, 1876-09-05
SULLIVAN.
He Was Yesterday Indicted by the
Grand Jury.
judge Itogcrs' Charge to That
Honorable Body.
tbs Etone"C Contract Frauds-,.gam Ash
ton In Court,

| on The bench: As uaunl on such occasious, tho
room Was full Of men who had bcen summoned
a. grand antl petit Jurors, and Of others who,
having nothing else to do, atraycI tu " look on
! and " atch tho organization.
Tho 1rst thing done was the making up OF
TILE o1tAHp ,uRY.
eevcra1 Of the panel were abscnt, and their
| places wero filled by scizing bystaniers,n Tie
following -nancd men composo tho body: VII
liam 7. Dickinson, foreman; G. 3. sanmorn,
Adam Dacr, Jatncs Reed, William N. Jones'
Aaron 8wecKcr, ". NJ. t1crnhart, William l.
Armstrong, y. II. constdne. Dennis osullIyan,
Henry Baker, Bernard Mcdonald, Michael Mo-
ran, Daniel McKtllup, Daniel Booth, Michael
Ggross, gl,.a, asorgo 6 QeT!el Chartss prnknaiger,
John scily' L. q. Gica:on, aud S j. T. s' GssStnss''
After they Ind been swurn, The Court said:
naNrtsaxs T. Or 1nE Junr: The oath which ,cus
Of your duties and rcsronshtles - ~ eonld M d. do 81, Il
1Kaye you Charge for half an hoMr. Krcplny ip
mind that oath. you Will consider all csscs dat ri
such persons ha.e been charged with crime up 10
thIs t!me. which viii b. l"Id oefore you ~ the jls
times, "a will a. that Of the Court II snythng
n % f you w.h eiP I l. sy
person; Or. il. from Information Of Jour own.
yon knew q any crime. 4 4 {eut dut1
enn,etlmc: cascs presented to Grand jur,ea that
haye no basneas to b.. hen from mnlIcn or
s,as 9, desire g pIo,
olrcn.es, hut wien tho 0rana Jary look into them
The charges ind that they arc tie reant Of prsate
malice, Such, OF course, you will reject, unlcaa
you lind thesc Ia reaI1y something In shc charges.
r. ttF|t+n fTRL had t5rn
scnts crime that has been really committed, Il Ia
ypaf duty to n!esgase II; and lfthere Is reasona>
% ss %'a1a y .oslp ;p'is ind thu: an Af ndS:assa dSs i
jifies With tic OBJECT really of backnaIiiae them,
th4 Court u assist peopo In the collection Of their
presented u yon, with full eass and consideration.
yoa ha,s jutIsdls.iiee l.s ats .As grand iaquesl,
srntci tJ 40 indictment, the pfeeen.mcpt coming
frou, YOU. .YousJnycatiga.ions, Of caurae aro *.
rartc. Under tho law person CHARGED With crime
to To- you; snd for il'st reason uraud Sjiiss Juries
shoala be very careful inniae1ns prcscntlacnts and
nns ,s oue
explanations 6cing gtycn, lnnotcnt hon 10 inliet.
ID; ana LIZ innocent msn m hayo , iety often neen 10.
when opportunity II. afforded to show thrlr stde
nnd they hnvo thr rssh: md tho, privilege to pre-
rcnt the itas faela q the case n c1plnnatlon Of
tsss s tepssss lax siIaiy ,at 5oa sy Sa fuly VIZ in
ssat sa th{sas msss Or @ @l!i:wI!I Ind e ltays
fs,ot. You isss aotulas 's q d ss<Sfaa Sith
tnsi, t!,;. It mast ,,a.n maaG 70 dlaesents
VIZ yoa, II o. mnn ~ H. 10 Inaieq S,1 M,t efiMs hpw
may be IN the estimation Of the public. It your
uuty ~ ,Msst.faSs .t,v Gna,se. sisi, - t4ctn Is
p.nn1n.o esonn1h es h sa IL ~ ~ my @ ~ ina'St
., nsont ~ s'a' he 1aas pe 'E'eo " 3aEJ oi hsa
pIiiie. r., .,, ..,,, ~. .,,,..d Az,
9u y VI" ,rx n oIs n ypaF uases @ !or
eonnts in txpen.o ps " = a dny 1ne
When % yo., Ind you Haye I 10 bust;,sss Il IL Ionr
dutv t;3 tic county auu to tia psops TO- sd"urn
Tho Grand Jury tl,cn retired to tls pettt Jury
rrntn fhi, o,vn r,,nrI mt hulur randy fnr +,'nu;
all Of tiosr WHO lad Gccn drnwn to aeryo
anew"rc I" thrir nn,nc.. It.if u dnxs, Ss. ws,' W
esrnsci on ncconut of seltnesu. md mon claim
ing exemption Of, account ii tcryice within
year, etc run PETIT n,nr.
I, charptnc fhe,n thu Cart nmonv ,thor
,hjnps sai1: ''1&*" 0NAs'
j. l. not prope, for you while serving =. Jurors
INV Si lie en, nt ie,nw ~ tux 70 70
ouisidcrs-aloat my easc tlat il liEeiy Il co,ns sp
for trial. il II nut only Improper but exceedingly
improper aud wrol,Y for you 10 permit amy petso;
t9 mention rnse to you. Of to conserne wlib you
Ma5s TT ptssainhton ~ @ u nas eon.eT an snd bs
fiji ~ hs H. ;e.1sns sna tse;y y. - .o Go
nui1o,e OF p,eIudlcin.: yoUf "t'I mira d" ons sns
way OF liz ptler, or tn fsntlIariHa you
wi(h IT, ~ that YOU c.puot serve On tic jufy OF 10
ingtatiute hmaeIf into your fa,uy In eouir way 10
that you mus. warn Oh anyl1dy who aayn any
thtnE to.Jeu about my case u court. II you pet.
ia inil y q oe aois "Ha1at wasniME. you subject
yonEseascs 10 aiie az G'ris"ni,Aen'. 20 not
s5 q xoa wEpa H. nut
EnMr'}1S tf,as snnr~ ts1rr hr.rrrs ssr tTIvmen ~
Il IL do,I,1 When vol ass Gy ron mus tef liz one
taking TINT YOU are juror, ami he must nut
speak about ths ctso Ii your pfcxence, VI you
must wink nway'
There belug nothing for the petit Jurors to do,
they werr diachryc1 until Wednesday morn.
ING, wheu tue criminal trials will pyota5ly cout.
munce.
aAM ASHTON,
Il And now comes The defendant In The aboye |
cntttie,i csss' wl,ieh was Samuel a.hsoa. M . sx
County Cun,,uisx!0ceT. W!iu il Ic,tIlteu k,utIr
With HolIep, CraW ford, Ct al. foT tpusplrasy.
HI at,,earett In person, aud lied a motion 10 |
have his case Dismissed, because he hal nu,
bccu prosecuted. The law. hu claimed, requires
TINT lie should b. p1osryute,l "st or Before tlc
serDnsl trTm aiicr thu 1njiuy of The iulIct.
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