Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-02
lNGHAM CO. GRAND JURY
RETURNS SIX TRUE BILLS
AGAINST TEN MEN.
ahree Indictments Against Jochim, Ham
bitter, Berry and Ellis.-Othcr
Michigan News.

The Ingham county grand jury in
vestigating the constitutional amend
ment frauds of 1891 and 1898 has con-
cluded its work and returned six true
bills against 10 men as follows:
First, an indictment against Attor-
uey-General Ellis for forgery of Goge-
bic county returns upon the salary
amendment of 1891.
Second, an indictment against Secre-
Gary of State Jochim, Treasurer Ham
bitter and Land Commissioner Berry,
who constitute the board of state
canvassers, for making a false public
record of this vote cast upon the sala-
ries amendment of 1898.
Third, an indictment, for the same
offense as charged against the mem
bers of the canvassing board, against
Clerks Frank A. Potter and George Il.
Warren, the two clerks who performed
the labor upon the falsified canvass.
Fourth, an information for conspir-
acy against Attorney-General Ellis,
Secretary of State Jochim, Treasurer
Hambitzer, Land Commissioner Berry,
Marcus Peterson, eX-cierk of the state
board of canvassers. Clerks Frank A.
Potter and George Il. Warren, William
May, clerk of Wayne county; j. g..
Clark and George IL. Bussey, of De-
troit.
Fifth, an information against, At
torney-General Ellis and Comfy Clerk
William May. of Wayne county, for the
destruction of the records of The Wayne
county canvass, while they were in the
custody Of County Clerk May in Lam
sing.
Sixth. an indictment against the
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neglect of duty.
One of the four state officers indicted
will be the first of the entire 10 caught
I'm the grand jury's net to. be tried, and
while il is not settled yet the attorney
general is likely to be the man. The
March term begins March IL at Lans-
ing aud Judge Person is anxious TO
have Ill of the accused persons
brought to an early trial. The attor-
ney-general came pretty nearly hauing
an associate in the forgery indictment,
and that he hasn't got one is not be-
cause the democratic members of the
grand jury who were in the majority
felt inclined to protect any of their
own political brethren. The foreman
of the jury was a Democrat and the
secretary was a Republican. Though
one of the most influential Democrats
on the jury strongly advocated the in
dictment of "a certain Democrat for
completely with Ellis, certain of the
Republicansop the Indictment and
by their votes the motion to return
an Indictment was voted down. All
of which is accepted as pretty good
indication that politics cut no figure
in the findings of the jury. 1t was a
jury that, taken all round, rose con-
siderably above the average intelli-
gence of jurors, and in which both the
Democratic and Republican members
of the states counsel have had the
fullest con fdence from the beginning.
Although the jury has finished the
work mapped out for 1t, Judge Person
has not yet discharged it, nor will he
do SO for week or more, as something
further may arise in connection with
the frauds that will demand investiga.
ton.
The number of witnesses already en-
dorsed on the conspiracy indictment
are 81. On the two indictments agains
the board 90 witnesses are endorsed
on the Ellis forgery II are endorsed
on the Potter and Warren indictment
IL, and on the Ellis and May 20.