The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-12-08
THE GRAND JURY AND THE COURT

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EDITOR JOURNAL: 1t has not been
the custom of your paper, nor perhaps
of the press of this county, hitherto to
pay much attention to the proceedings
of the courts of the county, NJ matter
how important the sessions may have
been but i'm your issue of last week
notice, it seems to me, . married
change. You have, among others, the
following items:
Every little progress is being made
with court business. 1t Is all owing
to the delays caused by the session Of
the Grand Jury"
Again: 1--WE understand that the
case of the City vs.. John Ryan has
been dismissed. Truly the immortal
Johnny is the favored one in all the
Kings dominiOns."
Again: 1.-The modern Inquisition,
the Grand Jury, has dispersed" etc
Other remarks have been made BY
you during the term in no wise re-
spectful to the Grand Jury or other
officers of the court. And all this
withoutso much as balancing the same,
As far as I have noticed, by giving
what has been done by the court or
the results of its labors at this session.
do not believe, Mr.. Editor, that
you intend to be unfair in speaking Of
US, but look Mt the above items and see
Ii they do not tend in that direction.
The tendency of these remarks about
the Grand Jury IL and will be to prsju-
dice the public mind against the call.
ing Of Grand Jury i'm the future. IL
this your intention, Mr.. Editor, and
do you desire this: II 30, I believe
you are wrong in your judgment. My
experience with reference to the Grand
Jury everywhere In my district, and
in every instance, Is, that their labors
and actions have been necessary,
healthy and profitable. They may
make mistakes, rs all that are human
do, but their general action, and the
results thereof. have been salutary.
Every good citizen knows that 1t has
been one Of the greatest institutions of
publication that this community has
ever had, and without which some Of
its scums and dregs would not have
been reached.
Again. II the Grand Jury IL wrong,
attack II as a system, and not let all
that may be said be spoken as IL to fall
upon the head Of that Grand Jury that
has just been in session, for with ref.
erence to II want to say, in justice to
them, that l believe never has q set of
men worked more diligently, acted
more carefully and uerformod IN al r
duty more conscientiously than they.
They had much to do and have die.
posed Of that much reasonably we'll,
and so well that they should command
the approval Of all good citizens on the
general result Of their labors.
Again. The item which says, Every
little progress is being made with court
businese-it IL oil owing to the delays
caused by the session Of the Grand
Jury" IL In no wise true, - Q matter
Of fact. Court was continuously In
session with the Grand Jury, and was
delayed In ite general business by Il
hardly ct all, for the Grand Jury did
not take three hours time of the courts
attention during all its session. Be
sides, up to the time the Grand Jury
was discharged there had been dis
posed Of by the court sirty-one coses Of
this terms docket, and up to the date
Of this writing, Mr.. Editor. there have
been ninety cases disposed Of.
A. TO the expense Of the Grand Jury,
OF which % much b oltso spoken, let