Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-27
J. 5. GRAND JURY RETURNS FIVE
 INDICTMENTS
ONE MAN HELD FOR TOO MUCH PRO-GERMAN TALK AND ONE GETS INTO TROUBLE BY STEALING ANOTHER MANS WIFE.
(Erom ThursdsY.s Daily.l


 The federal grand jury which be- gan its investigations on Monday made its report yesterday evening to Judge Rudkin, five indictments being returned. Owing to the fact that three of the indicted persons were not in custody, only two of the true bills were made public.
 A. F.. Nichols, of northern Arizona and other parts, was indicted on al charge of attempting to cause insub- ordination in the United States army and navy. The particular of fense upon which the defendant was held was committed several weeks ago. Nichols publicly stated that he hoped that any American youth who crossed over to France with the army would be killed either on the way over or on the battle field, and that anybody who mixed into Great Brit ! aims fuss with Germany was d- fool. Nichols is being held in the jail here and will get his trial next week
 A Mexican named Antonio Morales was indicted on white slavery charge and IS being held in the jail here. He was arrested several weeks ago by Officer Carlson, after he had brought woman named Maria AL varez from Needles. Cal, to Jerome for immoral purposes. Antonio is said to have taken the woman away from her husband a few days after she had been married, convincing the woman, it is said, that she had made big mistake in mating up with | friend husband. On the way over from Needles to Jerome, this couple the girls mother and the latter's male companion all occupied one small room at Jerome Junction. The mothers sweetheart skipped the country when he learned that Carlson was on his trail. Morales trial will come up some time after next Mon day.
 The first sentence to be handed out by Judge Rudkin was yesterday dealt to John O. Boykin, when the defendant entered plea of guilty to a charge of introducing liquor onto an Indian reservation in the north ern part of the State. Judge Rudkin sentenced the man to six months in the Prescott jail and fined him SlOO. I Hosteen Chee, an old-time Navajo buck, who is wanted on a charge of attempting to gun an Indian agent on one of the adjacent reservations, was brought into court yesterday. I The court was not ready to try this case at the time set. and the defend ant was allowed his liberty on his ! own recognizancc Chee, who wore large earrings and had his long hair done up on top of his head, attracted much attention while in the court room and upon the streets of this city.
 Attorneys L. H. Beyerle of Pres sott and s. D. Stewart of Kingman were yesterday admitted to practice in the U. s. court.
 Walter Runkc, who year or so ago was tried and acquitted on a charge of killing an Indian named ! Taddy Tin, was recently arrested on charge of perjury, and was yester- i day arraigned before Judge Rudkin. He entered a plea of not guilty and will get his trial during the period set aside for the hearing of criminal cases. The perjury charge grew out of testimony given by Runke during the Taddy Tin trial
 The actions of the Continental Trust Company. trustee, vs. the Mon arch Mining & Smelling Company. and Vacili Pivovaroff vs. the Hassa- yampa Alfalfa Farms Company, were continued until the August term of the U. s. court Pivovaroff is a Rus sian who alleges that the farms or ganization contracted to furnish him with sufficient water to irrigate some property north of the city. He charges that the company failed to let him have enough water, and that his crops were ruined thereby. He ! is seeking to recover the value of the crop which he could have raised had he obtained the water