The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-25
Membecs Of Grand Jury.

Members Of Grand Jury
b +. Redman. Salt Lake City, fore
man. John Alvcs. Salt Lake: r. o.
Buell.. Heber; Scott Brlnghur5t. Tay-
lorsville; A H. Boxrud Salt Lake;
William n. Dale, Salt Lake, John II.
Evans, Bingham; II. S. Foster, Og-
den; S. c. Fullmer. Maplcton, An
drew Freed Lchi: w. Farr. Ogden,
William Ferguson. Eureka; f c..
Howe. Murray ]. S. Parry, Manu, J..
w. Redd. Price; Harrison Spiers.
Salt Lake; B. S. Young, secretary,
Salt Lake.
Salt Lake, Nov. 25.-The United
States grand jury, which has been
In session for more than two weeks
made It's report TO Judge Page Nor
ris OF the federal court The jury re-
ported that It had considered eleven
cases which had been brought to its
attention by the district attorneys
office. True bills had been found
in eight OF these and three have been
ignored. The judge thanked the jur-
OTIS for their services, and they were
permitted TO depart.
Many of the jurors live at dis
tance. but the greater number will be
enabled to reach their homes In time
to partake of Thanksgiving dinner
with their families. The judge had
this In mind when he held a night
| session of court.
The grand jury would have been
ready TO report Monday morning. had
it not been for the death of the wife
! Of one OF the jurors. Mrs. ]. S. Parry,
of Manti Mrs. Parry died at Provo
| Sunday. where she was an inmate OF
the state mental hospital the fune-
l'al was held Thursday afternoon at
| Manti 1t was therefore impossible
| for Mr.. Parry 10 be in attendance at
any time this week. He arrived here
Wednesday, and the jury then pre-
pared for final adjournment.
/ Five Names Withheld
The three defendants named are In
| custody. The remaining five are at
large, and their names will not be
made public until they are placed un-
der arrest
Ren Sailor IS charged in the indict-
ment with having rifled various reg,
| istered letters and extracting there
from sums amounting 10 a total of
about $40. Sailor was a mall clerk,
whose run was between Malad City
and ogden, The letters which he is
| alleged to have opened were mailed
at different places along the line of
! the Oregon Short Line. Two of them
were addressed to mall order houses
In Chicago, and a third to the post.
master at Kansas City The crime
Is said TO have been committed April
2l OF the present year. The court
fixed Sailors bail at $1,000
A l.. Williams is charged with i'm.
| perSonating revenue officer. 1t is
alleged that Williams went to a num-
Der OF lodging houses and hotels In
this city and demanded TO see the gov
ernment license. The cost Of a permit
from the government for the sale OF
beer Is $40. and for liquor, $50, When
the proprietors were unable to pro.
6uce the licenses Williams, 1t is
charged. collected $50 and $50. under
the pretense that he had the authority
so TO do. Among the victims were
| Maggie Richards, Mrs. w. r. Dunn
and Mrs. L. c. Pendor. His bail was
liked at $1,000
The Petrsen Case.
George Petrson. alias George Miller
was arrested about ten days ago at
Midvale. He was brought to Salt
Lake Wednesday and placed In the
county jail His bail was fixed al
$3.50. Petrson Is alleged 10 have
called at the Midyale po5toffice with a
money order for $50, issued in favor
of Max Presler by the Dostoffice al
Minneapolis. The order was indorsed
with the name of Prcsler The young
woman who waited on Petrsen became
suspicious. inasmuch as Mr.. PresleI
had mentioned, a few days prior. tina,
he was very much annoyed about the
non-arrlval OF moey order Petrser
was requested TO wait on some preteXt
and in the meantime. the sherlfrs dep
uty, stationed at Midyale. was mott
fled. and Petrsen was arrested.
The man asserted that he had re
ccived the money order from hi.
cousin, the cousin then being il
Idaho.
Mr.. Presler's mail box at the Mid
vale office was surrounded by thos,
rented by foreigners. and It Is pos
sible that the theft was committed
by reaching through one of tn,
aliens boxes taking the mail from
AIr. Presler's compartment