Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-16
GRAND Jury FINDS
/. TRUE b|[LSAGA|NST
|. 17;;REPORTS TODAY
ONLY ONE OTTAWA MAN CAUGHT
IN MESHES-LA SALE AND
STREATOR DIVIDE HONORS--
EACH HAVE a INDICTMENTS
PENDING FOR TRIAL.

Seventeen true bills out of a possi-
BILE thirty were reported by the June
grand jury at the completion of a
weeks stiff work while members of
that deliberative body were delving in
to La Sale county crimes. Only one
indictment was found against Ottawa.
James Teausant, whose arrest fol-
lowed disclosures of his Illicit relation
ship with Mrs. Ada Nixon, was in
dicted for adultery and held for trial
under $500 bonds. Mrs. Nixon claims
two of her children owe their paternal
parentage to Teausant.
Streator and La Sale divide honors
with four. indictments each. Mar.
seilles, Mendoza. Oglesby and Ottawa
bring up the rear, with only & single
bill against their inhabitants.
Fritz Gronko, Streaior, malicious
mischief. Young Gronko is accused
of willfully destroying lettuce and to-
matoes belonging to William r. Pratt
His bond is fixed at $500.
Gray Shelton, Marseilles, indict
ment for rape Shelton is accused OF
attacking Kathleen Hale on April 20
1917. The girl is l3 years of age
Shelton's bond is fixed at $1,000.
Andrew Voitjo and Edward Feeney
Indictment for burglary and larceny
The pair reside in Streator and arr
held TO trial for entering the Sabo sa
loon and stealing twentyfour bottle
of liquor and five boxes of cigars, tt
gether with q box OF silverwart
Their bonds were fixed at $500 eacf
Three bills were returned agains
both alleged felons.
Anton klensek, of La Sale, is In
dicted for assault with deadly wea
pom for an attack upon Michael j
Carey with a cuspidor The allege,
assault occurred May q, 1917. TIL
defendant Is held under $500 bonds.
Howard Clup, the La Sale man VIII
twice attempted to shoot his wife
Violet CulpD June /, is held for assaul
with intent to KILL under bonds c
$1,000.
Two true bills were found agains
William and Thomas Jennings. of o.
lesby, for burglary. They are charge
with entering the home OF Peter LIE
and stealing $25 in cash The Sc
ond Indictment is for the robbin
James Prye OF 81. Both crimes wei
committed May l6 Bond are place
, at $500 each.
. Henry Juergenson, Of La Sale,
held for malicious mischief, und,
, $500 bonds, for destroying G., o. g.
:. wires on March q His bonds al
$500.
Vincent p. Daniels also Of La Sail
Is indicted for embeZzlement upt
= charges preferred by Frank Prichar
Z an insurance man who claims that {
April 8, while an agent of the Centr
Life Insurance Co, embe2z!ed S27l4
. His bonds are $500.
James Teausant, oi ottawa is
dicted for adultery, for his Illicit rel
! tions with Ada Nixon, a marriad Wol
u an, who claims two Of her childrr
! are Of his parentage. Teausan
8 bonds are $500.
= Harold Hoffman, of Mendoza, i5
dicted for wife and child abandonme
y upon Mrs. Lucille fIoiiman's co
plant. The wife alleges the defer
20 ant deserted her and their two ell
u dren on May /. His bonds are S7'
= Frank White, of Streator, is held
trial for burglary. 1t is alleged
John Hat2er that on June VIII
10 stole copper boiler Of the value
:. So. He is held under 5000 bonds.
, Fritz Meuch and George Devine,
a. La Sale, are indicted for larceny,
~ being charged by the No |. l.. a II
!, that they stole $3.50 worth Of cop
ts wire on June s. Bonds are fixed
q $500 each