The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-09
The Court

convened here on Monday with Judge
Wallace pr. siding. The jurieS were
called and organized and a number OF
bills handed out by the Solicitor and the
charge to the Grand Jury was delivered,
when the Court took recess for the
n:blic sales to be made.
JUDGE wALLACE's CHARGE
to the Grand Jury was an able, full and
clear one us to their general duties.
After charging them with reference to
the bills in hand he told them that
they were to act in a YiSitorial capacity.
and that during the year they should eN-
anime all the public offices, and if they
found anything wrong in the manage
ment of any of them it should be brought
to the attention of the Solicitor; and not
only that, it was but fair to the public
servants of the county, that, If it was
found any of them had been faithful,
they should say so, and let these SER
wants have the well done of their fellow
citizens for duties faithfully performed.
Oar liberty-loving ancestors had trans
mitted to US free government, where
the will of the governed was the highest
law, and if we are to perpe:uate these
free institutions much depends on the
virtue and intelligence Of our citizenship.
The modes and methods heretofore EN-
ployed in the administration of justice
we're both efficient and sufficient. 1t is
not so much the manner and modes OF
administering justice, as the failure OF
those interested to do their duty, that
causes the miscarriage of justice. Not
the number of challenges allowed the
defendant. You rarely see jury OF
twelve men concur in verdict that is
| not sustained by the evidence before
them. The trouble is generally with
the individuals.
Whenever any one has committed a
crime there are generally two trials-one
BY the press from the testimony hastily
collected and, naturally. when only the
prosecution is heard, very one-sided
trial; the other by a court and Jury, when
both sides are carefully heard, and when
twelve men agree in a verdict, in ninety
nine cases ont of a hundred their find
ing will be sustained by the evidence
before them. II there is miscarriage it
is to be found in false swearing on the
witness stand. And in this justice is
corrupted at its very fountain. And the
defect in the law of homicide lies right
there.
And if for any reason persons believe
| that the law cannot be enforced by the
Courts, and fail to trust to the law, then
We have no government, but anarchy.
Then the rights Of the stronger only are
protected, and the rights Of the weak are
sacrificed. Men forget that when they
throw the law aside and take upon them
selves to enforce it, that they become vi
olators of it. and in so doing,if they take
human life, they become murderers> be-
fore Cod and man. Men do not reflect
in such cases. All good citizens should
endeavor to strengthen and protect the
law, and thus maintain the supremacy OF
what we call local self-government.
The Grand Jury should not form itself
into detective agency. 1t is the duty
of every citizen when he knows the law
has been violated to bring the violators
to Justice. The violation of the crimi-
nal law effects one or more persons as
the case may be, as when burglary or
larceny has been committed somebody's
property has been taken, and human
reason says that the persons thus direct
ly Injured should apply the law, but it is
the duty OF the whole citizenship to see
the law enforced, and whoever has it en-
forced does patriotic act.
! Whenever public offences are commit
ted they should be investigated by the
Grand Jury. Whenever they are Of a
private nature and brought to the attep-
ton of the Grand Jury, send the party
to Trial Justice, and whenever public
let the Grand Jury send for witnesses.
The Grand Jury should pay no attention
to anonymous letters.
The following bills were handed to the
Grand Jury by the Solicitor:
The State vs. Manuel Dembo: bur-
glary and larceny.
The State VS.. John Livingstone; lar
ceny.
The State VS.. Robert Moorman; as
sault and battery OF high and aggra-
yated nature, and with intent to kill.
The State vs.. Warren Gallman, smiley
Jackson, Wm. Graham and Rhoda
Gallman; assault and battery OF high
and aggravated nature, and with intent
to kill.
The State VS.. Coleman Williams; as
saut and battery OF a high and aggra-
waited nature, and with intent to kill.
The State vs.. Albert DeWalt and Burr
Long; assault and battery OF high and
aggravated nature.
The State VS.. Lucy Wallace and Fred
r. Wallace; breach OF trust with fraudu-
lent intent.
True bills were returned in all the
cases.
The following cases were mol pressed
by the Solicitor:
The State VS.. Sandy Glenn.
The State VS.. Farley Galloway; as
sault and battery of d high and aggra-
waited nature.
The State vs.. John O. koon and
Edwards; fornication.
The Court Of General Sessions had
| oomnlotod the work and adjourned YES