New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AROUSED
JUSTICE BARRETrs RINGING CHARGE.
A SPECIAL GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE Ehfo-
TON FRAUDS, MALFEAsANcH in oFFio
avn rvcIsE cAsEs-A POINTED SEN.

Rofore Justice Barrett in the court Oh Oyer
and Tcrminer yesterday, special orahu jury
was sworn in for the purpose oil lnVesue".ins
election frauds charges of malfeasance asa'n'0
nubio officials and the excise cases when nave
accumulated in the District Attorneys o4hce' i"'
following were sworn as grand jurors: 49,.
Horny @. Hawley, No. 10 West Thiry.thiru's~ io.'
man william NJ sidn,ore No. 40 West Fifty'seconos~'
charles G. Cross No. Livingston place Henry hus'
No 1bi West Fifty.f0ufth-st, William H. "os'' AZ
70 West Eighteenth-st. Alan D. agar, ,,, :,
West onehunired- and twenty-sevehth'st "'' m,,a
Worthen No. 23l East Fifteenth-st "i''u ~ Ne
No 10 West Ffty.nfthst.; Stephens NJ. hho"io,, -
~ west seventeth-s st. Lewis Moore, NO. 10 Voc" s
Ing,on.ave George Abee No. 5 East One huh'Icud
twnty.fourtb.st Samuel A. Lewis NOS anu -.
ST. : John H. Patrick, No. 23t East flIty.hrsN'@ -
Thomson No. 40 West Ffty.rinth-st fet'r " wos,
No 80 East Thrty-eghths1 Hopor' 'r' ,,sIsonavc
Forty.sixth.st; George Fink, No. so' ~,
lanes a. De Forrest No. 81 West Thirty siA's- w
H. Tonnele, No. 4s East sixty-eighth-s~' n 'n.,,,
parscl No. 81 East Tbirty-fouith's@ aaron Nv sos
No. 157 East Eigbticthst Adam " 'i' ,h IT
East onehundred- and twenty'fourth's@' "'"
walker No. 81 East Eighty thrd'st'
ADVICE TO THE JURORS.
Whom the Jurors had taken their scaps 'uS'i'e
Barrett addressed them as follows'
7, IL acme wears since q special Grand Jury was luz
,,rnelIed in this court Ordinarily the pushess VI '
court is transacted by the Grand jury Oh 'o 49, sa
General Sessions The law orders anu p'''' - =.
ccond Grand Jury and you have been impahheieu as "
as,s,,n, 70 the ordinary Grand Jury. The ordinary
crimes and offences against tho laws VIII % pFe'eV
the other Grand Jury class OF business whcn
more time and moro careful consideration anu p'
mona lonqthv examination VIII be presented !" so''
There NAV be also matters not requiring hu0m 10,
which I'm consequence OF their great number VIII nav
n he dsposed OF by Independent Dooy' tno -
has been informed by the DstrictAttorheS WIN
ence TO the specia objects which require 'ho n'i
Of this special Grand Jury 1t VIII DO my guy ',.ed
Won in an ordinary way First, the Court Is rcpufeu
bv Section 94s OF the Code Of Criminal ProccuuIe -
road IN the Grand Jury the provisions OF sectos -'- m
o67 GIere Judge Barrett read the sectohs' .,.
7 must impress you with the importance OF the seo'o
relating tn secrecy has not been uncommon Ior o
$50, ., tho Grand Jury room to leak out. hunofs
have come before the community OF the pFolaoe ac'on
or non.actlon OF Grand Juries-a leakage "heh - ~
yerslve OF the law and violation OF the uuV u SO
Grand Jurors Under the Penal Code IL j. alo
daeanor 70 disclose the OF the Gfahd jury i
FIVE THOUSAND EXCISE CAsE'. -
rbcre are two matters which the DstnetAtto'h''
wishes me to call your attention TO- prse s" sr,na
Of cases called excise 1t wouid seem taS a.,
the last two or three years thcy nave "0'" 49, :,
this county There is enormous mass OF cases oon
Violation OF the excise laws They amount to some oOoo
cases which have been presented to the uas''r, a
which the District Attorney cannot attehu 'o'
are Accommodations which the DstrictAVorhey S'So ~
he called nm indictments presented, or the cases o
~ ,r,orocA nv the learned Assistant District Attorney
who will assist you (Parkerl, that on investigation '"'s
number of cases will be found to be uhpresch'o,
that a considerable number Will be seriously pi'
70 Won Those cases ought receive yonr most careiu
It seems be dlsgraceiui soVo W
,hpos that thore should 5000 presentations OF 'o''
lions OF a particular law not attended TO- ~ "a
tho conclusion that there Is either oeperd' aIl ~.
defiance of tho law by those engaged IN our pu'0' ~
that there is most decided and nexcusaoe iheniSne'
ON the part of the officers of the law IL uoes nov IA
yithn the bounds OF possibility that the law shouiu 70
so nagrantly and openly de2ed as thae thee is 10
: 900 presentations Of excise eases why IL sno'i1 "
So cannot see. Why the persons engasea III Nno w.,
ZION Of sale of Intoxicating liquors cannot 90 tna ou,
ness in strict Difference to the laws as o'hei ~ W.
Is something that cannot understand ,,,
This law Is not oppressive III Is not one Vi N 80
ooonst which people rise up Under this Ia" inc sa VI
"a permissble ut all except du'ng Few snort
-. y, tho nIobt and on one single csy OF The week. INC
hich Is for business and laboring men day OF rest
Tbere ia ample opportunity for the TRANSACTION OF 'h
LIQUOR business In order to acquire gam anu pi' w
why during those brief hours of the nght ana oh
the law should be so openly delea IL - o"'Su' '' INV
80, -, .,o,,,s
II is also strange why violation OF this law should
mot be stoppcd. Wo ought not to owen III conihuss
where men defy the law repeatedly. III surrey oa 10
that a police so admirable as ours IN ah"run,s pl =,
rst violence is lacking in brains and intelligence IL
s - can stop violations of this law as OF others
we have too much superficial work-too lttic real SIN
ccritv We have occasional raids made resulting IN o
ing but the accumulation Of charges we hhu polco
VIII IN given day. are able get evidence resulting III
~. n, ,v.oso momories are absolutely blank before
., res and the whole matter seems TO be faice' VIC
do not want superficial acts OF the police we wal id
dealing These spasmDdl1 raids DO no gooo We sn'u
have brains and intelligence In the WIZ we Shouiu ~
few large lIopretors Brought ~ ana put INTO INC p
tentisry Half dozen such eases would 90 mort eoou
,hon srosr,odIc raids Yor will have few charges
AGAINST small barkeepers who may not be founh AZ
their places of business
oTFENCEs AGAINST THE ELECTION LAW
rbore is another class OF offences against the laws
oreces apainct The excise laws are bad enough; pu'
s,,rav offences against the election laws are still more
reprnhensiye trusm to say that te perpe'u
ity of,our depends on our proper
OF the election laws that they may be more OF ICES p
feet IL impossible for us {" get aohg IL tHe o,'''
laws are not fairly expressive Of the puoIic WILL IL
70 me that where frequent violations are brought be-
ror, ma they ought to be considered with determine
ton to prevent the crimes II they have been cohiteu
All the evidence presented to jol should be earruS
stted and Analysed While being exceedingly cafeful 10
that those who make accusations are not soey actu
aed by partisan bias you Will also Give due heec 10 .o
complaints Of reputable and give proper
and weight to the facts which they present
II In the presentation OF facts with reference to crimes
against the ballot you find that the evidence heorc you
warrants further nyestgaton and that other witnesses
mrht suggest other evidence leading to more discoveries
II will M your duty 70 get the District Attorney to Issue
further subpoenas have him do all In his power 10
aid you in arriving at the truth and in probing tho ev 10
the very bottom 1t been suggested to me py c<eS
OF respectaby and by the District Attorney that choses
n, fraud at the last been presented 10 oher
g rand Jures but that owing part TO the lneHeeuohs
n the evidence for prosecution and In part to the ck
Of time OF the Grand Jury there has been 10 result You
will hive ample time and opportunity to consider every
thing presented to you 49, .,o.,,, ,,,,,s
In making this investigation inso 'o
,or,emen ydu will forget for the time beng tlat you
belong 10 any particular party. 1t is matter OF no
oment whether tho accused accusers be Democrats OF
Republicans You look to 1t that every one Do he
high or low brought before YOU receives lust me SAM
rind OF treatment There should be nothing supefhoM
h, o,r ,nvestioatlon 1t should not be made merely
in splrt of depreciation either side OF respectable
citizens who have given up thor time to the investigation
Of the condition that in regard to the carrying on
Of elections ana also come before you WIN aaeluaee
facts. They should not be received s'S' !" 'p,'i u
and thclr motives should be questioned.
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