Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
true Bills ARE
GIVEN COURT
BY GRAND JURY
Federal Investigative Body
Ends Session for October
Term Of Court in City.

Term Of Court in City.
III According to q ruling made in fed
I eral court Thursday morning all per
sons on bond in the Butte division
are to appear at Butte on May
Those on bond in the Alissoula dis
trict are to appear at Missoula Aprj
l; those on bond in the Helena divi
sion are to appear at Helena on jun
Is; and those on bond in the cit.
eral court at Great Falls next Mon
day morning, February %, while thos,
persons on bond outside Of Great Fall
but in the Great Falls division AM
also those on bond in the Billings divi
sion are to appear at Great Falls mex
Wednesday, March g. Warrants were
ordered issued for those = not in jai
or on bond.
Persons in Jail are to be brought ir
immediately for arraignment and plea
and all such cases will be tried in
Great Falls during March.
r. Henry Miller, who on Wednesday
pleaded not guilty to charge of man
ufacturing liquor and having q still in
his possession appeared Thursday
morning and asked the court to change
his plea to guilty. He was sentenced
to % days in Jail and 500 fine and
costs. Miller had already been in Jail
since January Z.
/ Cases Set for Trial
The case Of United States against
w. II. Hinson, proprietor Of the st.
Paul House at Great Falls, has been
set for trial March s. Other cases
set for trial Thursday were:
/ United States against Frank Cham
bers, for violation of the national pro-
| hibition act, March ..
| United States against John p. Ora
bill, for violation of the national pro-
hibition act, March 8.
United States against John A. Fox.
for violation of the national prohibi-
ton act, March 10.
| United States against j. O. Fera-
gen of Roundup, embezzlement Of
bank funds, March II.
Changes Not Guilty Plea
John Larson changed his plea from
not guilty to guilty Thursday and was
/; sentenced to 500 fine and costs. The
court granted him 60 days in which
to pay the fine.
X. B. McIver, foreman of the grand
jury, made his final report Thursday
morning and among the cases returned
were the following:
United States against Louis New
robe, for larceny of cattle on the
Blackfeet Indian reservation.
United States against s. l.. Stoms
alias w. II. Burns, for mutilating and
altering the value of 81 bill.
United States against Lester N. KEEL
logg for forging the endorsement on
government check.
United States against J. ]. Van Gey-
ton and III. r. Slower for impersonat-
ing government officers.
United States against Gus Spannos
and Peter Antagonist for using railroad
passes unlawfully.
Embszzlement Charge for Woman
United States against Elizabeth
Riecken for embezzlement of post Of
flee funds.
United States against Albert NJ.
Tucker for stealing from the mails
United States against Mike Arcury
for forging endorsement on govern
ment check.
United States against John Rivette
for violation of the Harrison Drug act.
United States against Lee Austin
alias "Slack Wire" for violation of the
Harrison Drug act.
United States against Mike De Ma
kis for violation Of the Harrison Drug
act.
United States against Clay Cheath-
am for violation Of the Harrison Drug
act. Cheatham was tried in Federal |
court about year ago on charge |
Of white slavery.
Drug Act Violation Charge
United States against Suey Gin alias
Joe Cheau for violation of the Har- |
rison Drug act.
United States against Fred J. Kelly |
for violation of the Harrison Drug
act.
United States against Tom Wong for
of the Harrison Drug act
United States against Paul w. Mills
For forging an obligation Of the United
States in connection with war risk
insurance.
A number Of other indictments were
by the grand jury but were
not made public due to the fact that
The parties concerned in the cases
nave not yet been arrested or put on
bond. Il