The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-19
GRAND JURY RETURNS
"a TRUE BILLS
THREE ARE FOR
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Ignores Food Investigators Report
But Recommends That The Work
Be Continued

The grand jury was in session on
Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednes-
day this week, examined fifty witness
es, considered rs cases, returned "a
true bills and ignored seven. Three
of the indictments were for murder in
the first degree, one on four counts,
the other two on two counts EACH
Three true bills were returned against
each of the Orrville youths while
three indictments are still secret, the
subjects in each case not having been
apprehended.
The food probe testimony was laid
before the jury, but evidently in such
manner that they considered it not
worth while at the present time for
they passed the following resolution:
"The grand jury after considering
the honorable court, as to the advisa-
bility of making an investigation of
the food situation in the county, and
after fully considering the matter and
after listening to the report of the
preliminary investigation made by the
prosecuting attorney Of this county,
beg to report that although the matter
is one of great Importance, to fully
go intothe matter would take great
deal of time and money; that great
many witnesses would of necessity
have to be called, and that at this
time we do not deem it advisable to
go into the matter more fully, but do
advise that the prosecuting attorney
and his office continue the investiga-
ton of the matter and bring the mat
ter before the next session of the
grand jury"
Claude Blood, Clyde Hulderman and
Clyde Lawrence, who participated in
the Lodi shooting affair, which re-
suited in the death of Constable Way
Knapp, were each indicted for muir
der in the first degree, the former on
four counts, and the other two on two
counts each. Two true bills for
burglary were also returned against
each of the three for the looting Of N.
w. Hover & Sons store and the store
of Edward Edwards the night preced-
ing the shooting.
Fred Payne, Wadsworth negro,
was indicted for shooting crap with
two dice on the evening of June 13.
Peter Pfeffer, the young man who
attempted to steal an auto, the prop
erty of H. F. Evans, the last day of
the fair. was indicted on the charge
of operating motor vehicle without
the consent Of the owner.
Frank Butto, Wadsworth italian,
was indicted for shooting with intent
to kill. Butto has been more or less
prominent in court circles for some
time, and his indictment this time
dates from family affair during
which he shot at Dominic Cacciola on
the night of May 31st, this year.
A true bill was returned against
Elbert johnson, who is charged with
malicious destruction of property in
that on the night of April % he
girdled and otherwise destroyed 81
peach and Al apple trees, the prop
erty Of F. E. Joachim of Granger.
Kirk D. Seeley of Litchfield, will
stand trial for non-support Of minor
child from April 1st until the present
time.
Steef Gruich, the Akron foreigner
who was arrested with the gang OF
moonshiners at Wadsworth and latter
released by the federal authorities al
Cleveland, was indicted for carrying
concealed weapons. When appre.
hended by the sheriff Gruich was
toting large revolver.
Ray Dague of Spencer had true
bill returned against him for assault
and battery, the outgrowth of an al
tercation with Aelgia Jamison al
Spencer on June Is.
Myer Abramson Of Wadsworth, was
indicted for assault in menacine
manner in that he struck and wounded
Patrick Omara on Aug. IL, 1919.
Chas. Mckenzie and Aloysius Seidle
the two Medina young men who were
apprehended at Leroy on June Is
where they had driven in Ford, tht
property Of G. F. Bockhoff, were botl
indicted for operating a motor We
hicle without the consent of the own
er. The men when arrested told /;
"cock and bull" story of how they hat
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