The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-24
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IN JULY REPORT
Grand jury Reported to Judge Ham
iiton Last Night at Z O'clock
After Three Days
Session.
IN RED LIGHT CASES
several True sllls Found in Cases
Resulting From Raids BY the
state Agents This
Summer.
IN RED LIGHT CASES

Fourteen indictments were returned
by the grand Jury for the September
term of the district court. which re-
ported to Judge Hamilton last night az
b o'clock. Indictments were returned
in several Of the red light cases,
and there is one Indictment against
"a Mexican which charges murder In
the first degree. Several OF those IN
dicted are in custody, and warrants
for the others weresput into the hands
OH Sheriff Scott thiA morning Tor ser
vice.
The case against Jason Cramer. was
ignored by the grand jury. Cramer
was held to await the action OF the
grand fury in the matter Of an al
legged assault upon six year old girl.
The grand jury In its report stated
that It had been IN session three ana
one-third days and had examined Tor
ty.nine witnesses. Fourteen true bills
were returned, four cases we're g
nored and Ave were continued. The
foreman Of the grand jury was F. W.
Smith and w. w. Gwinn was clerk.
The grand Jury asked that they be
discharged upon making this report.
True Bills Returned.
4 An Indictment was returned against
Alfredo Martinez, a Mexican. charg-
ing murder In the first degree. Mar.
.tinez is alleged to have shot ana kliieo
"a man named Hernandez In q bunk
car near Argyle. Martinez Was cap
tnred by Santa Fe detectives.
d. Espananza was indicted on .
charge of assault with intent to inii1ct
great bodily injury on r. g. wagner.
Frank Ward, alias Frank Hendricks,
was indicted on charge OF malicious
mischief. He is alleged to have strip
ped brass from a motor belonging 10
McManus and Tucker.
Dewey Thompson was indicted on
a charge OF breaking into G., 81 g
a. freight car.
Eric Ferns was indicted on charge
| OF assault with intent to tnfhct great
bodily injury. Ferns is alleged % nave
assaulted w. J. Smith last May.
oth.r Indictments Returned.
Indictments in the so-cailed reg
light cases were returned as follows !:
Against Hattie Spaulding, charged
with keeping house OF III tame,
Against VERNE Darden, charged
with keeping house Of III fame;
Against Evelyn WAYNE. cnarseu
with keeping house of Ill fame.
Against Daisy Brooks. charged
with keeping house OF Ill fame.
Arainet pearl Rogan, charged
wifi, keeping house OF i'll fame.
AGAINST Florence Schmidt, charged
with keeping house OF III fame:
Against Hattie Kirbye, charged
with keeping house of Ill fame.
\ J u i.
Nuisanees Are Alleged.
Indictme nts which charge that de-
PENDANTS were maintaining nuisance
were returned against James Sullivan
and against Hattie Kirbye. In these
cases, the state agents alleged In their
testimony that they purchased liquor.
The bonds for the defendants have
been fixed at 5000.
cramer Case ignored.
The grand jury ignored the case
against Jason Cramer. who was charg-
ed with rape. in an information filed
in the superior court. The grand jury
after hearing all Of the testimony,
voted to ignore the alleged charge and
Cramer Is cleared Of the charge.
Other cases ignored were those OF
Robert Utley, Frank johnson and
.eBlackie" Wilson.
Five are Continued.
Five cases were continued by the
grand jury. Among these were L. s.
MlcMahan, Juan Gomez and John Fer
guson.
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