Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-01
The King County Grand Jury Has
Finished Its Work.
LONG LIST OF INDICTMENTS
Report Recommends That the Mayor
And Chief of Police should Send
In Their Hesignatlons,

Seattle, Wash. March 81 The King
county grand jury Is thing Of thu
past At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
members Of the body filed into court
ana presented their final report TO
Judge Bell, The court glanced hastily
over the document and, after also re-
Giving a minority report written and
presented by ex-Foreman pigott, dis
missed the Jury with a few words in
which he compllmented It on the re-
salts Of its labors during the past 30
days.
Che majority report contained 1900
words, and deals with every phase OF
the jury's deliberations. Pigotts re-
port is not so lengthy and * confined
chiefly TO a strong denunciation of
what the eX-foreman believes to be the
inevitable outcome Of a wide-0pcn
policy carried to the extent which It
has been under the present udministra-
| ton.
The following is a list Of the indict
| nents now in the hands OF the sheriff
Ia addition 10 those announced yestcr-
day
Dr. G. w. Bragdon, obtaining money
| under false pretenses In the sale OF
| mining stock to Mrs. H. Wharton
through mise representation.
Scott Ferguson, conducting a chuck
e'luck or hard game in his premises
OH King street.
Del Lampman, displaying obscene
Pictures in device known as a moving
picture machine.
Frank Smith, waiter In Rainer Grand
hotel, perjury in testifying falsely con-
c'rnlng his knowledge Of the Manner
Grand club rooms.
Frank STOKES. Peter Stokes, Thomas
stiles, Conducting a gambling game al
Fall City.
Frank A, Nhiltz,sellng liquor with
cut a license at Tolt
Steve Meek, larceny by embezzlement
In the incorporation Of funds col.
lcttcd for tn county treasurer as per-
sCnal tax collector.
Jacob Goldberg, perjury, in testlfyng
falsely concerning the payment OF
money to p. Pitt Shaw for services in
connection with securing the return of
SlCt machines seized on warrants from
Judge Bells court
When the jury filed into Judge Bells
courtroom this afternoon It was RI.
m1red that three additional indictments
against minor police officials would be-
Presented, but such did not prove TO b.
the case. After the jury was seated |
Foreman O'Brion arose and handed The |
court the body's final report, and Judge |
BCll was In the act Of ordering II filed |
when Juror Pigott arose and requested |
that he be allowed to present a minori- |
" report. which the court permitted.
In discharRing the jury the court |
took occasion to remark that the lot Of |
o grand juror was not happy one and |
70 express It's appreciation for what the
body had accomplished.
An examination Of the indictments
now on file in the clerks office fails TO
reveal the existence Of one agains,
Samuel Rosenberg, thought to have
been indicted by the jury two weeks
ago. II Rosenberg was indicted no true
Hill WAS ever returned into court.
Probably the most sensational recon-.
n endation OF both reports is the clause
In each recommending that the mayor
and chief OF police resign their offices
end intimating that the public good
would be conserved II a majority Of the
cCunCh would pursue a similar course
|
lice for brutality in handling prisoners
ccnsures the county clerk and county
auditor for the collection of money from
thrlr employees and under the guise Of
campaign expenses; criticises Coroner
Hcye for barttring away the patronage
o. his Office 20 rival undertakers: states
q ut the jury has no evidence 90 sus-
tain published reflections upon the su-
perior court judiciary, challenges th
business Of he acts of the board OF
equalization; condemns the council for
the contract which Il entered into with
the Seattle & Lake Washington Water
way company, censures Councilman
James for using his Office for private
ends; denounces the police for permit
ting the existence Of big mitt" and
oihor swlndllng games accuses the de-
rartment Of being I'm league with crime
ord corruption: recommends the resig-
nations OF Mayor Humes and Chief Sui
Ivan. and finally, the calling OF another
grand Jury after reasonable time has
elapsed 10 take up the investigation
where the present body left OF.
Mr.. Pigott's report deals at length
with the granting Of the Cedar river
surplus water contract TO the Seattle &
Lake Washington Waterway company
inumates that 81 500 was unlaWfully |
ufed In procuring the contract; brands
tnt police department as most inettl
cient body; dcnounces the mayor and
chef Of police for attempting TO trans
ser the blanc, each in his turn, on 20 the
others shoulders censures the council
for not attempting to check vice;
charges that the Clancy brothers Were
permitted 10 levy blackmail on other
gamblers with the consent of both the
mayor and chief Of police. and finally
accused both officials OF being grossly
II competent and criminally negligent
recommending that each resign theil