Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-22
co. gRT OPEN.
eE BA Oh ADDRESSES THE
GRAND JURY.
6peaks OF the Medical Law, Prairie
ires and the Orderly Condition Of
Great FLlls--A Light Criminal
and Civil Calender.

L May term of the district court be.
Eto5ay. Court opened about 10
Blk. She riff Downing made the Gus
Nv announcement and business be-
Mr.. Cotkrill, looking very Impress
bad the list Of grand jurors, to which
all responded. Judge Bach then
Il excuses and released Messrs. Field,
berger, Rice and Cressop from at
8nce. Tie also relieved Messrs.
Il, Griffith and O'Dwyer from service
hl Jurors.
| defendants, Purcell, Axtell, "Red"
pnd and Charles Rogers, were then
med that they had the right Of chal-
7 but the ~ VII waived it. MI. Brady
assigned to speak for Purcell and
Il and Judge Rolfe for Ormond.
Cockrill then read the grand jury
3long oath, to which they all swore,
Ing.
Pressing the grand jury Judge Bach
&tlemen Of the Grand jury: | am
hs willing to admit, as you are will
claim, that the duties which you
hlled upon to perform are arduous
kceedingly disagreeable in their ma
hut it ID duty which you owe to
Nv and it is one that calls for more
shness on your part than you are
lot. You are selected frcm the tax
you are selected by the commits
4 of the county, because they be-
You are among the best men in the
calculated to discharge the duties
belong to the office Of grand jurors
hat YOU are men interested III the
e and prosperity Of the county.
bat you are among the heaviest tax
Of tile county. A careless dis
of the duties which belong to petit
Ehnd jurles has resulted throughout
erritory in the increase of taxation
nost alarming extent. will ask
that this duty has to be
Mmed and I would ask you to re-
lber also that it ought to be perform
sInen who are interested in the tinan-
md political welfare of this com
5S1have been sworn in u manner
4{yeHOu Dught to rememher. YDU
en sW orn to discharge your duties
IFtlAlly n ~ and fairly, without fear and
GsIsiks prejudice. You owe a duty tc
yparson who is accused Of crime, tc
Asttlgate il fairly, honestly, not with
lg&rmination to accuse but with de-
nation 10 acquit, i the evidence, in
/ Bpinion, does not justify an lndict-
On tn e other hand, you owe it to
ritory, and to the county and the
who live here, whose lives and
III and honor are at stake; you owe
hem and to yourselves, that you
allow no fear Of political loss ol
in any way atfectany action which
depending upon your investiga-
That is not an oath to be lightly
upon IN this territory.
not hesitate to say that there mas
been id the territory of Montana q
Jury yet impaneled INTO which has
pt personal prejudice or per
partial " u may be human ma,
is Undoubtedly human nature
rtain extent, but you must guard
4 kind [mpulseS while whatever is
Wy in J our disposition must also be
lly restrained. 1t is q duty which
n perform, II you will bring to il
examine carefully, thatyou Woule
Pxamlni ing those matters IN which
private Interests are at stake. There
rtaln crimes charged against mel
you X now; the feeling OF friend
apt to make you lean one way o.
" anotf er. ! therefore ask you to ex
carefully from your minds any suci
rs. Examine carefully the evidence
you, Or we know that, like every
crime which has been committed
lch IT \ SAID to have been commltee
y town or city Of this territory, tn
or city will be divided in its sympa
Those who are convinced OF thu
Rence Of the accused and those VIII
ke in his guilt will endeavor to exer 7
pntneEce; but you must not consld
pythlng that you have learned OUT Q
Hcourt room or out Of the room il
you pit as grand jurors, for upol
knoWledge you canhot ac., .oaf e ;.
detarn;natinns S tn tha eyidenc
p you shall receive in the grand jur
s4ul eAalhlilaeion y M1s4esses
|cnntina thsm 70 the case which yo
st;gating. Only let the witnes
What he saw and what ne has hear
- ~ ~ presehce 4. "a = ene asroto ,asno1S -
y ara 4 feW neople IN this territor,
1T pres sume in all others, who hay
eng to do but indulge, hrst IN qua
ine ~ 10y, au W. vl.s entaI;tv
AZ not know Of anv law wiic
kes thesa neonle a public nuisanc,
Bthey ., . 81 and I would advise yo
Snuira II to ,.artain cases and thew wi
4 y W -, - - $50 "