Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-05


Hon. NATHANIEL SHIPNAN. Presiding.
THURSDAY, March 4, 1875.
The regular February term of the L. S.
Circuit and District Court was opened at
ten o'clock yesterday morning. The docket
OF the Circuit and District Courts were call
| ed. Proclamation was made for the Grand
and Petit Juries. The following is the
GRAND JURY.
Shelburn- Leslie Gregg. Rufus Rogers
c. A. Hollabird, Homer Irish.
Colchester-John Sibley, John Reynolds.
Charles Collins, W. B. Weston.
Essex-William j. Shirland, Charles II.
Nichols, Lyman n. Williams, Edwin An
drews
Jericho-L. NJ. Stevens. ID. NJ. Ransom.
| Nathan Benham, Samuel b. Bliss
| Richmoni-IienryG illett. K. A. Jones,
| Giles Howe
Burlington Charles F. Ward, George
/ Francis, Nathan 5. Hill.
PETIT JURY.
Shelburn- Edgar Nash. +. S. RDwley.
Harry Russell. James f. Wells.
| Colchester-StantOn NJ Platt, ) l.. Rey
nolds, W T. Herrick.
| Essex-Dwight f. Slater, Albert b. Hal
bert, Albert Barney, George Powell.
Jercho-E. \. Barney. Gordon Smith.
Joseph Stockwell, James II. Hutchinson
Richmond-J q. Bostwick. Ansel Eidy.
Nathan Higley.
Williston -Justus Miller n Bushnell.
| ". b. Douglas, T. G.. Narramore
Burlington--GeO. Morton Roswell Lille,
ARENAS Prouty. phineaS II. Cabin, Viii
! liam b. Yiele.
His Honor then charged The Grand Jury
, - follows
CHARGE To THE GRAND July.
Gen!ienisn oftie Grand jury
Under the constitution of the United
/ States, no person can be held to answer be
lore a Federal court for L capital or other
wise Infamous crime. unless on a present
ment OF Indictment of a grand jury. L nder
this constitutional provision. the custom ex
/ lists that ali persons who may be accused of
! any crime or mlSIemeanOT against the Fed
eral laws shall be presented tor trial by the
| Grand Jury. Your duty. therefore. j. 10
/ investigate all offences against the laws OF
the United States which shall be presented
To YOU for invest CATION, OF which shall
come within your personal knowledge all
fences. | say against the laws Of the United
States, for the courts OF the United States
take no jurisdiction OF crimes unless they
! have been made or declared u be sach BY
/ the laws of Congress
Your safer course i To c1ntine your in
yestigation to such acts ~ may be presented
to you by the District Attorney, or may
have come within your own knowledge. and
not 10 search out the truth or iaisity Of
mere rumOrs OF vague reports involving the
character of your iellOw-ci.izenS
The duties OF YOUR Office are 10 the man
~uccinctly pointed OUT in the oath which
You have Just taken. In addition to these
/ directions, it j. only necessary for me IL
say, that in order 10 in1 q true ILL, the
evidence which shall be brought before You
( should be such, that it would. uuoontra
dicted anu unexplained, justify petit: july
IN finding q verdict of guilty.
Sixteen Of your number should always De
present during your deliberations. and
twelve must concur in tincing a true bill
] Your foreman Will administer oaths u the
witnesses, and viii endorse upon such in
/ dictment over his signature the finding oil
the Grand Jury. The nature and character
/ Of the evidence. and TIE result OF your de
/ alterations You Will keep secret. until your
I decisio1- shall have been announced 10 the
I court
understand that there are two Ella scs OF
cases which will come before you for exam
nation at this time. one i0r The npn-pay
ment OF license tee for the sale )t liquor,
ana one tor juggling.
4 You are aware gentlemen. that under tie
present system of our government the mann
sources % interna. revenue are alcoholic
/ liquors and tobacco.
The statute Tor "a, collecting % thu fus-
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