The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-01


Presented to Judge.
The indictments were presented
to Judge Easterday of the super
lor court at noon. The seventeen
men of the grand jury filed into
the court room, and, after re-
spending to the roll call, announc-
ed that they wished to return two
indictments. The two papers were
presented to the Judge, who, after
cursory examination of them,
dismissed the jury. and ordered
the indictments filed with the
|clerk.
The indictment came as q sur
prise to the mayor and his friends
as few expected that the jury
would accuse the city's executive
for failing to enforce a law which
has never been enforced In Taco
ma or any other big city in the
state.
Furnishes BOND.
Mayor Linck appeared before
Judge Easterday at the court
house this afternoon and furnish-
ed bond for his appearance in.
court when his case is calle-
His sureties are s. Samson of the
Samson hotel and Henry Mohr,
the hardware dealer. The maxi
mum penalty for the charge ID
81 900 fine or six months in jail.
The amount of the mayors
bond is $4,000.
.Linck CONFIDENT.
When seen this afternoon, the
indicted official said:
"Ihis indictment cannot hold.
The courts cannot review my ao.
tions for the executive of a city
must exercise his discretion on (
city ordinances and he is the |
Judge as to his own acts"
/ think the grand jurymen are
honest, sincere men and shey
probably thought they were doing
their duty but their indictments |
will not hold against me-"
Dickson a Witness.
County Commissioners Dickson
was the only witness before the
jury today. He was called before
the inquisitordal body at the open.
ing of the session this morning,
and testified for about an hour,
when he was excused. The jury
deliberated on his testimony for q
short time, and then sent for him
again. The last time he was clos 4
eted with the jury until noon.
Commissioners Mettler and b
Peterson will testify before tho y
jury next Tuesday. They were j
20 hayo haar oaIIad MonHuu ara
appeared before Prosecutor Mo- I
Murray today and announced that
they would be out of town on that Z
day, and would rather be called i
for Tuesday. Evidences are that 4
the grand jury will not adjourn I
until the latter part of next week, 4
hey adjourned at noon today, 1
after returning the indictments, \
until Monday morning.
Sandburg Indicted.
AS result of their lengthy In
vestigation of Tacoma's former
social evil," the grand jury yes
terday afternoon returned three
separate indictments against Potor
Sandberg, reputed manager Of the 4
tenderloin, charging him with the I
ownership of the Globe hotel and 4
other dives in what was known ~
the restricted district. A deputy
sheriff, .armed with a warrant Tor I
Sandberg's arrest, appeared befoxo
the accused man In his o6fco i
down town, and stated to him that 4
he would either have to prodnco 4
$2,50O cash bond for each indfot~ I
ment or go to Jail Max Weber /
and J. M. A. Hulten furnished the
required bond.
Profits Enormous.
The Indictment Of 6and|bar8 /
comes directly as the result -
damaging testimony given again4
him by Arthur Kuhl. who acted ~
manager for one of the resorts
owned by Sandberg. KuhI told
the Jury, it ds understood. thA
|Sandberg had positively oWno1 Z
the dives at the time when The Gft5 y
was "open, and that the p1o1<
from the district, amount1ns "a j
|$7O0 and 1900 weekly. had bee
deposited In banks to tho QrQ
of Sandberg. IS Z
There is no provision undor <1<a
new criminal code for &ha Mn
fshmenf OF offeneee ofta1 u
Indictments. but SsndberE
fare . y,,sea - ~ ~ .--ss<-' - - n
= punishable " ) ons ~
ing $1Qo-