Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-09

Ihe session OF the DIstrlct Court
began yesterday. Judge Roger $. Greene
presiding. There were in attendance
the following officers and attorneys:
Sheriff McGraw, of King county, Z. s.
District Attorney C. Hanford, Prescott
ing Attorney C. II. Bradshaw, Deputy.
Prosecuting Attorney Ronald, and Mes
srs. Barber, Halter. Hebright, Metcalfe,
q. '. Smith, Z. Smith, Sage. and repre-
sentatives of the following law firms:
Strive, Haines Il VI ,Nicken, White 4
Munday, Jacobs d Jenner, Mcknight,
Ferry, Mcknight il Mitchell, Burke &
Rasin, and Palmer d Holcomb. Mr.. j.
Reed, from tho Oregon bar, was admit
ted TO practice.
The list of Grand Jurors as finally
empaneled, is as follows: w. X. Forest,
foreman; 4. q. Sanders. Dorr Forbes,
Stephen Foster, j. Hildebrand, y.
Hanks, John Keenan,, u. Dunsmore,
Isaac Parker, w. W. Pool, 5. II. Foster,
Daniel Guinette, j. w. Smart, Martin
Gleason, Z. McGrath, z. Emerson.
The jurymen retired to their room at
2 O'Clock, p. M, having been previously
charged by Judge Greene as follows:
Gentlemen goodness has
brought Us on through another prosper
Gus half years history. We find our
selves in the midst of startling and
memorable changes. Puget Sound, now
first connected by rail with the Eastern
seaboard, is being hurried forward to
her manifest and rapidly unfolding
destiny.
We, who dwell here and now-what-
ever our capacities and deserts-are
thrust into the position and RESPONSE
bilitIes of founders of great maritime
community-how great and how intiu-
entail community | am sure We do
not begin adequately to conceive. The
very thoughts ought to grid US with vir-
tue and enthusiasm. On each of US
presses this practical question: What
can myself do, at this juHcture, tow
ard the common enterprise of giving the
right shape and direction to our fast
solidifying system of social and political
affairsI The true answer lies in each
doing manfully his duty next at hand,
the best he knows how. No doubt the
good God will give ample light and
power to do it we'll.
Whatever grand jury may achieve
in the way of discouraging vice and
promoting virtue, by searching and
impartial inquiry of crimes, is your
special duty of the hour. In the per-
Torrance of this, you will act for the
United States and for the Territory
under the laws of each respectively.
Chapters LINK and LXXXI of the
Territorial Code will give you an out
line of your procedure, and general
| range of investigation. On the part OF
| the United States, you will inquire par
| ticularly of the offences of cutting tim
Der on Government land and of selling
spirituous liquor and wine to Indians
On the part of the Territory, you will
| especially inquire of all crimes of VIC
lence, of all cases of carrying concealed
| weapons, and of all violations of the
| Sunday laws and of the Fee and Cost
Act, and of those provisions of oul
| criminal statutes which are aimed tC
repress gaming and the social evil.
Gaming and the social evil seem to be
olassed together in the minds of The
| people of Washington Territory, as
things which they peculiarly detest and
desire to have abated. This you will
perceive for yourselves by referring tC
sections 914, 9l5, 96S, 1210 to 1918, in
elusive, 1247, 1854, 1856 to 1853, inclus
i've, and 127l. There is no form OF
crime against which SO many statutes
have been leveled; there is none tina,
has so little public sympathy, and none
that more abjectly sinks away fren
deserved exposure and punishment
Gentlemen, if these evils do not, during
your session, appear to be rife, do moi
be deluded into surprising that no CASES
exist or have existed, loudly calling fol
your action. When the grand Jury
meets, the rogues scatter. Premises
| where now appears nothing Criminal
and, perhaps, nothing questionable
were little while ago reeking with
crime, and will be again, when you have
dispersed, unless the people through
| you show in this courtroom the same
| disposition to pursue and punish evil
doing as they constantly through thei,
Legislature at the capitol. Do not lei
leRbail or temporary shifting of bag
gage, gentlemen, operate as pardon Oh
a license or blind.
Remember that your oath requires
| from you, one and all, the profoundes,
| secrecy respecting every particular OF
| your business.
For your counsel and assistance in
Il WIG ioWs anu euC VI VIII
nesses and preparation of indictments
yOu will be attended by the u. s. Attor
ney and by the Prosecuting Attorney Of
| the Territory.
At all times l shall be pleased to give
You any information, and to be of any
service to you in my power.
| The greater part of the remainder oil
the day was taken up in settling issue,
and hearing demurrers.
Judgment was rendered in the follow
| ing four cases:
IL. p. Gregory Il Co. vs. George w
Boline, for the plaintiffs. granting $l26.6:
and costs.
N. W. Spalding VS.. George w. Boline
fer the plaintiff, $56S.63 and costs.
Sutherland Il Co. vs.. Occidental Gro
Gerry, for plaintiff, $369.25 and costs.
Corbitt Il Macleay vs.. Occidental Gro
Gerry, for plaintiffs, $62.72 and costs.
At O'Clock p. M. Court adjourned
until 10 O'Clock this morning.