The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-27
aRAaO JURY.


It's ISuty-Rssams az the work % the
One dust Discharged.
The last indictments found by the
grand jury were brought in Friday
evening, and the jury was discharged.
This jury. consisting OF the following
gentlemen: A. Hurlburt, Rowland Nor
gan. George Cresghton, Joseph Weeks.
N re. Brown. r q Gassaway. John
Gregory, William UpdsgrsR. w. B.
Scott, William WeIls. Jesse Wilkins, B.
F, Harris, William Rawson, Nelson
Whittlesey and o. D. Rasmussen, Mel
son WhIttlesey being foreman, waa
drawn on the nth inst, and have been
at work since THAI date. They found
much work TO do and they have done il.
and seem to have done it well and con-
scientifically. Their principal duty is to
find indictments, and on these the dis
trict court takes further action. The
number Of indictments brought by this
Jury for over-reached twenty. and the
large majority Of them were for liquor
selling. Among other indictments
brought were q number for gambling,
keeping houses Of i'll fame, and other
crimes. Their inspection Of the county
Jail and report to the commissioners
recommending new one has been pub
lished In full. This action Is SO mani
Iestly in the direction of nece ksity and
progress in pubic improvements that
any other report must have been absurd
or evssive. Thereare, of course, Ques-
tIons of int rest regarding the expense
and place of building. on which the
action of the jury has no bearing, and
are consequently out Of the range of
present discussion.
Twelve OF the parties Indicted, have
already been bound over for trial in
district court, and three of them, bav-
ing already had trial. have been convic-
ted as charged; one Mrs. Jackson, for
keeping house of i'll fame; aud Mary
Morgan and Dick Morgan, each on
several counts for violating the liquor
law. Or the others already bound over
eight are charged with liquor selling. II
violation OF law. Thus It will be seen
that the chief work of grand jury has
been, as was d. sigued by the county
attorney, and others favoring II. to assist
in the enforcement Of the statutes on
this neisrious traffic, and on this phase
the principal public interest centcrs. AL
those already tried have been convicted
as stated above. while all others or
whom warrants have bcea served have
given adequate bond for their appear
snee. Whatever may be said for Oh
against other means to accomplish thG
desired end, 1t has been accomplished
by the grand jury SO far as their spher'
extended, and is being vIgorousl,
pushed to completion by the proper au
thorities. The number of witnes- 90 ant
the number of indictments shows tina
the grand jury left no stone unturned ant
that it did it work honestly an
without discrimination. 1t ha
done much to susi ain the dignity c
, the law" and precipitated results whicl
every man in favor OF enforcing the LAY
has desired, but the coming of whIc
: seemed continually to have been retarde
by technlcelities and obstacles to ado
. quate information, interposed by me
: who would always retard justice, and
the same men who so strenuously Of
posed the calling of the grand jur
: That the calling of it was ''terror |
evil dOers," Is evinced by the fact thi
all grog shops were closed IS soon as
J. was drawn, and by the unwillingness
: certain men to stand their ground an
encounter the results.
The jury did Its work promptly
the brief space of eleven days and vii
as little expense to the county as poss
BILE. All the indictments brought in al
the bonds required continued Indef1nii
: ly, the disbanding Of the jury having 1
!. bearing on the matter. Therefor
= whether all the cases come up at tn
term of court or not, they stand until 8
u counted tor to the satisfaction of justiC
Il The grand jury system has hi
o thorough test. In this ms
= ter the future viii doubtless sho
> that there is law of supply adequa
q for every demand, and when anOth
e grand jury is needed II will be for
d coming, the advIsabllity being based I
- highly gratifying precedent