The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

said before that in the performance Of those sever
duties you viii give all Interested fair aud mpartiA
to the end that condign punishment may speedily
overtake tho guilty Before closing my remarks gen
should oa your na ,h 70 anoh
In this city the obtaining Of goods by false an1
fraudulent Representations from our merchants We
guard against the house breaker and burglar BY boiling
and barring DOORS and when the hand Of the
pckpockot approaching we can divine its object ana
% but hs So p
men, as your friends and o0stomers with fssehoods O
their lips and with the criminal intent OF getting pos
session Of your goods hard indeed TO guard against
The petty thief who, from hunger steals loaf Of bread
or from some other motive which might mitigate hS
mony TO prison sinks into utter insgniacancs standing
beside this class OF polished feons You gentlemea,
70 S q !. Ss
not allow citizens 70 your body engine OF o.
preston for the collection Of them debts You
gent emen TO bold sessions during the sngs this
Court which sitting to prolong in order that
calendar Of crime in this city be reduced finally
disposed o. Your inquiries must be limited to this
ty exceptions however, 10 this rule have beea created
BY statute-such offences committed board Of aay
vessel navigating the waters Of any river or cani
Il State an indictment may be foundfn any county
through which such vessel shall be navgated In tho
course OF the same voyage. Also where an ofenceis
Indictment be found in either OF those counties.
There other exceptions to this rule which the Learned
S. Attorney will pon; out ana Ssn Not r
fworn upon the Grand Jury; indictment be found
without the Of twelve of your body, end
when found, your foreman shall certify In writing, the
fact Indictment found against persons for felony whe
not in actual custody shall be open the inspection
Cfany except the learned District Attorney until the
defendants shall have been arrested. 1t Ia msdemeanor
for grand juror constable, district attorney clerk
Judge OF court to disclose the fact Of such ndict
men having been found until the defendant In such In
dctment shall have been arrested. You shall appoint
OF your number to act clork, TO preserve the
minutes of your proceedings which minutes shall be de-
vered to the learned District Attorney when directed
Your foreman has the power to swear affirm all wit
nesses appearing before you and also power to excuse
any Of you from attendance.
In conclusion, gentlemen, would beg 10 say that the
least considerable amongst has interest IN the
laws equal to the highest ofcla and the richest In the
land and is equally called upoa 10 mako generous
tributons Of his time In support OF these institutio
whether be in the Grand Jury room or In other branches
of our voluntary system Of government II y a comnsa
cause, in which all interested-in which
should all be engaged and he who shuns such duty
friend to the interests Of CITY, Let US, there
fore, In our appropriate spheres, act in concert
with each other, and in the performance Of
our separate duties unite in one common am-to
wit: good government for city, and tho whole
some administration o. her laws and rest assured tho
wrongs that desperate few have heapod upon ci
shall be amply and speedily repaired With these
remarks, gentonen you will please retire.
The most Of the the calendar postponed
motion Of counsel for defendants that the court
adjourned at early hour. The City Judge, howevec.
will extend the term and will sit all next week for the
purpose Of trying prisoners