Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-02
DOMAIN OF LAW.

DOMAIN OF LAW.
Organizing the September Term of the
District Court into Shape-The Cases Set
of Secrecy Imposed No Compromise
with Criminals-What the Grand Jury
Did in Secret-The Mounds View Assault
and Windsor House Robbery Considered
The second day of the fall term of the
district court opened yesterday with Judge
Wilkin on the bench. Upon assembling,
the sheriff made return Of the special venire
for grand jurors, stating that the following
were summoned:
A. d. Wilder. R. w. Ransom,
Henry Lynch, VIM. Shane. a
And that he was unable to, find T. W.
Whitehouse and Nathan Myrick. OF the
above, for cause shown, A. II. Wilder and
VIM. Shane were excused from serving on
the jury. Henry Swift was also excused,
after which special venire for six grand
jurors was ordered and made returnable at 2
o'clock P. M.
The following cases were then taken up.
and disposed of as follows:
In the matter of the appeal of a. d.
Allen executors, etc. from allowance of claim
of G. P. Shaggy. Cause settled and ordered
stricken from the calendar.
A. B. Smith vs.. VIM. 81. Drake; continued
by consent.
John Allen VS.. the Marine Bank of st.
Paul; continued on motion of defendant.
n. B. Clafiin & Co. vs.. the Lorillard In
surance Company; continued by consent.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reassembling at 2 o'clock p. M. the
sheriff made return On the special venire is
sued for six grand jurors, setting forth that
the following we're found:
Mark Costello, F. V. Heyderstaedt,
John Bell, I. F. A. Studdart. 3. e..
And that Daniel R. Noyes and G. A. Zim-
norman could not be found. OF the batch
~ THE GRAND JURY.
Capt. Peter Berkey was appointed fore
man of the grand jury, and with the follow
ing was sworn in:
VIM. D. Rogers, John F. Lincoln,
.. D. Merrill, Benjamin Thompson,
I. b. Campbell, Robert Hickman,
e. G.. Becker, John A. Sheehy, .. .
James B. Power, Ferd Willius,
=. Schetter, B.. N. Saunders,
Il. Saahlgard, John Parker, ..--.
Il. w. Ransom, Henry Lynch,
Mark Costello, F.. v. Heyderstaedt,
THE CHARGE.
In charging the jury the court began by
stating that he had nothing special to which
it was necessary to invite their attention.
Following this the court read the usual
statutory provisions defining the duties Of
the grand jury, and elaborated it in few
remarks In the matter of secrecy the court
adjured the gentlemen of the jury to keep
inviolate their oath of secrecy. He
said he was impelled to forcibly impress this
upon them from what had with regularity
occurred at previous terms of the court. He
stated he had reference to the daily publica-
one of the papers of this city (the GLOBE.
He charged the jury to be particularly care
full in regard to the matter, and impressively
secrecy was contrary to the statute, and laid
upon them the burden of perjury. l.
After referring to matters of a criminal
nature provided for by statute in tho way of
punishment, etc., the court made reference,
at some length, to the jury's duty to inquire
into the matter of "receiving stolen prop
erty." He said he was led to call attention to
this infraction of the law, if occurring, as
one of peculiar character and aggravated in
it's nature by the fact that it induced the
commission of crime, as it afforded way to
dispose of stolen property. Furthermore
he was induced to speak of the matter, not
that he was aware of any such transaction,
because the papers had made reference to
condoning crime, by efecting compro-
mise with the thief-in fact such references
were general throughout the papers in the
country. And such crime could not be too
strictly guarded against, and should be pun
ished to the full extent of the law, when de-
tected. In conclusion the court charged the
jury to be prompt in attendance at all meet
ings of the body. ..~...
The greater portion of the day, both fore
noon and afternoon, was consumed IN set
ting the cases for trial. The calendar is the
largest for several years.
JURY CASES.
The court set all cases for Jury trial as fol-
lows, stating that the court cases would be
set by judge Brill on his return home.
Oct. 6--33, 1874, 1888. --..~.
Oct. 7-237, 165.
Oct. 8-249, 2O9.
Oct. SIS, 81. a'--
Oct. 1914.
Oct. 11-240. -.e5.. ..-'s s .asss
Oct. 2O-256 255 1856. t.a 5sE r..
Oct. 2l-224, 225, 10.
Oct. 22-252, 1876, 49,
Oct. 23-216, 1911, l66.
Oct. 24-l99, 100, 172.
Oct. 25-234, 213, 1863, 1856. s-.sa
Oct. 27-239, 204, ia, 1872.
Oct. 2S-202 l69, 1877
Oct. 29-244, 243, 176.
Oct. 3O-242, 20S, 173.
Oct 31-215 1917 1870