White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-24
GRAND JURY
IN SESSION
INVESTIGATION OF MURDER
CHARGE AGAINST TWENTY
TWO MeGILL MEN MAKES
SLOW PROGRESS.

The special grand jury summoned
in the case of the state VS.. Captain
George w. McGaffin and others, was
sworn in Thursday morning. OF the
pannel of twenty-four, twenty-five
We're present at the court house at
the appointed time, and the follow
ing were chosen to serve as jurors:
Ely, A. l.. Parker, foreman; r. H.
Hoffman, L. H. Murdock, ]. H.
Ludke, and John Weber East Ely,
Angus 3. Mcdonald. Steptoe. w. B.
Campbell Osceola, James Fl. Mar
riott Shoshone, Alfred Swallow.
Snake Valley, George S. Robson,
Alfred Bellander. Lund, A. R.
Whitehead, NJ. w. Harrison. Preston,
Chris Jensen, C. Hermansen, Sr.
Hamilton, Carl F. Muir. Illipah,
Clarence Moorman.
Veniremen excused for good and
sufficient reasons We're w. NJ. Matson,
of Hamilton; p. NJ Baker, of Snake
Valley; Frank Norton, of Schell-
bourne; Judge Leishman, of Cherry
Greek; Alex. Baird, H. o. Hall and
w. A. Leonard, of Ely.
The calling of the special grand
jury, is the result of the recommen-
dation of the coroner's jury that in
yestigated the killing at McGill, Oc-
tober II. of Nicholas Papagianakis
and George P.inaris, Greek strikers,
by armed guards in the employ of
the Steptoe Valley Smelling and Min
Ing company A wholesale number of
arrests followed the finding of the
grand jury that 1.-The killing was un-
necessary" those charged with the
murder besides McGaffin, including
John Daniels. William Anderson,
Hugh Brady, ]. r. Brice, J. A. Col
Inns, G. w. Davis, j. Dillon, j. Duna-
van, George Furtel, Fred Gassier,
George Graham, A. S. Hoffman, e.
Hutchinson, J. Martin, J.. Maloney,
Ernest Neithardt, Ed. Rooney, A..
Sanders, Carl Sehmitdt, F. Steuart
and w. G. Allen. All are non-resi-
dents, with the exception of
Allen, who was ON duty as a deputy
sheriff, on the morning of the killing,
and it is alleged gave the signal that
called the guards to the scene of the
trouble and the eventual. tragedy
Following the arrest of the twenty
! two men, bail was placed at $500
! for each respondent, the company
standing for the total amount with
the exception of Allen, who secured
bondsmen elsewhere.
After the special jury was en-
panneled and sworn for duty, A. L..
Parker was chosen foreman, and the
jury was charged by Judge Ben W.
Coleman, as follows:
1T is the practice of the court to
instruct the grand jury when it is
sworn, as to its duties. 'rhe instruc-
tions usually cover various sections
of the law pointing out their duties
and certain practices which they are
supposed to abide by, and, by the
way, | want to say here, If there is
anything that either counsel for the
state or the defendants think of after
have completed my instructions.
and feel that | ought to instruct
upon l will be glad If they will call
my attention to 1t.
''As l say. it is customary to call
your attention to these various stat
utes, and in addition to that, it is
the practice of the courts to deliver
something in the line of a sermon,
giving some good wholesome advice;
but / do not feel that 1t is necessary
for the court to undertake to deliver
q sermon to you gentleman. You
have taken an oath to perform your
duties as grand jurors. If that oath
is not held by you sacredly, and you
are not bound by it, ] am sure moth
ing | could say would cause you to
comply with the requirements of the
law | believe that We have first
class grand jury. One that nobody
can point to as being biased or pre-
JUDGED or that would be subject to
be influenced by anything except the
law and the evidence; and having
that faith in you gentlemen ! say II
would be idle and useless for me to
undertake to make any lengthy talk
to you, and / will content myself with
calling your attention to the stat
utes."
Thursday afternoon, the members
of the jury accompanied by Sheriff