The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-08
JURY RETURNS
NO INDICTMENT
R. C. CRAWFORD WINS ON HEARING
Grand Jury Returns Four Indictments -
Two Men Plead Guilty and Are
Sentenced

The grand jury Tuesday afternoon
returned not true bill in the case Of
X. G. Crawford, former instructor of
athletics at the high school, who was
recently arrested in Minneapolis and
returned here on charge of securing
money under false pretenses from w.
X. Bailey, principal of the school. AL
legations of Crawford s offenses, a cir
cular bearing his photograph and de-
claring that he had defrauded students
and others out of about $500, proved
an exaggeration on his return here. At
the time of his preliminary hearing be-
fore a Justice of that city was stated
that he would probably face a second
charge of embezzlement of funds from
Buford Glass, high school student, the
money secured for purchase of cor
net. Young Glass. who had left for
Juneau, Alaska, has cabled thst state
ments to the effect that he had made
an affidavit declaring that Crawford
he'd defrauded him on such deal were
erroneous. The cable Estates that he
had avaneed Crawford funds prepara-
l8ory to launching u vsudeville-acrobati
deal. In no other instanf was it found
that Crawford had secured funds from
students. The sum of $500 was secured
from Mr. Bailey through the latter
having signed note to secure funds
for promoting partnership aeroplane
passenger business. Suspicious at
tached to Mr.. Crawford when he mys-
teriously disappeared after leaving for
Spokane in late February, avowedly to
return in cross country fight an aer-
oplane that was supposed to be shipped
from the east. While he admits his in
discretion in failing to communicate
with local people. Mr.. Crawford de-
cIares he became absorbed In hunting
down former business associate wi o
held a mortgage on the machine and
who secured its sale without his knowl-
edge.
The grand jury returned three indict-
ments as follows: Robert McGrilIis.
for obtaining money from local store
by fraudulent check; Clarence E.
Pullen, on charge Of pc idling drugs
without a license w. 6. Schoene, for
a recent burglary of jewelry and cut
lery at the store of Yasui Bros. Pul-
len is resident of The Dalles. He
has not yet been arraigned. McGrillis
and Seheone pleaded guilty. Judge
w iiSOu oCHlGilCCu liiG lOItDcI " " W 81
months in the penitentiary, and the lat
ter drew a sentence of 8 10 36 months.
The grand jury consisted Of the fol-
lowing men: A. w. Meyer, foreman;
J.. @. Duckwali. y. y. Loving Geo. 1.
Slocom, Oscar Vanderbilt, S. B. Car
nine and j. o. Tompkins.
The grand jury has also returned an
indictment against A. Perkins on a
charge of assault and battery against
+. Karihara. The assault, it is said,
resulted from dispute over wages of
Perkins and his family for the straw
berry harvest on Ksrihara's Willow
Flat ranch place.
The japanese man suffered brain
concussion, according to charges, hav-
ing been struck over the head with
strawberry carrier. He was brought
to the Cottage Hospital. where his con-
dition was consid cred serious up to
Tuesday night, when he began to rally.
He was reported yesterday to be max
ing rapid recovery.
The charge against Mr.. Pullen is
technical one. it is said.