Murder Victim: H.C. Mead
Grand jury called 1892, Mead murdered 1882, last previous grand jury in county 1872
Grand Jury: H.J. Teed, Hon. S.A. Phillips, Ole Hermanson, C.O. Hellestad (Hellestead), F. Thorson,
L.F. Shoemaker, Hans Benlick, J.M. Ware, John McFall, , Jas. Stanfield, A.S. McDonald
Grand Jury Deputy Sheriffs: Fred Parish, Dell Stafford
Ordered Grand Jury: Judge Webb
County Clerk: Hatch
Prosecution: District Attorney: Guernsey
Assisting: J.V. Quarles, Silas Bullard
Counsel for defense: Sanborn
Sheriff: Ed. O. Williams
Deputy Sheriff: Andrew Williams
Charged with murder: Sam Stout
Tab Pryor
Ed. Bronson
Charged with being accessory after the fact: Alf J. Poll
David Holmes
Alfred R. Lea
Rodney Chesley
Clarence "Kenny" Sherman
Listed bondsmen: Charles Churchill, J.H. Woodnorth, H.J. Stetson, C.J. Shearer, Page Knight,
H.W. Williams, D.C. Ware, Will Ware, W. Rutherford, Richard Lea, Frank Whipple, H.M. Lea,
C.R. Hoffmann, R.N. Roberts, Sam T. Oborn, A.G. Nelson, W.G. Packard. E.H. Palmer,
C. Larson, A.G. Nelson, W. Scott, E.B. Jeffers, Frank Stout, F. Brown, Will Pipe, W.O. Ware,
E.C. Ware, J. Nelson
Lea’s sureties: Richard Lea, Judge Winfield Scott
Poll’s sureties: Charles Churchill, A.M. Penney
Holmes’ sureties: J.H. Woodnorth, Oliver Brown, George Hanson, Fred Brown
Bronson’s sureties: Richard Lea, A.G. Nelson, C.J. Shearer
Stout’s sureties: R.N. Roberts, Will Rutherford, Frank Stout
Chesley’s sureties: J.A. Chesley, Ira Spencer, F.G. Barnum
Pryor’s sureties: Hans Olfson, Milo Clark, Charles Churchill, Page Knight
Persons or groups referred to in newspapers:
Barnum, Fred Gordon, Edsil E. Murray, Grat. A. Sherman, Kenny
Bronson, Ed Ham, Ad. Newsom, George Smith, A.D.
Bronson, Gus Herman, William Ogden, Judge Spencer, Ira
Chesley, Andrew Holmes, David Penney, A.M. Starks, Tim
Chesley, Gus Lea, Alfred R. Pinkerton detectives Stout, Sam
Chesley, Jas. A. Lord, Winthrop Poll, Alf. Vandercar, Alfred
Chesley, Rodney Manchester, Dr. Pryor, Tab Vosburg, Frank
Claussen, Nels Meiklejohn Raber, George Ware, D.C.
Collier, James Miller, N.C. Reed, Joe Williams, Andrew
Conroy, Lou Mooney & Boland Rutherford Williams, W.C.
WITNESSES
Balch, A.V. Guyant, Bert Murray, G.A. Weatherby, B.A.
Barnes, Abel Hanson, Mary McDonald, A.S. Whipple, Frank
Burbank, R.S. Hatch, J.M Stout, Frank Williams, Andrew
Chesley, Mark Hudson, C. Ripley Stout, Sam Williams, Ed.
Crane, W.W. Hudson, Joe Suhs, H.H.
Guernsey, F.M. Jensen, Nels Van Epps, James
STATE’S CASE
Goldberg, A.M. Gordon, Edsil E. Hatch, J.M. Williams, Andrew Williams, Ed
REBUTTAL
Guernsey, Penney, A.M.