Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02
GRAND JURY ENDS LABOR;
Finds Lite to Complain of in Condition o
O.ty and County Jails
BATCH OF INDICTMENTS RETURNED
None of Them, So Far ns Made known
Are of n Nature to Excite Any
Particular Public In
terest.

The district court grand Jury completed
its deliberations yesterday and adjourned
after returning a large batch Of indictments
and but two mo bills" AS usual. several
of the indictments we're not made public
yesterday, owing to the fact that the de-
fcndants were not under arrest
In its report on the city and county jails,
the grand jury said II found them in good
and sanitary condition with the exception
that the female ward in the county Jail
appeared to be insuficiently heated and the
toilets needing repairing. The grand jury
also inspected st. Bernards hospital, where
the insane patients are confined, and found
everything there in first class condition.
Indictments against the following persons
were made public yesterday:
John Thordsen, charged with breaking
into the premises of Mrs Susan Thome in
Garner township on the night Of January
6 and stealing eighty-fve chickens and a
set Of harness Bail fixed at $780,
John Thordsen, breaking into the prem
lses Of Mrs. NJ. A. Quick in Garner township
on the night Of February 1 and stealing a
number Of chickens. Bail placed at $500.
Otto Kahler, charged with embezzling $50
alleged to have been entrusted to his care
by David Mcknight In the Red Light sa-
loon, where Kahler was employed as bar
tender. Bail fixed at $500.
John Achatz, proprietor of the Red Light
saloon at 1921 Broadway, charged with
maintaining a nuisance. Bail fixed at $500.
John S. Heller, charged with robbing Dee
whelan Of Nicola of $S5 on March 2 while
the latter was asleep in the railroad yards
at Nicola. Bail placed at $500.
Harry Hall, charged with breaking into
the night OF March 27 and stealing forty
cases of loaded shells. His bail was placed
at 5000.
Frank Woods, charged with breaking into
Chadles Nicholson's butcher shop at 12O
Broadway on the night OF March and
stealing some pennies and a 25-cent piece
with hole in it. Bail was fixed at $500.
soren Albertson, charged with stealing
S1O5O from Carl Christensen, with whom he
roomed at 1923 Broadway, on June /, 1902.
His bail was placed at $500.
James Burk, charged with the theft OF
articles Of clothing from Minnie Haylor's s
restaurant on South Main street on March
%. Bail was fixed at $780,
John Fabey. charged with breaking into
a Northwestern freight car in the local
yards and stealing a quantity Of rubbers
and overalls on the night of February 25
last. His bail was placed at $500.
No bills were returned in the cases OF
Mrs. Jennie Williams, charged with shoot
ing Albert Hawkins in the kneecap. and
Fred Glenn. charged with malicious mis-
chief and assault by driving his bronchc
, onto the front porch Of the residence Of w
c. Webster and assaulting Mrs. Webster
with a whip.
Albert Ingram was indicted. charged with
breaking into the premises Of Richard Gun
noude on the night of March II. 1t is al
legged that Ingram is the man who was
caught by Gunnoude and a neighbor in
Gunnoude's barn with pocketful OF tools
but who made mis- escape while awaiting
the arrival Of the police by slipping out Of
his overcoat. Ingram gave bail in $500
and insists 1t is a case Of mistaken iden-
| tity.