The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-22
CALLED BEFORE JURY
EDITOR DELL, OF THE NEWS,
ASKED FOR EXPLANATION.
He Had Given Publicity to an Al
legged Violation OF Oath by
One OF the Jurors.

Sidney Dell, editor Of the Dally News.
vas summoned before the grand Jury
Yesterday 20 explain a statement thar
had appeared in his paLer the previous
evening. The offending paragraph fol-
lOws:
One Of the grand jury Is quoted as
saying that the evidence in the Winter
Kyle case points 10 a crime having been
committed. but they have no, yet been
able 10 fasten Ii on any one. L Is said
that Barnett, the logger OF Svensen
camp, went before the grand jury snd
gave some evidence that ne suppressed
a; the coroners inquest Exactly yhat
was the nature Of the evidence that Is
getting the close attention Of the grand
Jury was not disclosed"
The deliberations OF the grand Jury
are supposed to be characterized with
the utmost secrecy. and the publication
In the News Of the alleged statement
Of a member Of the Jury caused some
what II a sensation. Every member Of
the jury was Indignant about the mat
ter. especially in view Of the charge
made by Judge Mcbride after the jur-
os were sworn in. Editor Dell made
the necessary retraetion. howsver, and
last night printed the following:
The grand jury summoned the edi-
tor Of the Daily News before hem "a
ind out whether the Information pub
hshed yesterday In the News was fur
nished by a nsInOer OF the grand jury.
The answer was that II was not. They
wished TO know further who IL was who
did give the Information. The editor
said he was not At liberty to give rhe
name Of his informant and would not
DO 50 unless compelled so to do AZ
the statement attributed TO the fury
man was contained in the first sentence
and that was no specific disclosure. 1t
was not deemed desirable TO pursue the
matter any further though the Jury de-
sired the News 20 make the statement
tina, its information did no, come from
a member himself"
The following additional statement
was also made by way OF further rep
arallon:
'On request. The Daily News states
that the information in its issue Of
yesterday about the Winter Kyle case
was not had from any member Of the
grand Jury. On the contrary. il came
from a merchant who professed to
know. It may here be stated that as
far az the editor OF this paper Is con-
cerned. he does not place any credence
IN the murder theory. as there seems
about as much reason for It as there
wOulI have been for murder theory
hal William Stern broken his neck
when he fell of the roadway in Upper
town. or had there been a case Of
drowning when Officer Stark recently
pulled out Of the river a drunken man
who had walked of the dock"
This explanation OF the matter viii
doubtless satisfy the jurors and the
matter viii probably be dropped.
Giving out Of Information by mem
Der Of the grand Jury is a very serious
orense. constituting contempt OF court
s7d also perjury. as the Jurors swear to
deliberate with secrecy. The fact that
Editor Dell is a lawyer and conversant
with the statutes created the impress
sion that one Of the jurors had vloiat-
ed his oath. ani for that reason. Il IS
presumed. he jury summoned the edi-
tor before H.