Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-17
COURT CONVENED.
The United States and Territor-
ial District Courts in Full
Working Order,
A Close Pointer That we Are
Soon to Have Another
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The Improvements at The Mac
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A New Society.
United States Court.

United States Court.
Called to order by Deputy United
States Marshal 7. II. Irvine at 10
o'clock, a. m.
The United States Marshal empan-
elled the grand jurors. After the list
was read eight jurors were excused for
cause by the judge, after which they
were sworn according to law.
The following comprise the United
Statesgrand jury for this term of courts:
Henry A. Pease, Bozeman, foreman.
James H. Vanderbeck, Virginia City.
L. ]. p. Morrill,, Bozeman.
Chas. NJ. Chaffee, Billings.
o. ID. Linsley, Laurin.
Perkins Russell, Miles City,
Lawrence A. Fenner, Virginia City.
Lucius hitting, Brockman.
G. w. Alberton. Rosebud.
Frank ID. Mccormick, Junction City.
Robert Il. Barnett. Central Park.
Henry Dion, Glendive.
Benz. V. Clark, Bozeman.
VIM. II. Bramble, Big Timber.
Alphonso Marion, Laurin.
John Woodliff, Miles City.
John Tully, Miles City.
Geo. w. Ash, Billings.
! IThe judge then charged the grand
jury i'm substance as follows:
Calling their attention to the re.
sponsibility resting upon them by vir-
tue of their oath he referred briefly to
the relationship of the body toward
the public as the power that sets in
motion the machinery of the law for
the punishment of criminals and the
protection of society. Counselling
them as to their duty to let no guilty
man escape it was equally their care
TO see that no unjust charge was fixed
upon prisoner by reason of careless
examination of his case or upon mere
suspicion. Witnesses should be rigid.
ly examined, and speak only Of what
they had seen and heard. When,
after careful investigation. il was
evident that a crime had been COM
the indictment should be
fonnd and expressed in unmistakable
terms. The cases of persons now con-
fined in the Jail should be first inves-
tigated i'm order that If it be found
they are unlawfully restrained oftheir
liberty they should be released at once,
or IL properly confined they may be
brought to speedy trial and thereby
save expense. Tue jury's attention
was also especially directed to any
violation of the Indian intercourse
act, the giving or selling of liquor to
Indians or half-breeds. the bringing
Of liquor onto Indian reservations, to
violations of the revenue laws of the
United States, the postal laws, the
counterfeiting of the currency or coin
of the United States, the fencing of
the public domain, and cutting timber
from public lands. The charge was
closed with minute instructions as to
the taking of testimony and the find
ing and preparing of indictments.
Henry A. Pesse, Of Bozeman, was APP
pointed foreman and A. b. Estabrook
was sworn In as bailiff and the jury
retired to Its deliberations.
TERRITORIAL DISTRICT COURT.
An IL o'clock, a. m, the district
court was called by Sheriff Savage,
and the grand jury was empanelled.
The prisoners were then brought
into court to review the jury. aud
Samuel Symons was excused, having
been challenged by +. l.. Hallenbeck.
After which the jurors were sworn In
by Clerk Sulgrove and instructed by
Judge Pollard a. follows:
The territorial grand jury were adj
monished OF the responsibilities devel-
oping upon them In the proper dis
charge of their duties. The grand
jury system was dwelt upon ~ the
main protection of society from crimes
and criminals. Its work should be
done without fear or favor, arraigning
before the bar Of justice all whom they
honestly believed guilty and protect
ing with like impartiality those who
were brought before them, who they
had reason to believe were the object
of spite or malice. He reviewed the
marked increase In crime all over the
country, attributing II TO a lax admin
istration Of the law. and said that
upon courts, juries and grand juries
rests the responsibility Of checking
this unnatural growth Of crime and
thus protecting society. The frequent