The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-13
GRAND JURY IN SESSION.
Judge Briggs Makes His instructions
PIain-Very Quiet Day.

SHELBURN, Ind, June S.-Special.-
The civil authorities have begun to act
in this district where the depredations
of striking miners have been committed
for the past two weeks. The special
grand jury was impaneled this morn
ing. Judge Briggs was on the bench
and he was firm in his charge to the ju
rors concerning the laws that have been
violated and the finding that should he
made against those persons whom the
jury had conclusive evidence have been
taking part in the guerilla warfare on
the militia and who have been destroy
ing the property of the railroad COM
panies.
The jury is composed of six farmers
who reside in parts of the county remote
from the scenes of the strike. They are
an intelligent-loOking body Of men and
seem to be possessed of fearlessness, that
quality so necessary in Investigations Of
this character The names Of the six
men in whose hands rests the fate of
the strikers for whom warrants are is
sued are Henry Shake, Bailey McCon-
nell, William Wyble w +. Knots, Will
lam Johnson and George w. Wyatt.
The Judges Charge.
The Jury begun its session at IL o'clock
in the court room of the Sullivan district
court. Judge Briggs, in a commanding
tone, rehearsed the history Of the depre-
dations which have been committed. He
said to the jury, in substance, that such
scenes as have occurred in the county
during the past ten days have been such
as have never previously taken place,
and the grand jury had been called to-
gether in special session to investigate
the matter without fear or favor; that
no set of men had any right to violate
the law; that the laws ought to be and
must be enforced and the orders of the
court must be obeyed. The men who had
violated the sections Of the statute he
had just read and explained to them
should be indicted speedily, and the
whole power of the court would be used
TO aid the grand jury in the faithful and
speedy discharge of its duty.
"For the security and safety of our
people depends upon obeyance of law
and respect for courts" said he. Men
who violate the laws and refuse to obey
the courts should be indicted by you,
and that speedily. l call upon you to do
your utmost to indict the guilty and
thus enable us to punish the men who
have disgraced the good name of our
county. The prosecuting attorney, Mr.
Slinkard. will aid you to his utmost"
Court Room Filled.
The court room was filled with people,
many of them from the mining regions,
the latter doubtless 10 carry the news to
those in hiding in this and outside coun-
ties
The jury began the hearing Of witnesses
early after dinner. Over forty have al
ready been summoned and are in the city
awaiting their names TO be called. Sheriff
Mills states that subpoenas are i'm his
hands for 200 witnesses. There have been
so far but nine arrests made. These are
Edward Vanarsdal, Perry McCarty, Old
Pittsburg: s. Lafollette, Alum Cave; Ran
sam Kemp and John Bullock, Shelburn ;
Ben Adams and tramp name unknown,
Clay Price and NJ. NJ. Stringer. Ebenezer
Graveyard. The first three men are out
on bail, also Bullock. The others are ly-
ing in Jail here awaiting the jury's find
ing The men from Ebenezer Graveyard
are the ones caught by the s1irmishing
party sent on double quick after the dy-
namiters. Price was released today
Stringer's capture is thought to be an i'm
portant one. There has been but one vol
unteer witness before the grand jury. His
name is T. A Combs a butcher of Hv-