Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-06

terdsy's issue. At the hour Of adjourn
ment the case was still unfinished and
will be resumed this morning.
The grand jury came In and reported
failure to find true bills in any of the
cases submitted to .hem for investies-
ton. In regs to the Cheyenne In
dians, who have been In jail for the
past three months on charge Of nur.
dering Robert Ferguson. snd who
were discharged yesterday through
inability to bring cut any evidence
that would warrant the grand jury in
lndicling them, His Honor Judge
Milburn spoke as follows:
with 10 make few remarks at the
preseut time after which the clerk
will read 10 the court the report which
has been submitted by the grand jury
rs appears from the Indictment re-
turned into court against five Indians
marked mot true bill," say ! wish
to remark in this connection that acts
have been done In connection with
witnesses summoned by this court Ia
appear before the grand jury, which
are. T. use h mild term. Teprehensiplr.
IL II were Possible for me the Judge
If this court t. go before til. grand
jury, which have the same right tn
do NJ any oihe- citizen, aud testify
before tie grand jury As TO facts sufji.
cient I" convict. | should certainly a.
. citizen 90 before the grand jury and
testify t. those facts IL coud swear
to them my self III were able to
give the grand jury names of witnes.
ses whom knew could swear to those
facts, which believed to be facts
should go befere them and give them
:hst information in the performance
of my duty rs q citizen.
suffice 1t to say that / believe the
murderer of Ferguson Is ir the county
Jail st the present moment; inside OF n
| few minutes he will be discharged by
order of this court aud by tie failure
Of Justice.
Do moi f,r one moment, gentlemen
of tie grand jury, imagine inst the
Judge of your court suspects In the
! least degree that you have not done
your whole duty, because l verify
believe you have done your duty,
Tut Just Ms verify do | be-
lieve that persons who have been
sworn before Almighty God, their
Creator, to whom they will be respOn.
sible at the last day, most sssurtdiy
do I believe that men who have been
sworn to support the constitution
and laws OF our country, have tam
pered with witnesses who were called
be- re you 10 swear To the truth, the
Whole truth and nothing but the
truth. II II were possible for me to
appear efore you as witness or Ms an
iniormer. / should certainly do so.
Itis b disgrace 10 this country that
men sworn to obey it's laws, iespon-
sible for their acts to the peonle OF the
United States, nsy employ their time,
for which they are paid y the reople
to serve tie people, lay II is q shame
that. they will employ the peoples
time to ,amper with witnesses. The
laws uf this country make II a con-
tempt OF court aud an indictable Of
fence.
If there il aby man within the
boundaries at the state of Montana
that ever sees these words in print,
and / intend they -hall so appear, aud
the caps fils him let him wear 1t, II it
do not fit then be II not the man
meant and these words do not amply.
To take human lite In N'n'sna j.
cheaper and saier than Ia ttrsl a five
dollar calf or a ten dollar Cayuse.
am in les danger # ! take q six
shooter and hlow Off the head OF that
white haired old gentleman yoDder,
than to 90 out to his ranch and st al
his thirty dollar horse. As long rs
am Judge of this court. / propose to
throw every legsi obstacle 10 the way
of the man who undertakes to Oh.
struct justice by tamperiDg with wit
neesss. IL Imust make enemies OF nv
fellow townsmen by tbA thing. II shaIl
be done. will stand as a bar between
men and all tuch scts.
I thank YOU for what / verify be-
lieve ha, been sincere. faithful and
cOpsciencious discharge Of duty on the
part of each and everyone Of you. i
know that IL has been serious incon-
vepiente TO at l.ast cne or two of
you to attend ri this term Of court.
and therefore the court thanks you
all the more sincerely tor your ef-
nrts.