Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
GRAND JURY MEMBERS SPLIT
Some Want to Make Their Report
and BE Discharged.
KLEIN rhyoRs ADJOURNMENT
Argues that ~ !. Waste of Time
tor the Ciand s=ry 90 Inyesfi-
gate Minor crisfnzI
CaASs.

DosSlas county grand jury member
have split on the question whether fur
thsr efforts shall be made to Prob,
nrnuoas charges and ramors Of osfeis
ccf+rp; o. or whether Tie grand iur.
Gan rake = final report by the a.sd o.
th.s week ard ask that II be discharged
The question was debated IN the gram
ta-y room yesterday morning. A. ID. KleiI
leading the side in favor Of early adjourn
incnt. Mr. Klein expressed himself al
bsisviag that the grand Jury could 60
no rcrther than It has gone. evee were
.. TO remain at work fn- several week.
moro. He said he does NOT believe 1;
fair 10 grand Jury members who have
important business interests and whos /,
firms suffer 10 greater or lees extent by
their absence 10 keep theln at work az
grand Jurors when the sitistion /. az il
exists at present. He said I. seemed 10
him the grand jury has gone as far as
IL can 90 IN the probing OF the serious
charges and rimors Laid before II By
Judge A. L. Sutton in his instructions
and Il is not fair nor right TO those
grand jury members whose business or
employers need them TO k-ap them al
work on matters OF common crime which
can be handled as satisfactorily and ef.
fectiyely BY the police and other law en-
forccment officers.
Other grand .urcrs favored continuing
in session In the hope that further evil
dence regarding important matters may
DO turned up.
ATTORNEY Charles a. Goss. special Us.
sistant to the grand jury. let Il be
known that he would prefer to have the
grand tJlry continue In session at Ieas,
for seye;a nj days.
Juvenile Officer Mogy Bernstein and
Bertha Lang. one OF the young girls said
20 havs been held for week or more
in Greek rooming house. were witnesses
before the grand jury this morning.
+. W. Bross. superintendent Of thu
Omaha district OF the Nebraska Anti.
saloon league. was called TO testify As "a
Ills knowledge Of alleged violations Of
the liquor laws. but was able to give
little testimony that was not hearsay.
lie told Of complaints. received by him
He said ne has been at the head Of
the Omaha district only since the frs,
Of the year and because OF the activity
Of the police and the sheriff has not
secured much evidence.
Evidence Against Pool Hsils.
Some testimony regarding pool halls IN
which minors have been permitted to play
pool was received by the grand jury.
c. N. Fielder. the BARRIERS union agent
who has been fighting for closed barber
shops on Sunday. appeared before the
grand Jury as a willing witness in the
hope OF striking a blow at the opponents
OF Sunday closing. who have the upper
hand At this time. He got little satisfac.
ton.
Iom Mahammitt. editor OF the Enter.
prise. weekly Newspaper for coiored
people. was q witness before the grand
Jury this afternoon.
Following the lead Of Rome Miller and
other hotel prcprietors. who were wit.
nesses before tho grand jury ana donatsd
their fees 10 the Child Saving institute,
Juvenile Officer Moxy Bernstein to-day
gave his fees TO the salvation Army Res.
cue home. They were for two days and
amounted TO ~