Show I TRIED TO DEFRAUD UNITED STATES f S. S r Gr n J ry Returns Many Marii In- In n burg b rg St Steel eM Men 7 Nov Not D The United States grand d jury to today a returned thirty ty In Indictments In- In against Superintendent ont A A. J J. J Dunn of the Shelby Shelly Steel Tube com corn compan company pany pan and Frank S. S Emmett and Charles E. E Close former Cormer of the company compan for conspiracy to do- do fraud flaud the lie United States government go boiler boilet tubes in furnishing detective defective tot for use In lii United d States battleships and amid c cruisers Emmet and amid Close are the men whose disclosures first brought the scandal to the tho attention if r f the lie government and are ale suppose supposed to be bc the chief witnesses against the tho tube ube company The Indictments COer coter cover cot cov er a period o of nearly nearl two years ears from Crom December 17 Ii 1902 until January I 1 1905 and cover er Dunn Emmett and amid Close jointly Twenty four witnesses were wore heard before tho the grand jU jury Including in including In- In luding Emmett and an Close b before fore the tho rot return urn was made Bench warrants were Issued d at once b by Judge Nathanel Nathan Nathan- el tel Ewing at the tho request of or United States District Attorney John W. W V. V Dunkle for tor the arrest of Dunn Emmett Emmett Em Em- mett nn and Close and given to the lie United States marshal marhal to serve |