The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
GRAND JURY RETURNS EIGHTEEN
INDICTMENTS; JURY DISCHARGED

The Grand Jury was discharged by
Judge John c. Lowe, Oct. 81.
The jury returned the following in.
dictments:
John Redman and Manson Anderson
burglary with high explosives.
A: j. Laird, rape in the first degree.
Thos. Harris and Kittie Harris
handling drugs.
Jack Longre, robbery in the frs,
degree.
Chas. Belanger and VIM. Yamron,
burglary in the first degree.
x. P. Wall, having Intoxicating liqu.
or in his possession.
Edgar Fields, burglary in the third
degree.
c. j. Cameron, burglary in the third
degree.
James Babe, rape in first degre.
Archie Adair, forgery, third degree
Georgs Candy, keeping Intoxicating
liquor for sale.
}. II. Kirkland and Ed. Loomis, op.
Grating gambling devices.
VIM. O'Leary, assault and battery.
Jack Osborne and VIM. Anderson,
gambling.
Henry and Della Marsh, selling
drugs.
George Rolfe, grand larceny.
w. 5. Brown, eXtortion.
w. S. Brown, failing to inform
against and prosecuting persons keep.
ing gambling apparatus.
Larry Bryne, grand larceny.
IN connection with the above list OF
indictments, the Independent has been
informed that the indictment of w.
S: Brown, captain of police of the city
OF Minot, for eXtortion was caused by
Capt. Browns taking a stolen car
from Tony NUM-. The car has been
identified as a Buick stolen in South
Dakota, the United States Insurance
Company having the insurance on the
car. Capt. Brown states the in.
surance company has notified the DO
lice department to use their car at
any time, or any parts from stolen
car, when necessary.
Capt. Brown has also been indicted
for permitting gambling games to run,
When a circus appeared in Minot last
summer, there was considerable
gambling connected with it, it is said.
Capt. Brown was busy that day and
spent but little time at the circus, not
more than five minutes. He states
ne drove over to the grounds and
warned the special police to look out
Tor. short change artists and pick
pockets and says he was informed by
the special police that everything
was running all right. One of the
special police is reported to have told
the grand jury that he had been ad-
vlsed that gambling games were being
run and that he had sent word to
Capt. Brown to come over and stop
them. This Capt Brown denies
The Indictment against Larry NJ
Bryne, chief of police of the city of
Minot is said to have come about
through the fact that Chief Bryne re-
moved tire from one stolen auto in
his possession and placed it on anoth-
er stolen auto in his possession. This
will be his explanation when the case
comes to trial Two Buick roadsters
both stolen cars, had been stored with
the police department.. Chief Bryne
had gone to Mohall after a man ac-
cused of stealing a car in Iowa. On
the trip, the roadster had puncture
and the casing was taken off and ex-
changed for one taken from another
Buick. This is Chief Bryne's expa-
nation Of the affair.
The Indictment Of VIM. OIeary for
assault and battery was caused by an
election argument. Mr.. O'Leary was
watching the election returns and dur
ing the excitement took offence at
something an opponent to Nestos
said. He forthwith slapped the man
he says, and presumes that he may
be called upon to pay fine. "Whats
a little fine in matter Of big elec.
tion like this?" he asks.
A number of cases investigated by
the grand jury were for arrests that
had already been made. The Inde-
pendent has heard persistent rumors
that Judge Lowe may call another
grand jury in the near future. The
Independent tried to verify this rumot
but Judge Lowe was in Bowbells We'd
nesday holding a term of court and
was not to have returned until this
afternoon.