The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-01
HIGH COURT OF REPLACEMENT.
-fgftver qfSAHUBL CEAgE.


Thcfe charges amount il fubnance 10 this
HAT the Respondent rcfr; q to ,iiicharec A ora
Jury on their rsqpcR. which is everv da.5s 1rsr.
tee, AID which he was bound 70 do il he h..
Iicved that the due identification Of ;nHice rr
GuirFd their longer attendance that he direa
co the attention oft tie grand il,rv 10 an oG-pc,
aganit itatute of The U. States, which he
had been lnEnrmcd was committed in the die
thct and that he defred the diGri9 sttorney
70 ald tire grand jury, in their enquiries con.
corning the ex'(tence and nature OF this offence.
BY ri'@.e three atta, each Of which il vas his
duty TO perform, he is aIledged 10 have de.
graded his high judicial fInainns, s;..l tef,,r,;
!" impair public confidence in, and refDeq
tor the tribunals of julice, 10 ei.sutiaI TO the
general welfare
Ihat this honorable court NAV be able 70
form correctly its judgment, concerning the
trahlact'on mentioned in this article, this refDon
dentiubnits the following Gatcrent oft. which
re AYERS TO be true, and expects 10 prove.
On the 27th day OF June, 1900. This refooo-
dent, as one nj the Allocate iuGices Of the fI-
Pretne court ofthe United States, prsfdcd In tbe
circuit court Of the United States. then held at
New-Cditle IN and for the diftricf of ID delaware,
and VA aititted by Cunning Bedford. ETu. then
ni'trict Judge of the u. States for that difrid.
at the opening Of the court on that elay, this re
pendent according to his duty and his uniform
practice, delivered charge TO the cra,J iurv.
IN which be gave in charge to them fcyeral "a
tutes OF the y. States, ard among Others. ar a6
OF Conerefa pafed JAY l4th, 1908, entitled
an act in addition to the aJf for the punir,-
ment CT certain crimes againt The u. States. -
and commonly called the fcdition law He
dIrecte d them to enq1ire concerning any breach
es ofthoie ttatutcs. and Especially of that com
monty called the Edition law, within the difri6
of Delaware.
On The fame day before the ofual hour of
adjournment. the grand iury came into court.
and Informed the court that thew had for,J mr.
indictment " preientner., and Rad no bpiner;
before then, for whi5h rcafon they wiG,ed 70
he diict5r1e0. This ref,ordent replied, tb9t
Il was carrier than the ufual hour Of difcharr-
ing q Crlri Jury; and that bufncfs mieht oc-
cur during the fitting Of the court. RE alfo
aked them If they bad no information Of pub
iicaio7s within the difri9, that came under
the Edition law, and added, that he had been
Informed. t''as thcrc WA A Daasr called the
Mirror 1T5,i'hed at Wilmington. which con-
tanned iih:llous charges aga,nrt the government
and PRECEDENT Of re United S.atc5: thss he
Ind not ieen tiat paper. hns it was their duty
70 cnqnirs into the fuoitEi and if they had
rot tur~tf their attention to l., the attorney
IW the c'trct would Se Dieaied to examine a
Gle of that paper, and II he found any thinp
that came within the feiition law, would lev fl
before them.-This is the fibnance of what
the Respondent faid 70 the Grand igry or that
location, and he believes nearly he words. On
Che morning Of TIE next dly, they came into
court aud declared thu; they had no D cfesS-
ments or indictments 70 make, on Which they
were imm-diately dif.h7re,d. The whole
time therefore, f)- (Which they wcrs detained,
YEAS t~entY-four hours, Gar ief5 thau is general
ly rec lired Of grand iuries.
IN theie proceedings, this rcfrondcrt aAcd
according to his fenie Of what the duties oftig
Office required. It certainly was bis dusy 70
give in cbarre 70 The qrand Jury, all ipch IA.
tutrs Of Tie United States as provided for she
pgninrren' of offences, ard anorc othere, that
called re fediiiopatt into all ofcuccs ssairf
which a6f, while it continued in force, the
grand jury were bound by their oaths to Gu
quire. H. giving it in charge, together with
tbs other a3s Of CoUerefs for the punillment