Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Grand Jury Makes n Partial report,
with Three indictments

Grand Jury Makes n Partial Report,
with Three Indictment.
The district grand jury, which has been
In adjourned session since Monday Of last
week, made a partial report at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The report includes
seven indictments Of which three were made
public.
The jury has not yet completed its work
and Its deliberations, 1t was stated last
evening it may continue through to next
week.
One of the indictments made public is
against Arthur Edmunds and Burr Wright
of Glenwood, who are charged with entic-
ing two young girls, Maud Myers and Des-
sic Walling, into a house of ill-repute In
this city. The young men have been in jail
since the night they were arrested in the
resort.
Another indictment is against Joseph Le-
Vasseur. the farm hand charged with the
theft of $50 from the home of William
Plumer in Lewis township, where he had
been employed for a short time prior to the
disappearances of the money. Levasseur,
who disappeared from the Plumer place
the same time that the money did, was
arrested In Mineola.
The third indictment made public Is
against d. smalley on the charge of break
ing and entering the residence of j. r. Nc
Keown in York township last Sunday.
Smalley was taught while running away
from the house.
A mo- bill was reported by the grand
jury In the case OF Arthur Mass OF Trey
nor. charged by Cashier Flood of the Trey
nor bank with forging the name of his
mother, Mrs. Anna Mass. to a note for $35
on which he obtained the money from the
bank. Since the arrest of young Mass,
the mother filed a petition in the district
court asking to be appointed his temporary
guardian. In her petition Mrs. Mass alleges
that while her son is not actually insane,
he is not mentally responsible and not
capable of looking after his business.
The grand jury. II was stated. still has
under consideration the case of c. A. Wild
ing, charged with attempting to extort
money from Charles McKeown, a well-to-do
farmer of Crescent township, by sending
him Matchmaking letters.
In the case of Sims & williams against
Henry Butler, a suit for commission on
the sale of land the jury brought in a YER
dict last night for the defendant.
r. B. Henderson filed suit yesterday
against Herbert and David Downs for
$4,000 damages. The defendants are
brothers and farmers, living near Nicola,
where Henderson was employed in a liv-
cry barn. Henderson was assaulted by
the defendants or November 4 last dur
ing an alteration over a livery bill. In
dictments were returned against the two
Downs. Herbert Downs was convicted of
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury. He was fined $3.50 and
costs. David Downs was found guilty
of plain assault and the court dismissed
the case against him. g.
Mrs. Lula N. Rogers filed suit for d.
vorce from Craig W,sRogers, to whom she
was married in May. 1897, in Adams
county, this state, and from whom she
separated April, 1906, because of the fall
ure of the defendant to support her and
her child.
Mrs. Anna Mabel Blakeslee asks for a d.
vorce from Edward ". Blakeslee, to
whom she was married in this city on
March 25, 1903, alleging that the de-
PENDANT deserted her on November 9 of
this year. The plaintiff alleges that, al
though the defendant earned a good sal
airy, he contributed nothing towards her
support and that, in fact, for the last
two years she had been compelled to sup
port him as well as herself. In addition
to the divorce Mrs. Blakeslee asks the
court to award her $50 a month alimony.