The Grand Jury Adjourns Without In
dieting the Tally-Shect Forgers.
The Jurors Could Not Agree Upon Who or
How Many Should Be Brought to Trial
Current Items from the Courts.

When the county grand Jury made it's final re-
port last evening it was the general opinion OF
those who We're present that indictments had
been returned against some of the persons con-
nected with the taly-sheat forgeries, although
neither the members of tae jury nor the court
officials would give any information. The cases
have now been under consideration by the jury
for three montnss and there were many reasons
for believing that the cases would be disposed Of
in some manner. At the close of the two pre-
yious sessions the jury, in it's final reports
stated that the cases had been continued, and
one reason for believing that they had found
some indictments this time was that they made
no mention of the c1ses, either dismissed
or continued, in their summary.
Notwithstanding the many indications
that indictments had been returned. is seems
that none Were found--at least such information
comes from reliable source Neither were the
cases dismissed. and they are, therefore, still
perding before the jury, the same st the
Close OF last session. The investigation has been
concluded and there is a r'imor that the failure
TO make report is due to the inability of the
members of the jury TO agree upon who should
De indicted. 1t is understood that the Demo
cratic members are in favor of indcting one or
two persons but will not consent to sign the
port agreed to by the Republican members.
FINDING themselves embarrassed by such state
or affairs the members of the jury agreed to al
low tbe matter TO rest another month, in the
hope that they might be able to reach an agree
ment.
In the final report submitted the jury stated
ehat during the ten days it was in session 225
witnesses were examined. forty nine indiet-
ments returned, and seven cases dismissed The
usual examination of the county jail and the
poor house was made, and both were found to
be In good condition. The Jail prisoners dis
charged were Theodore King. Dewitt Hazlett.
and Walter Brooks. charged with petit larceny;
Ed Moore, receiving stolen goods, and Harry
johnson, perjury. There was not sufficient evil
oence against any of the accused to warrant
indictment, so the jury held.
Charles j. Martin, the horse-thief captured in
St Louis by Detective Lloyd, indicted for
stealing horse from William Apple. of Broad
ripple. bill returned against
Jesse Raper. charging him with assault
and battery with intent to kill his
wife, Sarah @. Raper; Gus Williams for muir
dering Harden Venable, and John Williams for
attempting to murder Edward Stewart Among
the others indicted were Charles Martin, William
Starr, William Evans, Willis Evans Theodore
keesse, and Alonzo Keesse, charged with grand
larceny; and Michael Eagan and John Vincent.
charged with petit larceny and burglary. A
large number of indictments returned
against persons who not yet under arrest.
Quite number OF them understood to be
against saloon-keepers, and it is understood that
bills were returned against the principals in the
recent prize-fght at Hauch'a grove.