Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-26
THE DISTRICT COURT.
WHAT TIE GRAND JURY BUSTED
TuEWyELVES VITA YESTERDAY.
Five Indictments Misunderstanding in the
Work Eri-kly-No Work Done on the
Civil Calendar.

The District court held short session yes
terd'y forenoon, Judge II. r. Brill on the
bench.
The grand jury roll was called, and al
answered to their names, excepting Lorenzo
Hoyt, who came in before adjournment.
The following special venire supplied the
places of aLsentees, and those excused
on the previous day: Thomas Erd. JOSEPH
Minea. Theo. Sanders, Edward II. Cutler, D
S. b. johnson, George Mitsch, w. A. Cul
bertson, E. E. Hughson, thus completing
the required twenty three "true and good.
The court appointed G. H. Bigelow fore
man OF the rand jury.
Matt Breen was excused from serving, by
the court, owing to sickness in his family.
THE CHARGE TO THE JURY.
The court stated that by law e wa re
Qured to read to the grand jury a certain
portion of the statutes, defining the nature
of their duties, and explanatory of the ser
vices required of them. To this the court
said he bad nothing to add, as no particular
matter within his knowledge would be likely
to engage their attention. Thereupon the
court read the required charge, sec. 27 tc
AZ inclusive. chap. evil, p. G33, of the re-
visel statutes of the State of Minnesota,
1866.
The court added that the grand jury could
at any time. and in fact incumbent upon
trem, to seek advice or explanation from
either the court or county attorney, whenev-
er they were in difficulty upon the matter
of law. or involved in a misunderstanding as
to state of fact. The jury then retired
and the court adjourned until 10 o'clock A
II. to-day.
COURT ITEMS.
The criminal cases will be taken up after
the third week of the term.
Court cases will be exclusively heard ur
to the 7th Of October.
a special term Of the conrt will be held
every Saturday, to hear motions, ETC., moi
otherwise provided for on the set calendar.
THE GRAND JURY.
After receivla5 the charge the body re-
tired to their secret cunsu .tations and DELHI
erations. in an upstairs room in the ole
conrt house. The opinion was spoken anc
the desire freely expressed. that all work
u ust he done expedi'iously, to the
end that outside business affairs
The Jail cases were the Fl st to be inquired
into, and were rapidly ratified off. At 1:
O'Clock, when recess was taken until P
M, two cases had been disposed of and true
bills found in each case.
William Hughes. committed for larceny
July 9.h was one of the nnfortunates. The
evidence was dead against him. Hughes
broke into room in Alleys block and stole
an opera glass and other articles. Tue testi-
mony went to show that the opera glass had
been recovered from man Ga wltness) t.
whom he had given the property.
j. w. Cronn, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, was similarly
disposed of.
Charles Reed, charged with larceny, re-
ceived the same treatment after brief in
quiry into his case.
matter that brought a little hestancy tc
the deliberations and conclusions of the au
gust body the case of John Olson
charged with rape. His case presented some
extenuaing circumstances, which led the
jury to pass it over for further reflection.
w. H. Sheffield will have tc
answer before a jury of his countrymen fo1
the larceny of watch in Rice Park on OF
about September the 9th, A. D. 1878.
The jury were in session from II CLOCK
until 4:3O o clock P. NJ, with the interval OF
couple of hours for dinner and got through
with five cases, finishing four and PARTIAL,
arriving at a result in the fifth. A gooC
days work.