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Show Corruption i at: springs Grand Jury; Makes Startling Start-ling Report Against the : City Officials; COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 19. The grand Jury which has-been in session investigating: city and county affairs has been discharged by Jude Lewis Cunningham in the District court after presenting a large number of indictments and a report sensational In its denunclaUon of the Police department, depart-ment, which it accuses of being not only corrupt, but inefficient and the protector pro-tector of criminals generally. - The report urges that another grand Jury be immediately called,- as there has come to light important matters connected with the public funds and offices demanding action.. The report, without going into detail. Intimates that general corruption prevail in local public offices, - Additional Indictments were returned against Chief of Police Vincent Klnr and Detective Joel Atkinson, charging them In three counts with secreting witnesses. wit-nesses. ' Indictments were returned against four bunko steerers and confidence confi-dence men now under arrest . In the county JaiL Other Indictments are said to be against public officials. |