, 1860-08-07

expressly held to clear ont The jail, however.
and no bail eases will be taken up.
Nothing was done yesterday but to smpaunel
the following
| GRAND JuaY.
". ". jackson, Richard Somers,
W. W. Tag JlorS Thos. Swan,
4. F. Aerriman, Leandsr Reed,
Casper PfeifeF, G.a Whitaker,
F. 4. Bryan, = J. E. Terry,
Lewis Dntton,. J. Il. Nichols,
| ~ Bradley: William Thomas,
| G. Il. Starkmea3her, J. A. Briggs.
! Edgar " HawlsJ, Archibald Ba1dsait,
| Andrew Conrad, $. B. Walker,
James F, Allen, E. L. OIlara.
Jno. Il. Meyer.
The following IS Recorder Wilson's charge
to the jury:
] CHARGE TO TIE 0RAEp JURY.
Gtntksntn II the Urdnd Jury The duties
you arc cAl'ed npon to perform, often require
| the exercise Of atl your integrity and intesl-
geuce. In tue discharge Of ihose duties, YOU
should have no fear, except that Of doing wrong,
and no hol es, except that all your ac.s may
hare the approval Of your own oonsccnces. Ia
no case SHOULD any Of Us allow onr personal
feelings er pr*|oa,ces to influence our actions /;
and ne should I'll be equally careful that We are
duties for fear foms e1iuiaal. or his friend.
uaY say that - siave been actuated bY wsour
motives. The best evidence We caa have Of our
faithtulness to 'hs public, is that our course il
assa.led by bod saea, who always fear faithful
public servants.
Apply the same rule Of common sense TO
whatever ycu maj be called upon to do as ju-
rors, that on DO in the discharge OF your du-
ties as good citizens, and you Will always be
right ::
Whenever any insoe<ns man is charged with
the commission Of cline he will a.and his
Ha$n fnr = =
ptsttJutioa ut the hands Of all who may be cal ed
upon tn take part in administering the laws.
uow different V hen guilty party is cha.ced
With crilne. Then all Investigation IL avoided.
parties cannot be found, every eGor. is made
10 thwart the cE3rts cf the officers of the Law.
AL who would faithfully and 1airly examine into
tho truth or 1nlslsy 0t the charge, arc ut once
charged with being p:+judiceL and undiguiied.
Criminals aud all their frieads are always
ready os.y to officers aud jur4rs-wb7 if yuu
only let us alone, end never agaiu refes to apy
Of our misdeeds, ne will most cheerlulIy piru
you wide berth.
O;teu, very oftFn. are religious, political and
other Influences and pr*j judi:es successfully ia-
voked, referred to aud relied upon b. those
who prudcnt!y shrink from an in est,p asion in.
10 their crlmnal acts. Aud you will III Y u, lind
tbs. cunning ctendera who u-e others to do
their dlFty work, 80 soon as they lind thrg arc
| likely 10 be deteeted, will SGT tn work to coyer
tng their Instruments 10 assume all lh= respou.
ability, promising them protection. Having
thus covered their owa i1:q dity, the next step
Is 10 destroy a1d blot cut, If possible, all evi-
Ounce that auy offence kas been committed by
any one-:'al'lnK in this. then the jury must be
packed. if possible, aad u cerlaiu class Of men
are gathered about the court house, that they
may he EcrY iaEoct n'ly c,tied upon 10 serve
their country bT protecting criminals who have
| tue necessary means of HarfaEe-and TO coun.
terba1anee such bad service By bsirg part,cu.
tnrly seTere upon all pour prisoners who hare
no friends or means Of defence
Gentlemen. all will ogree that the single iudi-
vidual who goss forth 10 break the la,s Is harm
less compared with a number Of persona who
are b tnded together, each one to p1sy his part
in violating the laws Of his country yet bo.h
Of tlr.- ase harmless compared to those who
with Official robes 60 firth to vinta.e tile laws
they have sworu to support, aud to take away
Tram ths weak and nnwury the rights they hare
sworn 10 protect.
We a1i know rom past experience how eaxy
it Is TO send ell by ,re5 the po0r unfor,una:e
crimlua 5, mud hos dlficu', it is to bring to JUS
1lcr those who camrni: The gravest offences, e.
pecially when clothed With otIicial authority.
coat'nue TO be So, if every one who is Gated
uPoa to take purt in administering the laws
shall act Faithfully and fearlessly.
Know that Ill offenders profess to believe
that ail who ara prejudicrd a5a,. st crtue, are
necessarily so far prtj jadieed againss those who
commit it, TINT they arc legally DISQUALIFIED 10
take part in their trial. hut if this doctrine
should prevail, courts and jurors would be Of
little nse, and might as we'll be dispensed with
At once.
The laws are m.de us much for tue p1otec.
tion OF the poor and unfortunate and tue pri.
vate c'tiz n, Us they are for the rich, PROSPER
Gus, and those holding official station, aud any
system which results in pnnishing the former
and allowing the latter to escape. will never
have tue respect Of the public; and nay system
which would punish the instrument used in the
commission ot crime, and q law the more guilty.
instIgators to escape is alike reprehensib G TO
IN enlightened people.
We hare for many yelrs heard and seen
much Of the Detective ra.icc system. Some
entirely condemn il, but am not prepared to
20 so TAR cs to cor rdsmu al meana Of detection,
Tor like most other systems it has its good and
had Qualities. have never known good Cit
4 n to .hnd bny nnlt with any fair BYeteul of
detective in the hands Of good men bnt I'm.
p!oylng corrupt men and convicts from the
penis ntiaTy, often using them az witnesses.
and more of1en using them to lead those less
guilty than themselves into the commission of
crime. is 80 diaboEical that it should be con
demned bg all.
At the last term Of this Court, a man named
Clark, canvict from the Peu,.ent1arY of tbs
State, was convicted Of being the keeper Of a
house Of prostitution, in thus city. There was
evidence in the cn.e that tended strongly 10
show that this house was kept bT the direction
and with the approval Of certain city detective
police officers, and that he, Clark, was puid cut
Of the city treasury, for assisting the city detec
uves, using his raid houae Of prostitution As a
part Of the machinery Of such detectives. That
yonng men had hesn selected by the police to
be entrapped, and induced to cohabit with one
Of ths inmates Of sad house, and to pass coun-
~fzt 1-F ~.
pose, with the view and tor the pur-
pose Of having him arrested and pun
'shed as Az lnma.e Of said house of prosti.
'ution, aud for the further purpose Of having
him proscrlhed and puni. bed for passing a,i
counterfeit money 70 furnished him, and that
c.rtaiu officers implicated in tae aff4ir lift the
city 80 they could not be- Iound until after the
adjournmtut Of cour:-others who were IN
court we're held to aosEcr at the present term
to any indictment that might be rreferred
aeainst them for onspiracS.
You will investigate this case friiY, and
hope for tbs credit Of the parties concerned,
aud for tue credit Of our city. You nav be
ties. But if from the evidence and that alone.
you are convinced tha. any parties haFe been
guilty Of so nefafions a transaction, you will.
Nm sure, perform your duty 1earlessfy and
without regard to who the parties or their
friends may be. and no case will you allow any
Vt4El COuSfAGtaehuA " e1IueucG Oh tQA4 the
evidence given before Jou.
IT during your investigations apy one of
your number should exhibit an improper in.
serest for or Against any party charged with
crime, showing disrosls'on not to be- govern
ed bg the e!'dence, asking iox delay, pretend.
ing that be knows the parties, IT,, Jou may
know That the Influences operasiag upon him
afe outside Of the grand jury room.
hare said more on this occasion than
should. if my past experiences had not taught
me tbat on former occasions, criminals or
friends, had daily communicate with Grand
jurors, entirely controlling their action iu GER
tnin cases.
You will DO particularly careful, gentlemen
Of the jury, to allow no remarks tunde BIZ tho
Court, in this charge. to influence your del.ber4.
lions, unless the evidence that m.T be- pyo-
doced before you shall satisfy Tour
minds Of the guilt Of the parties,
If any person shall make any engRest,ou to
my one Of you, With view TO Influence YOUR
action in any case belore you, report the name
Of such person t3 the court.
1t requires sixteen OF your uunber to be nres.
cut tor tho transaction OF business. aud t1eiye
to the finding Of every true bill Of Indictment,
Special Meeting of hoard ofEd1ratton.
cH!c4oo ArgussA 1sa,
rresent.-Messra. Moseley, u.gsiuson, shea.
han, nsyds, Hoard, Carpenter, Ward, S.urtu.
want, md TAFT.
Abseut-Nessrs. N.wberry. Dorc. Haven