East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

Twenty-one indictments were re-
turned by grand jury when they made
their final report to Judge Ellis Sat-
urday evening. Grover Martin was
indicted for murder IN the first degree
for the killing of o. N. Preston. and
the following on the charge of gam
bling: ]. P. Medernach, ]. A. Ogg, A.
Gull, John Garrison, George Mans
field, F. X. Schempp. ]. E. Russell,
Frank O'Hara, William Bogard. Gene
Morgan, John Schmidt, Charles Nor
rison, ing Goey, Tex Hangover and
Louis Bergivin and four more not yet
found.
Practically all of those against
whom gambling charges have been
made are owners of saloons and re-
side here permanently. Warrants
were served upon them by Deputy
Sheriff Davis this forenoon and they
were told to appear in court at 1880.
1t is said that the above is a complete
list of those charged with gambling,
and that but three indictments were
returned against men who have left
the city since the games were stopped.
The Ellis murder. which occurred
last fall on Basket mountain, and for
which no arrests have been made,
was investigated by the grand jury
but no report was made in the mat
ter, as the evidence presented was IN
sufficient to warrant an indictment.
AS to whom was suspected of the mur-
der nothing could be learned from the
grand jury or any of the officials, but
outside reports give i. to be a man
named Selby, who at the time was a
woodcdtter on Basket mountain.
The Jury Recommends.
In relation to gambling the jury re-
ported as follows:
I'VE have considered carefully the.
questions of gambling. Sunday opening
of business houses and saloons, keep
ing houses of prostitution, and other
questions of like nature, and while we
have returned indictments in num-
Der of cases where parties have been
complained against for gambling, yet
we are of the opinion thar inasmuch
as each municipality is responsible in
itself for the existence of the saloon
or house of prostitution, and derives
all the revenue from the license of the
saloon. and has full power to con-
troll. regulate or prohibit such
places, that the prosecution of such
offenses more properly belongs to the
different cities. And we would rec
ommend that complaints be made be-
fore the different city recorders by
those persons who know of the viola
ton of such laws. We make this rec
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son that the municipal corporation
can regulate by license the conduct
of all saloons, and has the power to
revoke license whenever the regula-
tion made is violated.
"In cases where it is necessary to
invoke the state law, information
should be given the district attorney,
by sworn testimony sufficient to war
rant him in proceeding with the pros
ecution."
Recommendations were made for
some needed repairs in the county
Jail. for a proper place of detention
of women prisoners for the placing
of steel filing boxes in the clerks Of
flee. and a new map for the school su-
perintendent.
In the charge made by William
Temple against Assessor Strain for
having altered the assessment roll, the
jury reported that they regarded the
matter as the result of a misunder-
standing. and that there was nothing
malicious in the action OF the assessor.
BY the change that was made the
taxes Of William Temple were in
creased about SIS.
A report was made praising the
management of the poor farm. and
giving statement Of the conditions