The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-09
JACKSON BOUND
over TO GRAND
JURY; No BAIL
Indian Formally Committed
on Charge Of Murder
Makes No Statement.

July %, last, was bound over to the
next Federal Grand Jury and com
mitted to the local Federal jail
without bond by Judge V. A. Paine
following Jacksons preliminary
hearing in the U. S. Commissioner
Court this morning. Jackson, who
was represented by J. A. Hellenthal
and w. l.. Paul at this morning
proceedings, waived making any
statement.
The case against the accused In
dian as presented Today by District
Attorney A. G. Shonp and his assist
ants is based on the testimony of
two Indian boys, Willie Hanson and
Sammie Yarquan. At the request of
the Governments counsel both were
ordered held as material witnesses
under bond of $4,000 each 1t
was intimated at the Court House
today that the Grand Jury to con-
slider the case will be called to
convene here on October 2.
Hanson Sticks to Story.
Willie Hanson, who admitted be-
ing Jackson's companion on the
night of the murder of Capt Lott,
was the Governments main witness.
He substantially repeated the ac-
count previously given by him to
Federal officials which appeared in
The Empire yesterday. He told or
his meeting Jackson on Willoughby
Avenue Monday night, July "a. He
said Jackson told him he was look
ing for him and asked him to go
to Capt Lofts place to get some
beer. Jackson, he said, told him he
had already had some beer and was
feeling good.
He repeated in substance what
he had already told of the trip to-
Lofts ranch; how he remained on
the boat; of Jackson's visit alone
to the cabin; of his return to the
boat to get Hanson and their return
to the cabin. He described his first
sight of the body of Capt. Lott, and
said it was lying face down with
the head nearest the beach. (This
was the position in which the body
was discovered on Wednesday even
ing, July go
Appears to Be Nervous.
Hanson, when he was brought
into the courtroom, showed signs OF
extreme nervousness, exhibiting
them in the movements of his hands
and lower limbs, continually clasp
ing and unclasping his fingers and
crossing and recrossing his legs. AS
his examination proceeded he re-
gained composure.
He testified to going into the
cabin with Jackson from which the
latter, declared the witness. told
him he might take anything he
wanted; of drinking beer in the
cabin; how he took four phono-
graph records and beer Jackson,
he asserted, had already got big
box. He did not know what was in
the box but thought is contained
some beer. He concluded his testi-
mony with an account of the return
trip to Juneau and his departure
for Taku Harbor in his fathers
boat
Tho witness was mistaken in his
story by the cross examination. He
was questioned closely about third
man being on the boat with him
self and Jackson and unhesitatingly
denied such to be a fact.
Yarquan Takes Stand.
Sammie Yarquan, who is appar
emily just in his teens, gave
somewhat broken but clear account
of the first trip made by Jackson
and four others, including the wit
ness. to Lofts ranch early Monday
evening. His story was in effect
that the party went there and got
five bottles of beer and then came
on to Juneau, arriving here about
8 p. m. He was not cross examined.
Dawes Is Called
DR.. l.. p. Dawes testified to the
examination of Lofts body and the
causes of death. which he said, re-
suited from blows on the posterior
section of the skull infiicting frac-
lures and penetrating into the
brain The examination was made
during the forenoon of July 81. DR..
Dawes said there was no way of
telling accurately how long since
death occurred but that he had an
idea from the appearance of the
body and the fact that the weather
was very warm that death had
taken place sometime on July 26th.
II was possible, he asid, for it to
have occurred earlier and whether
or not the body lay in the sun or
was shaded would make difference
in the process OF decomposition.
B. l.. Holbrook and n. ]. Beaudin.
employees at Thane, told of finding
the body and reporting it to the
authorities.
The club with which ii is claimed
the death blows were inflicted was
identified by ID. w. Flanagan who
fo.nd ~ MAR uhara tho hndv WINS