Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-03
GRAND JURY MEETS MONDAY
Seventeen Found fo1 List and Six
teen to Be Selected.
MATTERS OF INTEREST CONE UP
Question rs TO Whether the Attor-
ney General of the state VIII
Assist Mr.. English is
still NOoted.

-huoAtus
Sixteen men out of the following sew
enteen will compose the Douglas county
grand jur', which will go to work next
Monday, unless more than one are dis
qualified. in which case the sheriff will
have to select grand jury taIesmen TO
make NJ the total of sixteen:
J. 1. Alvason. 22ol Fowler avenue
teacher.
Leonard Burkman, Valley, Neb.. farmer
Harvey Challis. 5a South Twenty-first
avenue. bartender.
John Dsugherty. Benson. R. F. D.,
farmer.
Chester Fry. Elk City. Neb.
John W. Geiger, slt North Fortieth
street.
G. D. Gordon. ssls North Twenty-first
street, waiter.
Edward Groth, lGa South Eleventh
street. grocer.
A. A. Heath, SCI North Twenty-eighth
avenue, grocer.
Horace L. Helfrich, Florence, Neb.
A. d. Klein. rs South Thirty-seventh
street, department manager for Sunder-
land Bros.
Larry Cleary, Thirty-ninth and l.
streets, South Omaha.
B. NJ. Latshaw. los South Twenty-fifth
street, clerk for Wabash railroad.
Martin o'Connor. Forty-first and p
streets. South Omaha, inspector for Cud-
ahy Packing company.
A. ID. Speir, the Uintsh, salesman.
w. W. Thomas. 1875 Davenport street
laborer.
John a. Bruce, 5OlS Cass street, engineer
in city engineers office.
Seventeen Returns Made.
summonses to the twenty-three men
whose names were drawn for the grand
jury panel were sent out by registered
mail two weeks ago. Receipts from the
seventeen named above have been re-
celved by Harry Pearce. jury and witness
clerk in the office OF the clerk Of the
district court.
Regarding the other six, Mr.. Pearce
reports as follows:
A. Chapman, real estate dealer. formerly
OF 2ns Parker street, was excused for
non-residence. lie has moved from the
city and county and therefore is not
qualified to serte on the grand jury.
The postoffice department returned the
notice addressed to o. Holmes, 1915
Grace street. with the report that he had
moved from the address and left no new
address.
The postofflce was unable to find II.
sokoup, addressed at 1858 South Eleventh
street
Locking for Others.
The postoffice department still is look
ing for Charles Rohwer, Benson; Harry
@. Swain, the Sterling, ana ]. p. Dom
ahey, 1927 North E'sfteoath street. South
Omaha. The parties are supposed 10 have
moved and since the department has been
unable to find them in two weeks, 1t is
unlikely II will locate them between now
and Monday.
With the organization OF the grand
jury and the beginning OF its delIbera-
tons less than three days away. no one
seems to know who will be its legal ad-
visor or advisors. Because OF several
matters OF Importance that in the public
belief should be Investigated by the in
quisitorial body public interest is intense.
Inquiries as TO who will have charge Of
the grand jury. whether or not 1t will
be given competent assistance and
whether or not effective efforts to aid Il
in securing evidence will be made are
heard on every side. AS yet there is no
satisfactory answer.
Matters for Consideration.
ugly rumors' Of shake down" In
connection with the granting OF liquor
licenses by the board Of fire and police
commissioners, charges Of questionable
actions Of officials and others in connec-
ton with paving and other public work
alleged jury tampering In connection with
law suits in which the Omaha and Coun-
ell Bluffs Street Railway company has
been interested. charges OF election and
registration frauds charges OF vice pro-
lection by law enforcement authorities.
matters in connection with the conduct
Of county affairs and with tire building Of
the new county bullding-these in the
main are the matters that the public be-
lieves should be looked into BY the grand
jury.
Some time Governor Aldrich was asked
to interest himself 10 the extent Of hav-
ing the attorney generals office aid In
laying evidence befgore the grand jury
and advising It. The governor talked with
Attorney General Grant Martin. Martin
talked with County Attorney English last
Saturday. Mr.. English said he was willing
to have his attorney general direct the
work Of the grand jury and would Do
anything in reason in the wa Of making
that possible. Martin has rot indicated
what he will do OF try to d..
Martin May lie y nrputy.
II Martin wishe7 O. a.. I: 1.aoss5y will
be necessary for I'm TO - APPOINTED de-
putty county attorney b. Mr.. English.
Under the law only one county att-Eney
or one OF his deputies may act a. prose-
cutting and advising officer with the
grand jury. One section Of the statute pro-
yides that the attorney geaera! Iaay
prosecute all cases before 4 cgIrt or Ok
fcer. but il is doubtful II iii l' cou.d
be construed as in-Iualng and jury
Should the attorney general ts5sA with
the grand jury witho4, fiat sans ap-
pointed deputy county aItI-lrg a.! the
grand jury's work might u led ir.
regular by the courts and all I,.sile; ments
ratrtrued would hz.-a IN lie f.4ta-F -