Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-02
IN A GRAND JURY NET.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, the
Biggest Catch in the Car.
'S7y:lle Drag.
no PARTIALITY IN ITS FAVoRs.

Every Class of Men Involved in the Virden
Trouble Except the sheriff Rounded Up
and Put Under Bond-Riotous Miners
Put on the List, and TanEIefoot Seller
acknowledgements SCOTS at the Action
of the jury in His Case.
Carlinville, Ills, Dec. 2.-The Virden
riot grand jury made its formal report
to Judge r. B. Shirley at G:30 last even
ing. Judge Shirley came down from
Springfield, where he was holding court,
and held short half-hour session to
receive this report. The grand jury
dealt pertinently with the affair and as
far as it was able TO ascertain returned
true bills against the principal par
ticipants in the tragdy of Oct. - at
Virden.
Ten indictments involving ffty-foUr
persons were returned. Against John
r. Tanner. governor of Illinois, there
are three counts for palpable omission
of duty and malfeasance in cfii-e. Fred
w. LulIins. general manager of TIE Chi
cago-Virden Coal company, is charged
with manslaughter on two counts.
His deputies, Frank Wilder. J. Z. Sickles
and ]. II. Smith are indicted for the
killing of Joseph Gitterele, a Mount
Olive miner. Sixteen Thiel guards and
four miners are held for riot.
CompIainants Against Gov. Tanner.
In the indictments against Governor
Tanner the complaining witnesses are
John Graham, VIII Mitchell, William
Wilson, Clarence Ross and Charles
Stewart, employees Of the Chicago-Vir- |
den Coal company. They testified that |
they were intimidlted ard prevented |
from following their legitimate employ |
byy " armed h,Iy oF mon I
bering 1000. who unlawfully and felon- |
iously We're assembled in Virden: that |
the governor had been notified by the !
sheriff Of Mac0upin county that no !
protection was to he had from the coun- !
ty. and was earnestly importuned for |
state assistance. Judge Shirley fixed |
Governor Tanners bond at $500. a. j. /
Roberts. the foreman of the grand jury. |
who was also foreman OF the coroners |
jury, is a Virden police magistrate. He /
was strongly opposed to indictirg Gov |
ernor Tanner.
Men Who Appeared a. witnesses.
The witnesses indOTsed on the back !
OF Governor Tanners Indictment are J.
w. Lukins; Z. G. Davenport, sheriff: |
John Pronaugh; DR.. George; George
Westlake; Thomas Appleton. the en-
gineer at the shaft; 3. L. Davenport,
deputy sheriff: Jacob F. Icyster. the
killed by the strikers; DR.. Riffey and
L. c. Daniels, the Chicago and Alton
agent at Nirden. The statutory limita-
ton of the fine is SO, 600. Charles Keogh
and others are indicted forp parading with
arms. Thomas Davis for carrying con-
cealed weapons. John Jurice for assault
and battery. John Murphy for riot and
Jonah c. steer for keeping a tipping |
house open on Sunday. John d. Knott
is charged with making the assault on
Jacob +. Eyster. the company store
keeper, with malice aforethought, and !
assault to murder.
Miners and Deputies Indicted.
The following miners We're indicted
for riot: Wright Collins, o. J. Dun
negan. James Cooley and Frank Chu-
maker. The following deputies of Man
ager Lukins are indicted for riot: H
Goetzel, G.. y. Debarrow, James L.
Espey. Z. ]. Hannen, Thomas Z. Nc
E1ntee. o. ]. Snyder, James w. Moonan.
F. c. Schumacher. H. X. Wyman, James
A Blac<man, Leslie Swafford. J. H.
Bingeram, c. ]. Fox, Charles Keogh,
c. G. Sem and T. ]. Tierney. With
Lullins, who is indicted for the killing
Of Ellis Smith also, in the first indict-
ment are enumerated on the same
charge F. c. Quincy. Nelson Isaacson.
3. Z. Burton, John w. Mckinney and
J. f. Sickles.
Not Worthy Of Consideration.
Springfield, Ills, Dec. 2. - Governor
Tanner was informed last night by an
Associated Press representative that he
had been indicted by the grand jury at
CarlinvilIe, and asked If he had any
thing to say in regard to the matter.
He replied: Il have heard nothing Of it
except what I saw in the morning pa
oers- The matter is not worth my con-
;ideraticn. and do not desire to make
l statement"
Reputation on Technically.
Paducah. Ky. Dec. 2.-The city Of
Paducah by resolution OF the city
council failed and refused TO pay the
interest due yesterday on 100000 of the
Chicago. St. Louis and Paducah rail-
-oad bonds. The Commercial club
na SGD resolutions last nlEht denloring