, 1881-04-14
TILE COURTS.
Judge Hawes. on Perjury and
Changes OF Venue.
The Grand Jury Called On to Take
Action In tho Premises.
Ono Lawycr Paints Aaot1ior With 1
;" Bottle Of Ink-Am Unruly Scene.
Now Suits, Divorces, Judgments,
Confessions, Etc.

JUDGE HALVES ON CHANGES OF
Tho 0rund jury for tho May term Of tho
Criminal Court was i,npanciod ycstcr,lAy, and
II. NJ. s'lerwuod appointed forctnnn.
After giving thom tho usunl Instructions
an9ut scsso,s. ssHseoy. cNro It, returning time
clally to cs!ll yniir attonton. Tic Lawmakers u
~ s@to Y hsr gSrt e
havu cAnctca 4 law to tho e!Ieot TINT wl!cnovor.
before tral, tho defendant shhll tile hla swor1,
spcctaIie uiIzons, svitlng forth that l,o fcars
Tint no ctnnot hnvo, y tntr and IMPARTIAL trtnl
" rnas9n ~. Of The prejudice oE tto IadEo hef2ro
prejudice Of THO pG0plc VI tho county. ho slnll
DO entitled to change of von!io. otc.; provided.
asansa tter h ss, sa'ss tSs WbsS saa
might, hayo bcen hearJ, unless III s.atl show
thIlt tho oa,,scs fur which ehulluo Is nsked hava
which tho application might havu been nude,
tho ubfeet Of thu rrpviso being 10 require tho
.!otc.idatlt to nuke his application to THO Court
for chAn0e ut vtnub at tho very earliest nn-
Hunt hg receives lnfoFH,auon OF leartis ut tho
prclndlce, thoroDy sNvlng my UNNECESSARY ux-
9 aH sesy sSqn IL o ii % po
.'raxing atlyantage of this humane provision Of
MID de.lgnIaE man lnlIeted for erin,s, sesins
th.t It Ii ltnpOssblc tU seoiru any turtLor dalny
n tho trlal q their case, como tnto Conrs on tho
petition for chnh9e uf venue tU somo othor
Judge or some Other county, aetting forth thnt n
eoy % ase M S G Is So to az
Court nrc 50 prejudecd ngafnst thon, that th1y
cannot hays i iuir mud Impartial tranl. and thnt
p thoroto e ' = H tTs .pyff @
ps9s s 1 Re7s Y he .n n w thS
thnt thoy aro reputable citizens, tlnd thoy also
believe that tho dctondant cannot hnvo i far
81 eaa ana III u o tptecn jnses y o
county, ora portion Of thom, al the caso may
From tho fact that In noasly al, tho app,,ca-
tions pf this Character 1t is pEobaOIo that not
ono of tho thrtcen Judges who nre sworn to bo
so pre!udiced. sayo perhaps tho Judge bsforc
Whstna suit ia pHndtny, over Bnw or hGtrl Of tho
Defendant, md from ihe. further Inct that those
s&pplleattons s&pp uro generally mndo 81 tho very d9y
certain that no tnrther deluy cnll 10 secured III
tho nrilnary way.l mn, LED to tho conclusion
that they arc nai'e simply. tor delay, and that
t!ttoa kRow TINT tho statements thoro!n co,-
tntnell NrG absolutely fnlHo and untrue. II suUh
y mo faot The several par'los taking a'oh eatAs
o!thGr Of which Is punishable by confinement III
tho paaitanttary.
ns ought % 10 p 10 % inlctea It'll I'M a Is pushc: ior 10
aiiow my porson to 70 unpunlshed who thus by
,nGa!,s Of opo, perjury defcnts tho proper nd
!N&iohtNAQN IL PuUIIV yusIbEE AttNHkCa kuV
business Of tho courts and IMPOSES AH cxtrn OK
pc,lso nnd bunten OIL tho people Ut tho county IL
not only highly detrimental To- public ttsUrnts,
but It Is entirely contrary to 10th tho spirit and
shoutd any GasGs M OF this oharaoter be brought
my other person Itwttt 10 your duty to oxntr,-
inc tho fMqts presented carefully al,d canddly,
without hins Or prejudice. to tho ona thnt ahuull
!!!Mppear TINT tho PARTIES making such arplic,,.
ishcu, md should It appear tlint they hnvo acted
honestly md tn Ebol fnlth In thosc tuuttors TINT
they mny not bo anruycl or dfsgrAoed hy tho
presentation ut au ifdiGtMout.
fnt, arc ut liberty to 0nl hofore you Ruy or ull
ut tho Judges nf thu Courts should you .loon It
nGccgsAry to tho proper Investigation OF my
el,nrgc ot tho nhMrMutcr Indicated and tho Pros
oc4tftlU Attorney wifi 9ivp you sllch as.tstaneo
and MdS1e0 III tho mntter ia you TINY require.
There aro two aoouons ut our Criminal Code
lltitlDr Oltdor or both 0f which you cAtl pr0cNcd
IN 6uth cases SHOULD tho fActs Hccm to Mnrrnnt
!t-Iarncly, Soc. 40, which, Am0nE otaor thiuys,
provides lint II two or moro pursuus ctInsplrH r
a4reG ts,xether with = fraudulent tntunt tn IN
m tllogni net Injurious to tho public lnornls,
police. Or 41inInistratlon Hf public Justice. ete
thoy ahall be imprisoned In tho FGnitentiary not
cxcucdinH three yoars. or li,ud not uxceudlnx
ti.o00; anu atso 6ou III, entitled " rorjury uiid
AIt tlkJHw 1S{r&t1S nrtNtat