White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-30

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and deaths Is properly enforced. and
such other matters rs may be brought
10 Nour attention concerning ~thepublic
welfare
you are directed to examine INTO the
control. management and conduct OF
the county hospital. 10 inquire into the
number Of patients therein confined
the oonditioa of th.is health, tle prog
res of disease If they arc suffering
from any. and de any and all othec
things that any prudent business man
would do IN the managen1en. e hts
own business.
You are to in1nirc into The conduct
Of every city official engaged in The
performance of II public duty within
the confines If this county, aad see that
said duties are discharged in accord
apce with tho iaw. To Namin the
bills and allowances made by the board
of county commissioners and 10 satisfy
yourselves that said disbursements and
allowances are made in accordance with
the law
I'm concluding my instructions to you
as grand jurors YOU arc. urged 10 dis
charge your duties in the highest way
becoming good citizenship. That there
Is no urgent request for an immediate
report. your deliberations may extend
over n convenient length OF time, ana
when yeu have finally completed Your
Iabors the report submitted by you
should be direct. positive. thorough aud
exhaustive
The jury selected Is composed OF the
following citizens. \. Texan Martin
peterson. Herman Wise. Dick House.
Robert Reid. J j. Gublcr. Nose Ander-
son. c. b. Nance, Christian Hermansen
ir. John Carlson. Martin Nelson. Ar
thur A. Shell. Richard T. swallow. \. A
Marshall. q. u Bates. w. y. Hogan
and II. f. Middaeh.
The seven persons excused from
were. Charles Ziegler, George
Robson, T.. L. Fletcher. Carl Muir. Guy
Saval. Angus Mcdonald and NJ. 7. Col
Inns.
Rot until Thursday were there any
signs of activity OF the Jury.
Thursday morning the jury notified the
court h IL was ready for a partial
report and the jurymen hled into the
to present indictments winch
had beer made after an investigation
of the charges against the men who
were being held for the Ely packing
house robbery.
John RAY, Tom o'Neill. otherwise
known as "Red O'Neill." Jack Wright
and Fred Freeman, he -four accused
men, were. brought into court and the
court asked the defendants IL either OF
them had reason to challenge n mem
Der of the grand jury. Jack Wright
MISUNDERSTANDING the question OF the
Judge, replied that he knew several oil
the Jurors, but when The court informed
him that such acquaintance was not
ground FOR challenge n That unless
he knew a member had appeared as q
witness against him in the justice court
or a good reason why any
should not act on the jury his Challenge
would not be accepted.
The indictments found by the grand
Jury were then delivered to the judge.
who asked the defendants If they were
represented by an attorney. The court
received the reply that Attorney An
thony Zurich would appear for all foui
defendants.
The time fixed by the court for the
arraignment of the pendants was :
o'clock in the afternoon. when the nc
cused men were again brought INTO
court and the indictments for grand
larceny read by the clerk to each de-
PENDANT. who had been instructed by
the court to stand and enter q plea.
Attorney Zurich ask ID for an extension
of time in which to enter a plea for
each defendant and the time set by tho
court was February Z
The defendants were then remanded
TO the sheriff until such time as the
bond fixed by the court in he sum oil
1000 each could be presented.
The charge against Frank Miller,
who had been arrested as an accomplish
in the robbery. was Investigated BY the
| grand jury. and as no true bill was
| found he was exoaerated of the charge
| and his bondsmen released.
Friday and Saturday the grand jury
was busy with committee work. the
members making an investigation of
the hospital building. county jail.
schools and city Of Ely affairs.
From present indications IL Is not
likely tina the jury will complete its
work until the latter part of next week.
John d. Ray. one of the defendants,
wa released from the custody of the
sheriff Friday afternoon upon the fur
nishing Of a bond In the sum OF $4,000.
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