The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-08
II CAUSES THEM TROUBLE.
GRAND JURY A WHITE ELEPHANT
FOR KING COUNTY PoPJLIsTs.
Believed to Have Caused Strained
Relations Between Several De-
parfnlenfs of the Government ON

the county road fund ewindIes were re-
,urred by the grand Jury yesterday. al
though that body was Ia session all day.
The only public evidence OF its Iabors was
the returning OF indictments against Dan
Mcmillan, charged with murder; Charles
Davis, charged with attempted burglary.
and ID. r. Turner accused Of grand lar
csny. II L. stated that the road fund in
vessigation has been practically complete6.
and that the JuEy's anal report IL in prep
zration. bat no ons VIII attempt TO say
when It wiz be filed.
TIE Indictment agains, Mcmillan charges
hsm with murder II the first degree. He
il TIE ~hypo~ flend whe fl - charged.
caused the death OF Frankie Davenport
In TenJerioin lodging house February
2. by giving her morphine hypodefmical-
IL. Davis was arrested for attempting
10 break .ato X K Tvsts's clothing store.
and the Columbia Navigation Company al
s legss that Turner stole brass steam 1T
tlaxs value at s7g II was generally sup
posed that Mcmillan would be indicted for
nanslagghter. az no one thinks be had any
malicious intent, II be actually killed the
Davenport woman.
The most interest in the grand fary's
investigation centeis in the road fund
scandal matter. IN which the general i'm
preston seems 10 be thai the jury has
faaGe more noise than the result Of its
deliberations made public up TO the present
time viii Justify. Those who defend the
grand jury say that Il may have found
indictments winch 8. has not returned
II Is currently remarked that the grand
Nry has become "a white elephant" on
the hands OF the Populists on court house
Hill. and that Ii is responsible for strained
relations between several departments OF
the county government
II WAS ascertained yesterday from Pros
scgting Attorney McElroy that when he
consented 10 allow enc Of his deputies TO
appear before the grand Jury 10 conduct
the Investigations OF cases which the
special counsel were no, authorized TO
concern themselves with he did so at the
special request Of Judge Benson. who took
the action at the instance OK the grand
jury. Mr. McElroy. when asked whether
Be considered that he acted consistently in
going into the grand jury room again
when he had once been deharred from Il,
replied that although he was st.iI OF the
opinion that he was entitled TO conduc.
The grand Jury's Investigations. he did
not think be would help matters any by
being perverse, and had therefore yielded
% the judges request.
The latest trouble for which the grand
Jury is responsible IL a clash OF jurlsdie-
ton between Judge Benson. who called
the grand Jury. and Judge Jacobs. who
refused 70 call r. and has held aIoof from
rs invest cations from their commence
meat The difficulty is that now the
grand Jury has indicted several alleged
swsEdlers and forgerS IN connection with
The country road scandal and their trial
n the natural course Of things devolves
upon Judge Jacobs In the criminal depart
menf OF the court. Judge Benson. il Is
Eaid, tanks that Judge Jacobs cannot
properly act as Judge tn the cases by rea-
son Of the fact that he has opposed the
grand Jury. and was. moreover. the Judge
who dismissed the Smith indictment upon
recommendation OF Prosecuting Attorney
GeElrny.
Anyway. Jadga Rensen has assumed
charge az the cases and VIII try them
These who know say. however that there
ore breakers ahead for Judge Benson in
fais course. The attorneys FOR w II Hea-
tor. J. II. Royce. Robert Gourlay and
Levi q Smith who have been indicted for
alleged forgeries and swindles II Is said.
vii. when the cases come before Judge
~'tfNA's
iselGa,cea ard has pre5udged the eases
against their clients ard viii ask for a
Taafsgs Of venue 10 some other judge just
nos ihe matter VIII work cut no one can
| tel now
4 IN Justice 10 the two judges Il should
| y sad fhat there t. 10 personal in-feel-
| .g between them on The subject although
1sdEs Jacobs SAID last night that ha had
/ never been consulted in the matter by
II 81 M 81 ..f
GSnie have asked HIS consent before as
soains te act As judge Of the criminal de-
| partnsnt
Judge Benson VAS asked yesterday
/ shsa The grand jury Investigation would
sas, hui vas disluchuesi % talk for pub
aeaisoa on the subject, He said thar one
!. Ftasas the session had lasted - ionS was
4 tsat SPECIAL Counsel Vance had been
| eaAsed 10 b. absent considerable tlgae on
saa'e business. IL Is broadly hlnted by
9@A~ah of Judge BeDson'z political appo-
/ aehss mat the reason the Judge does not
sSa to tals aheUt the grand furv Is that
aas taken up a great deal more tire
.aAh ne desired IL 10 consume n its invcs-
ugaeons and that the gutee would be rlaa
1 = sst 70 q Il on most any terms The
\ F4f q The Jurors IS good ana their work
as arduoas end some people think TIE
| "a week
pfe member OF Jhe grand jury Who vas
| sfF0EAled yesterday concerning fhe
.A,.sr said that she Investigation of Ire
Fess matters wee practically finished ,,.ft
go asked whether cN-Baa8 suuervlso~
= kinney woaia le indicted before the
| 10y adjourned he woDld not answer Kim
= cas- ~ admitted had been consider
Kinney So w1l ne Remembered COM
| .ssssd ~ of,n coufa that - fast been
49, q forrarv lac pals the money
Ma.eh b oo'a.eea by tha forgery hack
/ vac eeaotf. sr8 was newer prosecuted
| sF'sfas q Snita ana tcsten came. see
| - NaeTe the difference between kiv-
"es cas- @9d Susta Nes.