The indicator., 1904-12-03
CALLS GRAND JURY.
Judge Dixon on Warpath and
Has Political Doings of Late
Campaign Under In
vestigation.


bio was called Monday last il
Judge n. Walter Dixon's divis
ion in the district court, and tn,
members OF the jury are as fol
lows:
Foreman, John X. Cameron
capitalist; George Sears, cattle
man; Hume Lews, newspaper
man; N. +. Motherway, loar
agent, c. w, Crews, dry good.
merchant; Henry Herman, mer,
chant; Thomas Duke, merchant
Arthur II. Stanard, loan associa.
ton; ] ID. Miller, merchant; s
ID. Carleton, merchant; w. l.. An.
derson, coal dealer; Z. |. Crock,
EFT, insurance and loan agent.
The special grand jury, sum.
moned by Judge N. Walter Dix.
on to investigate the alleged elec-
ton and registration frauds, was
empanelled and sworn in divis.
ion b OF the district court yester-
day forenoon. Robert Grant was
excused from service after ex.
planning that members of his
family were i'll and required his
personal attention. John r.
Cameron was made juryman in
stead. Alter the twelve men
took the obligation they were in
structed at length by the court
and then went into secret session
in the room used by division A,
with William Russell as bailiff.
The jury remained behind closed
doors until 5 O'Clock, and it is
understood that the actual work
planned will be taken up today.
Judge n. Walter Dixon instruc-
ted the jury in the following
language:
MIR. Foreman, and Gentlemen
of the Jury; The particular pur-
pose OF which you have been en-
panelled is that you make diligent
inquiry as to all violations of
the law growing out OF and con-
nected with the recent general
election in this county; the regis
trations of voters made prior to
said election and the conduct of
all public officers who are charged
in any manner by law with bust
ness in connection with such reg
istration and election. The field
OF inquiry is a wide one and will
tax your patience and your abil-
ity to the fullest extent, and for
that reason we have deemed it
proper at this time to limit your
investigation purely to those mat
ters. When you have completed
that investigation then the court
will determine whether or not it
shall give other matters in charge
to you. We think it proper to
do this because it will accomplish
better results by confining your
attention to the most important
subject and not allowing your
selves to be diverted by other
things at this time.
1--WE regret very much to be
evidence which has been submit
ted to the judges OF this court we
compelled to inform you that from
are forced to the belief that there
was formed conspiracy to sub
vert the will OF the people by the
practice OF fraud, corruption and
violence at the recent election.
We do not deem it necessary to
give in charge to you the particu-
lar clauses OF the statutes which
bear upon this subject. That will
be the duty of the district attor-
ney, who is your legal adviser.
We intend now only to call your
attention in a general way to the
line OF investigation which we
desire you to pursue.
The first and more important
matter to consider is that of the
registration Of voters. This is a
duty to be performed by the office
OF the county clerk and recorder,
by himself personally and by his
deputies. Shortly prior to the
election complaints under oath
were filed with the judges OF this
court reaching the number, l
think, OF $50 false registrations.
Sitting as committing magis-
trates, we issued warrants from
these complaints which were
placed in the hands of special Of
ficers designated by the judges
of the court.
OF the 45o-odd warrants which
were issued, but fourteen were
served. And in those cases it
was discovered that they were
real bona fide voters and that
some mistake had been made
either by themselves or by the
officers in the matter of their adj
dress. The inference is newt
able that the remainder of the 45o
were fraudulent and fictitious.
We are led to believe from infor-
nation in our possession that this
vast number is only small part
of what really was placed on the
registration list.
"It will be your duty, gentle
men, to diligently inquire into
this matter. You have the pow
er to send for such witnesses as
you may desire, to send for the
county clerk or any of his depu-
ties, and to send for such papers
and books as may be necessary
to assist you in the investiga-
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