Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-20 | Page 9 | Grand Juries Halt in Investigations of Libel Charges

GRAND JURIES HALT HALTIN IN INVESTIGATIONS Of LIBEL CHARGES W WASHINGTON Jan Tan 20 Following O. Following tho the session of tho the federal today federl grand jury jury which is inquiring into tho the facts in ln connection with wih tho the al alleged ed libels of the New NewYork eu York World and the tho Indianapolis ol olis News R against Charles Chares p P. P Taft William Wil Wi liam han Nelson Kelson Cromwell and aol Douglas Robinson District Attorney torno Baker held an extended conference w with th his assistants assistants assistants assist assist- ants re regarding ardin tho the steps to bo ho taken more remain a number of f witnesses whom tho the government Io desires to call can but as to their identity none nono at the district district dis dis- attorneys attorney's office would vouchsafe vouchsafe vouch vouch- safe any information So far William Nelson Nelon has not appeared before the tho grand jury although it is s known he has been LeeH in infrequent in infrequent infrequent frequent conferences nt at his hotel with wih members of tho the district attorneys attorney's stuff staff Tho The advisability abit of sending to New ew York for Charles William Thompson Thomp Thomp- son Fon former head bend of the Washington ashington bureau of the World Worl is still sti un under cr con Tho testimony today toda was confined to tosh six eix witnesses f from om In Indianapolis four on the tho staff of tho the News tho the other two boin being the au auditor and assessor of Indianapolis In In- The Thc fact act that the tho News was a n private partnership and mc not a a corporation and that the paper owned property in Indianapolis was ns DS also was tho the employment of those who came hero from tho the paper Tho hearin hearing will wi be continued tomor tomor- row rOt I