Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-02
Grand JURY ENDS
PROBE and MAKES
A FINAL REPORT
rou- Indictments Are Returned
duplicating o. L. Bruner
and Lawrence M. Magil.
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
-.r States Attorney and Sheriff
nu.sed 70 Have Planned to Get
Money From Prisoners.


Money From Prisoners.
: lawrence NJ. maeilI, embezzIement
- larceny, two charges.
,,,rence NJ. mssili and o. L. 5ru-
- bribery and conspiracy.
NOT TRUE BILLS.
- Brurer. confidence game %,
.-;..-, ~, en15ezziement %.
sudd Little, assault with intent to
.snr1it murder
JR. King, abduction.
.rer establishing a record for the
,.nr.h Of time they have been in ses-
cor. members OF the grand jury for
,,s January term OF circuit court
-.se a final report 70 Judge r. W.
ornsted in circuit court this morning
.to-rlv after Il o'clock and were dis
-issed with the thanks OF the court.
me- bodv has been IT, session since the
st Monday IN January and the grand
.,-v Tor the May term VIII convene
,sIr Monday afternoon ar > O'Clock.
In the hnaI report returned by the
secret body we're four true bills. two
n which we're against former states
Attorney /. ". Ma-ill. charging en-
bezzlement and larceny, and the other
tuo AGAINST sheriff o. l. Bruner and
NagiU. charging conspiracy and con
spiracy and bribery.
Forces Report.
In addition 10 this fnaI rePor. under
special states Attorney George W
wood there was also filed a list OF
ignored bills. returned under States
Attorney ?. p Thompson. There were
e cases IN the list. II OF them being
against sheriff Bruner- Il Is under
stood States Attorney +. r. Thomp-
son yesterday appeared before the
grand jury and insisted that the list
OF indie -ments ignored should be made
public. threatening to 20 into open
court this morning and make affidavit
concerning this information which he
felt the public ought 10 know
Included in the list are the strong
est cases / had against Bruner.' de-
clsred States Att Jruey Thompson.
However. the jury saw nj not 10 re-
turn true bills and ignored them.
There are eleven CT -hem. seven charS-
Ing confidence game. three bribery,
and one embezzlement"
Other not true bills were those
against Budd Little. charged with as
sault with intent 70 commit murder. in
that he threw a missile At his wife.
and against J. r. Long. abcuc--On-
Officials Conspired.
The Indictment brought against Bru-
nsr and MagiIl. charging conspiracy,
Is the most sensational watch the pres
snt jury has yet returned. The bill
charges the defendants with planning
20 permit and assist all persons charg-
ed with crimes and felCnies 10 escape
prosecution. for a reward in cases
where they could do so without I'M
reasonable risk OF detection" They
are charged with planning TO use the
processes OF the courts Of Rock Is
land county 70 obtain money and other
things Of value from such persons as
might hereafter commit crimes and 70
use the courts 70 cover up and conceal
their Illegal acts
Cite Instances.
Among the instances cited. in which
Magiil and Bruner are charged with
corruption in Official life. are the fol
loving:
Nov. i. 1912. Marie CoIberg. alias
Marie Tavern. convicted in county
court and ordered 20 pay 800 and
costs. allowed 70 escape from county
jail on the payment Of a promissory
note for s220.s5 10 Bruner by Marie
and George z. Colberg.
Nov. Is, 1912. oscar Benson. bound
ever 20 the grand jury under a larceny
charge. permitted 20 escape from cOun-