New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
THE GRAND JCRTS fEESEN -" nav
COMPLAINT AGAINST DELAY IN THE 'i"
ATTORNEYS OFFICE COLONEL rHh
InMS.S DEFENCE.

IOWS'S btff>'i''
The Grand Jury Yesterday made two preseht"eh,s
to Recorder C;off after they had handed up d DIG
! hatch ~ Indictments one was In relation 10 the
| D,neen case wherein evidences OF collusio" "c'c
charged and where an effort was maze u sp''
away witnesses against Thomas T. p'een' WV
indicted for bribery In election ''se' III" '
Jury I'm effect said that they made an eA"h'S,"'
examination into the and from "'"' NJ
learned they were forced to the suspicion 'na'
there were evidences OF collision but no '""s'o'e
facts upon which to base indictments 'hes i'''"
nended that the June Grand Jury LOOK '"'o '''
matter further.
The second presentment was affecting the re-
,cn,ion ~ prisoners In the Tombs and House OF
Detention during the summer months. ana re'e''e'
particularly to the detention OF children "S wiz
nesses or prisoners. This prcseniMeh' 'e'DS !"
part follows: ,,,-
In the course Of the performance OF our nu''es
onr stfen,ior has been called 10 the matter OF
prisoners and OF witnesses held III 'ust"',S anI
Of the Court In view of the approaching heat OF
the summer months the Grand jury op'hl,, ,r. .nd
the District Attorneys Office. and win me iznn
81 Charities and Correction AS a'LU -, i, in
tayIng special interests and means of Know
these matters. We find there are conna'f h,mi
city prison persons accused OF INC crime Vl w..
c'ds in frurteen cases some of which crime" &C.
Cured as long i've or six months ago r,,,. {,
In the interests of justice well as hun'ail'N
is desirable that OF this class should b' rS
posed OF soon the facilities OF ,n' II
Attorneys onic, and the courts make 1t poSsD''
Tho Grand Jury recommended that in such cases
no adournmen's should he aicwoI by inc COURTS
without exceptional circumstances deman1ihs H.
The Grand Jurv commended Commodore ''''y
ana his society. saying tha, through the chor', Ut
III. Society FOR the Prevention Of Cruelty to 'h''"
the conditions OF children as Witnesses ana - "'-
cilsei persons have been amcliorat'i gr"htN
The prescniment closes with the Recommendation.
that prison cases receive the preference over a"
others
Colonel Fellows replied to the Grand jury an"
said that as the courts were now conSh'u'e' ~
WAS utterly powes.css with the facilities nj mana
IIc poln,el out that Chicago. win hall nll,I""
residents less than this city ma csh' -,
courts constantly in operation. whereas W. hfN'
three The character OF the casef brouSht p'lvl' w
cnir,s is also peculiar Nearly al OF mem arr
cases which take precedence of others bN "'dt"t'-
Colone, Fellows cited the VI Laushlln 'dsr n an
Instance and said the only way "" On n''P
abreast Of the times Is 10 multiply the COURT -
Recorder CON then thanked the cram jury anu
they were discharged. ,,,., s., .,.
The members OF the various firms snilct'l ny ',i'
Grand Jury charging them with mis.i"ih,in :"
selling spurious siiverwarr were aUAikI'i "'I''
Recorder t;on and on motion Of Assistant DlS,r.'.
Attorneys Battle and McManls. the 1"ienlh.'s
rer. p,ro.ci in the custody u iher Gums A"ipis
ms. indi,tel were II. OXEN. John l'anie,i >,i
George Uearn. Henry Adams. Ehr'ch br'ln'trSS
Storm Broihors simpson. Crawford a simpson -
- r Koch Hilton. Hughes Co, Booming '''r
Bro,her. and 4. +. Jamin'-.