Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1916 — A HISTORY OF THE CASE. [ARTICLE]

A HISTORY OF THE CASE.

The State Board of Accounts in February, 1916, which gated the parges against Makcever and Nichols at the solicitation of Jay W. Stockton, exonerated Makeever and Nichols. • The grand jury at the April term, 1916, which indicted Stockton and Morlan, found that these men had perjured themselves, thereby exonerating Makeever and Nichols. On the petition of John Hurley, Jay W. Stockton, Ernest L. Morlan and twenty-five othdrs, $ grand jury was called in-special session on Monday of this week to again investigate the charges against Makeever and Nichols for the purpose of indicting them if the charges were found true. After exariiinnig witnesses, the grand jury Wednesday evening filed their report completely exonerating Makeever and Nichols. Their report is published elsewhere. This report was filed in open court before the petit jury returneel their > verdict in the Morlan case and was unknown to them. The. petit jury returned a verdict against Morlan, finding him guilty of perjury. The perjury case against Stockton has not yet been tried.