The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-26
Befor. Hon. Judge Dalcom.

Beor. Hon. Judge talcom.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND JuRY-rHg LAWS RELATING
10 UNLAWFUL FEES, TO LOTTERIES, AND TO THE
SALE OF DRUGGED LIQUORS, Etc,
OcT. 25-The following gentlemen called and
on the Grand jury -Gabre Mead foreman; Fran
cis Allen Thos. r. Cooper, Theodore Dehon, Albert L.
Eastman, Ch,s. Easton, VIM Edgar Joseph Fisher Chas.
G Soodhue, John NJ Moses, VIM. Mackie, Edwd. Nelson
Cbas L. stewart, Jas. sruthers, Walter H. Taylor, WIN.
A. Thompson, Samuel 7. Williams.
The non attending grand jurors were 1ned s25 each.
The Judge, in charging the Grand Jury, remarked that
il was his CUSTOM in the district to which he had been
elected charge the grand jurles as the manner in
which they should discharge their duties might
cessay do here but he had 10 hold the Court
Of Oyer and Termncr he should follow practice
In the discharge o your duties gentlemen Of you
present TO constitute quorum 10 do busness no
Indictment can be found unless twelve of remember
vote in favor OF IT. you should appoint Of your number
clerk to take the minutes Of the evidence given before
you: you should admit but witness time in each
The District Attorney his assistant may be pre-
sent Il he chose, and aid you in cctng evidence !;
but neither he nor any other person can be present when
you lind Indictment The minutes Of evidence cases
where you lind Indictments should be delivered 10 tho
District Attorney but IN other cases they had better he de-
stroyed unless the Grand jury District Attorney think
II best they should be preserved for Interior purposes II
misdemeaLor ior ciuer of you or he District Ator-
ney any officer attending the court TO disclose the fact
that indictment has been found for felony where the
accused not in custody and the oath you have taken
requires you 20 keep what occurs before you secret
less you called upon disclose the sao
before some officer or tribunal having the right to inquire
into the same The laws OF the State make my duty to
call your attention to the following enacncnts-firs tho
statute relating 10 second those 10 prevent public
officers taking unlawful fees This applies 10 shers con
stables and other parties having specific duties perform
for certain fees The Court had been informed by ator
neys that found impossible 70 obtain q speedy
OF process unless fees paid than
the statute entities the officer II such should
come before you, It VIII be duty TO find bill Of in
tutcs relating to lotteries and the sale Of lottery
tickets. THIS very STRINGENT act, and
orbids the publication Of notice of the
drawing Of any lottery. Fourth, tho laws preserving
the purity OF elections, which important In order
10 preserve 20 every voter hs right 10 deposit his ballot
The act for the suppression OF ntompcrance, and TO
regulate the sale 81 Intoxicating liquors violated every
the oposers of ths act have been settled by the Court
Appeals The most important clause Of this act II that
punish the sale of aaulcratcd drucgcd liquor. Tho
country districts suffer- from this TerDcIoas practice
than the city. have cut advertisement from q
try paper ring 10 supply articles FOR the aavoring OF
liquors. II l. admitted ,ha, this business largely carried
on IN this community f1r The supply of the interior towns
II the Grand Jury could discover and indict tho
parties, they would confer a great public benefit.
There are more persons ruined by the of
adutcraicd liquors, in body and mind than by any
other means prohibited By law The fact that many in
dctmcnts are found without any just therefor
scrscue INC sselisy with which ndcsuents procurcd
against innocent persons n very great evil induces
ey disposed parsons to 40 TO the grand jury for the
purpose Of procuring indictments against those they hate,
when they know that conviction be obtained tho
public contempt and iegraies the Courts that have any
thing to do with them. After few further obscrvatious
the Grand jury dismissed o their duties and the
Court adjourned 10 Tuesday ug.