The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-27
Judge Hunt Charges the Grand
Jury to Investigate the Julia
Dowd Mystery.
Reference to the Numerous Crimes
Committed of Late in This
City.
Yesterday's Proceedings in tho United
States Courts-The Grand Jury Still
in Session.

sAAos ooAAe JoSSoAudy was tA0 Commences
ment of work by the grand jury which ii
made up of the following list of names
William Steele. T. j. Donohue, John Stein
metz, William Muth, John T. Murphy, A
J. Davidson. T. P. Fuller. Judge Hunt.
charge embodied several special features
Among them was the instruction to lool
into the causes of the murder of JUL.
Dowd. Reference was also made to the
numerous crimes that have lately been com
mltted and the comparatively few arrests
made. In covering these points Judge
Hunt said:
Il feel the duty and hereby charge yor
upon one subject The mutilated corpse
of woman was found in house within
the city of Helena some few weeks since
although the house she lived in was sur
rounded by other buildings and was stu.
ated upon a thoroughfare. The wounds
upon her body, the apparent surroundings
Of her room, and the circumstances Rener.
ally known, warrant the belief that she was
atrociously murdered. No one has been
tration of the crime. charge you, gentle
men, to make full Investigation into the
causes of the death of this woman, to the
end that her assassin may be apprehended
and dealt with according to law.
The grave responsibility of the duties OF
this grand jury are not to be moderated
when you seriously consider the fact, that
in the most populous portion Of the county
and state within the past forty days, muir
der, arson, robbery, burglary and grand
larcenies have been committed and COM
paratively few apprehensions been made.
The machinery of this, the trial court.
should be set in motion by your inquiries
mind your power should be fully utilized.
While it is your duty to be economical and
expeditions in your Investigations, DO not
permit the expenditure OF few hundred
dollars, or few days time, to
deter you in complete examination
Of the matters wherein the good order of
the community, the preservation Of life,
in the slightest degree involved. 1t has
been just pride in Lewis and Clarke
county that we have been comparatively
free from shocking crimes. The best way
to restore that reputation to us, that it may
be jealousy preserved, is by thorough,
prompt and fearless investigation by the
grand jury into the outrages against the
dignity of the state. not alone to the end
that the full protection of the law shall be
afforded every law abiding person within
our jurisdiction, but that the full power of
its severity shall be justly melted out to
those who wilfully offend against it.
l charge you to be thorough. While some
VI yON Ady Uo boIVALk db Il bdCTluC6 OF your
own personal interests, the work you can
do will be of much importance to the peo-
pie and the state.
=. The grand jury then went into session.
Some eight or ten cases will be considered
The following civil business was trans
acted yesterday in the district court.
4,485-J. T. Sullivan vs. CITY of Helena;
defendants motion to set aside Judgment,
taken under advisement.
4,619-Henry Cubben ct al. vs.. E. L.
Fiske ct al; motion to suppress DISPOSE
tions, taken under advisement.
4,HO-John B. Sanford and G. G. Evans
vs. Mary Edwards; plaintiffs motion for
Judgment on pleadings overruled.
ALA. K. Ogilive vs.. August Calmette;
settled and dismissed.
198-George B. Diehl Va. Ketohum De
Nivelle d Co. ct al; submitted to court and
taken under advisemsnt.
35-McElvain VS.. Brunell; motion to
strike out part of amended answer sub
mitted.
4014-Rose Merrill vs.. Helena & Jefferson
plaintiff rested; motion for non
suit under hearing.
Final papers of naturalization were grant
I'd to Orrila G. Bissormette.