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REcoRDEns Cora1-D.scuARuE OF TIE GRAND
JCnr-TuE1n REroRr TO THE CorRr-FEsrEn-
DAYS BUSINESS Yesterday afternoon the Grand
Jury in the Recorders Court, having finished |
their session for the term. brought into Coart
tile remainder of tue bills found against several
and sundry parties, and alsopresented tue fol-
lowing report, which was read by Recorder
Wilson. We giye the document in full:
Report Of the Grand Jury.
We, the undersigned Grand Jurors for the
Recorders Court, for the april Term, 1852, in
city OF Chicago feel it to be duty 10 call the
attention Of the Court to the Inanslaughtcr cases.
Of i trivial nature, continually arising up from
the courts Of the different justices Of the peace
in said city. We by no means find fault with
We havc particular allusion to the small and
petty cases sent up, out Of which nothing can
be made to appear against the accused, and
which in the Maln arc only Calculated 10
put the city to cost And trouble and
even in some instances bring reproach up.
OH the city by augmenting the list "t
crimes and misdemeanors when in fact many
persons 50 charged are not the guilty parties.
I've are disposed to think that many Of the JUS
tees Of the Peace send up cases Of the kind Al~
Iuled to without sufficient examination as to the
guilt Of the parties charged, and we are sorrrto
hc compelled to acknowledge that in some in
stances we have been informed thut Magistrates
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no, sufficient money to pay list OF costs tar
beyund what could have been just
We cannot refrain from calling the attention
If the court to the kind Of evidence advanced
in many Of the cases alluded to, as well rs the
manner of procuring the same. 1t seems that
au organized system Ut plan Of procuring tcsti-
mony TO be used especially before the Grand
Jury, has been established, aud it seems almost
impossible to arrest its progress
It apneurs that in some cases Temptations
have been purposely placed before parties s,'s-
I.ected Of being weak or vile enough TO commit
crime, and that nothing il left nndone BY the
parties practising such arts TO cntrap and en-
-nurc others perllaps no less honest than tllen-
selves. While VIC believe il to be the duty Of
courts and juries to punish crime and nl-dc'
t1.eanors in al instances where proper testimony
ra,l be procured. VIC arc disposed to believe thai
little good is to be obtained by CONVICTIONS lad
Under s,lch Il system. believing this, We have
declined TO present indictments 'n cases brought
before us where we are satisfied the testimony
vas procured by violation Of the law, and
when the parties charged had been led into
error BIZ temptations placed before them for the
express purpose Of entrapping them.
We hnye also found much difficulty in obtain
! iur testimony in cases sent up from Justices Ut
| .c Peace, from the absolute neglect Of said
| Justices to send up the names Of the witnesses
is required by law which has retarded the pro-
rre>> nf our business for several days, they
seeming satisfied on their part that tue urEcst
| wa, mndc without any regard rs to whether an
| offence Ind been committed or not. We uttri-
:,ute this 10 the fact that there seems to be Il
| rivalry existing between many 1T the police ntt-
GERS iii making In arrest. and II seems that lists
Or nlelnorandums are kept by them whereby at
the end of the municipal year they can show Il
larger number Of arrests than others and there
by claim Il reappointncnt to office upon such
evidence Of qualification, How far such acts
should be considered, us 4 recommendation, L.
4 ;,erilaps matter more TO be considered by tie
appointing power than by jury.
| There IS another matter Of less Importance.
however, vet Of essential necessity. 10 which
we desire to call attention. 1t is that the Grand
Iurv Room is not sufficiently ventilated for
health and conlfort, and we also think that it
should be either carpeted. or in some manner 81
arranged as to prevent the constant rtverbcra
,ions Of the slightest noise, SO US to enable the
Jury transact their business without so much
annoyance as We have labored under during tle
! present term.
The Grand Jury would also report that they
have officially visited City Kridewel!, and fin.
tie same to he i'll excellent condition, clean ant
well kept, and the various apartments in goot
order. hut there is universal coHplaint amonl
the prisoners that the quantity Of their daily foo,
Is Insufficient, that they are now receiving mca
but once day, whish is mt sufficient for ues
| performing hard manual Labor every DAY.
! Wcbelicyc these complaints are well founded
that tile prisoners should hare meat twice day
in sufficient quantities To supply the wants o
nature. We arc, however, informed by TIL
keeper Of Bridewcll that at the present Pr'e
paid By the city for meals he canuot afford !,
| furnish meat but once Il day, and then IN snlai
quantities, and thut he can barely furnish villa
nr no,y does without peeunarv ldss 10 himself
rhr Grand Jury wnuld therefore recomnlcn.
that sufficient sum b. paid to the bridewt
keeper, to enable him IN furnish the prisoner
| with Il sufficient quantity Of food. The tram
| jury have also visited the county jail, and fin
The same in excellent condition in every respect
F. L. HOWE, Foreman.
Chicago, April II, 1854.
Tic Grand Jury having no further busines
before them, ask leave to be discharged.
Recorder Wilson, in brief but strong an
characteristic terms. passed upon the matter
touched upon in the report, Of which in sent
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+ He annadser,ed strongly on the practice an
: policy too much in vogue under former author
tics to weigh the value Of the policeman by II
number Of arrests made, and his official impo
,anc. by his ability to swear strong enough
: make out case uncrring}y. lie referred to Il
circumstance that one Of the city slailles ha
within the past week, taken occasion TO refer
| AVID of h1f
- did M, now pay its way" the inference bei'
that il should do SO, and more
c Tn. cases yesterday disposed Of were the fl
Z" lowing: Lawrence kcarn, for the larceny
i SO, WAS found guilty, and received term
one year.
II John McCar*on. rejoicing further in the tv
..{iasts Of Malone, md Miller, the colored nj
- arrested for the late burglary at the wase
makers shop on North Clark street, was convi
y ed aud received tern, Of three years.
- Wm. Har, was found guilty Of the larceny
- arevolve1.
It RECOVERED AND 10 MURDER AFTER ALl-M
[r. SAIL RELEAsEp.-Wc learn that from the int
If fa1iyable medical attention devoted to his ca
lv the Germsn barber, Sad, op Milwaukee aven'
to reported yesterday Is lying ia critical con
&c ton under the influence Of opium, has recov
I'M cd His wife, who was arrested on the susple
a Of having attempted to poison him, has,
q course, been discharged and the more en,iE
at- exoaerated By the statement Of the husba
h,c that weary Of life and tue unhappness Of
I'D | connubial existence, he lad pur chased I
-, ounces Of laudanum as his ticket for the Str,
in The case, but for his recovery, from circr
No., stance. stated Yesterday might haye been =
ugly one for Mrs. Saal agninst whom. for til
~ rs supposed poisoner Of her husband,
" feeling in that vicinity was very strong.
[ct- 1t adds another to the list Of cases which
tbs warnings rot to be disregarded as to the Dan
his of trusting too implicitly to eiFcumstantial
to dence.
cm- UrSGAR1Ax ASS1yERsARI.-TheC Chicago u
'uc. 9arian Association will commemorate the te
les anniversary Of Huugary's declaration Of il
ait pendence, on tbs eyening Of the 18th inst.
pa Metropolitan Hall, when a lecture will be dt
Mr.. cred by Nj. Julian Kane, the proceeds Of vi
led. will 60 to aid the Society in caring for their
ock sick and lndigent:
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H. EXCELSIOR Base BALL clrB.-At the an'
~, mee,ipQ 5f The Excelsior Base Ball Club,