Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1903-10-20 | Page 2 | Indictment Against Collector of Customs Cruzen Dismissed

INDICTMENT INDI AGAINST COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS CRUZEN DISMISSED C San sin Juan Joan J P B R R Oct JJ The federal grand Jury baa has found an indictment against ln a t Collector of Customs tom Cruzen Crusen for tor having baring received unlawful emoluments emolument of smuggled goods and It has hu indicted Captain w Dunlap V t S N commandant of oC the naval sta ala station tion here beret and Robert Giles GUes a former contractor in Porto Rico for smug amus threat Great efforts were mere ere made before the grand jury to indict Mr Crusen on oil other charges harge but they failed District Attorney immediately ly the indictment against Mr Cruzen C n with the following endorsement The United States attorney not hav hay having haying ing loe been advised of ot this indictment and nd being fully tully convinced that the tea tes testimony produced before the grand jury upon which this indictment was based d dU was U false corruptly fabricated and instigated for or purposes es of spite and revenge considers that justice requires a prompt dismissal of the indictment with a record and a statement of the methods method employed to mislead the grand grani jury The district attorney fully be believing behaving having lieving in the innocence of the defend defendant ant a nolle noUe ia Ja therefore en entered entered entered No action is expected in the Dunlap and Giles QUes cases casts for several days Captain Dunlap is on on duty at San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan but he be refuses to talk of the matter Mr Giles is at present In ID Eu Bit Europe Europe rope The offense alleged to be com corn committed commUted mUted happened last year The prin principal principal cipal accuser Is a discharged customs