Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-07-21

The Grand Jury system Of this State Is the theme
of just and endless complaint There is not journal or
community In California but has time or in some
had occasion deprecate its existence petty Of
fence is Committed which instead Of being
mtted the justice is made excuse for
summoning together Of men, usually from the
anpodes county They together at the county
and unjust to themselves as
county and nine out of ten their deb-
eratons amount to just nothing.
An instance Of the useessness of the system has recently
been witnessed in this At the late session OF the
Grand Jury important presented it is true
but with what result, The finding of indictments against
frfy Cinnamon for gambling for that was aoou a
the Jury did ont Of the number OF cases presented I'm!
few weeks ago murderer homicide 1t was caedI~ wa
committed within few miles of Weavervilie we douo'
whether one person every who listened to the tes
mony Of the principal witness at the Coroner IN
Of killing place great confidence In H. IL me
testimony in the preliminary examination Of such case
sufficient TO convict the parties Implicated Wna I'd
bringing before Grand Jury weeks later anu
when the subject has grown cold and been forgotten IN M
community in which it was perpetrated No evidence
procured which additional light on the nae
Another case Designated an assault with deadly weap-
on examined and resulted in PLACING one ps sn
parties under the and the discharg 81
the other Could not this end have Deeh as easily ~ "
Justices Court , 50, ..,..
submitted to the Grand Jury for examination ana de
cision That the assault (Which made with sho'ea
ing the assaulted party there little doubt that it was
both unprovoked and brutal The time has passed when UT
little the in question received IL was
good occasion establishing precedent to be IN
similar but the Grand jury - an
pronounced the assault jushable and right let
person acquainted with the circumstances oil inc Case
unhesitatingty pronounce it unustihable and wrong
the Grand Jury the shape OF
charge against forty Cinnamon for gambling And here we
will take regret that Chinese e-ti-
is tabooed Courts. Not that should have
all occasions. but that would have an
intelligent jury their discretion in accepting
jecting it, Gambling offence against the law it n true
but there similar and greater offences committed weekly
the county which winked and allowed to pass I'M
punished The following petition Of the business men oil this
place goes show their estimate of the charge against the
Chinese gamblers: 80,
WEAvERvILr. July Is, 1866
Hon JoHN MURPHY. COUNTY JUDGE TRINITY COUNTY =
We undersigned taxpayers of this county Womb most
respectfully represent your onor and pray thar 'he o
gambling be punished tightly as your
permit would respectfully ask that their nhe
should only nominal. the that we beeTe t
the prosecution commenced to vndcate the l" pu
for the purpose extortng from class OF our ppu
Iation which being unacausined with laws is consider
ed legitimate prey Of persons who first black mail
and then if resisted bring about iegal prosecutions
With the greatest respect we remain