The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-05
THE UNITED STATES COURT.
charge es Judge Bond.

The Circuit Court was opened at IL o'clocs
yesterday morning, Hon. Hugh L. Bond, circuit
Judge, and Hon. Geo. 8. Bryan, district judge
presiding.
The marshal returned that he had summoned
the additional Jurors as required In the order Of
yesterday.
The grand jury were then organized and sworn
as follows: Ohas. P. Frazer, city, foreman; J. W.
Noonan, city; E. Q. Rain6y, Georgetown; James
B. Howard, city; Richard W. Cousart, Lancaster
Augustus Thompson, Gonwsyboro'; Jas. Trual5
Geo. Trusils, Camden; Geo. Shrewsbury, city,
N. W. venning, Christ Church; A. L. Watts, Ian
caster; Jas. B. Williams, :. N. Mead, ". n
Sparks. John n. Freeman, Jr., George E. Stro
hecker, city; Philip Hartley, Georgetown; Jsmee
White, Darlington; james 8. Burroughs, Con-
wayboro-
CHARGE. OF JUDGE BOND.
The grand Jury having been properly organ'
lied, the following charge was delivered to them
by his Honor, Judge Bond:
GentlsntenEwhat I shall say to you shall be 10
respect rather to the manner OF your conducting
yoar business than to give y0n any advice coz.
cerning the business which is to be brought be.
fore you. The oath you have just taken has come
down to us through six or seven centuries.
Every grand Jury within me mem SSysS Of bs sae G 1apa1
its0 often, and have heard the words go :1re4nent.
~. that grand jnries vety often lose all FEELINGS OF
the importance OF the words OF the oatn eneyn nave
| taken, You are to present all things-not some
| thtnas, but all things-truiy, that come to yonr
| Knowledge touching this present circumstance.
without malice, without hope OF reward, or
without fear from any person or anytnlng,
Above all, geHtlemen. you are to keep secret Inc
coansei Of the United States. the names OF the
witnesses VINO come before you, because IN all
communities there IRE men, men, VINO
fear to let persons Know that they have given ad'
vice to the government from fear OF outside In
snuenSes-some from. fear OF social punishment.
For some reason or other they do not want it IN.
derstood.. In consequence OF this, the United
they wsuid II the grand jury followed their oath,
and kept secret the counsel OF the United sta'es.
They frequently fear to und ahll or discharge Q
party because Of the outside tnnuense and ot1e
outside pressure which they Tread when they 60
OF the grand fury, because they do not Keep
secret what happens In the jury-room.
You live, gentlemen, In times OF great excite.
meDt. and In q State where there ls q great deal
Of political excitement. resulting from che various
unfortunate circumstances that-have preceded Us
In the last ten years. No man Is At TO Sit on that
grand Jury who cannot dtvest htmseir or every
political feeling, and hold the balance OF Justice
evenly In his hand. whatever excitement dis.
turb things outside, the disturbances Of the pohu.
cal arena must not be suffered In here. We are
here TO deliberate, and the man who. leeis mat le
UVS ROk huJ duUuOptLSo VI A"A'h
fellow man. Is not 1T to sit here, and be ought to
retire at once, because he cannot honestly dis
Charge the duties OF q grand Juror.
eI Il h 9sgs oi the 70 every Gn,! sssa ssa lasy at HaG ess mi { have have
found 1t 30 IN going around the circuit: tnas
many Of the oficnces that come before them are
miner o1ences-somebody who Is N pos.
somebody whe has failed to con- ply with
The law in regard to dlstillasica or the
sale Of liquon In small qus1't tiles. They
wonder that aDybody should haye tnougnt OF
nom little ones. II is IL generally understood
tiers he beceEnes -eu1boldened 20 frne with istn
larger massersSuuai tns re- 90 az 70 pes pc 3 e gen s;on
these violations In their infancy, and to let It be
under stood That the majesty OF the law is 30
great that the slightest violation WIN be visited
With punishment. It II the duty ofthe grand Jury
10 put 1t down. and indIct the parties who violate
the law In however ,rinLng q manner, in order, In
the frst place. TO prevent the violation OF Inc law,
and In the next place, to do justice among IN
dlviduals.
The momeat you let people understand that
there can be. no trining with the laws OF the
United States, and that Its revenue laws, however
mol be violated. you and 1 win do our duty, and
will accomplish what we ought to accomplish In
putting down some OF the greater violations IN this
State, and which II wedo not begin to suppress
will be an everlasting blot on the character OF this
State We must do what We can to. suppress the
lawless, because the law has put 1t In our hands
to make this state, which Almighty God has
made 80 beautiful, and to which he has given so
grand Q climate. a.place where we can live With
out fear OF midnight assassination and OF betng
dragged from our houses and murdered BY people
who have no right to do this. With these remarks
yod shall retire, and suoh counsel VIII be given 20
you by the district attorney OF che court a. Is
necessary.
The petit juries were organized as follows:
Jury No. lion. T. Leeer Hutchinson. fore
man; Benjamin A. Thompson, Marion; aibbes
Carter, Camden; Paul Hamilton, Beaufort; An.
trim MoIferlDsrllnston; VIM. wartpg, NsWberry;
Adam Folk. WATERFORD; Edward Lee, city; Jas.
Georgetown; L. C. Gordon. q. L. enggs
Alonzo Jackson, city.
Jury No. 2-0haS r. Remsen, foreman, Column.
bia; Saml. Keith, Georgetown; Peter McCullum,
York; Alfred n. Lowry, Chesterfield; Benz T.
Ftshburn, WATERFORD; Clayton Cannon. Darling.
ton; VIM. D. Fowler, Lanrens; Henry Knight.
VIM. Graham, T. D. oorcorau, city; VIM. Adam.
son, Camden.
esupernnmerartes-W.-L Fraser; e. Hogsrth,
Hurlpeck and VIM. +. Dover.
The case OF the United States. against Christie.
pher Green and Gilbert Sheppard. an appeal from
the District Court, where the defendants hsd been
found guilty, wa struck from the docket.
The court then adjourned unsh 10 O'Clock shis
morning.
Our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Governor Ban
sier prints In a Radical sheet the first OF two or