Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15
GRAND JUROR UNDER CHARGE
A. H. Anderson Dismissed from Serv-
ice and to Be Arrested.
SEEKS TO INFLUENCE A WITNESS
Young Woman says He Tried to Get
Her rOmis 90 shield n Friend
of His said to Have
WronRed Her.

A. II. Anderson, a member of the county
grand jury, was summarily discharged
from the grand jury by Judge Sears Sat
urday morning after a hearing lasting over
an hour. Judge Sears declared the evil
dence showed Anderson has used his Of
flee in an attempt to shield a friend. also
directed Deputy County Attorney Magney
to draw UP a complaint for contempt Of
court against Anderson and file 1t as soon
as possible. Mr.. Magney announced the
complaint would be filed as soon as It
could be drawn and Anderson would be
taken into custody.
Anderson's hearing was the result Of
disclosures made by Emma Brown, an
1S-year-old girl, who has been in charge
OF juvenile authorities for some time. Miss
Brown was a witness before the grand
jury last Wednesday and she is said to
have given evidence against men she
charged with being the cause Of her way
wsrdness.
That evening Anderson, according to his
own story and the girls, met her near Six
teenth and Harvey streets and struck up
an acquaintance with her. Anderson took
the gil. to dinner to the Heidelburg and
drew her into conversation in an effort to
find out tAe name of the man who was
first responsible for her waywardness
She gave him the name OF a friend Of his
and he took her to see this friend. There
was considerable difference in the evil
dence as to what the conversation was
when the three met. The girl asserted
Anderson was seeking to protect his friend,
while Anderson declared his purpose was to
find out the name of the responsible man.
His friend. he said. denied any relations
with the girl two years ago when she first
went wrong.
Anderson and Girl Meet.
Anderson and the girl met several times
Thursday and Friday and Anderson in
troduced her to his wife as his ward,
claiming she had been placed in his charge
by one of the Juvenile officers.
The girl said Anderson told her that
whatever he said was private between
them. She also testified Anderson had
made improper advances to her which she
had repulsed. Anderson denied having any
improper motives and said the girl misun-
derstood him.
1t came out during the taking of the tes-
timony that Anderson and mis- brother-in-
law had had a fight because his brother
in-law reproached him for being with the
girl.
After listening to the evidence. Judge
Sears scored Anderson and declared his
action tended to bring the grand jury into
contempt.
"A grand juror who goes out of the
grand jury room and peddles information
he receives as a grand juror is not a good
juror. Such actions tend to bring the grand
jury into contempt. 1t is not the place OF
a grand juror to take a young girl who
has been a witness before it to dinner to
visit her late at night or take her to see a
man whose name has been brought out In
connection with the testimony. l find you
guilty of corruption of your office for the
purpose of shielding someone who might
come before the jury. l dishonorably dis.
charge you from the grand jury and your
place will be filled by another
Judge Warns Others.
Judge Sears told the other grand jurors
1t was their place to be very discrete in
talking about things that had taken place
in the grand jury room. He then directed
the county attorney to prepare a contempt
complaint against Anderson and file It a.
soon as possible.
As soon as It is filed Anderson will b.
arrested and tried before the crImina
court on the charge. The penalty may bC
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