Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-13
FIVE MEN ARE INDICTED
-Four in Tolls and John Doe Charged
with Train Robbery.
TRIAL SLATED FOR EARLY IN JULY
FeIontous aud Murderous Attempt IL
specified In Each Count, So that
Conviction would Mean
Life In Pen,

r. w Woods. Fred Torgensen, James Cor
don. Jack Shelton and John Doe have been
indicted on the charge OF robbing the
Union Pacific Overland Limited mail at
Lane cutoff the night Of May q.
The grand Jury returned true bills against
the five men yesterday at 12;5 p. m, sub
hitting its report to Judge T. c. Munger
OF Lincoln. who came up especially TOT
this purpose. John Doe represents the
fifth man believed by the federal and local
officers and the grand jury to have been
in the holdup. He is not known to them
as yet.
"Felonious and murderous" attempt is
specified I'm each separate count, so that a
conviction on any one count will be suffi-
cient to hold the accused men to the full
penalty Of the law, which is life imprison-
ment. Each Of the accused men is also
named in each of the six counts.
Detail of the Charge.
The first count in the Indictment charges:
Donald w. Woods (alias Dan Downer'
real and true name to the grand jurors un-
known; Fred Torgensen (alias F. w. Derf'
real and true name u~nknown)i Frank Grig-
ware ,alias James Gordon, alias 4. e, Hol-
llngshead, real and true name unknown)'
lack shelton Calias Jack Gordon, alias
Lawrence T. IOluent dllds oNA -
boush. real and true name unknown), and
John Doe (real and true name unknown
did on tho 22d day of May, 1908, in the
county Of Douglas, state Of Nebraska
forcibly by violence, unlawfully, wilfully'
knowingly, maliciously and feloniously put
in bodily fear by assault certain railway
mail clerks having charge Of the mail OF
the United states, consisting Of seven reg
istered mail pouches containing regis
tered mail of the United States, taking the
same from the possession Of the SAID "ah-
way mail clerks and carry the same away
with intent to rob and steal, and In erect
ing the robbery so as aforesaid the hVes
Of the eight postal clerks were put III
ieopardy by the use Of dangerous weapons
towit. loaded pistols, contrary to the s'al-
utes Of the United States in such case
made and provided and against the peace
and dignity of the United states
The postal railway clerks whose lives
were thus placed in jeopardy were George
q Whitmore, Merle Z. Smith, June Corey
Frederick Eastman, William Sears VIII
liam G.. Ryan, Arthur j. Niles ana Ar'nui
i. Drebert.
shelton Not ArraiBned'
Jack Shelton, who was captured III De
YER viii not be arraigned Monday, as was
scheduled, lot Nne
the same purpose.
The federal government does not propose
70 delay prosecution OF these men. 1t ex-
meets to bring them to final trial early in
July and make quick business OF their
case BY that time 1t Is hoped to nave the
fifth man.
ONLY a few persons were in the court
room when the indictments were read.
haitian Stephenson of Denver, who ap-
neared in the automobile picture and
through whom It was expected TO CONVEX
lack shelton with participation IN tht
Overland mail robbery, and Katie snel
of Kansas City, who ii was thought mlSh'
he able TO give some nformatio abou'
Fred Torgensen, one of the alleged maj
robbers. testified before the grand JURY
saturday morning. The session was con
fined largely to the testimony of women
including those of Omaha, hitherto men
toned as renting rooms to Wood, Gordoi
and Torgensen.
Makes short Work of II.
The special grand jury called for tht
case began its Investigations Wednesday
June ?. About forty witnesses were, ex
amined, although over eighty were unde
The remaining witnesses vii
be continued under summons until tn
trial.
The grand Jury consisted of Carl Ander
son Of Hubbard, Swan p. Atkins of 81
Edward, Seth p, Barnes of Homer, Car
Benson, d. II. Christie, Louis p. Regei
H. A. Cameron, s. S. Dresher, T. !
o'Brien, Ed S. Thompson, B. yEdwar
Zeiss, Alex B. Buchanan, S. r. Elson an
A. d. Marriott of Omaha; c. c. Crowel
jr., Of Blair; Sylvester Finley of Wisnel
Thomas. H. Hunter Of Valley, w. E. Ker
nedy of Genoa, e. c. Kinsel of Wisne
NJ. S. Mansfield of Winnebago, Fran
Osborn of Harrington and Charles +
Smith OF Schuyler. with d. II. Christie {
Omaha as foreman.