The herald., 1894-07-03
The Grand Jury in The Federal court.

trains of those roads for the carrying OF
the United States mails. Neither Of
those companies is by the law required
to run any other trains than their regu.
lar passenger trains for the carrying OF
the mails, and their failure to do go Is
not violation of any law OF the United
States to which my attention has been
called or that | have been able to find.
As told you the other day, in effect,
any and every person who shall know
ingly and wilfully obstruct or retard the
passage of the mail is guilty OF crime
against the laws OF the United States,
and, If two or moro persons conspife to
commit that or any other offense against
the United States, and one or more Of
such parties do any act to effect the OBJ
jet Of the conspiracy, all OF the parties
to such conspiracy are guilty OF crime,
and. If you find from your investigations,
which | charged you, and again charge
you diligently to pursue, that any such
ofense has been committed within thia
judicial district against the laws OF the
United States, it is your imperative
duty to find an indictment or indict-
ments against any and every such Of
Tending person.
Using the substance OF the language
of Judge Jackson in a somewhat similar
case that aroee in Virginia in 1898, it is
proper for me to say that exactly what
is involved in the strike which has
brought about all of the trouble here
ald else whore is not for you or me to
investigate. At this time it is not nee
essary to cay which side lie in the right
nor which side is in the wrong, or
whether, in fact, either side is in the
wrong, upon the merits of that question.
1t may be well to again say that there ls
but one way to redress g wrong known
in this country, and that is through the
regularly constituted tribunals OF the
country. No man, no set of men, no
communistic combination of men, can
lawfully undertake to redress wrong
except in the way pointed out by law.
Whenever men attempt to unlawfullv
combine themselves together for the
purpose of redressing wrong, they
strike at the very foundation of thoae
laws which give them the rights OF
citizen-the protection OF life, OF liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.
1t is the solemn duty of all good citi
zsns to ponder and think of these
things, and be sure that their acts.
whatever they are, be within ana not
contrary to the laws OF the country, and
it is the sworn and imperative duty of
those charged with the administration
OF the laws to take prompt and vigoroua
measures to bring to the bar of justice
any and every infraction of them.
Ross. District Judge.
When he had concluded the reading
OF the document, and the transaction of
some routine business, Mr.. Denis an
nounced that some OF the jurors desired
additional instructionsy and had pre-.
pared come questions which they would
like to have him answer. They were
handed UP to the Judge and he said he
would reply to them in writing.
The grand jury was requested to re-.
main in session until he had time to re-
ply to the questions addressed to him,
and court was adjourned until O'Clock.
The court room was quickly emptied
and the throng OF spectators fingered
around discussing the instructions of
the court and awaiting further develop
ments.