Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
COLLINS ORDERS
GRAND JURY BACK
Prosecutors Request Granted
% Indictments Returned.

A sensation was sprung in the Marion
County Criminal Court this morning,
when Prosecutor Claris Adams requested
Judge James A. Collins not to finally
discharge the grand jury, but instruct
that body to report at 9 O'Clock Monday
morning because important matters
may be waiting fO- consideration"
The grand jurors returned nine in
dictments Friday morning and a report
on conditions at the Marion County in
stituhons The Jurors were prepared to
ask Judge Collins to finally discharge
them as a new jury is empaneled on
Jan. l.
Prosecutor Adams refused TO intimate
his reasons for requesting the jurors to
report on holiday week, but said that
something important might develop
ADAMS ACT MAY
BRING SENSATION.
It is understood that Mr.. Adams has
a definite matter under consideration ana
that it might be of a sensational nature.
Judge Collins granted the request of
Mr. Adams. Ralph Jones, deputy prose
cutor in charge of the grand jury, stated
the jurors intended this report to be the
final one for the term and il an addi-
tional report is made Monday ii will be
mitted
Among the indictments returned is one
of unusual Importance, and as the de-
PENDANT is not under arrest. Judge Col
Inns refused to permit the indictment to
be made public at this time. It is under
stood that efforts will be made to arrest
the defendant in this case by Monday
afternoon.
Judge Collins permitted to be made
public an Indictment against William
Coyle, 932 South Meridian street accord
ing to the address on the indictment.
charging COyle with attempting to OBJ
struct the execution of a certain sub
poena issued by County Clerk Richard
Sipe TO Frank OsterIand and his daugh-
ter Lillian Of 9OS Charles street I'm the
case of the State Of IndianI against WI
liam Coyle, charged with assaulting a
girl under 10 years Of age.
CERTAIN WITNESSES
TO REMAIN ABSENT.
1t is specifically charged that Coyle
Wlongfully told Osterland and his daugh-
ter that the case in which they were 10
appear as witnesses against him had
been dismissed and also that he had
paid Osterland $50 for the purpose of
preventing Osterland and his daughter
from appea ring in Criminal Court "a
witnesses against him.
The facts became known during Coyle's
recent trial in Criminal Court when Os-
terland admitted that he had received
$50. Judge Collins stated that CoyIe
was under bond In City Court and It
was not necessary TO wait until he had
been arrested on this Indictment.
Others indicted are as follows: John
Emrick, rape; James Potter, assault with
intent to kill; Evans Coftey, burglary
and grand larceny, and Charles F. Cor
don, grand larceny
In the reports on Julietta, the county
jail and the poor farm. the Jurors held
that the Arrangements were satisfactory,
but complained Of the plumbing I'm all
Of the places visited. The coal supply
was held adequate in all institutions,
and the food was found to be good and
plentiful Some minor improvements
were suggested in the buildings at the
poor farm and JuIietta. The jurors were
not satisfied with fire protection at the
poor farm.