The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-07
BROOkLY YIN CITY.
TEE COURTS.
unIIsn sIAIFs claeuII COuSI.

pperiaz Of she October Term--rhe Charge ID
the Grand Jury.
Before Judge Benedict
Tee following named citizens were empanelet
az grand jurors for the October term OF tins cour
sSsCerday:- Robert &. Bussing, foreman; James NJ
.Seaoury, Jacob Zimmerman, Joshua Atkins, William
Edsal James w. Elwen, James d. Ogden, Jonathan
Ogden seymour l.. Hustled, Lyman A. Jacoous, q
III. Trcbault Archibald Montgomery j. L. Lattimer
Edgar r. Jones, william :. 1isoaie, W. P. Libby
stephen Crowell, James l.. Bromley, James ii. Kid
der. W. g. Boggs Dwight Johnson, Arthur w. Ben
son and Anatomy Gipertson.
Judge Benedict charged the Grand Jury as fol-
lows
GENTLEMEN or THE GRAND JuRy-The familiarity
wHlch many OF you nave acquired with the duties OF
grand jurors In this court makes II unnecessary lor
me to explain them at any great length. You rave
oa,y TO remember thar they pertain TO the laws o.
tie nited States and that your Investigations VIII
he confined 10 onences when may have been com-
nited against the laws OF the united STATES Mithin
ths district may perhaps say worn OF TWO III
order 10 awake In the mind o. every Sue y, you q
sense or the personal responsibility which III these
unes attaches every grand Jury Tor grand )urles
are cal ed from the great uihss "a lag peopie "
declare whether or not the laws are or are not
ureyed. Upon grand Jury 10 court OF Tue United
STA es depends the enforcement OF the laws OF the
United states In tins district and no management
against these laws can nc punished without the
aenon Of the Grand Jury. TINS statement therefore,
III y1ur responsibility Is sufficient TO show YOU the
I'm p0T,ance Of your duties ana OF the laws OF the
iuted States. Those laws touch the revenue
aud the Pest ofice, ana they touch the
welfare OF every citizen; for there is no
niaa IN this district who IS not Interested
Ia the enforcement or the federal statutes. iou
have great powers for the examination into the
G4air, OF this district, that you may be able TO
HIAic whether or not there are any persons 10 this
a,stricL who have violated tile laws OF the United
nI.tes. do not aude entirely TO the citizens, but
aiaae also TO the officials, because the laws OF the
tAueu . ares 30 framed rs 10 compel every OIL
II To q prompt and impartial performance OF his
lUgy so you VIII observe that you have
uat only 10 examine whether the citizens
nave obeye1 the laws, but also whether the
gu GERS and agents OF the United States have
eli0Tced the laws. 10 this duty l therefore
invite your attention, that when You adjourn you
laay be satisfied and may have satisfied the commu-
ulfy tuat those who nave violated the laws OF the
Uaited states this district have been indicted and
attY be tried. The District Attorney Informs me
tat ne has comparatively few cases 10 bring before
goa, and some OF them may strike you AS being un-
Important but know OF no criminal cases when are
AnmEortant. IL 10 very important That the small
oneAces should be promptly punished, for II Il the
fomptncsS rather tnan the severity OF the punish
mca (Which produces the required effect Judge
Benedict then drew the attention OF the Jurors TO
TIE class OF otences which would be brought before
tneul. hey included offences against the revenue
thc abstraction OF letters from the Post ONCE sell
IL, cancelled stamps ana conspiracies TO delraud
the government OF the United States.
Judge Benedict announced that he should be in
attendance for the trial OF civil and criminal cases
uDtn luc 10Th inst, alter which date he obliged
~ mold Circuit Court IN New YORK.