Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-07
QUESTION OF THE METHOD
None But County Attorney or Dep
uty May Confer with Jury.
Goss MIGHT BECOME DEPUTY
Deputy Might Be Asked to Resign
for the Emergency.
rUsY ISSUES ITS sUBPoENAEs
Todny--Day !. Set for Hearing
fihc ugly Runior-
Cases.

The xo-ealled conference O. Presiding
Judge Abraham Z. Sutton Of tie distric;
eoc.t Charles y. Goss and County At
torney James Il. Englis,',. held IN Judge
suson's chambers yesterday Afternoon in
the hope OF removing .hs obstacle to
Cess assisting the slayd jury in its in-
vestigations, was OF ti,e aat,le of a
hearing The matter will be- passed upon
by Judge sutton. this neutrality-suspicious.
after further argument-but Mr.. English
will not be obliged TO comply with the
ruling and may. II he deems II advisable
refuse to abide by II. ...
Failure Of Charles a. Goss. appointed by
Attorney General Martin TO assist the
grand jury in Its Investigations of nu-
merous charges Of graft and law viola
ton. and County Attorney James y. Eng
lish TO agree on any plan for Goss TO en-
ter the grand Jury room and conduct eS-
amipation OF witnesses without running
the risk of completely .nuIlitying all the
grand .jury's work prevented Goss' begin
ming his labors yesterday.
According TO the best Information OBJ
tainsble Mr.. English is refusing 10 agree
TO adoption OF the only method so far
known to the public to open the way for
Co.'S 10 take up the work to which the
attorney general has assigned him. This
method would be for Mr.. English to
have one OF his deputies resign and ap-
point Goss to I'LL the vacancy. with the
understanding that as soon as the grand
jury shall be discharged Mr.. Goss will
resign and the regular deputy will be re-
appointed.
conference of Judge sutton. MIR. Goss
and Mr. English that lasted nearly an
hour Tuesday brought no definite
result. BY agreement the three refused
10 tell newspapermeh the details Of the
conference and said that something def
mite will be given out this mprning /.
Cos. IL Appointed.
Charles A.. Goss OF Omaha, former
United states district attorney. was ap-
pointed 10 act for the attorney generals
office in assisting the Douglas county
grand jury in It's investigations.
Il have been employed TO represent the
attorney general" said Mr.. Goss. Other
matters require his attention at Lincoln
and he cannot be here himself. II have
talked with County Attorney English and
Deputy County Attorney Magney and
want to say that we are good friends and
will work In accord"
Ever since IL became likely that At
torney General Martin In person or BY, a
representative would as,ist the grand
jury and County Attorney English In
dicsted he would do anything he could
in reason to simplify the matter for the
attorney general there have been grave
doubts as to whether any person other
than the county attorney or one OF his
deputies legally could assist the investi-
eating body. So read the statutes ef-
fecting this matter that they might be
construed to hold as irregular,any grand
jury, proceedings at which any person
other than the county attorney or one
Of his deputies was present-in which
case all indictments. IL any were re-
turned. would have to be auashed.
Deputy County Attorney Magney. as
signed to the work by the county attor-
ney, went to work with the grand jury
as usual yesterday morning.
4 reporter found Mr.. English in the
criminal court room yesterday and
asked him IL he would appoint Goss
deputy county attorney and thereby sim
pllfy the matter. Mr.. English said he
could not. being limited 10 the number
Of deputies he now has. II was sug-
eested he could have one resign for a
time and appoint Goss. HIS only reply
was a laugh. ar. English has been asked
to do this.
Mr.. Goss was seen in the district court
clerks office and asked what would be
done. He said he was about to confer with
English as TO details" They conferred
and failed 10 agree and went into con-
ference with Judge Sutton. Another fail
ure was the result.
Judge sutton would not tell what was
said In the conference because he had
promised not TO. English and Goss re-
fused to tell. saying only details had
been discussed and apparently regard
ing the details" as unlEiportant. No
(conttnIcd on Second PsgeJ