Arizona republican., 1919-10-08
J. $. GRAND JURY |ND|CTS SEVEN ON FIRST REPORT
Two Men Held in White Slave Cases While Four Are Charged With Oper- ating Still-Trials of All Are Set

The federal grand jury which weDt into session here with the opening of the federal court last Monday, yesterday returned to the court its first partial report of the fall term, containing sev- eral indictments. At the time of the iury's adjournment at 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon it was said the jury would be ready to return another re- port this morning
 The first indictment of the grand jury was that of c. F. Wheelis, charged with violation of the Mann while slave" act Wheelis pleaded not guilty to the court, Judge Sawtelle presiding, and his case was set for october 22. Tony Perry Silva, said to be Span lard, was also indicted on a white slave" charge. He too pleaded not guilty and his case was also set for october %.
 Made Liquor, Is Charge
 Raymond Todd, Joe Banks, William McGowan and a fourth man were in- dicted by the grand jury jointly, on four counts. The technical charges, respectively on each count, were hav- ing in their possession a still; carrying on the business of a distillery; of mak ing or fermenting a mash; and of
 
 the mash-the whole mass of legal language amounting to saying that the tour were charged with distilling Nuor. The time given for the offense Vas last July.
 NOf the defendants under the indict t1ent only Todd and McGowen were in @ourt, Joe Banks having escaped from the county jail here a short time ago McGowen pleaded not guilty to all four hunts of the indictment. while Todd Head not guilty to three and guilty to 'jne. that of carrying on the business of Ndistillery
 Postpone's Indian Case
 tA bit of comedy was brought to the iourt with the pleading of Paul Jones' fn Indian youth, to his indictment. .fones was charged with having liquor ln his Possession on the Indian reser- VAtion last July, and had been in jail since July &, waiting for trial. He first entered a plea of not guilty to the indictment, but later changed it to guilty and began explaining his case to the court.
 IL seems that at the time of the all leged offense Paul had purchased in a little store in or near Scottsdale bot tle of alcohol. which he intended to use in cleaning. This alcohol-it proved to be of the denatured variety-he had imprudently taken home to the reser- walton. and there he had been arrested. He had not drunk any of it, nor in- tended to, he said. He was just going 10 clean something with iI.
 United States Attorney Flynn pro- duced the bottle of alcohol and it proved to be full. Moreover, it proved 10 be wood alcohol, which is sometimes used in cleaning. According to Paul he had only paid a dime for it, and before he had had a chance to use it he had been arrested, and kept in jail ever since just because he had it.
 Judge Sawtelle took the case under considerat ton for investigation after hearing the tale of the poor Indian.
 Trial Jury Starts Today
 Aside from the report of the grand jury, yesterdays session of the fedora court consisted mainly in getting ev- crything in shape for the actual work A number of cases were set on the calendars, and others were dismissed.
 The case of the United Verde Min ing company against Collector of In ternal Revenue Franklin was set fol October q. after being changed iron october 27.
 The trial jury will begin work thi. morning.