Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-06
IRE Grand JURY.
s..,se Of Chief Jassiee Greene. De-
tIyered October S. 1855

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4 = once said. " Whatsoever ye would
80 men should do 10 you, do ye even
10 them" Having said this. true
4 r..sber a. He vas. He lived il ont,
4 ..r,atstrated IL to beat least with the
4 u, Of one like Him-a practicable rule
Il Isguan conduct, setting TO IL the seal
Il = His OIL life-biood. His saying has
4 ss,oue famous, and We call it the Geld
4 : gaIe. You brsak down and analyza
j AZ or all other well-apprsved psecepts,
a yoa will hnd the gold of this. Any
i s1vste bargain or public compact that
/ - not contain 1t IL worthless and in
4 isroas, and any that In any particular
i .uosists not with II is therein nnsouud
.na bad. II Is the source and essence
a sssTy sound consultation and of every
poilAv.
II eli men were disin,erestei, 4, eulight-
4 s,si, eoBsiderate, loving, and liable to
% ack of information, lapse Of memory
n is6rmity of will, We should have no
,eed OF laws or constitution, for this
sue rule would serve for every juncture
sst, unhappily, men a. We have to do
| nth them are not the perfect beings we
| sight desire. Hence arises the necessity
ior constitution and laws. IL a man
sill not heartily. for the gsed Of others
we'll of of himself, do a. he would be
sone by, in such particulars "a are
\ gsctically essential TO the we'll being
4 4 society, then he must be coeroed
nat 10 the principle upon which our
sininal regulations proceed. Not that
ng man does or can do right by com
yasiop, for right doing is a thing spon-
szksns and from the heart, bat that
AsFii elects upon others of his wrong
ing may be forestalled, prevented,
xscsihed, and that his own conscience
szy be quIckened TO see the evil Of his
utsdseds, aud his heart moved 10 turn
fom them TO better way of life.
Every criminal mandate or prohibition
4 % effort en- the part of society 20
sunpel by fear of consequences, its
znorsnt, dull or refractory members to
mind the Golden Rule.
Aereeably to this principle of com.
salsion, based upon this rule Of love.
sos have met. Your responsibility TO
society is the greatest, your motives 10
sciion are of the highest. Your assur.
sncs OF Divine help, II you seek il, is
Hnquesiionable.
In order to transact your bosiness
Nth decorum and dispatch. you will
sssd organization. appoint Mr.. Cole
man 10 be yeur foreman. He will pre-
ode ct yoar deliberations, sign all your
eommunieations and returns, admins
ks saths. affirmations and proper eau.
tons to witnesses before you. and be |
your spokesman when in presence OF |
the Court. One Of yourselves You will |
appoint yonr clerk. He will keep min
uses Of our proceedings-keepinR those |
10 each case by themselves on separate
paper. For legal advice and to aid in |
The examination of witnesses and mar
shsling of evidence, you will have the |
assistance OF the Prosecuting Attorneys |
Of the United States and of the Terrific
~ respectively. One or more bailiffs of |
The Court will be detailed to serve sub |
penas for you. and TO do such other |
srands ~ your business may require.
Observe carefully the forms of pro |
csdufe and the cautionarv provisions of |
chapters LINK and LXXAf of the Code |
Of this Territory. Those chapters YOU |
vii cause to be read ever to you aloud, |
10 your room, before yon proceed TO |
anything else. Arrange and manage |
your business 10 a. to get through with |
u 40 as quickly as is consistent with q |
faithful performance of duty. A de |
trnh61t utH Nv ttkuf W ptC@Tut us aAur |
OF bis case to you, as you are not here |
10 try him, bat only TO present, II proper. |
On accusation on which be may be fairly |
sisd. In general, you will net listen |
hany evidence but such ss the prose |
ntion shall submit, and II II IL sufficient |
Aoscazhly 20 satisfy twelve of you that |
tie accused Ia guilty you will then, and |
not otherwisc, return n trus bill against /
him. bot II from such evidencs ii ap- |
pears TO you that there is other evi |
dence within your reach which would /
explain away the charge. you are at lib |
erty 10 have that evidence produced. |
Consnme no time In loose or rambling
DISCUSSIONS. Let everything be done
With direotness and point a. becomes a
deliherative assembly. Return with
pfomptness your action to the court. |
Al 10 all matters, preserve invioiate the
secrecy inculcsted and assumed in your
oath.
For the general range of your inqui.
mes, refer you to sections $50, $50, 9s9
and a)Se Of the Code. In aid of the
provisions of section 9S5, instruct You
particularly to investigate and in
diet oil persons criminaliy implicated
In mot or unlawful assembly, and all
crimes committed in connection with
such disturbances Of the public peace.
cections $50. 2TGy. $50, sol and st3 OF our
Territorial Code merit the sober atten-
tion OF all classes of our population.
vii read the sections:
Section $50. II three or more per-
sans shall do an act in violent and tu-
msli uous manner, they shall be deemed
guilty OF riot, and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned IN the
esunsy Jail not exceeding one year, and
b nned IN any sum not exceeding i've
hundred dollars or be fined only"
section 2I69. lt shall be the duty
OF sherifis and Of their deputies TO keep
and preserve the peace in their respect
ns counties, and to quiet and suppress
Al anrays, riots. unlawful Assem- blies
and Instructions, for which purpose
they may call TO their aid such persons
o power Of their ooonty as they may
deem necessary"
"Sectien $50. II three or more per-
sous shall be unlawfuliy, riotously or
tsuultnously assembled, any justice Of
the peace. sheriff. deputy sheriff, oonsta-
pie " marshal of city. or mayor or al
dermsn thereof, shall 60 among the
psrsons % assembled. or a. near to
tnsm as possible, and shall COM
maad them In the name OF che Terri
sory OF Washington. Immediately TO dts
perse. II the persons 30 assembled
90 not Immediately disperse, IL shall
oe lawful for every such officer TO
command sufficient aid. and 10 seize,
suset and secure In custody all such
pefsens; and, II necessary, an armed
Iufee may be called out and shall obey l
We orders Of any too of she magis
mates OF officers mentioned in this SEQ
aon, and IL any such persons shall
tiied or wounded by reason OF their
resisting the persons endeavorine 10 dis
perse OF seize them, the magistrate or
otneers shall be held guilsless
Sec. s6l. All persons who shall have
oseo commanded peaceabiy TO disperse,
sno shall refuse 80 10 disperse, or shall
Snfnlly obstruct or hinder such officer.
seo SHALL declare himself such, from |
summarizing them 70 disperse. shall, on |
eonviciion, be imprisoned in the county !
AL not taore than one year. and be /
sneo IN any sum not exceeedine two |
hundred dollars, or be hned only"
cS III any person or persons, un-
.sfaily OF riotoasly assembled. pull |
eosn, iniure or destroy. or beg 20 pull |
aovn, ininre OF destroy. any DWELLING |
noo>e or other building, or destroy or