The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
GRAND JURY MAY
REPORT TODAY
Doubtful Whether Any lndict-
ments Will Be Returned.
FEW CASES INVESTIGATED
INQUISIToRS WERE IN SESSION
ALMOST TWO MONTHS.

The special grand jury will meet this
morning at 10 o'clock after an adjourn
ment since last Tuesday afternoon. Il Is
thought this will be the last session Of
that body. When II meets this morning
II IS expected that the iuquisitors Will
very shortly thereafter go to Judge
(hdIlCS ~. Morse court, and after filing
charged.
1t was stated by one of the members Of
the grand jury Wednesday that they
were through with their work unless
something turned up between then and
saturday to warrant their investigation
lie tDtlmateO further that If no one ap-
peared before the jury Saturday morning
ard If none Of the members heard OF any
thing during the three-day recess, their
session this morning would be very brief
Whether anyone does appear before the
iUqUisitors today remains to be seen II
IS not known whether any Of the Jurors
have had anything reported 70 them since
TUESDAY demanding their investigation
Matter Of Idictments in Boubt.
it is a mere surrnise and nothing else
Whether the grand jurors have found
evidence against anyone sufficient to
warrant their bringing in indictments. II
is salu Inat II indictments are found
against Mr.. Luke, there is a question in
the minds Of many prominent attorneys
whether they would withstand the
scrutiny of the courts on account of the
presence In the jury room Of County At
IOrney George WesterVelJ.
city holds that under the statutes thv
county attorney nor anyone else has any
rlghI In the grand jury room executing
the district attorney. County Attorney
Westervelt has different ideas regarding
the Interpretation of the statutes, and he
and the district attorney had more than
one discussion relative to it.
Just how many cases Of polygamy the
jury investigated is not known, but judg-
ing from the witnesses who were sum
moned before that body. IL is surmised
that at least four alleged attractions Of
the statutes were looked into Chief
among them was the case Of Judge H. $
Tanner His case attracted cOnsiderabl Bile
attention before the grand jury was
called IN fact, the persistent rumors
siderable to do with the signing of the
petition asking the judges of the district
court TO summon jury
The number OF witnesses who reside
near Bishop BenniOn gave rise to the
rumOr that his family affairs were also
being looked into. It was also stated that
Joseph A Silver. vice president OF the
Commercial club. was the cause Of some
inquiry at the hands Of the inquisitors.
Looked Into County Imhrmary.
The maintenance and manner OF con-
Quoting the county tnftrmary was also
looked into by the jurors. They had sew
eral members Of the board Of county COM
missiOners besides attaches Of the coun-
" Institution before them Just what
the inquisitors ascertained is, Of course,
unknown. But 1ndSmuch as more Lnan
members of the board Of county commits
siOners have admitted that affairs at the
institution are not what they should be.
Il is expected the Jurors will have few
important things to say in their report
as to how that place has been run
About the middle Of their session the
grand Jurors visited the penitentiary.
Whether any complaint had been made
against the management of that tnsti-
tuition Is not definitely known Whether
the inQuiSitOrs went there in hope of
finding anything wrong, or just to make
an examination on general principles, IS
not clear The last time the jurors went
TO the penitentiary they were told about
the hardships the operation Of the new
eight-hOur law works upon the guards.
But, as no one connected with the peni-
Tertiary was summoned before the jury.
81 is not thought they looked into the
matter.
Another matter brought to the atten-
ton Of the jury was the charge made
by the officials Of the Short Line that
they have been unable 10 secure Justice
ir many Instances in actions brought in
the police court.