Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-15
ADVANCE INFORMATION COMING
TO OUTSIDERS ABOUT JURY's
FINDINGS MAY CAUSE CON.
TEMPT PROCEEDINGS.
I N DIG T E D MEN
ALL EVADE ARREST
THIRTEEN TRUE BILLS RETURN
ED AND ONLY FIVE ARE IN GUS
toby DUE TO ACCUSED MEN
GETTING THE WORD.

The attention of Judge M. A. Rob
lerts has been called to a leak in the
proceedings of the grand jury and it
lis probable that within due time some
one may be called before the Wapello
county district court to answer to the
charge Of contempt. Thirteen true bills
have been returned by the grand jury,
and but FIVE of the persons against
whom indictments were found are in
custody. The findings Of the jury were
reported into court yesterday between
t8:15 and $40 p. M, and to some In
dividuals the actions Of the body were
known before noon. In fact, knowl-
edge of the grand turys official find
Hngs, which are by law provided to be
made known to the court first of all,
were public property to other than
court attendants before the hour Of
presentation to the court This makes
anyone who divulges the information
liable to fine for contempt.
Thirteen Hit; Five Feel It.
Thirteen indictments, with but five
of the indicted in custody therefor, is
the status of conditions on the day
following the report of the grand jury.
The naies of all the indicted were Civ
en- to the press today because the per-
sons against whom true bills were
found were appraised from some source
of the fact and have taken their leave
for parts not known. The fact that a
part Of the public were aware Of the
action of the grand jury several hours
before that august body made its re-
port to the court, which was after
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and that
a goodly portion of the report was
given to some of the public, denotes
that a leak exists somewhere and that
the secrecy of the grand jury's pro-
ceedings is set at naught. The sheriff
and his deputies were unable to ap-
prehend any of the indicted last night,
who had not already been incarcerated
in the county jail. In the face Of this,
Sheriff Jackson permitted the press to
have the names of all this morning
and the following are the persons in
diped:
The Indictments.
Ben Lair was indicted on two counts,
one of which was for misdemeanor in
using profane and indecent language
on a street car, and the other for as
sault and battery. The latter charge is
the result of striking street car con
ductor and breaking his nose when
told to stop smoking on a street car.
John Kaiser and Tom Sumner are
charged with operating gambling
houses and the bond for each was
fixed at $500
George Violet and Ben F. Holly are
also charged with gambling and the
bond fixed at $500.
Sherman Goodwin is charged with
drinking intoxicants on Burlington
passenger train. He was put off the
train at Morrell's ice house some time
ago by Conductor Dana and informa-
ton was lodged against him in the
Justice court Of NJ. L. Kirk, where he
waived to the grand jury. His bond
was fixed at $500.
Dave Fitzgerald of Eldon and Clar-
ence Shields are both charged with
operating gambling house. The bond
of each is fixed at $500.
T. E. Grow is charged with gambling
and his bond fixed at $500.
T. e. Bender is charged with break
ing and entering but is said to be in
Chicago.
Five In Custody.
]. (Red) Mcdonald is charged with
breaking and entering the home of
Deputy Sheriff w. Knox where he is
alleged to have taken a gun and
suit of clothes, both of which were
since recovered.
M. McGrail is charged with breaking
and entering and will be recalled as
the man who claims to have fallen
asleep in the Garrick theater and is
accused Of taking a coat from the
furnace room of the building and
pawning it at a second hand store.
Harry James is charged with
larceny and George Reed is charged
with uttering a forged check on
George Kline for S15.26 and was bound
over to the grand jury by Police
Judge Morrissey.
Mcdonald James, McGrail Reed
and Goodwin are in custody, the latter
three having been arrafgned this
morning before Judge Roberts, and the
two former will be arraigned later.
Favor New Jail.
The report of the grand jury on
their investigation of the Jail and coun-
ty home, commends those in charge
for the manner of conducting both
institutions and recommends a new
Jail for the county. The matter of the
new jail is recommended to be sub.
mitted to the voters Of the county at
the next general election. The reports
follow:
Want New Jail
To the Honorable NJ. A. Roberts
Judge of the district court of Wapello
county, Iowa:
We, the undersigned grand jurors of
GatS county hereby reDprt that
this day visited the county Jail of said
county.
We found the Jail to be old and un-