The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-12
THENEW GRAND JURY
1t is It2paneled and Gets
Down to Work.
JAKE M0RIiZ AGAIN AJUR0R
disposed OF by Judge sand
ford Yesterday.

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opened yesterday morning to The dulct
tones of Baiiiff Sprague. somewher'
about twenty OF the representetig,
business men OF Salt Lake yer
gathered on the "mourner'g Bench,
awaiting their call to assume the dutie
and responsibilities OF grand Jurors
Among them, singdiarly enough, Z a
seen the familiar figure of Jake Moritz
which had been missing from the cour
room since the famous battle, in which
he, Davis and Clayton were afterward
upheld by the Supreme Court of tn
! United States. Jake did not appea
that he had any fears Of passing exam
nation, and seemed willing to again
serve his CouatrY, after q long anC
pleasant gacstion. All save four who
mad been summoned from Park City
were in attendance, but in order thai
| the latter might have time TO arrive
the mpaneling Of the Grand Jary YVES
postponed until II O'Clock, at whicr
Ii me all were requested to be presens
At that hour, Jacob Morltz, G. l.
Haines, George Culllns, George Chapd
Ter, Chris Dlshl, w. II. Ditmer, J. Fred
COrker, Boyd Park, Frank Foote
Thomas Carter, James Pitts, l.. q
Hall, Nj. G. Fox, J. K. Gillespie. and
Elmer Hill, were called to I'll! the box
All an swered the questions satisfactor-
lily; they were citizaus, tax papers, resi-
dents of the Third JUDICIAL Distrit
and had never been convicted OF II
felony, OF malfeasanee in office, nor
p9lygamy, adultery, unlawful cohab.-
tation. etc.
@MR. CLARK-We think, your honor
that all the fifteen are qualified to
serve as grand jurors.
The Court nodded assent.
The usual oath was read to them BY
the clerk, and the jurors asked to step
forward and sign it. White the oath
was oeiDg administered TO the other
Jurors, George Cullius left his seat,
and spent few minutes in a low, but
animated conversation with the Judge
A few seconds later, Cullins stepped
smilingly down and vanished, being
excused. w. Fl. Dltmer labored with
M. Clark for while, but finally went
back to his at. Fred. Simon was
called to FIJI the vacancy made by the
retirement of Cullins. He possessed
all-the statutory qualifications, signed
the oath, and became full 6edged
member OF the Grand Jury for the
September term.
20. l.. Haines was appointed foreman
THE JUDGES CHARGE
was brief, but to tho point. You have
BEEN summoned from your homes and
business, he said, to do duty as grand
jurors of this court. It is the duty OF
The court to instruct you as to your
duties. This oath you have just taken
You Will carry out TO the best of your
a5iiity-tO the letter. Your duties are
to look into the cases OF persons now
imprisoned or under arrest, charged
with crime, and where evidence SUI
ficient to convict you should indict
You should also examine the conditions
of the prisons ana other public
buildings, to which you have
full access at all reasonable
hours; also to the public records.
You should inqu re into all Grin es CON-
mitted within this district, and in SO
doing you will have. so often as YOU
may desire it. the advice and assistance
of either the district attorney or his
deputy. They will give you any in
formation that you may require.
desire to call your attention, par
ticularly, to crimes alleged to have
been committed against the publ c
welfare, the public morals, and the
public health-as to the sanitary con
fition of the city. My attention has
been called 60 q couple of extracts
from local paper, in which
1T is stated that the city is not in the
best possiblessanitary condition. It is
stated that the city is too far north fol
yellow fever, but not for typhoid, scar
let fever and diph iberia. If the state
ments made be true, then allowing the
| evils to continue would be brutal
instruct you to examine into
the sanitary condition of the
city in general, and into the condition
OF the premises surrounding the court
house peniNn tiary, and make such in
dlcfments as you may deem necessary
looking to a correction of the evil.
Most Of you are doubtless, ACCT MED
with the duties of grand Jurors. You
will, OF course, keep secret the proceed
ings in the grand jury room. think that
is all, gentlemen. Should | have any
thing else to communicate I shall call
you before me later in the term. You
may now retire to your room.
THE PROCESSION FILED OUT,
and ii is supposed tie body immedi-
ateiy commenced work, as 8 score or
more witnesses were seen bobbing
around the Wasatch Railways later in
the day.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
In the morning hours Judge Sanford
disposed of the following business:
Wells Fargo & Co. VS.. H. C. Wood
row; default reference and Judgment.
Horn Silver Mining Co. VS.. Matthew
Cullen; demurrer withdrawn; twenty
days to answer.
Utah Coal and Coke Co. VS.. Joab
Lawrence; reference to J. A. Marshal
set aside and suit dismissed.
John O. Cutler VS.. Willard A1nett; in.
Jun 2tion herein dissolved.
Charles W. Hecklethorn VS.. Simon