New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-03
lDVICE FOR THE GRAND JURY.

uuDGF cowING TALKS ABOUT THE DUTIES OF
JURIEs IN CASES LIKE THE GOULpSAGE ONE
Judge COwiDg opened the April Term oil Part oI
the Court of General Sessions yesterday The Grand
Jurors took the oath OF Office before him and William
J. C. Berry was appointed the foreman judge
Coving delivered long and carefully prepared charge
He dwet upon the importance OF the duties oil Hrahu
Jurors The Courts and Grand Jurors shouio' no
said act impartally between the people and tho IN
dlvdpal He continued:
Tho Grand Jury have right TO initiate criminal pro
c.ans They have the power 70 DO and In some cases
II Is proper they should do For instance, where
crime Is about ouawed; where few days or weeks
would outlaw and the party could not be found 70 Dc
arrested and the Of limitations might run In
Where the party has fed from the State ana
be arrested and brought before magistrate and the
District Attorney desires indictment to bring him back
II would be proper for the Grand Jury TO do So And
sometimes in the o. city ociss where Il would be
against public policy bring whole matter up before
committing magistate-n such 1t would be proper
for the Grand Jury TO initiate investigation Also In
where great many persons involved and many
Of them might Zee from justice and avoid It.
this should rarely be done and rarely person
lurking Grand Jury the purpose Of trying
TO get Indictment that have not suspicion Of his
motives The who has good usually afford
to have Investigated IN the Light Of day, and he should
20 before committing magistrate and nothing should be
done ia secret Therefore when you any plain
ant lurking around your door to try surrepuousy or
otherwise get in 10 obtain Indictment at him
carefully 20 what his motives There
why high low should be deprived OF his legal
right
The Judge called the Grand Jurors attention
to the section authorizing them to ask advice Of the
Judge OF the Court Of the District Attorney. He
said that they must ascertain before finding an In
dictment whether crime had been committed, who
the criminal is. and when and where the crime was
committed II crime committed. but not in
this city, outside Of the statute of limitations,
the Grand Jury must dismiss the complaint.
CROWDS AT FATHER DRUHGOOLgS FUNERAL.
The Easter Sunday celebrations ST. Pstricks Cattle
dra had scarcely been brought close when the BODY OF
Father Drumgooe Of the Mission Of the Immaculate Wiz.
GIN was taken from the Mission House, in Lafayette
place. where be ded and laid IN of the
Dig oulons where long stream OF people passed around
10 ske last view at ME face morning
the doors were surrounded by large crowds entered
Is soon a. they could and obtained good places from
which 70 witness the solemn Office for the dad which
was chsnted by large number OF clefrymen PeptsesI
mass offered by Archbishop Corssn with Monscnor
Preston acting as assistant priest Vicar General Dom
nsy deacon OF honor and the Rev J. IT landry =, Co,
hantewn, sub-descon. The deacon Of IN. n... wa.
Ssther Degnsn and the b-descon Fsths, McM,ch..I
AsnSgnor Preston paid Tribute thu n.moyv n, ,as
so prsss IN eloquent address, after which
nssh pronounced the sbsoluton. These were tho nail
Dosen' Bernard Reilly. william D. Reilly Jos.nh
Noi- Hugh o'DOnnell. NJ. G. Newman. Jane, y
s"Von sna James Z Dougherty. Besides these large
Dei Vi Prominent Catholic laymen present
- 10y was taken 10 Mt Loretto. on Staten Island
ee ~ vi" lie IN state until IL O'Clock today Solemn
teguiem mass wiz be again celebrated after which tie
burial Will take Place