The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-24
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names.
A rule was taken on the absentees to
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court. Rule
returnable in ten days.
An order was issued for seven grand
jurors to be summoned forthwith.
The grand jury was then excused I'M
til IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Albert Jackson was duly natural
lied as a citizen of the United States.
The criminal and civil doekets were
called, and cases continued, passed,
etc.
The petit jury vas excused until 10
O'Clock Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. Guiterman was appointed
foreman of the grand jury, which is
composed of the following named gen.
tlemen: VIM. Guiterman, S. A. Bris-
tol, Chas. Rodgers, o. F. Cowhick, A.
Ryan, III. Altman, j. Routson, ]. d.
Corey, George MILFORD, Job Herrick,
Geo. E. Duffy, o. P. Goodwin b. He'll
man, W. r. Town. II. Housman and
James Droney.
The court then adjourned until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Upon reassembling, Judge sener
charged the grand jury as follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
The law makes it my duty to charge
you as to your duties. The oath which
your foreman has taken, and which is
read deliberately by the clerk, and
which l will re-read slowly, prescribes
your duties, defines your powers, and
gives you the caution which you should
exercise in the jury room. THE court
read the OATH.
The Office and function of grand ju-
rors having been in existence for more
than certainly three or four hundred
years. indeed. dating back to the Sax
ons, it is hardly necessary for me to say
anything of their history. Your object
is defined by your oaths. You are de-
liberately to inquire and true present.
ment make of all such matters as may
come to your knowledge, or be given
you in charge. 1t is your duty, gentle
men, on the u hand, to guard against
public clamor. 1t is equally your duty
on the other to guard against being
made the vehicle Of private malice. AS
your oath tells you, and as you are
sworn, the secrets of the jury room are
to be kept within your breasts. You
are a body organized for a high purpose
by the state OIL territory. as the case
may be, and the object being to see that
no private citizen shall be put upon his
trial unless you shall be convinced that
he ought to be put upon his trial, makes
it your duty to investigate carefully;
makes it your duty to deliberate thor
oughly. Neither your deliberations nor
your Investigations are matters for the
outside world. In your retirement the
law allows the presence of the district
attorney for the United States and the
prosecuting attorney for the county, for
the purpose of giving information rela-
tive to any matter cognizable by you, or
giving You advice upon any legal mat
ter when you may require it, and they
may be permitted to interrogate wit
nesses before you, when you or they
shall deem it necessary; but no such
attorney, nor any other person shall be
permitted to be present during the ex-
preston OF your views, or the giving of
your votes on any matter before you.
You have jurisdiction of all offences
against territorial laws, and attractions
of laws OF the United States which in
the states are punishable alone in the
federal or Unites courts: here they are
cognizable in the territorial courts.
After giving some, technical instruc-
lions, the court said:
l would suggest to you especially to
examine the county jail as TO whether
it is sufficient to hold prisoners; that is
to say whether it is strong enough, and
IL it is necessary, summon such men as
-l
you may tnink neeoiui 70 determine
'nat question:. liner nave Deen several
attempts al jan oreaks' we ought to
nave, IL we ave any, a jail suficient to
noid prisoners Oh any character or con-
oitioh tnat may d put In there. For
mat purpose l would be glad II you
investigate the matter. In your
Investigations OF the county buildings /
wou be glad II you would go over the
question of the roof to the court