, 1875-02-02
THE GAMBLERS.
Judge Williams Calls tbs Attention Of
the New Grand Jury t9 Them.
Preparations Tor War.

Tho February term Of tile Criminal Court con~
yoled yesterday morning, with Judge Williams
on tho Beuch. Tie first business was tho i'm
pnnolipg of tho Grand Jury to servo during the
term. Tho following conHtitutes tho jury: 7.
+. Stona, foreman; 4. r, Hemingway, G. a.
Wago. u. G. Mics. ". Il. Rogers, II. L. folng,
IL. IL. Augelt Frank Dates. J. ". kettleFtslogs,
Il. II. humphreys, ). ". 1;e'i. samuel Dunlap,
]. 4. Porter, L. n. Hoard, J. ". Ehrman, Hiram
OIslI. J. ". Middleton, i. X. Russell, 1M"cs
Clifford, Erlck Stono, D'tuaHl alahau, H. lich~
dof,nu, aud JGn t'aNsiHkr.
After TIM jurY Int nce.l sworn in. Judge Mill
iansB delivered tho foilu"'nE
G;tA11iE:
GExILlMrx OF THE Jrnx: Anong the rlauy cri1nta
whit h vii s L. yr nrJSS to- >.f a. III Ill 81 t H.
9rand jarY ID lie a1dtc:rE "l galuljn! iii onr city.
Am prmtvsa With @s1lusaine ctEsoutsry ulou 'a1s
lni3eilll arrets Gambling itolsts IRE opct. night
and day, ard nre frc1hetcd INT onty lv experienced
ganalert, hut young in are d'Y being dr;s~l fn!"
,nuncy. int that Of tc7 employers, e',h thch iu Ill l.:
desperation give then,sr!se" up to hte q cre, "s
"ss re M Vii to,Fn s" ~ tsy ~ ur fy
hy ,lcagy tho ssLole ors fnrn u tLr city, ThrFc are
SUMO cxccltiuns ~ this a11ht universal aua nioAt
lut an convinced notwithstanding rast fai1nrrs,
that tic t;antlihoifcs u s'sss city can 10 brken
utert u,n tic ,r1r tlu v,osc duty 1t u 10 enforce
the law. 1t ia trua that au law a f1F"riet* u does
mn rn'raro I'll rasssH Of gaahssrt, Wy use' s1ass y,
Irar the guilty rlrl1es adequate It1!hlte'. lit, de-
trcNo the Inv IL, IT lie so rDrcts as 10 l'sc-
vent ga'nlltny az pn',ic atnuscntsnl
Aanetli"s Is gattie4 III every sasssnunhy when vice
IL compelled to ho itH 4tai. II gnntltng IL to he
rrlctico It ID better that it B1oul he ~ dark .cna
md 1lues tl.au III elegant nud brilliantly lAA.e
Ioan.. Thieves, rol,ers, ar lurg!ars shua tue lil'
III TIM pro 59cntina VI Their bssiis*s. I.as tho s"n
h!cr, elaal1y vicious and n4ots so~arly; tares t.
praEtfee his profession tu open day oEIy cAtse hf
Knows 1t es he dane with tnlpnnS. HIS easily catrt
gA,us use; freely to prevent tue ranss nt Justice
ien fricutls a,!t IN defenders. l ii tho aissrn:,
If lief that notorious criminals can 81 gci:vrli',
! ayoid justice.
AZ the term Of this court just closed, the wore
criminals iii most cascn escape conviction, e!thet ~
faynrahlc vcrdrts ur tsaEree,n.nts of J'ir1ra
thin eourt, ain set to b. ,,sle nwure IT It, 1thl
1uAy lran,iFs ys, eontie eneu, t!.tr cooperation Il
nny cnseasur 80" may 'nak1 tu tn1"ren the !a". ~
peuaeauuB Attuecy will bs yur advisor. Rnl can III
il ynu need tlc nd of ho court Ii, compelling thfir at
YOUR pr.~ecc, set I'D VIII he aost rleerruy render
o,l. incs ~ Oh mere suspicion o crime, III"
on lei o,ay sylnse sco 1 to J. as x every %'.nss M
faets alutlt which ho ttaAta. But intst every ou
who, nrnn ccilo evidence, 10 ah"~n to avs ro1
Gatn every where, upon yoir uw'i kun%!ctso o.
upon esirnre Of witnosses you, shall haYs goo. s.
breath of official duty. the persistent s"lao'
Of lie law aud II tho charge In satifAc"riiy esad.as'
urou o testimony .! sre9s M a:o we rrna1 y
leavug to utlltra tia rashity o bi. Iro:1sS,'ti1.
md tu the alleged criminal the responsibility ~ hs &c
fesr. tlur rity Is p.fhlns through fearful .fisH
crime IL rampant; never were n mlly III our sa'a' ~
vet thp wors: criminals still ut llrge Illu uni
hone for e future Is the wr", firm and teareHs III
cre nt th".s slusiesy 1urors and sho o'l!er1 ot til
courts to wllnn In intrustel the execution " on
cyipnal aw Tho strittest tecrrsY ahnul bo observes
IN refereiIce to oil yunr deliberations anl lniu1H.
onp but thu Court a,d TIM lTosccu'lna AttulnHy, VI
ayp 10th your Legal advisers should be lrrn'itteA
know what yon d. or Intend to 10. II any 3arn
tan uf essrexy II will l,e hs duty to report tic offend
is juror to tic cpur for Its action in reference to I'll
| DiIttlse.
After learing tlis chnrRs of tho Jndgo. til
| ir.nl Jury rutlscl tu tlelr room hnd procee1o
y By agreement Jnlge Williams will presid
another mouth in tho Criminal Contt, and 1rol
these instructions to the Jury 1t will be soon thl
: Tia judge IL II tho opinion tint tile gambling
. !!ols ut tho city can bo broken up by q "prfslsl
sut, fearless elfors upon sho part of thoho wl,os
duty il IL to onforcs tla law" For this purpos
t tie Judge has boon loft upon tho bench Of til
Crnl,sl Court, md. in all probability, the lres
Q cut terlu will result III the conviction Ut so1no
- tho llIu1c l!otullo,lA Of the EanH.