, 1874-08-25

AlAlt oftANA} y u NH.
Judge d;nry'H Charge 10 tllut noly..
strict Secrecy to k1n ObHurvcd.
The special Grand jury Summoned to iuvoatt-
ga!o the charges of bribery preferred against
cortniu members Of Tho Doard of County Com.
mfss!onorH, and 10 givo attention to few othor
criminal cases Of loss Importance, woro aworn In
yesterday morning. Tho namoB of tho ruem-
borB aro aa follows Frnnkliu 4. Spepoor, foro-
mnn; Samuel B. Chase, Samuel Isdss, Au1rov
Ormoyor, Charles D. Peacock, J. a. u. Waldo,
0corgo d. Duuhnm, p. o. Hetcraon Herman
Dauor potor Sharp. Z. X. :Donch II. T. Eamcs,
Gilbert II. Hubbard, G. J.. Larrabic. j. Il.
Briggs, a1urry Nelson. T. T. Gurnoy, ". II.
0oodonougll, Edgar saundors,,, Alexander N.
Thomnso.', J. Il. Gnsk'ns, Charles Cookaon,
SAMUEL d. Raymond.
Tho Couit ,(JndEo tAalr) addressed them AZ
follows, beforo tlieir witudrawal to the jury
ioom
c.. In .t,mpaneling r, GRIND fury # e usu9l for the
1n tn constant a,cccun!on Of Grand Juros III this
eoor1 monti attor mouth. thu observance Of thia
c, oa graat estcnt, mrro o,nty forn, IL u q arcst
nnm9r an nt hs esaes that ardnary before tho
tho law covering tho cases of those thuyix sco,-
tsns who pasa troug, tho JUL 10 tho Pensniinry
hut exCoss STINT OIL tllts OCCASION there viii bo
RoMErltian our OF TIE ORDINARY COURSE
1Mera hayo beon tccmg Of late Will cl!argcs which
e4pee; u WAL DO your aty to Investigate. TIe law
shanged Of ate THUS a0orng greator facit1es FOR
made III! rsaa Ito ses,3n q tSs is '' Atcs sr IL
four sections providing for thu punishment Of bribery
tho Inv i.tsther provides at whcuoyer IN any il.
vesgatlon befdro:a GRIND Jury, Oh tio Iii! Of INV
IT The four preceding aeconu, it shn appear 10 he
Court ssiat nnahor l'arAon thin tho ono ca1gcI IL
testimony would loud to crllnlato hintsp tho to,rt
y case an order 10 bo entored uf record that s,,rh
witness 70 =. released from az liability 70 10 presented
Ing entered such wilncsu shall bo corellea 10 tcs-
after be- b. bar p 10 ay ot1ent inioeaaio @ tSa'st or
prosecution ngainst Inn for sch n,attcs. Aud when
and does testify tho defendant shall also, nj is
own reqnoa DO doomed c0mpetent wltncss; but his
nsgo; or rssa & To- &esy s i, NJ: create my prs
1cet or rcfhbal." ''e
beou lii regard 10 any evidence Of sny kud, Ii sliu
TIE DUTY Or THE GRAND JURY
tofrct only In wAcrp there Ia sufficient evidence
is telr slsy to exhaust every mems In shelr power
70 nt every Possible oyenco Which will tcn to show
,he truth For that pnr!oso svery process OF no law
knoTn u tho Court 10 compel tcsttnAny nny 10 re-
the Jary. lyLrn YOU haye oil tho tsntm'ony which Is
That ond nothing clio, aud IL sa.ls0ss you at an
ofcnso has bosn committed, mud that thu oenler las
been detected, 1t Is tlen your duty to indlct lim Ia
that he insy bo punished for 1t.
sreahing Of tis duties ofa Grand Jury, old
thori:y as nac.sstone % sass:
WHICH uro preferred to them n t4o uRmo Of tho Kng,
b1s At tho s,sss Of my private prosaeutor and They
tion fur tho fn,ltng ot Indictment ia only in the
nature Of a Inquiry or tceadion, which aftcrwarI
to be tried klld determined, u!ld tho Grand Jury Gro
Nhy ffgr S:ltll hn nrt,f.
Grand Jury, however ought to be thoroughly por-
Ruadoa Of the trs,th OF Indictment, far thcis
evidence goes aud not to rest satisfied merely with r..
l.lutc rrobabil,cs-a aoctruo that might DO applet
So III satl l,sforc; Whatever msy be tho clarnor,
no Indictment SHOULD bc found
/ | ExcErT uruN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE;
but, X tlluro he sufficient svdence, Indictment
shn!ld be ignored beeatao OF the consequences oa
about your own proceedings. What I nays rcal frog
Blackstone about hcartyg eYldeuee only fur tue rusc-
viug that ''1u all complaints e1Aioitcd befora lho
Grand Sasy ot sny m msonnty tnsy aha hear 'ho eSi-
The testimony of Wtt,es3 Is sufficient for you
to &C. uon to full auy iudlet.nont except IN Of
treason unl perjury (Aia e=poct tlere will 10 no
of tbs character nofore you} aud Gruna Jury
may tlnn Upon the Information of two Of tAnr
her, when not sworn or,i ono Of tho ayaul Jury
bis testimony il enough. Then .woyo OF tho Grant
Jury niuat hwnys as.ss ~ an!.as an indictment aud
thtrt st alwlya Da Elxteen prtseut 10 transact any
. business
. nut 4 MATERIAL THING
to which wish 10 call your attention Ia this: II has
been ninost impossible hitherto to prevent tho lras.
actuns Of the Granl Jury leaking out, and beconng
IN aoIno WY public. The Law requires that tls
lngs Lot0so thu Grand Jury s!l ae fu sorr1 aud
tlAt thu secrecy should 10 nyioete 1t haA bccn dill
cult to praserya that secreuy hut tho statute now
4n!res that It shah By ariqy observed. will rpa1
/ thp auction Of tho atltuto relating gstoit:
. mo Grand JarnE, Or oleas af tho court. Or uthct
person, Hi.a disclose that nh indictment for feoay is
found, about to 10 found, a@Aust any peraJn not
tn custoly Under recognizauec except by issuing
process for bis arrest until he III arrcattd; nor sha
Ruy Grul Juror stata how nny tueNlsr Of thu Jury
ypeh, wh"t otnion Ae espfosseA any question.
HsiCre 1hom and ho ooat n ebIrag saa 3t
seson. A vo!aton Of this sectien shall subject the
offender 10 attachment nB for contempt Of court
:. in which he may bo Ancd not exceeding $IJj."
1t toca not occlr to mo that thcro ts uything fur
tier that need Nay TO you. YOU will rcguato your
, own tI,no Of adjournment.
No action was taksu in tho County Commits:
sionors' cases yostorlay, States ATTORNEY, Iced
proferrng that tho Jury should commences lta IN
, , yestigat1on' this Morning.