Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-14
TWOWEEKS' WORK.
And the Grand Jury Completes
Its Deliberations.
ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE INDICTMENTS

Nearly h0u Oh Which oEe SuPpresHe's
Pending the Desired Parties Apprehen-
sion-SheriT Hemenway's Manner OF
Conducting the Jail Criticised.
About twenty-five indictments and
a severe criticism of the manner in
which Sheriff Hemenway is conduct
ing the Jail are the fruits of the grand
jury's deliberations which termin-
ated at noon today, when the body
was discharged by Judge Glenn.
The jury had been grinding about
two weeks rustling with the various
offenses charged to the indicted. In
eight cases sufficient evidence to JUS
tify an indictment was not presented
and the charges were ignored. OF
the suppressed cases it is supposed
George Tyler, the CordOva double
murderer, is among the list. beside
other offenders, whose accusations
are Of rather sensational character.
1t is ascertained. however. on relia-
BILE authority, that no saloonkeepers
are among the victims.
Those Who Are Indicted.
Seventeen of the indictments are
appended, nearly as many more be-
ing suppressed:
Burglary-Tobias Alexander. Rock
Island, two counts; Fred
johnson and George Terry, for
entering the residence of
Thomas Coles in the lower end of the
county; John Case. nonresident, for
entering the res dence Of Rev. G. j..
Luckey; William Wallace, non
resident. for stealing tools from En-
mer a. Ehmer's monument establish
ment; James Howard, nonresident,
for entering Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store and stealing paints. etc.
Edgar Simmons, nonresident, for
breaking into John Crubaugh's barn
and stealing lap robe.
| Embezzlement-Jam Hefner and
George Ohlweiler, of Rock Island,
for absconding $4,000 from the Adams
Express company.
INSTRUMENTATION Summers
and John Dowar, Rock Island.
Rape-Abram Whistler, non-resi-
dent.
Forgery-James A. Morgan, non
resident; crime committed two years
ago on a Moline patentee; also q
charge of obtaining money under
false pretense.
Petit Larceny-Tobias Alexander
Rock Island, for robbing ice boxes
Richard Jordan, nonresident, fol
stealing a shirt at NJ. Il KS.
Cases Ignored.
The jury ignored the appended
cases, wherein the defendants haG
been bound over:
Abandonment-Erns Matson. Mo
liue.
Burglary-James Corbin, Ion-res
ident.
Larceny-Benjamin Cundiff. RocI
Island.
Selling Liquor to Minors-John l.
Muller, of Moline, three counts; De
Heck, Moline, one count.
Receiving Stolen Property-Isaa'
Parry, Rock Island
Jail Poorly Conducted.
For the first time in recent year
the jury on its annual investigation
declared itself unsatisiied with tn
condition of the Jail, charging un
cleanliness and irregularity of keep
ing, and recommending to the count,
board the necessity of investigator.
the matter. Here is the report:
Whereas, This grand jury ha
visited the Jail and found it not in a
good condition as it ought to be
The bedding is in an uncleau con
! dition. The gas Jets have no burn
ers. The tank in the water closet O
( the womeu's department is out o
repair. We found no complaint OF
the part of the prisoners in regard t
food. but they complain of the con
dition of bedding and cells.
Whereas, Upon our second visi
we found better condition of al
fairs. but we are still not satisfied
therefore, be it
"Resolved, That this grand jury i
not satisfied with the condition o
the Jail and would respectfully cal
the attention of the honorable boar
of supervisors to the same.
"JoHS OHLwEnER,
MAN kROfGER,
j. f.. LARKN,
ii NJ. IRE T.
THOMAS DoCGHEETT.
committee.
Doings OF the Court.