The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-07
THE SUPERIOR COURT
Tie First Term in King County
Began Yesterday.
cnAe0e TO TIE GRAND JURY
EansH. apssssssss The ISaasshersmeu'
EmIsn gessSa9n~a Criminal Gases
The Proceedings.

Ths frat terra q The saF<Tior eoaft cotEt-
rneneess yesterday ulorning at sssl oeaoek
The grand ard petit jurors we're assembled
81 the soaTsroon4. besides > 1sszfaksr Of
IawgsYs arssl osfers = be came sf business
ana from nofivss ct curiosity The tfsi
business transacted wAs 10 cal the sols 81
the xrana ard petit suFers. wfssei4 was aoEe
~ Jerk of Court "A NJ Hesmes- There
wege fsgalr absences aasofe The grand and
tws from the lis OF petit laYers wno bad
been summoned. 0f the lorty-ts0 Jurors
IN court fourteen grand jurors AMI twenty
rsstls Jurors wsre svern 10, the rest being
excused
Following Is the list accepted b The
court:
ssAn vandxsea:sr. soresasa Henry Gerrn-
Ia g y. L2mtou. gnsfies Hg9wns y Il Miller,
81 y roal. Resssrt 6oosbprn, sseogEs Faaeeg
heck. D. d Carr. RoteFs Mgese. r tia. HaFfy
Hynam3ns y. II. eewte, { Y Feas
rrsTT sUKgeA
Robert tolnxon. n Welsh. John Ketses, John
Rlnes. n n Wrfshs. Jesspa BfanEoa. Dsvid
Behs q G Hantisy. 4. isnpd, = ssmpsoia,
neefge Giisgn. y z, sifsswoi. I. J h9isate.
IexAnt Bfannaa. VI. II. MARSHALL, Easfies Lee.
Manmes Nelson W = Williams. Kraak Mani.
foil teha NenzIeF.
The retit Jurors who were excused were
ordered 10 report again IN a week The ae-
eepted petit jurors were then excused I'M
iii O'Clock The preliminary proceedings
having been Disposed Of the grand jurors
iook their seats and awaited the arrival of
Sheriff McGTaw. lie soon Appeared with
als0ut twenty five county jail prisoners. who
we're brought ii 10 give ang prisoner who
haf
Jury. EAeh one vas apparently satisfied TO
trust himself to the tender msFcies OF the
body 81 sosssara-ios,sSIng mem before hira. a.
no individual challenge was made. At this
iauctuYe James Hamilton Issais addressed
The court. ard with impressive voice IN
formed his honor that On behalf 81 Bob
White and James Rowan. whom he repre-
sented, and both OF whom are under IN
dsctsaeni for assault With deadly weapon,
be ohiseted 10 the grand jury IN toto lie
did this lie said on sila grounds that the SUI
peftos court had mel as ret power % TX
time Tor the convention Of grand jurors in
regular term. Re exp aimed that tie con-
stltuslon vas not explicit IN this regard.
ard threw the responsibility upon
the legislature. and that the terri-
logiaI laws we're still in force,
ard under them February | would be The
legal date for assembling the grand jury.
Assistant Dlstriet Attorney fentoa OPP
posed Mr. 1.esis' view and cited authori-
ties TO support bis opposition.
Judge LIchtenherg oyer-rnled Mr.. Lewis
objections. holding that the territorial
eaaesmsnss OF 1850 are ia opposition to the
constitution.
Judge Iiohienberg then delivered his
ehsrge 10 the grand jury. The document
is an able one and Is as fellows:
f.eailsaaea a tlsS sraaaf Jzry The oath yea have
tasf taken must Impress Bpou yau the FeSpousss
billy dssolyinx upon yan. Yoa are eonsid-
eresi 50 a safeguard 81 tbs liberties OF TIE people
azainst she envFoAehmens and oppression Of pa.
Htaeaf powst sna against nnfaHnded accuse
TINS prompted b. private malice. personal All
mosity Of other i'm praEgr mSSives.
1oa are uonsi1ered ia law IS the best and
mdst tnteiaigeut eftfxenx Of fhr community.
Nea strictly impartial and TREE from all absec-
tions and having permaueni interests In the
property and prosperity 81 this eouutY and
thus interested in sseariHg Justice and prt-
serving the peace. E0oa ofstef ana we'll being Ut
the community. subject 10 she courts general
supervision sad eonlrol. yon constitute a part
Thereof. a8a are fadeps ndeni in yoHF actions in
determining All questions OF fast Yog are not
allowed In any court when called witness
ct in any Investigation. Not can yoa &c CON
5eised ever 70 make Rnnwa ia wh&t manner or
b0w any ohe az snus body voted ou any cues.
ton before sou. ar what opinion was expressed
hs ans grwnd Juror Ia relation % sseh gues-
ton. o. what question of questions were before
yea On questions 81 law yea are 30 be gov.
egnad b ina rnrtlans tfou this court, and at
any Eeasanable tsfns may Ia writing ask the st-
vice Of the ceaFt oF INSTRUCTIONS A to ang legal
question apen which soa nay desire imiofma
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imtlItgeLtsy discharge your duties Ne viii give
yea instructions that are geaeEagly applicable.
Won viii inquire Eista complaints AGasnsf par,
Ties IA eustsaty under bail. charged with she
commission ~ eElsnses against she laws Of tie
stats duly returned ~ the committing masis
tFate ar justice a. the pesees er upon q eoms
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administer oaIhS aud cssassd Ia you by the
prosecuting asiafne8ay ansisy the Instructions of
sse court SUES complaints may ~ presented
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