Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-16
Grand JURY NOT THRU.
Adjourns Until Monday, Without
Concluding Investigation Of
County Officers.
Partial Report Made and Eight
Bills Returned Against Pris-
oners in Custody.
Progress OF Investigation OF
Grading Contract and Fees
Sheridan.Saint Case.

The grand jury adjourned Frida,
evening until Monday morning. withou
concluding its Investigations of the su
pervisors and other county officials. TIL,
grand jurors are working carefully il
its review of the acts of the officials
with the determination that justic,
shall be done both the county officer:
and the public. One reason for the ad
journment was to give each an opportu
r!ty to give the evidence Individual con
s.deration, and also to permit one mem
Der to attend to important business mat
ters. The jury vii, conclude its WORE
Monday, however, as Mr.. j. w. Monroe
the foreman, has been summoned tt
serve as a federal grand juror and mus
report for duty next Tuesday.
The T.-R. was in error In saying tina,
Land Commissioner Cleveland, OF the =.
1. n. W.. had been subpenaed to appear
as witness and refused to come here
from Chicago to testify. MIR. CLEVELAND
was written to by County Attorney
Henry Stone and asked to appear before
the grand jury to furnish Information
relative to the grading contract entefec
into between the supervisors ana the
Northwestern and the manner IN which
the mileage books were issued to the
board members, the auditor and the SUI
berintendent of bridges He wrote te
Mr.. Stone in reply that he had no per-
sonal knowledge of the transaction, ano
that all his knowledge came to him by
correspondence. He sent the county at
torney, to be used as that ofilciai sa"
fit. all the correspondence In his posses
sion, which he thought was all he could
co il he were present. stating that ne
was very busy and would like TO De
excused from coming If the papers ne
sent were deemed sufficient. Mr.. Cleve-
land intimated, however. that he would
come if again requested TO do so, oat
the correspondence was considered all
that was necessary. Engineer Schenck,
Of the Northwestern, who has charge OF
the second track work in Iowa. was in
the city and appeared before the grano
i,iry as witness, and it is apparent
that the Northwestern is not attempt
ing to cover up anything in connection
ing contract
EIGHT BILLS REPORTED.
Before adjournment until Monday the
Grand Jury reported eight indictments
against as many prisoners confined III
the county Jail awaiting disposition OF
their cases. One woman, Mrs. Robert
Mason. was included in this number.
Mrs Mason is charged with adultery.
Her husband is now serving jail SEN
tence for larceny.
oscar Barnes. D. L. Danforth and
George Sievers. all Of Gilman, were in
dicted for ROBBERY. These young men
are charged with robbing German
named Freese in lumber yard at Gill
man, while the latter was intoxicated.
and after he had been slugged and rem
dered unconscious.
A. W. Moran, the young man who was
arrested for forging two checks on E,
G. Wallace and C. n. Bromley. was in
dicted on two charges. one Of forgery
end the other of uttering forged docu-
r,ents.
3. ]. Sullivan was indicted for stealing
diamond ring from the j. F. Crink-
law home.
j. H. Conner, the Melbourne section
foreman who cashed forged draft for
$50 on the bang at Melbourne, was in
dicted for forgery.
James Sanford. who was indicted by
the September grand jury for the lar
ceny of watch and other valuables
from the Globe Hotel. was reindicted by
the present grand Jury for the same Of
tense. the previous indictment having
been set aside by the court because 1t
was improperly drawn.
All the prisoners were arraigned In
court today, took the statutory time to
plead and requested that counsel be APP
pointed TO defend them.
SHERIDAN GETS A VERDICT.
The Jury In the case brought by Ed.
Sheridan to cover $500 as the value of
a trotting mare killed on the race track
In collision with cart driven by
Mr.. J. @. Saint was sent out shortly
before noon today. An agreement was
reached at 2:45 o'clock and verdict
awarding Sheridan $50 was returned