The record-union., 1891-10-14
GRAND JURY IMPANELED.
Judge CatIin Instructs the Nineteen
Citizens as to Their Duties.
John Stevens is Appointed Foreman
and w. w. Coons Clerk-No Busi-
ness for Week Yet.

presented quite a busy scene yesterday
forenoon.
1t was the time set for the impaneling
of the Grand Jury. The corridors and
courtroom were crowded with pros
pective investigators, spectators and those
who lounge about the Courthouse because
they have nothing else to do.
County Clerk Rhoads did the drawing
under the watchful eye of Judge Catlin.
and as result nobody had any fault to
find with the manner in which the i'm
paneling was done.
LIST OF THE JURORS.
The names of those who had been called
as prospective Grand Jurors had been
placed on small pieces of paper, and these
were we'll mixed up in a box. Several
times during the drawing Judge Catlin
asked Clerk Rhoads to ''shake the box
WELL" and the latter did so. The result
of the drawing was that the following
nineteen citizens were summoned to
serve on the Grand Jury:
David Harris,
John Parsons,
Emil Heinrich,
Edward Christy,
John Black,
T.J. Scott
Willard Gardner,
John Hall Sawyer,
David T. Luflin,
II. r. Crouch,
Meyer Stein,
o. A. Lovdal,
Meyer Friedman,
John Stevens,
p. r. Beckley,
H. Steinman,
A. J. Rhoads,
w. w. Coons
VIM. G.. Sheldon.
pointed John Stevens foreman of the
jury; and Clerk Rhoads administered the
special oath to him. The usual oath was
administered to the other jurors.
SOME INSTRUCTIONS.
This done, Judge Catlin proceeded to
address the Grand Jury. ''To an indus
trlous, intelligent, impartial and cour-
ageous performance of your duty in the
high office imposed upon you by the
Constitution and laws of your State,''
said he, Il feel that no exhortation from
the court is necessary. The solemn oath.
which you have just taken must have
impressed upon your minds all that is
necessary IN that regard; and that oath,
added to the sense of duty which is in
herent in the breast of every good citizen.
will lmpel you to faithful and satisfac-
tory discharge of your obligations to the
publlc and yourselves as individual citi-
Zens. 1t will be your duty, gentlemen,
to inquire into all public offenses. com
mitted or triable within this county, and
present them to this court, either by pre-
sentiment or by Indictment As to what
cases which may come before YOU are. or
! are not triable in this county, the District
Attorney viii advise you. a presentment
Is an informal statement in writing rep
resenting TO thecou that public offense
has been committed which is triable in the
county, and chat there is reasonable
ground for believing that a particular
individual, named or described therein.
has committed it; and it may apply to
any number OF persons lirectly con-
cerned in the particular offense.
TAKING OF EVIDENCE.
An Indictment is an accusation in writ
ing made by you, and presented to the
court charging person or persons with a
public offense. In the investigation of a
charge. for the purpose Of either present
ment or Indictment, you must receive
/ only such evidence as is given by wit
nesses produced and sworn before YOU,
or such as is furnished by legal docu-
mentary evidence, or the depositions of
witnesses, such as are provided for in par
tlcular cases. In regard to what deposi-
tlons are admissable before you, you will
be advised by the District Attorney. You
should receive none but legal evidence,
and the best evidence in degree, to the
exclusion OF hearSay or secondary evil
dence. You are not bound to hear eyi-
dence on the part of, or in behalf of
party who may be accused before YOU:
but you should weigh all the evidence
submitted to you, and if, in any case, you
have reasons to believe that other evil
dence within your reach will explain
away the charge, you should order such
evidence to be produced, and for that
purpose, you may require the District
Attorney to issue process for the wit
neSseS.p
MUST BE SECRET.
In conclusion, Judge Catlin instructed
the Grand Jurors that they must keen
secret what transpires before them, and
are informed that they are protected by
law from being questioned or called to
any account for any action they may take
in the jury-room. a presentment or in
dictment cannot be found except by the
concurrence of at least twelve members
ofathe Grand Jury. He called their at
tention particularly to the fact that it is
their duty to investigate the books of all
county officers, and especially those per-
tanning to the revenue. If the services of
an expert are necessary, they can hire
one at salary not to exceed $5 per day.
The Court urged the jury to perform this
portion of their duties in thorough and
complete manner.
When the Judge had, concluded, the
Grand Jurors retired to their quarters on
the top floor of the Courthouse. They
only remained in session long enough TO
elect w. w Coons clerk, and then ad-
journed until next Monday