The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-28

was just and right.
ut is necessary that a respect for
the laws be taught TO the lawless.
The fact that Of all the indictments
returned by you have resulted in
pleas Of guilt or convictions shows
that you did your work very well.
that il was we'll considered, and now
since your labors are over, you may
consider ourselves discharged"
Half and hour before the grand
! jury was discharged BY Judge Me-
Bride last evening; D. Malagamba,
for many years one Of the well known
residents OF Uppertown, appeared in,
court and pleaded guilty 10 three in
dictments against him charging him
with maintaining blind pig" On
the first Indictment Malagamba was
find S400 which he paid in cash. On
the other two indictments he was
fined $500 on each and sentenced to
serve 80 days in Jail on each, or
total Of $1,000 and 90 days in Jail on
these two last indictments, but Judge
Mcbride suspended sentence on the
last two indictments. Hence Mala-
gambia was let off very lightly. be-
ing compelled TO pay only $500 in
cash. II he is found selling any more
intoxieants in the blind pig" it will
mean that he then will have to pay
the $1,000 and serve 90 days in Jail,
besides any further sentence that
may be imposed by the court for the
new offense.
Knute J. Hermunstadt was also hit
hard. He pleaded guilty to six in
dictments, paying $400 in cash on
the FIRST and receiving fines Of $500 on
each Of the other five and so days in
Jail on the other five, or a total Of
$500 and $50 days in jail on the last
i've. But as in the Malagamba case,
the last FIVE were suspended during
good behavior.
II is understood that indictments
have also been gotten out against
John Hansen, OF the John Day dis
triet, on charges OF running blind
pig" Hansen is the justice of the
peace in his district, II warrant is
out for his arrest, it has not yet been
served and yesterday it was stated
that he was not to be found He was
in the city the preceding day and
said he was preparing to enter plea.
There is no doubt that the grand
jury, the district attorney and Judge
Mcbride have made the blind pigs
squeal,
Il don't think Clatsop county will
be troubled with any more blind
pigs for a while" said Judge Nc
Bride last evening. "It looks now as
il the last Of them have been put out
OF business all over the Fifth Judic-
ial District, in Clackamas, Washing
ton. Columbia and Clatsop counties.
There are none in the other three
counties, and probably there won't
be any more here in Clatsop, ]
didn't want to be too harsh on the
prisoners the FIRST time continued
Judge Mcbride, in commenting on
the fact that he had suspended sen
teuce on some Of the indictments,
but Of course, all those who may be
arrested in the future hardly need
expect leniency."
The quotations from the remarks
of Judge Mcbride to the grand jury,
at the head of this article, perhaps ex-
press in substance a part of what
he said. He complimented the mem
bers of the jury very highly He call
ed attention to the fact that of the O.
true bills returned, all had been so
bwelI considered and so well founded
that conviction or plea Of guilt had
been secured in each case, Later it
was remarked by some one that per-
haps this is the largest number of in
dictnents ever returned BY any grand
jury in the State of Oregon during
any one term OF court, And as
Judge Mcbride gave praise to the
jurymen so had they in their report
given praise to Mr., Tongue, the
prosecuting attorney. There can be
little question that much of the credit
of the whole work lies with Mr..
Tongue, and be has worked with alb
solute fearlessness, and indefatigably,
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