, 1875-03-20

ys. Tho People IN scanmo,s. page io5.
Tho caAo beluro them vas uflnoas identical
Ml:l, that, but will Tits addition: that,
uthe T.essnt ca~o, Tho mailer wns strengthened
By Gio rrctentment OF tho tirand ,fuEy-a part Ut
tho Court ttsoIf,
knw should tho Court fail to maintain Its
dignity by not supporting Tho rule. 1t won11
nctually beccno d iatlg1ing-Htock. It wRs not
csAc:ly Tho tiu1e 10 enter Into tho merits Of tho
care, 70 no would conclude hy aaying TINT llo
:o''itlerstl tho method Of procedure moro t!sn'.
brought In tho papers witt. thefr prcscntment
who acted with hlr. cloudy, saii that abaence
fsonl tho city prevented him from giving that at.
tontion 10 tho caao which 1t deserved. lie. how
sror. l,eld with Mr.. cloudy THAT tho proceedings
wcro wholly Irregular, and contrary TO established
precclaiiis. tlo wnu III absolute ignorance Of
what sho Grand Jury had presented n Court,
necauso thors vas no iecord to show tho action
:akcn. That body by simply holding ur bnnd1o
Of papnr. could not make rroser,.naons They
held tho papcrB up and then Carried tlnm OF,
hh'ch was very singular 'yay Of deailnR with q
very important matter. The title Of MI Nrslcto
rond tell whether Tho article rolatetl to things
civil or military, to things religious or Within tlle
jurisdiction OF tho Criminal Court. 10 properly
iufor.n tho Court, It should no dono by sosle
AnoFca. aud not By party Of gentlemen CONF
lug into tito ploGenco Of tho Judge. holding up n
lot Of newspapers, aud then going out ngain III
mysterious manner.
could accllso tho judiciary Of Cook County,
from the venerable mud yeneratod ThUlnas
Drummond, whom they oil loved to tho latest
incumbent Of tho lseaci,, of being stnined hy tho
Fay tha III their defeuPe for they needed nonc;
but as d matter Of public congtntnatfon. They
hid not wish to rcttcat from the case before tho
Court, but would moot 1t then md t'oro.if agrco
that ho Ind tried cascs Doforo aomo curious Jury
n1on md tho counsel might exchange ronIatks
will, hirn Of u ,liaparagnE uaturo but would
tl,at bo con.amrt Of court7 II the
fSna y Wes TOT n e11po t. nd ~ ~
tempted to calllthem ues Of rapscall1ons. or
somotng In that llno. but would tic Court call
That contempt because. aa had boon argued, tho
Grand Jury formed pat of the machinery Of
rlercd contempt in him, why should newB-
paper editor he tlonicd tho privilege OF personal
liborty OF. public comment? 1t could not bo
shown that anv attempts wlateyar hal boon
show. in good time, that certain infncncca Of d
malignant nature haa been at work to bring
these, indictments mp. Tharo wero good
Grand Juries, aud Grand 5nr'es Tint
composod Of men spotless In character as l.obefs
Collyor, autl othors drawut porllaps, from tho
shs1na OF Chicago. Now, granting TIM latter,
wcse nll their actions to be received with ro
spoosful Bilence? Was thoro to be no comment
upon them? II not, thon what became Of tie
boastcd l'bcrty Of tho press J1o did not as-
sutno to dofcnl o1trnyngant licenBe On tho part,
OF tho |,rcHs, but Bl,pposo nh indictment wero
found agniast d man By Grand jury composed
nf tliieyaS, should t1cro DO no comment upon
t.lat7 Such C rule would DO absurd to start
with. Ho woull not talk longer on tho subject,
for lie vAs convinced that tho Court plainly saw
his way, and would. no doubt, qnash the rllo.
snA instruct tho Stato'1 Attorney to proceed in
regular form, II at oil.
JUDGE w1I.LIA.ls,
after btlcf pau8o, sail that le Hab not nware
of any proclfo precedent for such M entry as
thought tho method Of procedure WAS correct at
tllo tiR1o tho ontry WAS tnatte. Whom tho Grand
Jury presents tho papers, hD thought It was
proper to ontcr tho rule, He saw. by reading
them rnlo Ind bcon entered without either Gu
information Or IN affidavit hasing been ilod. Ia
and lii tho ab.onro Of any preccdcnt
at tho limo, hc: bad e1torctl the rulo,
aihiiity-if responsibility 1t might bo called lie
did not desire 10 tread Oh any uncertain ground.
1ie would not 20 back on tho decisions Of tho
supreme Court .a,d desired to follow, precedent
rass.cr than take hia own view Of tue n:attor.
rhs precedent in tho caso Of tho Daily Chica9o
AMERICAN, which, yoars ugo, commented on
Tug action Of Grand jury. lifted tue
present one, and o., that he would
loved in ths present snso waa irregular, md
inrsInuch NJ tlat precedent wRs bDiore him, he
wonla a'lstain tho motion to quasi mud instruct
tho States Attorney to 1ila an inf0rfnat1n which
would bring Mr. Storey up OIL similar Charge In
proper form
Mir. lsocd stated that, In tho other cases
against Mr.. Storey, Col. Ricabey was to have
pleaded tint morning.
Sam Ashton said tliat be, for bis pnrt, did not
ttntyy tfnf
Tho hcarinfs was finally set for na1t Iueslay.
THE STATES ATTORNEY oBEYs OR.
DERS.
A FORMAL 1sFonMATloN.
During tho afternoon ths Stato's Attorney, In
pursuance to tho order Of Tho Court, filed the
following docHnirus
Nov On tlis day cu:nea uo orsn Court In lis own
rrurer rcrAon. Charles II. Heed, SatcA Attorney III
u lhs ptoiIs Of tta Slate q tilsao.r pn,couie
nforas sai,! TOUR ,las wilbur y. Storey. he lii
day Of Marcia it tho sc"r Q. one l9rl lh7s at aud
~ M ss1 uS Il os # as i us s
chicago Itts. Ir,lsl III raid City 1T Chieago. and
ss i4th das os AlSrb the ern,,t Jury Of sait Court
fur paid Marcl. term tuestf lid lstn lawfully in
Court anil that as.l Grant, Jury had nit, on tha sy
rnd year Aforesaid, ad1oHrnc,l ani leru discharged
frutl llnty Ivy batd C3urt; and That raid Grinu Jury
did nut eonyune nau trr,uact bt,Bilpss 0n EsId
18th day of ala.ci, bssS,,ee thu 1an.e MAI
su,,any; and sh.t sssl Grand 3D. Ju.y agaa1 lawfully
tho year af0rusaid, aud transacted business ~ such
tirRuI Jury. part Of said Court, aud hns lawfully
eu1ycnod, ind aszenbiel and trn1sacsod I.suer. Il
sch dsal Jury from day to day since rail 18th Jay
NJ March to thu day II tho rrrAeusiag aud ding of
tla Information md that tai.t urand Jury was lnrt
Of said Court 4d lawfully performed tho ordinary t1-
les VI drail jury; uni thas, during thu sail sa4-
sluns q ssd arapd Jury isss. conplaat. were ire-
rsy,ucren and whereby As, tho sud Wilbur T. Storey.
was charged With ctrtain Grimes and oifclsos, alid
It awf5ly 1uaht; aud that ht, tllo ssll Wilbur +.
Storey tho said lal tny Of harch, III sall city and
a4lieI In .a Acwsaper, Of aud concerning saiu GRIND
tusY aud The Individual members theraof AMI at md
soneenng its action with reforccs to said complaints
r'!cl, urnnA Jury, aud ot aud ronc*Eniuu s action