The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06

ClsllehS nave 1alIeQ alto Vobncl IN enell
duty and alse by desire 10 bear tosti
mony to the fact that tho ;aries which
have tried casos in this oourt;n she pas
have, AZ rule, been faithful! in she
discharge Of their duties. II the guilty
have escaped punishment it has gener-
ally been because, duo to causes already
mentioned, wa could not obtain salts
factory proof OF his guilt and not from
o desire on the part Of tho juries to
sEield Thorn from punt hment.
Whose fault was this? | say is wa 3
the fault OF no individual or yet OF in
dividuals, especially, but the fault of
us all. There oan be no doubt l thinI,
that seme at least. OF tho crimes, which
have left dark stains upon the osher-
wise bright annals OF our young city
would mover have boon committed or il
so, would havo boon brought homo 10 the
guilty parties, if We had our
'SrRxnTs AHD ALLEYS PROPERLY LIGHTED
and il we had sufficient police force
For tho number Of inha bitants, we have
4 worry large area. The houses arc soat-
tarod a long distance apart. great
portion Of the residence portion OF tho
city 10 scarcely lighted At oil by the few
din, niekering gas-lamps that have
been provided.
Sometimes, OF course, in cities much
Older than ours, better lighted, with
botter and moro otiicient police regula-
lions, crimes are committed which re-
main mysteries to the ond OF timo, but
the moro light NO have tho better police
force we have, tho loss crime will be
committed and tho bstter chance will
there be- OF detecting and bringing to
punishment the criminal.
!,
shocked by the cowardly and brutal
murder Of ~ good and peaceablo citizen
while walking home alono on ono OF the
principal streets Of the city.
Il DO not know whether tho efforts of
those who have been engaged in fcrrct-
ing out the perpctrator OF this deed
have resulted in sufficient evidence to
warrant YOU in entering upon an investi-
CATION OF this matter or not, but If So il
Is your duty to examine carefully all
tho evidence that can be procured, and
If possible bring to light and TO trial tho
pcrpetrator Of this foul doed. But, in
your Investigations, remember that tho
cn0rmitJ of tho crime is no ground for
relaxing the rule which should govern
you in all your Investigations and that
is not to- DO
"SATIsFIED WITH MERE SUSPICION.
"Howevor, natural it may DO TO all of
us when great orimo has been COM
mitted 10 seek for some victim upor
whom TO faassr the weigh OF the guils,
which tho whole com immunity fools, cas-
ing our eonsoienoes, like the people OF
old by throwing tho burden reon somo
eoapogest. is will not &c to 10. such
feeliIgo enter into sad influence tao
proceedings OF tho eours Of justice. You
hear only tho evidences against the &C
ousst, and rnleae fror sfat evidence
you arc snsieiied ef kis guilt you should
nos in any case bring IN indictment.
Az Indictment feuES upoE inss fiicent
cviaeEee. in the great minority of
aasss, is eeuad TO rssult in an ncq aistEl
before tke trial jury which hears both
Sidos and is An injustice TO sho sscaaeS
and nn unnecessary eEpenae to the
State.
'Undor tho present law it reqrires
seven OF your nrmhor to concur in find
inc "a indictment or making C present
ment. You can find an indictme or
aanke q proeoEtGeas either upon the
cvideEeO OF HitEesseB called CT BY you
or sent TO yer by the court, or upon tho
Information Of TWO CIR poro Of your own
body. In all ozscs the names OF the
Witnesses, OF of tho grand jurorg giving
the Inform alton, should be written at
tho foot of tho indictment or present
mont.
81 am required by law 10 call your at
ten.ion to the laws governing the sale
OF intoxicating liquors, and also tho
laws made for the preservation of game.
On this occasion will not dotain you
with tho details Of these laws, but will
content myself with sending you tho
statutes on these subjects. Violations OF
these laws arc Of small Importance com
pared with the crimes which it may BIO
your duty to investigate.
81 trust you will not neglect these
minor matters, yet let mo urge
upon you If YOU find c!cw to the mys-
terry " hch surrounds this murder, try
TO follow it until it be unravellod and
tho guilty party be brought before the
court so that justice may be done and
not only our desire but our ability 10 re-
strain and punish assaults upon tho
lives OF our citizens be yindicated."
After the delivery Of this charge,
which was listened to with the closest
attention by not only the inqusitors
themselves, but by the large number Of
lawyers and laymen present, on mosion
OF Il. w. Miller, Esq. w. II. Parker
was qualified as Z lawyer and admitted
to practice in the court.
Other business was transacted "a fol-
lows:
y. n. Fishburne VS.. 4. d. Engledove;
unlawful detainer Plea OF not guilty
by defendant, and case set for trial
Saturday.
The accounts OF City Sergeant Trayn-
ham, amounting to &lOl.66, wcso APP
proved and passed
In re VIM. D. Rose, Annie Il. Rose,
and Mamie y. Rose; selection OF guar
dian as To first two and appointment OF
same by court rs to latter. 7. NJ. Rose,
e l. L i L.