Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-15


examination as a witness, and except |
tie prosecuting attorney, who will assist !
you III examining witnesses, and by Civ |
ing VOC legal advice. Unless special |
leave of court has been first obtained, |
no defendant. nor volunteer complain |
ant. nor volunteer witness, will be al |
lowed to present himself or be brought
before you. Persons in good faith seek |
ing 70 institute or press prosecution
for crime, can. as a rule, do il better IN
the ordinary way by a suitable written
complaint before magistrate. Open
ness IN instItutinG prosecution Is Al
WAYS manly and honorable, while
-tSalth Is too apt to cover deceltful
meanness and groundless spite. No
witness should be examined without
being first cautioned not to betray to out
slders the secrets of the grand jury
room. Should any trausgress,on of
these lnIunctIons come to your knowl-
edge you will. AZ the earliest opportu-
nifty, report the fact to the court.
instruct You to inquire of all cases
of breach Of our criminal laws. within
the pursiew of sections $50. $50.
$50, 3JsI and 3s9. of the Code: all
cases of criminal acts of violence;
all cases of disorderiy houses:
ali cases of criminal gambling: all Cases
of c0nitables or other peace officers
failing III duty contrary to the provi
sions of Chapter LXXlI. of the Code: all
cases that shall be brought before You
b. the United States Attorney : and all
other Gases that shall come to your
knowledge III the course of your i'll
quiries.
While travelling about my circuit. /
here and there, on boats, IN hotels. In
barber shops and ON news stands, see at
Il distance illustrated papers that blush
while | look at thea, aud which to my
Imperfect sight appear very much AS II
they might be copies of the National
| Poiice Gazette, the I'otire Times. or some
other periodical or like Accountable
sort-papers that have been condemned
over ana over again by courts AS indie
cent aud obscene, papers that are clearly
/ pronibIted By Section $50 of our Code,
aud which, as surely as they are allowed
to exist among us, will breed pollution,
domestic unhapplness and multIfarlOus
vice. All grades of sin and G. inc against
Sex, from personal Impurlty up to the
fearful guilt Of taking unborn life-a
dreadful felony. exposing every party
to 1t, according u Sections $50, S2l al d
$50 OF the Code, to Imprisonment at
hard labor In the peniteniiary, perhaps
tor llfe-all grades Of such crime, l say,
are especially ,uggested and multiplied
by these He,tilenL papers. l charge you,
therefore, as those to whom the morals
of your children and Of the who'll COM
munlty are dear, that you indict all
eases aris ng under Section $50.
Inc hind and amount of evidence
| " no
dictment Is matter of concern to you.
Facts before you need to be established
10y precisely the same kind of evidence
that IA petit jury would need to enable
it to find verdict. Only good legal
evidence, the best that the nature of the
fact to be proved admits of, is to be re-
ceIved. Resolve any doubt N this re-
gard by getting tue advice of the Prose
cutting Attorney. The amount Of evi
dence to justify true bill may be de-
fined by saying 1t should be sufficient,
| IN the absence of other evidence. thor
Oughly to satisfy twelve of you that the
accused IL guilty. Having that amount
of evidence In favor of guilt IN any case,
you should not fail to indict.
| Enter npOE an inquiry, not as if you
were about to try criminal, but rather
as If you we're to decide upon the pro-
prIety of making criminal accusatIon.
Look upon the latter AS your proper
| province, for indeed ii is. On your 40
cusatiun the accused will afterwards be
publicly and fairly tried. Refrain,
therefore, from receiving any testimony
but that tor the prosecution, except III
cases where IL appears to you, on the
face of that evidence, that there Is rea-
sonable greuad to believe that other
| evidence within reach would explain
away the charge. Do not, even III such
| Gases, exceed the bounds of the sup
| posed explanatory matter. Much in
Justice might DO done to the public or
| the accused, and much unnecessary cost
entailed by pursuing different course.
iOl have now, ladies' and < ntieinen,
| been put In possession of all Necessary
Information and means of in formation.
50 lar as occurs to me, regarding your
Immediate duty. Something may come
up hereafter requiring a further word
from NE. On ali occasions, AS far as
oan, shall be happy to assist you.
| United n one common work, that OF
promoting, 10y sound evil administra-
ton, the peace and prosperity OF this
ire. ferille and beautiful land, where
God,ln great goodness, has planted us, We
ought to cheer ana encourage each
other by mutual sympathy and helpful
hess. List me tell YOU that 1t is no
small support To a Judge to feel, IN his
efforts to vIndIcate law and maintain
order. that he has the juries heartily
with him. Deprived of you, what use Is
he Opposed by you. what can he pos
sibly do he amount lie can do Is
always limited by the sutferance of the
iuries. His power for good can new r
De known except the juries bear hi IL
along on their shoulders.
Will the people of this cou munty,
vatc hing narrowly our doings at this
term--as they Ougtt to watch them. and
AS hope they will say. will the pea
pc. sd watching, approve what we shall
d Amid the wild, confused clamur
against courts and juries. and lawyers
and Judges, IS 1t not just possible for
us to hold Il term here of which IL shall
be SAID. Tins was wholesome, trusty
and efficient court ? If We go forward
together. looking upward, 1t shall be SO.
There will then be at least One who will
say, 1t WAS a good court
The jury tl.ereupon filed out, and af
ter rendering few unlmportant judg
ments, court adjourned until $50 this
morning.