The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-13
BUT TWO INDICTMENTS.
The Grand Jury Com plimented for
Its Prompt Dispatch Of Fed
eral Business.
Old Charges Dismissed Because OF
tho Lack OF Evidence to
Convict.
4 Jusy Panel Secured for the Trial Of
Cases In tho United states
Court.

The United States grand jury were dis
charged Inst night by Judge Knowles with
the thanks Of the court for the promptness
formed their labor. Tho Jury vaa impan.
nelsd lest Monday. and the result on their
work is two indictments, one of which IL
not made public because tho defendant n
not In custody. The other indictment was
handed into oourt last night by the grand
jury and il aaainst Corporal Fred. ]. Ries-
land. charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. He was arraiRned
last night. The district alto ney wanted
him ia, plead this morning 60 one OF the
postofice inspectors could leave to attend
court at Fargo. His attorney, 7. j. Walsh.
objected and, Riesland will plead to-hcr-
row. Through s. g. Ashby. the foreman.
the following report was submitted to tho
court:
We, the Grand jury Of the said court for
the April term. 1893. respectfully report
that we have examined all witnesses, doou-
ments and other evidence which have been
brought before Us in all cases wherein per-
sons have been charged with crimes
against the avs Of the United States. In
all cases in which persons have been bound
over by commissioned OF this court the
evidence has been laid before "a by the
United states district attorney, and We
have taken such action az seemed to DO
warranted by the law and the facts.
In the following cases We have invssti-
gated the evidence. and have found It ID not
sufficient to warrant Us In reporting indict-
ments to the court, and we therefore re-
spectfully recommend that the defendants
b discharged and their bondsmen re-
leased:
United States ". Daniel N. Miller,
charged with having returned to the Black
foot Indian reservation after being ordered
off.
United States Va. Betty Davis. charged
United States W. Edward Il. Barnum,
charged with robbing the mails.
United States W. William A. Brown,
charged With riaina letters in tho mail.
United States W. Ole InRrnmin. charged
with selling liquor at retail without having
procured a government license.
II is tho unanimous desire of the grand
Jury that this public expression OF apprecis-
tion be made to the SQUIRT for oourtesies re.
csived. "t ,
Hsving no further business VI respect
fully ask to be discharged.
Al the forenoon session a panel Of trial
Jurors was secured after several persons
were excused. Thomas Cruise was excused
because Cashier Sweeney Of the Cruise bank
is in the east and MIR. Cruise is not we'll.
w. b. Norris was excused. he told the
court that it he were put on
his job at T.. Fl. Clewelvs store.
Frank Baird. cashier of the Helena Ma
tional bank. escaped from serving because
the president Of the bank, Mr.. Ashby, wns
on the grand jury. and somebody had to
look after things at tho bank. ! Marks
was excused because of sickness in his fam
lily. and A. r. Gates because he is going
east. Three gave excuses which are now
under consideration by Judge Knowles.
They arc f.. H.. Reynolde. who is a cutter
in q tailor shop; G. j.. Hsilig. bookkeeper
for Stadler d kaufman. and j. l.. Towns
end. of T., G. Power q Co.'s. The follow
ing Jurors we're secured: Charles Black
burn. dealer in ice; A. M. Hotter, capital
ist; James King, capitalist; Ben amin
Loeb. clothing dealer; Albert Klein
schmidt, merchant; Tom B: Miller. real
estate agent; j. p. Woolman, mer-
chant; L. E. Woodman. merchant;
w. H. Little. real estate agent; G. T. Nor
roll. Runsmith; w. B. Morrison. Helena
Lumber company; 7. L. Palmer, olork.
Other business before the court ysater.
day was: s. G. Murray, Of Missoula. adj
mitted to practice; arguments we're finished
in the suit of Golf vs.. Golf and tho case
taken under advisement. The case of
Campbell vs.. the Argsnta Mining company
ID set for hearing to-day.