Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-02
FEDERAL COURT TO OPEN AND GRAND
JURY BEGIN DUTIES TODAY; NUMBER
'a0F Gases DISPOSED OF BY WILSON

Motion 10 quash the indictment
against Tour men charged with enter
ins into conspiracy 10 transport whisky
frain Dalhart. Texas. into Kansas was
denstd by Judge James Wilson la TED
sral court yesterday afternoon. THE
mrn charged by Indictment are v. {.
Hahn. y. &. Erickson. ". =. SimonsCii
aud J.. D.. Waiket There are four
counts ln the indictment. and the
alleged offense l. described ~ being
committed between the dates Of Octo.
her. 1917. aud July. 1918 BY carrying
liquor in the caboose at Rock island
freight train.
Opening 81 court had been set Tor this
morning. hat arriving from Fort Worth
nj noon. Judge Wilson found be- had
tiuic 10 call the docket and make q Few
orders in addition 90 hearing the mo.
ton Ia the case OF Hahn. Erickson. ~.
mohson and Walker.
The ease 81 the Commonwealth BANS
VS. A. ". Currie ct al was dismissed.
as was the ease of Harry Frye vs. Oli.
Yer :. Mason.
The ease OF Van he Car ". W. $
Gammagc was settled and number
of eases wcrc continued On the docket
Grand Jury 10 Meet To-day.
The grand Jury viii De organized 10
day aud civil eases taken up only
civil eases viii lee heard this week Next
week the criminal docket viii De- takca
mp. and Il a. the hope of District At.
ioincy A. l.. Taylor that they viii be-
disposed 81 In two weeks. The court
rossion. officials expect. viii last four
weeks.
The scope of the grand iury's work
VIII De- determined by the instructions
delivered by Judge Wilson to-day N
the session roccntly closed "a Abilene
three indictments against profitcrring
were returned. ats a shame the way
they or" prufitecring IN some commuli.
tiles District Attorney Taylor sail
yesterday. hut In rugar. prosecutions
are r,triotea 10 thnsr who charge ovcr
! prr cent profit for wholcslling aud
over cents profit retail
Complains OF Laundry Charges.
Among complaints that have reached
him iran this district Is one callng
attention 10 prices charged Tor lim.
dry. The complaint comes from Hcrv.
ford
Irofitccring IN shoes has bvcn
brought furcihly Ia the attention uf the
federal attorney. he SAYS. and Il IL his
uhf rvation that an business concerns
arr banking money more universally
than was the ease IN normal times
Officials on Hand
All court officials are un hand ready
Tor the terms work. judge James Wi.
ION. CLERK Louis e Maynard. Court
Reporter ". a. PARKER. Mar hal James
\. iiaggcri aud Deputy Marshal Doug.
u. Campbell arrived az noon yesterday
ON the Fort Worth X Denver train.
District Attorney a. T.. TAYLOR and his
iwo doputi,r. Judge ". T. Allen aud
w G. Austin arr also on the ground.
Mus, of the 30 grand Jurors arrived
yesterday and last night.
Juror L. Excused.
Pod Earnest. a sheep man from LIT.
,lciicld. reported last uight. and on his
representation that M has over 1900
pounds OF wonl on his nuck's back AMI
rirhi "a ten men ready Ia begin smear.
irg and inipcrativgly requiring his pres.
once. was excused Others may be- ex.
cuacd to-day IL actual emergency Is
shown.
Grand Jury list.
Grand Jurors that have been sum.
monod tn appear this morning are. W
\. Howard. White Decr; H. VI. John.
son. halc Center; g. l.. Grounds. Hap
ny; e. &. Brown. Dumas. Joc Paul. F~i.
ona; Andy Costly, Canyon: J. e. VII.
moth. Goodnighi: e l.. Grimes. Wash.
hun: u. N. S,ebhius. Leila Lake. !.
u. avery. Amarillo. John Vineyard
Claude; q. q. Adams. Wellington: " \.