The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-21
GRAND JURY IN SESSION
COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST NOR.
FOLK INSANE HOSPITAL.
ATTENDANTS ARE ON STAND
A Two Hours Session Was Held Last
Night, When Miss Johnston and Jim
Taylor Were Placed on the Witness
Stand-Former Grand Juries.
From Tuesdays Dailyl

From Tuesdays Dailyl
The grand jury was convened at
Madison yesterday afternoon and an
evening session of two hours was held.
Complaints were presented by Attend.
ant Biggs and Attendant Cronk, ask
ing the grand jury to investigate al
legged cruelties and manslaughter at
the state insane hospital here. The
alleged crimes are charged as having
occurred last winter.
The testimony of two attendants,
Miss Johnston and Jim Taylor was
heard last night, but not made public,
as the investigation is being held be,
hind closed doors.
The work was resumed this morn
ing
The grand jurymen are:
f. p. Prince, Madison.
A. B. Richardson, Battle Creek.
B. H. Baker, Meadow Grove.
William Busted, Fairview precinct
Fred II. Davis, Madison
H. e. Owens, Norfolk.
p w. Ruth, Newman Grove.
S. H. Grant, Madison.
p F. Zimmerman, Battle Creek.
M. ]. Hughes, Battle Creek.
T. X. Hanson, Tilden.
S. G. Dean, Norfolk.
S. w. Garvin, Norfolk.
Bert McGinnis, Warnerville.
T. ]. Malone, Enola.
M. w. Carmody, Tilden.
Personnel Of the Grand Jury.
f. p. Prince, foreman, is the son of
e. F. Prince, pioneer of Madison,
who built the Prince hotel in the early
days Frank is engaged in the general
merchandise business at Madison. He
was in the legislature in 1898.
A. b. Richardson is a farmer from
Valley precinct and served a term as
county treasurer in 1885 and 1886.
b. II. Baker is a business man and
old settler of Meadow Grove. He has
son, physician at Madison.
VIM. Busteed is a large farmer and
stock raiser of Fairview precinct.
Fred H. Davis is a prominent attor
ney at Madison and is a son of Geo
Davis, who was a prominent sheriff Of
Madison county twenty years ago.
H. e. Owens is a railroad contractor
and farmer with large farms in Stan
ton county. He resides at Norfolk.
P. w. Ruth is a business man a
Newman Grove and is one of the as
SCISSORS of Madison county.
s. H. Grant is prominent farmeI
of limerick and has taken an active
part in the affairs of the county TO
thirty-five years.
P. F. Zimmerman is a resident o
Battle Creek, has served in the legis
lature and has been county commits
sioner.
M. ]. Hughes is an old settler ant
a wealthy farmer living west of Battle
Creek
an old settler and was candidate TO
county treasurer two years ago.
S. G.. Dean is a business man O
Norfolk and prominently identifie,
with Madison county, having held va
rious public Offices.
estate business at Norfolk. He is
man of means, was in the civil wa
and is prominent among capitalists.
Bert McGinnis is the son of pic
neer of Warnerville precinct and i
we'll known.
r. J. Malone is the founder of Enc
| la, has lived in Madison county
, quarter of century and has large IL
, terests in the county.
NJ. w. Carmody is an old-time res
dent of Tilden and enjoys deserve
prominence there.
The jury consists of eight democrat
and eight republicans. Their name
were drawn from those left over fror
the sixty selected for the jury in tn
last term of district court
LAST GRAND JURY IN COUNTY