The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-07

The following resolutions were
given out for publication yesterday by
the Logan county grand jury just dis
charged:
Resolutions of Praise.
Alta session of the grand jury Of
Logan county, Oklahoma, held Oct. ),
before fnal adjournment the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we, the members OF
the grand jury, extend TO our worthy
foreman, + }. Underwood, our sim
cere sympathy on account OF the dam
gerous illness of his estimable wife.
aud hereby pray that she might be
speedily restored to her usual nealth.
And we also extend TO him our heart
felt thanks for his fair ruling ahd
courteous treatment of the members
while presiding as our foreman
Resolved. That we extend to Hon.
r. :. Pullman, who was appointed
foreman In the place of + j. Under
wood resigned our sincere thanks
Tor his fair and impartial ruling and
his courteous and gentlemanly treat
ment To the members; also To j. III,
Farr for his prompt ahd efficient SER
vices ps secretary; and to O. H. PegR
for his faithful and untiring efforts as
bailiff, by which the labor of the
grand jury was lightened and facili-
tated
f. r. DUvALL,
S. n. JONES,
l.. z. ASNIs,
Committee.
Attorney Huston Censured.
After being adjourned by the court
the grand jury met and passed the
following resolutions:
Whereas, We, the grand jury OF
Logan comfy believing that the citi-
zens of this county were expecting
much of us in the way of bringing
criminals to the bar of justice, and
Whereas, We deem it our duty, as
Jurors, to inform the public where the
blame is TO be placed IL they are dis
satisfied with our labors; therefore,
be IL
Resolved, That we censure Harris
Huston, county attorney of said coun-
ty, for failing to perform his duty In
not prosecuting certain parties against
whom we returned true bills and ten
dered same, in due time to said Hus-
ton, to be prepared by him, in order
that we might present them to the
court before being adjourned. But
instead of returning the bills 10 be
signed by the foreman, he kepG them
in his possession. Notwithstanding he
was requested TO return them, until
we were adjourned by the court, thus
defeating our intentions.
Huston Interviewed.
The above resolutions wers shown
to County Attorney Huston last night
by LEADER reporter. Mr.. Huston
smiled when he read the last product
OF the grand jury and stated that evil
IDENTIFY some OF the members were anx-
ious to make political speech through
their hats.
'As there are no names signed 10
the resolution, and while il is a some
what delicate matter for me TO speak
Of" he said, because IL is a violation
of the oaths of jurymen to refer in any
way to matters coming before the
jury. yet in protection of myself and
the court. J want to say; In
some way knowledge came to
the Judge that this grand jury was
being tampered with, and that some
vicious measures were being manipu-
lated through that body which the
court would not entertain.
"The actions of the jury have been
strange throughout the session. The
work before it was of such nature
that il should have been transacted in
a week. yet it has hung on, drawing
fees for four weeks, and when they
were finally dismissed its members
kicked because they couldn't stay and
finish the work at public expense.
al certainly have always been ready
TO draw indictments whenever there
has been probable offense commit
ted and my record as prosecutor
will bear comparison with county at
torneys generally. In this instance
the grand jury was dieharged by the
Judge for reasons the court had for so
doing. | cannot be held responsible,
though l entirely approve the action
taken, and | might add, the proper
course for some of the grand jurors 10
pursue is that OF keeping perfectly
quiet, for If too much is said, future
grand jury may have an unpleasant
task TO perforn"
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