National Republican., 1880-11-25
THE OLD AVID THE NEw.
The Grand jury Discharged After Making
important RecomIn endntions - Jurors
Drawn FOR the Next Term,

The Grand jury Discharged After Making
Import tant Recommendations - Jurors
Drawn for the Next Term.
The grand jury yesterday reported the fol.
lowing indictments George Briscoe, will
liam Briscoe, Sidney Smith, John Mont
gomery Green, alias John II. Lewis, and viii.
lam Ward, sssaultlnR officer two cases.;
Isaac Smith, rape two cases.; William w.
Easloy, assautinR officers aud assault with
intent TO kill. Mary Hall, PERJURY. Foreman
Morrison submitted the following:
The grand jury conceive that they will not be
transcendiug the sphere Of the duties assigned
them By making the following brief statement and
recommendations:
Ii has come to the knowledge OF the grand Jury
In ihe discharge Of their official duty that there Is
no law IN the District Of Columbia making sexual
Intercourse between parent and child a crime and
punhhahle IN any other manner than az rape or for.
nication. We find also that there Is no adequate law
punShing adultery. The only statute upon the
subject is that Of Maryland passed in l75, flung
parties confessing the guilt or convicted by jury
OF Twelve men three pounds current money or ! 2OJ
pounds of tobaceo-,Scc ide u D. C., p. l25, passed
There Is practically no law punishing forniea.
tlon' 10 law requiring parents Of bastard children
TO maintain such children but all such arc thrown
as burdens upon the orphan asylums or find their
way to the workhouse as burdens upon the Dis.
triet We find no law punishing seduction.
IN confusion VIC further recommend the passage
OF some law promptly and effectively punishing
the three-card monte" and other tricks OF pro-
iessional class OF swindlers now incstng this com
munliy, ana figuring as guides to strangers about
the capitol and public departments. They are
roohSers' pure and simple, and should be sum,
marily suppressed We respectfully recommend
mat proper steps be taken TO have old and mostly
obsOlutc laws anuulled aud new statutes covering
thls entire subject passed by congress which shall
reject the moral sentiments OF this community
and secure TO its citizens That protection which we
believe We are justly entitlo to demand from that
body which the constitution has made our guard.
ian and law givcr
His honor directed that the paper be
entered upon the records of the court.
District Attorney Corkhll stated that the
business was so far advanced that the
grand jury could be discharged for the term, as
the new term was very uearand another grand
jury wOuld bU empaneled. He complmentcd
the present grand jury ON their excellent
work.
His honor, after thanking them for their
diligence aud the good service rendered, dis.
charged the Jurors for the term.
The following are the jurors drawn by the
clerk OF the court Yesterday to serve at the
next term Of the criminal court:
Grand jurors-lleury Tiigmau, SOC NJ st.
n. W. william Clabdugl, 1855 VI ST.. N. W.: b.
IL. Stinemetz, 1897 pcunsy lvania ave; VIII.
lam Summers, Giesboro' ID. c.; Joel Wise,
near Iennalytown, ID. C.; james f. Payne
near Tennallytown, d. C.; w. A. Hutchins
l34 Third st.; John II. Gafgis, GIG Pcnnsylva.
MIA ave. S. e.; Thomas Bell, BrighLwood, d. O.;
Henry a. Clarke, lll7 X st. n. w; o. r. Bur.
Hamilton road; George Gaddis, ll0l Tcuth st.
S. G.; NJ j. Adler, 125 Bridge st.; A. V. Grimes,
High near Second St.; George G. Harris, 9l5
Twenty.second st. u. W.; A. H. Stevenson
Seyenth-st. wharf; Frederick b. McGnre, Gll
L ST. Ii. W; J. G. Naylor jr., Filth aud NJ sts
II. W; William i. Osborn, Uuiontown, ID. c.;
J. IL. CIossmHn, 4O5 First st. II. W.; n. G.
Draper, 23i Thirteenth st 8. W.; }. Z. Campbell
1904 Eleventh 81. S. Q.
Petit jurors--Ausust Nclsels, Mount Pleas.
ant; john Barr, Broad Branch road John
Brown, 429 Eighth st. s. W; J. G. Pearson, S2l
Nineteenth st. n. "; r, s. Ilulse 2ll5 ii ST..
II. w; George w. Goodall, 1915 st. IL. W.;
Norman l.. Fowler, Ninth aud G sts II. W.;
George Washington, 305 Third ST. s. "; L. a.
Ridgeway, 1925 + st. II. W; John Keyworth,
Ninth and SITS. II. W.; James Bcllew, I'll
Seventh st. u. w; II. NJ. Talbot, 115 Gay st.;
Richard Fullalovc, IS Market St.; IL. @. Di.
vine, 80 Second ST.; w. G. Parkinson, 30s
Pennsylvania ave; Charles Glenning, Boun-
dairy st. aud New jersey ave; William r.
Cady, ll26 Fourteenth ST. n. W.; II. NJ. Zim.
merman, l4l0 Ninth st. n. W.; NJ. J. Laughlin,
Twenty.second aud L sis. II. w. Thomas Wise,
3lo G. st. S. W; William Ballamtyne, Seventh,
between D aud + SIS; John IL. Brown, 467 L
ST. 5. W.; &. w. Hayden 50 West ST.; Louis
Myrtach, Kalorama heights.