The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-03-15

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tgG syesE shopssboI ard ssxPosjng "a ~; y;
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derenh soyety sas vel Us the natutt ~ 8slf
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ii AhslRshss GgIPpJ fy N ea 1 thas
III PEqles'stle't ,pstli sted N theinsslvap N
0nl their oKn knIwledge and obrerya.ioIi.
private, indiyidaals siso may desire 10
prosecute, ofsnders,L have ths sight to ID.
ioIn the SVliciior, and have hin, 70 frame 3
bill Of indlctmeut against the accused, ien.
dvrsipg upon it the name of tie prosecutor,
A such. With sncb, other Witnesses Is iis
amy desire and send the bin with 1the
Witnesses to the Grand Jury. The prese.
eptor thus becomes e. responsible for the eost
Of the criminal action which &c bas institat.
ed, As geaeral proposition. il is not sd.
yisable Tor The prosecuting officer 10 send q
bill 10 the Grand Jury without endorsing
thereon the nalpe Of tie prosecutor. except
upon pTesentments,, Or where The parties
have been bound over By committing mag,
istrates or wher. the solicitor is directed by
statute % send bills for particular offences.
IN these latter cases the prosecutions most
ne, assumed 70 have been instituted On COED
cause and from proper motives. as web ss
upon due .deliberalion..
The course Of procedure herein ind cats6
,s the proper Que will have the eff. OF Of
bringing 70 justice all notorious pfftn;lsrs
and all others that society hisy deem ' ortII,
Of prosecution, anj at the same tin pfo.I
tect the public pyainst frivolous Of maii-
cious Troseeu. .ion., aud the attendant ESQ. |.
II was stated On The alignment. that D.
serious accumulation Of costs ,aad ~ ssdei
to some 81 the counties, from The c,mJen.
satipn allowed 70 Fitnesses summoned and
sent before lie grand jary a,o1 instiersp 81
enquiiy. The practice Is lihsarranted by
law, aud such wituesses are Dot entitlei,to
pay for their attendance. 81 far IS This
aaa otbsr prneiiscs equally Objectionable
are folloEed by ,S5ficiIors. IT aiii, not be
Sn,iss 10 say this much. E'4I 9 ps'Ss 2 !
u Solicitor is not 1 Judicial Officer. Ne
cannot pdlIlrisler an oatli. lie caDnot de-
clare the law. He cannot instruct tie grand
jury ~ dc law. That function befongstu
the Judge alone. Ii the grahd jury de-
sire 10 be informed % tue, law OF other Of
their duties, hey ninst 60 into The Court
aud ask instructions from the bench M Y /. .
So lhe Solicitor has no business in the
grand jnry room. ile i not compohent
part Of that body. 1t isttue. the grand
jury Is compeheu. part ~ ties Court, bpt
Il s an Independent and self acting body
clothed whit The very highest fpneifo6s. aud
rs such IS responsible tnihe iawald society.
None tnt witnesseshave any business. Be-
toreiheni. No one Gan counsel then, bat
the Court. They do not coinmbnicaie
With The Solicitor but with The Cont.
either directly or through IN officer sworn
for that purpose. They act upon their
own knowledge or -ob.efsaiion, il Masking
presehtnents. They act upon bills sent
from Tie cphit With The Witnesses. The
exaui1ati6n Of Witnesses u conducted by
them without The advice 81 i,,terfery ynce of
others, Their 6Ddihgs must be their ysn.
urinfueneed by The proppthlgs or sneges.
lions u oilers Or tie Opportunity thereof.
NNs know there have been vide departures
'ffoihf ihe principles here Annduhced. 50 this
and perhaps other Judicial districts
IL has become necessary. therefore, 10
review the ground ahd-feeur to tho elrlier
and fhcrec6ifect pfactts ititwa. csta hlish.
td By those Who ,hssc gone before Us apd
bas been haudsd down BY tfaditioh aiidehe
.recslisriiuus ldessn-msusbessssfthe
court. Ilssibedscided Kbaare not enti.l.
ed to pay N swftnesseN "a Jti5 remains 70
alcertain wllo ara ,eutitigd, 10 ~ ]. HE
right Is derived from Bat Rev. Chap. los
stc. 80. 81 and ChspI7. Sub, Sec, S4S
which are but lplpiiirpAncai pl Rey. Code
Chap. ~. ssu. 3. and Uhap b. Secs. 3G.
7. Bit. Rev. Chap los Sec. 80 provides.
that The fees ofwitneseF. whether attend.
ing aterm of the Superior Coprtsor before
a-refesss- felerk. shall be one dollar per
day. Secsarpwyidetba No witness
summoned ~ SdA.A ciss, sAall Ss allowed
10 prove aitenianee ior more than one case