The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-06
Final Report For This Term 10 Made
by That Body This Morning
After Four Days
Session.
THANKED BY THE COURT
irwin seitz is indicted on Burglary
Charge. Two Charges Made
Against Armstrong and
Pyles.

the grand jury for the September
term OF the district court, which made
its final report this morning and was
discharged for the term. after being
complimented by the court for the
work accomplished in the short time
Iit was in session, only four and one
half days.
Among the indictments returned
was one against Irwin SeitZ, who is
charged with burglary. Conway Arm
strong has been indicted on charge
| Of burglary, and a similar charge was
preferred against BENJAMIN Pyles,
The latter two are colored men. The
trio were alleged to have entered the
Taber residence on Eighth and Grand
avenue last May, and to have taken
a quantity of jewelry.
Indictments were returned against
William Bailey and BENJAMIN Pyles,
charging robbery, and against Con-
way Armstrong, charging robbery.
These indictments were returned
against this trio who were charged
with having entered Ham Inman's
grocery store and robbed him OF
about $40.
An Indictment was returned against
Wilbur Johnson who was charged with
the selling OF intoxicating liquors.
An indictment was returned against
Frank Ward who was charged with
breaking and entering the Fred De-
Yong store.
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JEFF Alltop. charging him with break
ing and entering c., B. & @. car.
Four cases were ignored by the
grand Jury, among them being the
State OF Iowa VS.. William Clay, the
State of Iowa vs.. Clarence Miller. and
the State Of Iowa vs.. Ebert White.
Jurors Are Thanked.
In thanking the grand jurors for
their work. Judge Hamilton said that
their report of seventy-six witnesses
examined in four and one-half days
and the returning of nine indictments
showed that they had worked exped-
itiously and we're entitled to the
thanks Of the county. He spoke OF
of the United States as they behold
the terrific struggle in Europe that
this is q government Of laws. While
no one realized more than the judge
on the bench some Of the imperfec-
lions of the law, still 1T should be a
feeling Of satisfaction that our gov
eminent was one of laws.
In their report the grand jurors
give a clean bill OF health to the Lee
county home. They recommend that
the two closets in the police station
be made more sanitary however.
Report Of Jurors.
The full report of the grand jury
follows:
To the Hon. W. S. Hamilton: We.
the grand Jury for the September
term, A. D. 1914, OF the district court
at Keokuk, respectfully submit the
following report:
We have been in session four and
one-half days, and have examined
seventy-six witnesses. We have found
nine true bills, have ignored four
cases, anu nave CohtiAuSu wv SoSSo'
We visited the Lee county home,
and find everything to be in first class
condition.
We also visited the Lee county Jail
and the city Jail at Keokuk. and found
same to be in as good condition as
circumstances will permit. except we
recommend that the closets in the city
Jail be put in more sanitary condition.
We desire to extend to your honor,
as we'll as to the other officials Of the
court our thanks for the uniform
courtesy which has been shown us
during our session.
Having completed our labor, we
ask that we may be discharged.
Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. s, 1914.
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