Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-15
GRAND JURY
HAS WORK
LAID OUT
QUITE A NUMBER OF CASES SENT
II OFT BY JUSTICES OF THE
PEACE TO BID CONsTDERlcD-
WILL BE IN sssIoN A WEEK.

who have been busy the past few days
marshaling evidence and making prep
arations for the presentation Of the
cases to come before the grand Jury
when IL conEenes december 81, com
pleted THEIR labors today. and every
thing is now in readiness. The cases
prepared have already been bound
over to the circuit court from the
justice courts, and will occupy at
least two days Of the session, and
probably more. When they are dis
posed of the jury will probably desire
to act upon some matters OF its own
. initiative, and 1t is predicted that the
Jury win be in session fun week.
Tried to Entice Young Girl.
The first case to be considered by
the Jury will be that of the state
against Laumeiter. who is charged
with larceny from a-buHding. His
offense is alleged 70 consist In break
ing into the home Of M. G. Griffith.
about nine miles east OF the city, and
stealing rife and some money.
Upon the heels of that case Will
come the state against George McMfi-
Ian, who Is charged with seduction,
and also with the additional charge
OF malicious destruction Of personal
property. The first offense Is alleged
to consist in an attempt 70 seduce
Miss Marie Black. of eiiverton, from
her home. While seeking to prevail
upon her to leave, home he wrote her
a number of vulgar letters. and 1t is
probable that. after the state is
through with him, that the federal
authorities will desire to prosecute
him on the charge OF sending obscens
literature through the malls. The
second charge against him is alleged
to consist OF shooting stock near the
town of silverton.
The case Of J. b. Andrews, George
Brady and Christ Thorgenson will
follow the Mcmillan case. All three
are charged with selling liquor in
less quantities than gallon. The
first is resident Of Berry; the sec
ond of Detroit. and the last named !
of Mills City
Stole Money From Girls.
After the Jury has disposed of
these cases 1t will take up that of
C. s. Allison, and after 1t the case of
George Solomon. The charge against
Allison is larceny by bailee. and he
is alleged. while agent of the. oregon
Electric at West woodburn. to have
filed out several Wells Fargo orders,
and received the money upon them.
The charge against Solomon is al
SO larceny by bsilee. Solomon was
a member OF hop picking crew last
September, and, It is alleged, that he
prevailed upon Miss May Rankin and
Miss Bertha Bullard. who were also
members of -he crew. to turn their
checks over to him, and then cashed
them and pocketed the money,
G.. e. Kun is the next on the list.
and will have to answer a charge of
larceny from building. The offense
is alleged 10 have teen committed at
Mills City, and to consist of stealing
salt case.
After that case the jury will delib-
crate upon the cases of Jack Schen-
der, Frank Nimick. Jack Lee and VIM.
Burk, all charged with burglarizing
the store of A. e. Austin. Of Wood
burn, about a month ago.
The last day Of the jury. according
to the plans of the officers, will be de-
voted to the consideration OF the
cases of Bert Robinson. ]. c. Sellars.
G. NJ. Hall. Homer Steele. -Hoedle and
and C. J. Pickens.
Robinson has lodged against him
two charges Of larceny from a store.
The first is alleged TO consist In
stealing an overcoat from the NC
Peek secondhand store and the sec
olld Of stealing watch from the store
OF II. N. Baker.
Sellers Is alleged to have broken
into a box car and stolen several ar
ticles OF valne. and Hall win be tried
on the charge OF selling a horse upon
which Thomas w. Brunk held a mort
gage.
Homer Steel is charged with burg
larry. and the crime is alleged to have
been committed during the fair time
by breaking into the Asylum avenue
store. and taking number Of ar
ticles OF value.
Hoedel's offense is alleged 70 be the
forging OF note for $500 at stayton.
and Pickens is charged with laceny
by bailee.