Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-21
LOCAL NEWS.
The Grand JurY EmpanncIlcd.

hR. scHCTTER DISQUALIFIED on ACCOUNT or A
MISTAKE IN HIS sAhE-oTHER CHANGES
CHARGE TO THK GRAND JURY AND RkFERkNCE
TO TIE STAR ROUTE CASES.
This morning, In the Criminal. Court. Mr..
Schutter, who had been summoned as Herbert
Schutter. called the attention OF the court 20
his name being Hubert, and passed his caro- uo
Win Win MS name spelled correctly. THIS was
excused. Mr.. r. Leitch (orGss founderl, OF s9s
6th street southeast, and Th0s. :. NcNelr, OF
= 5S2s & 2 street drawn yesterday, were acceptet-
. Iaylor Holtzclaw. OF T2S StlI street SOUTH
Wst, was reported sick. and Charles Jarvis OF
!.s2 was Drawn. The court here took recess
10 ore O'Clock.
on tie court resuming IT'S session. Georye NJ
cochran, T. IA. Langley, Robert Allen ana War
ren Armnt Ia were accepted on the petit iury :
AZ O'Clock Ezra b. Barnum. tailor, OF is1
street. was accepted as a grand Juror In
qpiries were made as TO the last Juror drawn
ChaS Jarvis, colored man employed az me
State department ana he wss reported by the
marshal as having been summoned After wait
Ing an hour Jarvis made his appearance
caleb Churchman WAS sworn as foreman and
9le rest OF the jury took the oath: w. O. Raw.
Jackson Jackson Humphrey, Hugh Pugh, Lemuei
cunningham, jeremiah sullivan, Reuben r.
Baker George L. Sherin. z. W. Shippen. Henry
Donch. w. II. Landic'. Jos. Beardsley. w. A. II.
ShuIeh; samuel II: Wheeler. Americas Davis,
w II. Main. Robert Leitch Tnos s. McNe,r
Ezra II. Barnum, Chas Jarvis
THOSE marked with star CD are colored.
THE CHARGE TO THE GRAND iURY
Judge Cox briefly charged the grand Jury az
10 thelr duties. He noted that 10 some
lufisdictons private parties were allowed
10 appear before the grand Jury, but
this mad been found 20 operate badly
Tor In some instances private quarrels have
thus worked themselves into the grand Jury
room. The better plan would he 10 look 10 the
prosecuting officer 10 present matters for their
Inquiry. However. In matters or public noto-
r1ety they had the right 10 make the inquiry on
Inelr own motion; he remarked tnat it hap
ply was work OF supererogatiOn. but never
Ihei1 g. II was his duty 10 charge them as 70 the
dueling law.
REFERENCE TO THE STAR ROUTE FRAUDS
lie remarked that by public rumor he was In
FORMED that their attention will be called TO
certain alleged frauds connected with the
postal service, and he remarked that the con-
sciences or men are 30 much bllnted when
ueallng with the government that it is only by
the enforcement OF the law that the govern
ment can be protected. He admonished them
that they must keep their counsel secret.
The foreman OF the grand Jury is Mr.. Church
man, The flour dealer. gentleman OF capacity
and intelligence.
CoMPLINENTING THE APPEARASCE OF THR Jury
MBN.
Ii was the subject OF remark about the court
mouse this afternoon that a more Intelligent
looking body OF Jurors-grand or pettt-has
never been seen In the court room since the
present system OF selecting names for the Jury
box and drawing therefrom has been in vogue
one man was heard 10 remark that should The
star route cases reach the grand Jury the public
viii be satisfied with their decision thereon.