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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1919)
r 'THE BEE: UA1AHA, THUKS1JA Y, OCTOBER - 9, 1919. GRAND JURY IS INSTRUCTED TO ! PROBE RIOTING pohn W. Towlc Appointed Foreman of Inquisitors . Former Chief of Police , Dunn Is Selected i (Continued Tnm P One.) jerracc, on a doctor's" certificate of 'physical unfitness. George E. Ray, 3162 Evans street, because of deafness. Karl E. Pott. 904 North Forty Jninth street, because of not having resided in the state a year. , . Mr. Dunn Brought In. Mr. Dunn, who was brought in by the sheriff as a talesman to till the jury panel, was on the police force under the old administrations, atart- inar in 1891 and retinne from service itbout two vears ago. He was chief ior several years. The jury was worn to pursue US 'nvestiMtions in secrecy and to re turn indictments without tear or ta vor. Judge Redick then read his special charges to the jury, after which the 16 men retired to the jury room. , Charge to Jury. i The following is Presiding Judge Redick's charge to the grand jury: . "You 'have been called together at this time to perform one of the most important duties of citizen ship. Under ordinary conditions the Bounty attorney and his deputies are ible to investigate infactions of the criminal laws and institute proper proceedings to bring the offenders to justice, but an emergency exists at this time which has rendered it imperative that they be afforded the assistance of a grand jury. "You have therefore been duly fend regularly selected for the per formance of these duties, and while icting as grand jurors you will ht eome officers of the court, and it is made the duty of the court, before rou enter upon the duties of -your office, to instruct you generally as Bo the subjects you" are required to 'consider and investigate. Deliberation! Are Secret. ."Before alluding to these sub- (ects it is proper that the court hould specially warn you that, as feiembers of the grand jury, you jihould keep absolutely secret any topinions which ,any member or tne grand jury may have expressed upon. any matter which comes be fore you for consideration, also the manner in which any grand juror voted upon such subject, and not to- reveal in any manner the evi dence given by any witness before you, unless called upon to do so in a court of justice; you will be sworn to perform your duties im partially, without fear, favor or in fluence beyond the testimony that may be propertly presented to you, and it is hardly necessary that I should caution you against the al lowance by you of any personal bias or prejudice to enter into your de termination whether or not a true bill should be found, or against per mitting any outside influence to dictate, control, or have any bear ing upon the performance of your duties; and inasmuch as you are ex pected to perform your duties fear lessly and without favor or partial- i j . 1. j : : liy, you snouia avuiu me uiscussiuu of any matters you are considering, with any persons outside the jury room, and thus defeat in advance any criticism or suspicion that might otherwise exist. Law in Own Hands. "The emergency above referred to has been brought about through the efforts of certain lawless per sons to take the law into their own hands and administer punishment in their own way, without the forms of law and without giving the ones accused of crime the opportunity to defend themselves before a jury of 12 men, or for, that matter in any way whatever. As a result of their lawless en deavors. it is asserted that a prisoner in the county jail' was forcibly re moved therefrom, and hanged, and his body dragged through the streets of the city; the mayof the city attacked and severely beaten; the court house of the county set on fire and seriously damaged; stores and warehouses broken into and the contents stolen. . . "Large numbers of persons are said to have been engaged in these activities resulting in the commis sion of the crimes of murder, assault with intent to kill or do great bodily harm, arson, burglary, larceny, riot- Object to Others. "If these things have been done, the perpetrators thereof should be punished not only that the criminal laws of the state may be rigidly en forced, but that the lawless and crim inal elements of the community may not be encouraged to make similar or other unlawful assaults upon the regularly constituted authorities of the state and all subdivisions there of. I "The constitution of the state of Nebraska provides that 'No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.' This is the guaranty of our liberties, a disregard of which in- III 'I The Sensible Way to Banish Headaches, Nervousness v , sad Fatigue! We want you to prove to your own satisfaction what fTfce Uectric Massage STAR VIBRATOR fvr Vst in )6ur Onm Worn will do for you and right in joor own home! Vibration, the dragleas way, stirs up sluggish circulation,, agitates the cells and immediately re lievea headaches, neuralgia, rheuma tism and aH muscular soreness.' 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Make draft or money orders payable to -IBRASKA ARMY & NAVY SUPPLY CO., 1619 Howard St. volves the destruction of govern ment, and the inauguration of a reign of terror. "You should, .therefore, approach the performance of. your duties with calm and unbiased minds, but with a stern determination tct uphold the laws of the state and, bring all offenders to justice. "The first and principal matters for your consideration should be to inquire into andtrue presentment make, if in your opinion justified, of such persons as are now held in the county jail to answer charges pre ferred against them, especially with reference to persons charged with crimes growing out of the disorders above referred to, and this you should do as speedily as possible. Not to Be Influenced. "In this connection you are specially cautioned that you should not allow yourselves to be 'influ enced by passion, popular clamor, tear, tavor or prejudice, but should make presentment or refuse so to do without regard to any of those considerations, and solely as in your judgment the evidence produced before you warrants and requires. "It is not for me to say whether any crimes "have been committed, or,- if so, who committed them these questions are solely within the province of the grand jury and are to be determined in the manner above outlined from the evidence which may be brought before you or which your diligence may procure, i "Practically unlimited inquisitorial powers are conferred upon you, and you should exercise the ntmost dili gence, to the full extent of your skill and understanding; to-investigate both generally and specially the manner and extent to which the criminal laws of the state are being enforced., and if crimes have been committed, bring the criminals to the bar of justice that they may re ceive merited punishment. To Probe Innkeepers. "The law requires the court to call your attention to that portion of the statute relating to innkeepers, and in this connection the court charges you to carefully read the statute on that subject and investi gate as to whether or not there is any violation of the law in this county, and if so, you will make proper presentment by indictment. "In addition to the matters to which the court has specially direct ed your attention, you should inves tigate all violations of the criminal laws of this state, and it the evi dence before you seems to warrant indict any and all persons who have violated the same; your investiga tions, however, on all subjects will be confined to crimes committed within the county of Douglas and state of Nebraska. "In addition to and somewhat aside from your duties connected with the commission of crimes, the law places upon you the duty of visitation with reference to the pub lic institutions of the county, and you should Visit the several jails in the county at some time while in attendance, and examine their state and condition, inquire into the dis cipline and treatment of the pris oners, their habits, diet and condi tions, and report in writing whether any provisions of the law or rules governing jaus nave occn viuiaieu, pointing out in what particulars, and you should make any recom medations you think proper for the benefit of the bfficers in the man agement of the jail. Will Visit Hospital. "You should also visit the Doug las county hospital and thoroughly A Wonderful Chance to Own a Piano Right now, MICKELS have some rare bargains in used and new planoa and players. Come in and sea them; select one; nay a little down; then PAY JUST A LITTLE EACH MONTH v Small payments monthly make the instrument YOURS. If you don't call, WRITE OR PHONE TODAY. MICHEL'S 15th and Harney Phone: Douglas 1973 Belgian Royal Parly Stops Here Short Time .. .. (Continued From Vug One.) . in her well-modulated voice," and there is Boston really there are so many places, how can I decide. I will remember Omaha as one of the pleasant places I have visited, of course." Count Guy, d'Oultremont, adjutant of the court, and a major in the Bel gian artillery, declared that the king and queen enjoyed every place so much that they could not decide Td'Visit California. The royal parfy' will go directly to Santa Barbara, Cal., for a few days rest, the count said, then go to Los Angeles, San . Francisco, Yosemite ' oark and the' Grand Canyon. This was the first stop of any length the train has made since j . f, rn 4 "v it ten xoieao, u. Brand Whitlock, ambassador to Belgium, and Mrs. Whitlock, are accompanying the royal party. Mr. Whitlock, tall and distinguished, in his formal morning dress, shook hands with a number of Omahans. T. T. Nolan. Belgian consul in Omaha, was presented to the king by fol Lt 1 ellier, secretary of the Belgian embassy at Washington. The two held a short conversation. , Miss May Mationey of Omaha wore a special Belgian medal which she had received for war work. The queen spied the medal at a distance and waved vigorously for Miss Mahoney to approach. investigate it in all matters pertain ing to management, operation and sanitary condition of said hospital, and whether or not the funds ap propriated for and expended in said hospital have been expended ac cording to law, and report your findings and recommendations thereon.. "It will be your duty to carefully scrutinize and to dispassionately weigh the testimony of all the wit nesses who come before you. It is not proper for you to consider hear say testimony in making up your minds whether or not a true bill should be presented against any person, but it is proper tor you to receive hearsay testimony for the purpose of assisting you in finding the whereabouts ofc witnesses who are possessed of actual knowledge. You are not called upon nor re quired to finally determine thej guilt of the accused; it is sufficient if the evidence introduced before you sat isfies your minds that an offense against the laws ,of this state has been committed, and if the evidence before you unexplained, unim peached and not broken down satis fies your mind that a certain person probably committed the act, then in that case it would beyour duty to present such person. Twelve Must Concur. "Jt is necessary that 12 of your number concur , in finding of ah indictment,- and when it shall so concur, the foreman of your body shall endorse on such indictment the words 'A True Bill' and sub scribe his name thereto as fore man. "No person excepting yourselves is permitted to be in or remain in the room with you while you are expressing your views, individually or otherwise, or while you are vot ing upon any question before you. "It is the duty of the county at torney or any of his assistants, un der his direction, to be and appear before your body for the purpose of giving any legal advice relative to any matter coming before you, and if you desire to interrogate wit nesses before you for the purpose of assisting you in finding; out the facts. It is also his duty to pre pare such indictments as you may direct. - j "You will have at your disposal at your outer door a bailiff who will carry communications from you to anyone you may desire, and will notify the court when you desire to appear before it, and will see to the calling of witnesses within the reach of the bailiff, and other matters which you desire that he should do. Select Own Hours. "There will be provided for your; meetings a room in the court house, convenient to this court, and you will be at liberty to select your own : hours tor your meetings, but the court suggests that they be made to conform to the hours in which the court is in sessipn, towit: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. with such recess at noon as you may determine. "The functions you are about to enter upon are of the highest impor tance to teh administration of justice and good government, and the court trusts and believes that you will do your full duty." Slow But Sure Progress Made j By Mr. Wilson Washington, Oct. 8. Slow but continued progress over a period of five days has brought such an improvement in President Wilson' condition that his physicians an nounce that he was stronger Wednesday than at any time since he was taken ill, two weeks ago. Encouraged by the patient's prog ress, Rear Admiral Grayson, the president's personal physician, let him sit up in bed part of the day, but insisted on keeping his atten tion as far as possible away from official business. The bulletin issued by Dr. Gray son at 10:20 o'clock says: "The president has passed a good day, but there is no decided change in his condition." To Heal Cough Take HATES' HEALING HONEY. SSo per bottle. Adv. Skinner's the Best Macaroni and Spaghetti Recipe Book Free Omaha REWARD For information leading to the recovery of Na tional Cash Register stolen from the Manhat tan Garage, 4615 South 24th St, 2 a. m., October 6, 1919. D. J. CONDON, Mgr. Phone South 1213 THREE AIRMEN KILLED ON FIRST DAY OFBIG RACE Eight of 62 Airplanes Suffer Mishaps Baptist Minis ter Makes Longest Hop, .Mineoia to Chicago. . (Continued Frqm Vf One.) ' left San Francisco at 1:04 o'clock this afternoon, stopped for the night at Sacramento. Lowell H. Smith, with Lieut. F. W. Ruggles as observer, flying a De Haviland, were the first to reach Salt Lake City. Other contestants arrived in the following order: No. 62 Lieut. E. C. Kiel, with Observer" Serg. Frank McKee, De Haviland. No. 61 Maj. Carl Spatz, with Ob server Sergt. Emmett Tanner, De Haviland. No. 63 Lieut. E. W. Wales, with Observer Lieut. William Gols borough, De Haviland. . No. 55-rLieut Spencer Hall, with Observer Lieut. William A. Bevan, De Haviland. No. 59 Lieut. Robert Kauch, with Observer Lieut. W. A. Maxwell, De Haviland. No. 56 Lieut. J. G. Hall, with Observer Sergt. Floyd B. Moon. De Haviland. No. 60 Lieut. Robert S. Worth ington, De Haviland. No. 66 Maj. D. H. Crissey, with Sergeant, First Class, Virgil Thomas, De Haviland. No. 52 Lieut. H. E. Queen, with Observer Master Signal Electrician Lee H. Bishop, De Haviland. No. 65 Lieut. J. P. Reichter, with Observer Lieut. J. B. Patrick. De Haviland. No. 64 Cadet Donald H. Cardiff irf a Fokker, is at Salduro tonight, while Lieut. G. E. Rice in a Sop with, was at Sacramento. The two unreported planes were No. 51, Mai. J. C. P. Bartholf, in a Sopwith, and No. 53, Cadet A. G. Nassamer, with Observer Sergt. G. N. Robinson, in a Lapere. The sixteenth entrant in the flight. a Fokker piloted by Lieut. F. W. Seifert, arrived here this atternoon from San Diego, but developed en gine trouble and was unable to con tinue in the contest. , Machines Reach Cleveland on Fourth Leg of Journey Cleveland. Oct. 8. Eieht machines which left Buffalo on the fourth leg of their flight from Mineola, N. Y.. to San Francisco, arrived here at Control 0-157 and four of them continued their journey to Bryan, O. With the exception of one all of the machined were DeHavilands. All were in excellent condition. Lieut. Belvin W Maynard was the fifst to arrive, landing at 2:27 p. m., two hours after he left Buffalo. He was the only one who had a mascot, a dog. Maynard left 31 minutes later for Bryan with hopes of -reaching Chicago tonight. . Cant. A. E. Simonson and Mai. H. J. Miller arrived at . 3:11 1-2 p. m. and were forced to wait here until 4:031-2 p. m, because of engine trouble. Major Miller was slightly indisposed and Captain Simonson drove the machine. ! The third machine to arrive was pjloted by Capt H. C. Drayton. He landed at 3:43 p. m. and departed at 4:191-2. Lieut. S. L. Webster landed at 4:10 p. m., leaving' 40 minutes later. Lieut. Col. H. E. Hartney, who was second out of Buffalo, was forced to land at an emergency con trol station northeast of Erie, when the gasoiine in his Fokker was ex hausted. He arrived here at 4:21 1-2 p. m., i.nd after receiving spark plugs was rady to resume his flight to morrow. Others who will spend the night here are: Lieutenant Colonel Bowen, wno arrived at 4:081-2; Lieut. L. S. Webster, Capt. Harry Smith, who landed at 4:491-2, and Lieut. E. H. Hanzelman, who reached here at 5:081-2. Air are ready to resume their flight at daybreak. - t . .. Makes Remarkable Record Average Two Miles Minute Chicago, Oct. 8. Flying In the remarkable time of approximately two miles a minute, First Lieut. B. W. Maynard led the westbound tranfcontental flyers much of the way from Mineola to Chicago and was the only one to reach here. It was the first New York-Chicago aerial journey made between sun rise and sunset. Driving a De Haviland four ma chine, with a passenger and a Ger man police dog aboard, the lieuten ant, who recently won the Toronto New York race, covered the dis tance of 810 miles in approximately six hours and 45 minutes of actual flying time, or about nine hourst 29 minutes of elapsed time. He left Mineola at 9:24 a. m., eastern time, and reached Chicago at 5:53 p. m., central time. Lieutenant Maynard remained at Ashburn' field for the night and was scheduled to depart at 7 a. m. tomorrow on the next leg of the cross-country trip, to Rock Island. 111., a distance of 155 miles. "I expeot to be in San Francisco by sundown Friday," he said hope fully, as he settled down to spend the night at Ashburn field, where cots had been arranged for the flyers. v . Nine Reach Salt Lake. Salt Lake City, Oct. 8.-Of the 11 airplanes which arrived here from San Francisco, making their first overnight stop in the transconti nental airplane derby, nine are scheduled to depart tomorrow for Green River, Wyo., the next station, on the transcontinental trip. One machine, which fell to the! ground, causing the deaths of Maj. D. H. Crissey and Serg. Virgil Thomas, was wrecked beyond re- air and the De Haviand piloted by .ieut. J. G. Hall was so badly dam aged in landing it cannot proceed. A Fokker machine, piloted by Ca det Donald H. Cardiff, was damaged in landing at Salduro, and it was reported by Capt. H. H. Voss. in charge of the Salt Lake station, that it will be unable to proceed. Capt. Lowell H. Smith, first t6 reach this city, made the 618 miles in six hours and 54 minutes, accord ing to the time kept by Captain Voss. He will be the first to start for Green River. Have Luncheon at the Howard Stove Demonstration Sat. Union Outfitting Co. Hot .Biscuit From Gooch's Flour Served Free With Advo Coffee and Rich Alamito Cream. Special Factory Representa tive in Charge Two Stoves Given Away. As there are several thousand satisfied users of Howard Heat ers and Ranges in Omaha alone, the Big Factory Demonstration of the Howard which begins Sat urday at the Union Outfitting Company is creating considera ble interest. ' During the Demonstration a special Factory Representative will be in attendance to explain the . many desirable Howard features. In a Howard Range, there is a deep flue space that creates free, easy drafts, which means uni form heat for cooking or baking, and an economical use of fuel. In a Howard Heater there is the handsome ' steel body of "Wellsville" steel and the cast iron lining clear to the top which insures long life for the stove. If you need a new heater or range come in during the demon-" stration for the luncheon that will be served FREE and learn how the Howard stoves will be given away. . The Union Outfitting Company located out of the high rent district, never considers any transaction completed until the customer is satisfied. As always, you make your own terms. Buy STOVES at HARPERS riatiron Bldg., 17th and Howard ThomrsoiirBelieii &(h T7ie7h,sJuo2z Genfer JorTPo omen Dainty lingerie La Grecque underwear in nainsook or silk. Envelope chemise and gowns in flesh-colored crepe de chine and wash satin, lace and ribbon trimmed are priced most reasonably. Combination corset cov ers and drawers or cor set covers and skirts come in sizes 34 to 46. Fine nainsook gowns, either low neck and short sleeves, or high neck and long sleeves come at all prices. Second Floor Handkerchiefs Hand-embroidered 'ker chiefs of pure linen, 35c to7Sc each. Embroidered ; handker chiefs of very fine lawn" . are from 10c to 20c each. The most tempting Ma deira embroidered af fairs may be had for 60c and 75c each. Very practical initialed handkerchiefs, 35 c to 60c each. 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