Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-10
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CONVENED TODAY
Judge Taber Recommended
Complete Investigation of
Charges, Etc.

Inc grand jury convened in fail
session this forenoon at ten O'Clock.
All the members answered to their
names on roll call except ]. r. Boyle,
OF Midas, A. w. Stone, of Carlin. and
| Archie Clayton, OF North Fork. Judge
Taber stated that on account OF seri.
Gus illness in their families the first
two were excused. Six others asked
TO be excused as follows: Mel S
Badt, George Holland, A. l.. McGinty.
Chas. Nuckols, c. T. TaufIer, and c. S.
Tremewan. After hearing their rea-
sons for asking TO be excused the court
excused Messrs. Badt. McGinty, Muck.
OILS. Tauffer and Tremewan.
Mr.. Clayton arrived about eleven
O'Clock, having been delayed on the
road.
The court excused Mrs. Margaret
Green from participation in the con.
sideration of the charges preferred by
the Free Press against the proprietors
of the Independent. as she is related to
Mr.. Russell, one of the Interested
parties.
j. II. Cazier was appointed as fore
man. The other members are II. a.
Agee of Wells, T. B. Beadle of Jar.
bidge. c. A. Francis, of South Fork.
Mrs. c. w. Giswold of Elko. VIM.
Johnson of Glover Valley. Z. c. Muir
ply OF Starr Valley, Mrs. A. l.. Ohm.
stead of Wells. o. S. Rice of Metro.
polls, Archie Clayton of North Fork.
Mrs. Margaret Green of Elko. George
Holland of LamoiIle, ]. II. Keyser OF
Elko, S. A. Merkley of Hylton, Mrs. II.
c. O'Neil of Wells, J. T.Wright of Elko,
and A. w. Sewell OF Tuscarora. The
oath was administered first to the fore.
man and then to the members OF the
grand jury by Deputy Clerk Miss Mae
Mcnamara
The court announced that the only
specific criminal case to be acted upon
was the one OF the state VS.. Dave
y CndTReU
with killing Art Bowman.
The court then read the general in.
structions to the grand jury defining
its duties and powers. Special EN-.
phasis was laid on the fact that all
matters considered by the grand jury
We're secret and that they should no;
be divulged. particularly with refer
ence to any remarks that might be
made by any member and on voting.
Attention was called to the fact that
the statutes required the court to read
certain acts of the legislature. but
these were so numerous that il would
require number of days TO read them
in full. He said instead that he would
simply call attention TO the subject
matter contained in the acts. lie
called particular attention to the act
that the law provides punishment FOR
any officer drinking to excess to the
injury of his office.
He said that if any member knew
of any offense committed against Tho
county, that he should report it tC
the other members for consideration.
Referring to the charge against tn,
Independent proprietors he said tha
only two persons had come to hin
with complaint and asking for an in
vestigation by the grand jury, nameI,
T.. c. Riddle. and T.. NJ. Steningcr
CBoth members of the Free Press com
pany).
He said that II had been brought tt
his attention that there were certain
saloons in the north end of the county
particularly at Twin Springs and Tip
erary. where II Is charged that liquor
is sold to bootleggers. and Twin Fall,
officials had complained TO him that
they were not receiving the co opera
tion Of Elko county officers. A com.
munication to the court from officials
Of Twin Falls county was read IIo
snid that the matter should be thor
oughly investigated. He also recon-
mcndcd an investigation OF the EllkC