, 1889-10-31
The as'eeklg Argu5.
DISTRICT COURT.
A Number Of Citizens Nat
uralized.
THE GRAND JC&Y REPORT.

s.,e~ion on Yesterday, Oct. -.
Jas. q. Ginger, was appointed cTicr
and Jas. Slater, Frank p. Lotus and
Al. Thompson, hailittN.
Hon. c. NJ. bradshaw moved the
admission of Judge Scott to practice
law in the courts of Washington. Upon
las. \. Kuhn's motion David Bryant
was admitted, ~ also were J. c. Ne
Lehman and r. {. Reed. The two lat
ter were admitted on the motion Of Mr..
Gcst and Mr.. +. +. Miller.
Mr.. Calhoun presented the apPlic;'-
ton of Alfred W. Butler, and the court
appointed ~ committee To examine
the applicant, Messrs. Sachs, Bush and
Coleman.
Deputy Clerk Whittlcscy called the
grand jurors and the following an
swered To their names: II. l.. TibbalS
Jr., Jno. Scpma, d. ID. Andrews, X. ID.
Attridge, Ed Rose, Howard Trenholm,
Lawrence Smith, J. H. Livermorc, r..
W. DeI.ion, VIM. SheaTcr, VIM. Doug
las, ]. Beggs, J. d. jameson, Enoch
MAY, Ed Grcnige and :. V. Boyce.
Mr.. Jno. Begg stated that he was
not citizen of the United States and
in consequence was excused. Mr.. !.
H. Livermore on account of business
was relieved from attendance as 4
grand Juror. AIr Ed Rose, being an
attachee of the Custom house was eN-
eused Capt. II. w DeLiOn was also
excused.
The following named gentlemen were
sworn to serve as grand jurors, both for
the territory and the United States: ii.
L. Tfbbals, Jr., Jas. Sipma, d. d. An
drews, r. D. Attridge, Howard Trem-
nolm, VIM. Shearer, VIM. Douglas, J. :.
Jameson, Enoch May, Ed, Grencigs, 5.
V. Boyce, Jas. Simms, F. w. Hastings,
W. Sumner, c. c. Taylor, Henry Lake
aud G. w. Thurman.
Chief Justice Hanford, in charging the
grand jury, said that this was probably
the last occasion upon which Il grand
jury would be sworn in territorial mat
ters. That the transition that is to take
place shortly from terri orial form OF
government to state would change the
manner of summoning a grand jury, as
that would be matter to be determined
by the Judge OF the state. This is a his
torie period in the history of our terri
tory, said Judge Hanford, and should
spur US to our duty.
The duties OF a grand jury are a very
important part Of the administration Of
Justice. 1t is your duty to keep a sur
veillance on the court and all the officials
Of the counties in this district. The ben
efts to be derived by the grand jury is
the bringing home TO the people knowl-
edge of the conduct of their officials, and
it is your duty 20 inquire into the actions
ofsaid officials in this Judicial district.
The time is limited in which you have
to make your investigations, and conse-
quently you cannot extend your search
very far.
The term of this court will probably be
very short, not extending beyond Friday
of this week, when it will be superseded
by the state court. You will therefore
be expeditions rs justice will permit in
the consideration OF the matters that will
come before you.
Your first duty will be the considera-
ton of the ccses of all persons who are
now in custody, either for the viola
ton of the laws of the Unied States or
the Territory OF Washington.
The court then proceeded to instruct
the grand jury in a general way as to
the manner in which they shall conduct
their investigations.
Mr.. X. D. Attridge WAS designated to
act as foreman of the grand jury.
The following named persons were
naturalized by the conrt: Patrick Cole,
Ireland; Mikel Hansen. Norway; Peter
Paulsen, second papers. Sweden; James
McDermott, Ireland; Jno. L. Fuge,
Wales.
Judge Hanford dismissed the cases
that follow: Mary L. Green VS.. John l..
Green, Mary Guise vs. p. Guise, II. l..
Tibbals VS.. JnO. f. Sheehan, Calhoun &
Coleman VS. r. j. Reynolds, ii. C. Will
hson VS.. d j. Zendt, Union Wharf Co.
vs.. Lucinda Hastings.
Also the following territorial and
United States cases; L 5 VS. Charles
Foster, Same Ys. Fred BisseI, Same vs..
Henry Smithers, Same VS.. Stonehouse,
Territory vs.. Jno. McCarty.
The court gave notice that ii would be
unable to dispose of many cases, and
would not undertake to consider con
tested ones as doubtless the president :
proclamation would be issued in few
days when Judge Sachs would be Sworn
in. Judge Hanfortl stated that it was
his intention to give those eases prs &C.
dence in which Judge Sachs was counsel.
District Attorney White informed his
honor that there was a num0er of Wit
Resses in attendance upon the court who
had been summoned to testify i'll the
cases in which the United States is plain
tiff and Herbert f. Beecher, Quincy \,
Brooks and w. ii. Harmed are defend,
ants, and that he Was ready to proceed
TO trial. Col. Haines stated in behalf o
the defense that he also was ready to q
to trial. Tho court said he could not
take up the custom house cases as he felt
confident he could not conclude them.
The court w.,s still in sessi-n when oul
repor, osc =
Thecourt took up the case of Jno.
Fitzpatrick ys. J. J. Connor, suit bcin: