Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-09

Schemes to
Be Probed
Judge Troup Ins,ructs Jurors
Also to Investigate Rental
Conditions; b. Z. Nc
Cague Is Foreman.
Much Evidence Is Ready

Much Evidence Is Read
Foreeiul language marked the i
s,rue,ions which Presiding Distri,
Judge Troup read yesterday mornin
10 the grand jury, called TO invest
gate alleged wild and frauduler
stock selling and jobbing schemes b
which people have lost millions. I'll
Judge also instructed the jurors I
probe rental conditions in Omah
The % vcniremen drawn by Jur
Commissioner Moorhead two week
ago reported at 10. and just befor
J. the 10 had been picked and ha
retired TO their jury room. clothc
with unlimited inquisitorial powers,
List of Jurors.
Brewer Z. McCague, vice presi-
dent of the McCague Investment
company, real estate, rentals, in
surance and investments, was ap-
pointed foreman Of the jury. The
other IS men are as follows:
Walter w. Fairweather, clerk,
Paxton 4 Gallagher company, lis
South Thirty-6fth avenue.
Andrew Busk, contractor, 34l2
Hawthorne avenue.
lanes M. Gillian, manager in
dustrial bureau Chamber OF Com
merce. l34o South Thirty-fifth
avenue.
Harry P. Naylon, United States
Rubber company employe, ZoZI
Binney street.
c. Blake Erb, manager Colvert
Lithographing company, 500
South Thirty-hrst street.
Earl ]. Brainard, Crowell Gain
company employe, 2522 Bristol
street.
Edward H. Steberg. bookkeeper,
Trans Mississippi Grain company,
1921 North Thirty-eighth street.
Arnold c. Juergens, Conserva-
tive Savings and Loan association,
2464 Harney street.
William ]. Hefainger. laborer,
Armour & Co., 40l9 South Twenty
third street.
Harold L. Miller, clerk, Holm
auist Elevator company, 1904 Bin
ney street.
Henry Hamon, farmer, Elkhorn.
Oscar Heasly, butcher, Morris &
Co., 4sz5 South Twenty-third
street.
Edgar H. Pickard. insurance,
Sis l1asd street..
Wiiiiam W. Carmichael, city
-sales manager, G. N. Dietz Luna-
Der company, 3o4s California
street.
Ordn r. Hayes, 4o2s South
Twenty-fifth street, stationary
fireman, Swift & Co.
Six Excused.
With Judge Troup sat Jury Com.
Moorhead and District
Judges Leslie, Fitzgerald. Goss and
Day. District Court Clerk Robert
Smith called the names OF the %.
All reported except Henry Duve,
,bl4 North Thirty-frst avenue who
( on a visit to Germany. These men
we're found unqualified to serve and
sere excused: Edwin ]. Busch, oo4
North Thirty-cighth street; Jehn +.
Wilcox. l4O4 South Eighth street;
eouard Frye, Washington, Neb;;;
Harry w. Zimmerman, s332 North
/ wenty-six,h street; Frank !.
Smith. s002 Capitol avenue and WI
lam c. Wagner, Route =, south
side. r
This lett just l6. Judge Troup
,nnointed Mr.. McCague foreman and
hen administered the solemn oath
nd the jury retired to the room pro-
yi,,ed lust back OF Judge Troup 5
ronrt room. Murray Este,ie, a son
ii ,he late District Judge Estelle,
was appointed. special bailitt for the
jury.
To Last Until October 5.
In the court room we're Attorney
General Davis, Assistant Attorneys
General r. ]. MCGUIRE and "; =.
Dorsey and County Attorney Shot
we'll.
The attorney general and his as
Sistants will be in Omaha throughout
The sessions of the grand jury, which
viii last until October 8 1t least and
possibly longer.
The grand jury will meet daily
from 9 to S. 1t has unlimited powers
Of investigation. The votes of only
IL OF the l6 men are required tor an
indictment.
The attorney general said yester-
day he has vast amount OF evidence
10 present to the grand jury involv-
Ing a large number OF corporations,
stock companies, promotion schemes
which have had aud prosecuted their
activities in Douglas county. Pro-
.eedinps before the grand jury are
surrounded by law with secrecy.
None of the evidence can be made
public.
Charge To Grand Jury.
Presiding Judge Trorp's charge
70 the grand jury yesterday follows:l
Once more the occasion seems to
have arisen in this community.
whereby it has become proper, II
rot absolutely imperative. 20 invoke
he inquisitoriaf powers OF a grand
ury to investigate alleged fragrant
-iolations of penal laws of our state
ind bring the probable guilty Of
'enders, if any there be, to arraign-
nent before a court of justice.
Under ordinary conditions the
county attorney and his DEPUTIES are
Ible to investigate infractions of the
.riminal laws of our state and to
institute proper proceedings to bring
he offending persons to justice, but
because Of the peculiar ard some-I
What complex nature of the alleged
-ioiations in the present instance an
exists rendering it ex-l
,edient that the prosecuting officers
,e afforded the assistance of a grand
ury.