Daily Republican., 1878-12-05

NJ Able Arguments from the Wespec
OF tive COunscl--A Lengt tiny session.
"e Especial Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
a. New CASTLE, Dec 4th, IS.
,al [Ths proceedings subsequent to those
i,s published In yesterdays issue are a.
ic- follows.l
IL After the report Of tn. Grand Jury
he had been read, the court replied at somt
an length.
IN W. have listened with much inter.
est to your report which is certainly q
valu able ons and which VIZ certainly
H.. approve. The suggestions are good
NO ones indeed aud We are very glad To
-. know that the Grand Jury have sxamin
ell into this matt-r;it renders II unneces-
49,, sary that we should take the action We
Intended to take, to knew that the pres
.n ent sheriff fulflls his duty In regard to
"a. the confinement OF prisoners. II has
~. been a great scandal to tn. adminstra-
No.. ton Of Justice in this county that pris-
at oners have been allowed TO go at large.
-, No sheriff ever had the right to permit
.,.' any OF them to go at large and any OF
..l the Shsrifs permitting it ought long
~. ago TO have been indicted; for impris-
No. onm .nt is AZ much part OF the penal
h. ty As corporal punishment, and il u
prisoner ~ only technically In custody
and really allowed to go at large, his
situation is better in many respects
rec. than that Of honest men, because he Is
sht gentleman at large at the expense o.
mt the public. We do intend now and
oh- hereafter, whenever We know Of any
sou person who IL Caniihed under sentence
lhis for cri,ne allowed To 20 at large. thf
lars Sheriff shalt h. indicted, IL the Grand
MI" jury will do II.
iort And now With regard to the indis
Pis' criminal" access which has been al
ON, lowed to he prisoners. II is the duty
oon of tn" Sheriff to allow access tn prise
'fed nrra on!v at proper times and under
u IS propeI restrictions. her. the Court
ac- rad from .he 18th section of the Bill OF
pee Rights to the office that none are al
owed to converse with the prisoners,
except under certain circumstance,
n OF other than their counsel
held The Sheriff is Judge Of the proper
,om. reasons and restrictions but this indis-
So crmjn te visiting Of the jail was wrong
that and ought never to have been allowed
ting IT, IS in his way that prisoners are fuI l.
lee uisr.d with tho means of breaking Jail
O to ana 1t mas been subject Of CONVERSE
Dam N of newspaper comment that nobody
ety. can he kept and confined in this strong
and all Of New Castle Any one can nm
t-rtlhi now prisoner with any
4"Xtrrity or adroitness can get our
I, ahrn such indscrimiuate visiting is
tLis PERMITTED.
We say tn the Sheriff in the pres-nc,
,sow # the Grand Jury, that he is not tr
.noir allow ndiscrimnats access to the Jail;
,o access by counsel il to be allowed, and
.w,v also the visits of such persons as are
Connected by th. ties of kindred may
be- all lowed 40 far as the claims of hu
=" MnIty with reference to the latter ma
require.
'""' We consider this report very
yatuabe one, and We only regret that
'' you did not take into account the poor
J"'o' commodations We have here with the
mes from the kitchen OF the Jail con
'l"- autly around as,
eiore After these complimentary remark
and Grand Jury was discharged as stated
olct. EARLIER.
y ~ The remaining portion of the morn
mrn, .nrr Dg sion was consumed IN empanel-
ng Jury to try Geo. Draper Tor mur-
|IOH der. The following are the names OF
Fhose sworn
x an Arrrptrd-James N. llirst, Alfred B.
FcKpn, John T. Morrison, J. r. Brown,
Lewis Albright, John W. Pennington
~ nrruao b. CHM, Franklin Wright,
i, II. Murphy, Howard Jordan, James
Black and James T. Veazey.
ChaLlenged-J. Henry Houston, Geo
: '''' Powell, David Morrison, Samuel
re-s John McKeowin Richard T.Marln,
rd ~I''" gar sheppard, Jesse James, Robert
.,.rvn ,ck, Jonn +. Weidin, VIM. NJ. tiaw
oId me, Matthew Rilrtt James Powell
fDI john >. Casperson.
coIor, rooscientious scruples-Nicholas q.
rI"., job 5. Austin, Alexander Ever
OWES Oh and William Nailor.
ENcusei-Joseph Cleaver.
INds Court after the panel had been made
'k a recrss until three O'Clock.
~. AFTERNOON SESSION.
se call Court re assembled ut three clock
,a iam'eo Deputy States Attorney Robinson
- l~lrd the case Of George Draper lie
atrd that the State would br able t.
o~ that George Draper the prisoner
X the bar had op a morning III Sep
rNbrr engaged in cutting wood on his
vi premises and that while 80 en
k6T, !rd the deceased, John Wilson, came
and entered into conversation with
r,,,r Ill., ani word4took place as to whether
prisoner shouli erecta panel fence
se' F GEORGE Draper was requested tt
.ND gdr this fence, but George refused
Id words took place between him
'AF for VI" prsoner) and the deceasen; that
o""s"s ot ns ODrap) either said h" wanted tC
t short u h. (lones) cane near he would
-tlm fn"'k his head of; that the deceased
dked up to where Draper was cut
ns wood-it doesn't appear he cam,
\. 'h any intention Of striking him
EFT. At as soon as he came near enough
prisoner at the bar stepped up ano
,duns. Ik him on the shoulder with al
Also v" cutting two main arteries and
tTo.'" at the deceased lfter being struck
liked but little distance, and sale
,vAlAS 'oI have mercy on my SOUP dropped
as'or' soon after expired.
VI Worn, l,r main facts will he shown in tn,
il Bpgs n" through the several eye witnessr
ad DO. We affair.
Ih'A' hese witnesses will give sOmewba
EER. radict"ry evidence as to what oc
AT the ted upon that day, but have n,
- '', that 80 far As the main facts ar