The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-23

The United States grand jury finished
its labors Yesterday afternoon and after
making a final report to Judge Hanford
was dismissed. The report said that
forty cases had been investigated, ana
that the work had been done with as
great rapidity as was consistent with
thoroughness.
People at the court house said that the
fury was one of the best they had ever
seen, as it did In six days what would
have taken some juries two or three
weeks to accomplish. Twenty-seven IN
dictments were returned, and few mot
true bills were noted. From this record
It may be seen that a number of investi-
cations were held which came TO naught
In the last mentioned category was an
Investigation behind closed doors of
part of the Adams-Jordan tangle, the SUI
perlor court feature of which has cost
King county over 5000 already. Dr. An
ME Russell, who has been one of the
important figures in the case, was be-
fore the grand jury yesterday. DIR. Jor-
dan was not called to testify.
When District Attorney Gay was seen
last evening and asked II an indictment
had been returned against DR. Adams on
the charge of either using Cancelled
revenue stamps on mining stock or selling
unstamped stock, he replied:
II cannot discuss the matter. Nothing
was done''
Six or seven indictments were returned
yesterday morning against people living
in the vicinity of South Bend, Pacific
county, In connection with the celebrated
Riddell land case. Eugene Riddel had
settled on homestead. When the case
came before the United States commits
sioner for final proof there was a con-
test From the testimony given by Rid
dell and other witnesses charges of per-
jury grew and the grand jury eventually
returned indictments against nine per-
sons, including Riddell, James Barry and
seven Others
Last June Judge Hanford sustained de-
murrers to the indictments in seven out
of the nine cases. The point was that
the indictments did not set forth the
nature of the proceeding before the COM
missioner at the time of the alleged
perjury. The ruling was based on the
principle that an allegation of perjury
cannot be sustained unless the perjured
testimony was material to the issue. The
charges against Riddell and Barry were
not dismissed, because the indictments
made specific charges of perjury OF ma
Alleged attempts to bride United States
officers in connection with both Chinese
and Japanese immigration cases were in
result that true bills were found against
Jim Wood. alias Saikichi Kimura. and
Huey Bow 1t is claimed that Wood Of
fered and gave to 0. II. Culver, deputy
collector $40 to release twelve Japanese
who were suspected of being paupers.
A second Indictment was returned against
Wood. in which he Is charged with un-
lawfully bringing a boat in which were
twelve Japanese into this country Sep
TENDER l. 1900. The Japanese we're landed
at San Juan. where the arrest of all was
effected. Wood was arraigned immedi-
ately after the return of the Indictment.
He pleaded not guilty.
Huey was arrested at Whatcom June Is
on the charge of offering and handing to
John II. Sargent, a customs inspector. $40
to allow five Chinese. presumed to be in
this country unlawfully, to escape Huey
entered a plea of not guilty when arraign-
ed in court
All Sing will plead tomorrow on the
charge of smuggling Sam Won and All
Ding into the United States September
49, He was arrested at whatcom.
John St Fairfield. indicted for selling
liquor to Indians at Walla Walla, pleaded
guilty in the Federal court yesterday at
ternoon and was fined 800 and costs.
The grand jury refused to return an
indictment against Hiram b. Jenkins and
A. L. Hartley. who were accused of OBJ
structing a United States mail wagon
at the Northern Pacific depot November
Is, by placing an express wagon in such
a position that the mail wagon could
not reach the mail car.
Lawrence Toby, accused of bringing
whisky on the I4ummi Indian reserya-
All LINZ who was charged with SNUG
Cling Him Jim and Lon Lee INTO this
country October 10. through Whatcom, es-
caued Indictment