Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21
VALDEZ COURT
 TERM HAS VERY
 LARGE DOCKET
PETIT AND GRAND JURY DIS- CHARGED AND TERM ENDS
 ON wEDNESDAv LAST

The following are the court proceed ings for the week, as furnished the Gateway by the Valdez Miner:
 Saturday, Nov. IA
 In the case of the United States vs Manuel Morales, indicted on the charge of cutting and stabbing with intent to kill, the jury after being out for more than six hours came into court about midnight and report ed that it was impossible to reach a verdict, and was discharged by the court
 The grand jury returned an indict- ment against Rudolph Greiss charged with violation of the Alaska narcotic law and three secret indictments. Three bench warrants were issued for the arrest of the parties indicted. Monday The grand jury returned an indict- ment against Rudolph Griess alias J.. A. Flanders charging the practice of medicine and surgery in Alaska with 1 out a license
 Jew Doc, who had previously been tried and convicted of violation of the narcotics law was sentenced to one year and one day in the Federal jail at Valdez.
 Manuel Morales, charged with cut ting and stabbing with intent to kill, whose trial Saturday resulted in disagreement of the jury, came into court and pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with dangerous weapon. He was sentenced to Imprisonment for one year and a day in the Federal penitentiary at McNeill Island.
 The trial of Chris Christensen and George Moe, charged with burglary, was commenced and continued for the remainder of the day. Tuesday ] The grand jury returned an indict- ment charging larceny and embezzle- ment against T. R. Johnson Indictments were also returned l against 15 Chinamen charging viola tion of the narcotics laws The trial of Christensen and Moe was completed and went to the jury. which after being out several hours, returned verdict of guilty on the second count of the indictment.
 "Wednesday An indictment was returned by the grand jury against T. R. Johnson, charging larceny and embezzlement, the former indictment having been dismissed on motion of the U. s. at- torney because of technical error.
 Rudolph Greiss alias Flanders pre- viously indicted for violation of the Alaska narcotics law came into court and entered plea of guilty to the charge.
 In the case of the U. s. vs. Engle- heart and Ness, charged with trans porting and the possession of intoxi- eating liquOr in which the jury last week returned a verdict of not guilty on both counts as to Engleman and not guilty of the first count and dis agreement on the second count in the case of Ness, it was stipulated by the counsel for the defense and the U. s. attorney that the second count against Ness betried by the court without a jury, on the testimony previously sub- mitted with the result that the de- fendant was found guilty as charged.
 The grand jury presented it's final report and was discharged for the term
 Hart Edward Colstad who was in- dicted on charge of assault with dangerous weapon, plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to i'm prisonment for six months in the Fed eral jail at Valdez and fined $25O.
 Rudolph Greiss, alias Flanders, in- oASICu 1OI RlO1dIlOu Ol luG A1dShd narcotis law, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to imprisonment in the Me- Neill Island penitentiary for one year and one day.
 On motion of the district attorney an order was made dismissing the other counts against Griess.
 
 Emil Ness, convicted on charge of possessing intoxicating liquor was sentenced to pay fine of $15O. T. R. Johnson who was indicted on the charge of larceny and embezzle- ment pleaded guilty to the charge of petit larceny and was sentenced to Imprisonment for six months in the Valdez jail.
 There being no further cases for 1 trial at this time the petit jury was