The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
BREWSTER'S BUDGET.
ATTORNEY .oENERAL's REPORT
What Must be Done WIN Accounts o.
Election superyisors-Iie Fnvors
'ommon-sense Forms for fn-
dirtmenis -JurJ -FiNors.


ors OF election must be- taxed In opel.
court, under the inspection and exam
nation Of the district attorney or b.
sworn assistant, and they must then
forwarded to the proper department f.
| further examination and reduction
| II deemed advisable, AL
necessary. These election laws are
the highest Importance 10 the gcner3
welfare and their proper execution
matter of prime necessity. Their ahus,
ON the other hand, is a great publ
wrong, To be guarded against by appr
! pirate legislation.
The attorney-gonegal directs the a
tention of congress- 10 tho want
proper legislation for criminal cases "
| preparing indictments lie says H.
offences against the United States, IL I
| found necessary to follow the commci
law forms of the last century
with all the toChnicalitles, ve
precision Of the statemen
formerly required, whereby that whic.
should Oe simple and concise in writtti
accusation becomes lengthy and pain
( fully confused. The mass of description
aud allegations are wholly unintelligt
bile To the defendant, who is calie'
upon to answer, or to
u
To reduce the pleading TO plain an
comprehensive facts would serN
/ equally To- the advantage of the goveri,
ment and defendant. There is no reaso
why an Indictment ought not to be az
Judged sufficient and good in law whic
charges crime substantially in tE'
/ language of the act prohibitini
the crime and prescribing the punisi
ment, o. so plainly that the nature -
the otiense charged may be easily "
lvgstood by Il jury when IL is ueucssar,
TO describe or make. avO Nluci
OF any written or printed instruments
! As the law now stand
such instrument must be copi,
into an Indictment with Il literal eNaci
ness equal Photographic reproduction
I The omission of word that appear
almost undiscernable among the line
and ilOuriShes created by the skill OF th
cngraver or ponman would he aiatal d,
| feet that might enable Il gull
man to escape punishment
The Attorney general points out tn,
evil omissions and defects in the pre-
ent law in the cases of murder, mar
/ slaughter, larceny, demurrers, motion
TO quash, challenges, ETC., and submit
the draft of a bill designed to afford
remedy.
In connection with the subject of jur
duty, he says: sit is the belief and til.
common report that the business of jur
fixing flourishes to an alarming eXten
in the District of Columbia. 1t is asserte
that men live, support their familie.
and even grow rich in the practice
this netarious profession.
! the jury system now cxisi
that uuscrupulous men shoun
safely conduct u lucrative business ]
debaucning iuries in the district Shout
occasion no surprise. With but twenty
in,
civil jury, a iixer woult
become acquainted with 8
least two or three of thei
in a few hours, and that would give hir
Il strong beginning in his efforts t.
thwart justice. With but twenty-si
/, Jurors, serving for three months, i,
would not require one-third that tim
with the combined force of jury fixer :.
to become thoroughly acquainted witt
the habits, associations, charactlr
and business of each juror, am
the influences, If any, that c5u!l
be used to reach him and bring hiEi
within their power. Then, again, what
is there to prevent one or more well
dressed and apparently respectabl"
looking rogues in placing themselves H.
the way Of a marshal or his dcpu'ies L.
be brought into court as talesmen an"
serving upon iuries to acquit thei
friends or conlederates?
The encouragement recommend
bat the jurisdiction OF United State
circuit aud district courts for the iud
cial district OF Maryland he extended
Tor the purpose - securing trial II
sUch courts ana before JurieS
drawn rom the entlre state
Maryland OF cases involving crime
committed m the DISTRICT OF ColnmbE
AGAINST the United states. lhe natlona
treasury, he says, r. the great centre 0
"iureIuent ana temptation. luroad'
are maze upon u lhrough All hEenue
by which II can be appruacheG
All the plans TO deirap,
the government no matter where cor
irlved, as mostly conSummated
" aShluGlon, ana When the guilty pa
ties are arrested their ,rial must, of nt
ceN>iJp take place before lur
drawn in the District of Columbia
The arrest of one set @
defendants brings TO them the sympath,
and the active aid Oh al others engage
in similar schemes. 1t the defendant
are wealthy, as Is often the case, by
ilhera! aNpenditu. e OF money they secur
acquaintance ana lhe friendship Q
prominent mon who are OF sOcia
disposition, ana whose open ana publi'
association and ompaulonshlp with dc
teandsnlS - not without helpful eilecl
,nmn,, ,,I,.nGy",,tacras ybiie tba dnfarG
ii,,I ~ tii i,I ~
,,.,c,,,t ",Id di,ora ,n
T.io,,d ,,f ,,, y, .tai .te
faaiinr of indifarance which so',rns
ttri,,o. ara ne,,,niffcd m dena,f rror,tb