Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-11
THE COURTS.
superior Court.-Chsnev ..
EnrnAx. Santemher 10. 1856.

tinued to September Eth.
People vs.. Gormley--Continued fol
the session.
People VS.. Theo. Ford--0n trial.
Bernard VS.. Nadeau--Passed ftu thu
session.
The following persons were drawn t.
serve as Grand Jurors: l.. O. Goodwin,
Il. G. Glidden, John ID. Young, George
G. Mack, John X, Porter, J. j. Morton
Daniel Halladay, M. W. Getchell, II
w. Hellman, L. j. Lockhart, 7. Beau
dry, Wm, H. Tuthill, II. J. Grow, PeteI
Kielfer, Il. M. Hamilton, G. w. Wilcox,
Kasper COIN, j. I. jenkins and j.. r.
Platter.
L. G. Goodwin was appointed by the
Court as Foreman.
Following is the charge to the Grand
Jury:
The Grand Jury Is one Of the bull
warks Of protection to the people in O
government such as ours. They are, fol
the time being, the people. and should
so consider themselves. They should
ask. How have the officers Of the county
performed their lsbors! Have they
been loyal TO their truste? Have they
shown an honest intent and purpose
How have the public records been kept
How the public mout - handled? These
questions should be asked by themselves
to themselves, and asked as though the
Grand Jury were employers and the pub
lilo servants the employed. You, gentle
men, are the people. The seventy OF
seventy. Eve thousand men women and
children who make up the population Of
this county are TO day busy about their
several daily avocations. They cannot
all cease from the necessary pursu { Of
life to pursue these queries and invVsti-
cations, therefore, BY the ancient and
sound and wise provisions Of the law.
you represent than. But you nrs more
than representatives; you are trustees,
burdened with trust which must be
promptly but justly executed.
The prisons and jails Of the county
are open to you--to ascertain II in point
Of eleanlines', humanity of treatment,
ventilation, financial MANAGEMENT and
incarceration they have been prudeDtly,
Justly aud wisely conducted.
call your attention to section 928 Of
the Penal Code, - setting forth to You
one of il not the most important duty Of
your honorable body Tread SEQ. 928, P. C. J
From the fHot that the Grand Jury has
the power to do and attendant thereon.
the duty to do these things and others
set forth by the law, it does not neces-
sarily follow that that body must enact
the "bull in the china shop by pro-
miscuous smashing and iumbling of
things systematic and orderly, it means
that. on the contrary, they should en-
act the part OF prudent, honest. faithful
and just investigators, fearless and fear
full; fearless as to personal results, fear
less as to personal responsibility, fearful
of the neglect OF duty, fearful Of the
violation Of their trus.
Much Of the former labors OF the
Grand Jury have been lightened by the
provision OF the constitution, which
provides that an information may be
filed and prosecuted for crime, and
which seems to be the plan adopted in
practice.
/ call your attention, as l did the
former Grand Jury, to the frequent GEM
plant of the insecurity Of the public
records. 1t IL for you at present TO de.
termipe whether the records Of deeds,
conveyances, transfers, Judgments and
o'ne, p,iva'e anu pubic .ceun,en's upon
~ ~. ,,.rnas.;a. 80 80 Ill, ,,ra,,ari,,
Init ,ofsIyr ken,' Ia ths buiidino II
brick and wood Ia which these valuable
documents slumber. sounds /, il ordin.
ar;Iv safe,
P,ono.it;on. for Tho ersctiou Of public
buildings are before tbs ueonjs. Has
,hs necessity arisen for urgent proceed.
inos IL Thai directionY II 40. ssy SO. II
von fss, IL vour dutv
How bas The mo,.v ra;.ed far the
erection ~ npblio ba,ldings Of ali de.
scriptions air, adv IN process of erection.
beep ernendeds Fnaa;rr. inyestigate
and ascertain. You' have : right 10 do
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ther AXE M your time. You are men
OF Judgment, standing In the CON.
munity, probfty and honor, and l know
that your duties will be wisely and
justly Pe'ioi'n sv
Is
Lsons vs.. retro.
Williams, J.
Bertrand vs.. Nadeau-Passed to jan
uary session.
La Scare VS.. Clos--Set for to-day at
ppm.
Application Of J.. ii. McCabe to prac-
tce AZ tn's par-Duiy aam'tee9'
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