The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-05
THE COURT.

49, az W SSaI;xared TO +he Grand Jury
+bo followinp imnressiye charge:
W.
Gentlemen OF the Grand Jury
Although the duties OF grand jury may
have been frequently explained from Inl:
seat, and may be well understood by many
OF you, yet as those duties are among 1hs
most important that you owe as cltZ ems
they can never be too often repeated or Toe
fully impressed on your inin"S.
The grand jury Is an olncer OF Tue court
holding as important ana ieSP"hSl"ie
position as the JnaSe on Tue oench. 1u
order, therefore, that justice may De prop
erly administered 1t must work IN harmony
and cooperate with the cours. Let me I'M
press upon you, that Jurors are not IN al at,
tendance upon the court lof pleasure oi 20!
the transac:ion OF private business OUT i'r
tue psono.iou VI .. puo..U - snH.ns, =, .ho
ihe existence OF society GepenuS on ,ne
preservation ootn VI pun "n" pt':'.'e
poi'aut nc - :: -
your energies 70 Vln0ica'e 'aem.
Inc oath you nave TAKEN IS ene cn"'' os
which you should be gulded. Auu Eou
should be Impressed "ilh the importance
Oh each oot:sa.iou ln poseu upou cn,a "a Al;
You nave sworn 1nae you "o"io ''il'-
sentty inquire anu 'tuI pto1u' uLail M i,e N
VI ".' su''; !; |s 49, "D :rha So connssl @
Sonr ~ fslIox:s and yonr own you shall well
soS s .-uIr lss, sa,.ret Won shall present
| M one for envy hatred or malice: nor
shall Won leave any one unpresented for
feor favor affpction. reward or hope of re-
ward. bnt Won shall present ali things
frnlv as ,hev come to Your knowledge ;.c-
cor,;;,[, ~ ,ba Last If ronr understan. linz.
- haI,, Wv, co6
I hope it is not necessary for me to
CHARGE Won that the peace and safety of
YOUR county require of YOU a strict and
scrupulous discharge of that portion Of
vour oath which epioins upon YOU to dill
gently INQUIRE and true presen:ment make
! of ali such thing, as shalt be gwen you in
CHARGE.
BRINGING offenders and violato:s of tue
law to trial is SO manifestly beneficial that
Won can have no need of argument to be
Convinced of it.
Every citizen owes it as social duty to
the com munity to promote tue prosecution
and punishment of those who violate the
laws of the land. If, then, it is the duty
of every GOOD citizen to watch over and see
that the laws of the land are vin6icated,
how much greater is the obligation on You,
to whom this public duty is particularly
ASSIGNED
Yon ore further sworn to present truly
oil sncb .,o1ters as shall be given YOU in
cba-oe or chalI come to vour knowledge;
tbst ;s sncb violations Of law as are net
hs;no hem -, nrosecnted but which, if known to
Won ron are bonnd TO present. and to give
aIl the information YOU have respecting
them. in order that the parties NAV be
prosecuted.
To This c.ass NAV be referred all public
nnisancss ab0ses of public trust, any Of
tc;,i m;srondnct or neglect of duty on the
nart of those intrusted with the admins
80, - ;,st;oa or anv violation of the
s.otr,,. low, IF tba Sto.e
''"s"ss 80 ., 80 howsrer Gentlemen that
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~ t,;aI I ,,. = ;S eons,iy vonr 5ntv TO Shield
,,,, r,.oat tha ;naoce1+ rrhe Good Of so.
49,, 5oss 49, reon;ra nor does the law ey-
r.e rss; thot @ ron ~ shonId snb;ect the innocent
- tbs exnens So un5 ANNOYANCE of O. public
n-ose.nt;on Let vonr nanel be house of
saf,os on3 nrotact;on 70 the innocent.
We, orc fnrther sworn to present no one
/ for enyy b.tre5 or malice: nor shall YOU
ieo,e o1r one unpresented for fear, favor
efssc,ion rawar6 or hone of reward.
t~net gentlemen thot tbe solemuity of
+bo Goth ror have taken and a proper re-
oara for The honor and welfare of your
| Comfy will stimulate YOU to execute your
| obJ; oetion with firmness and impartiality
IF in your Indictment ary existing laws
oane1ui 10 the interests G soclety ~, VI w
not teho 20 piomo,e .-eo".;ro ..e - call atten-
mun..' II ~ sooi - p1I ,on~ r'reSe, ~ invent On
.n .,on o,o 20 Tue Sa SanS : Uon conceive Of anv
Tue otuei aaIs aau'i h h:nasn;o1 ~ tb,. nnblic
as,se aSs tns. "Uu,u .sS "a - - vo,r nriv;,eee to
49,. 49,. - - es"o son,o
'f F. takes twelve OF your number, Mr..
Foreman to fnd a true bill" on any in
dictment handed out to you. If, however,
after careful consideration of the evidence
before YOUR body twelve Of your number
do MOI agree to ind true bill it will be
your duty to find mo bill"
The investigation before you is eS parte
that is, vcu examine the witnesses who
have baen sworn in open court, and if
from the evidence of those witnesses You
conclude that the State has made out a
prima facie case, that is such a case that If
the accused did not put up any testimony
in his defense, jury would be justified in
finding verdict of guilty when you find a
true bill
In conclusion, gentlemen, let me earn
estly impress upon you that the snrest way
~ syarn.;en p,v;en' ~ ttte .be l.ws - ~ "
~> N''0 y
While the Grand Jury we're out
considering the bills handed them py
the solicitor the case against Snow
Green, charged with burglary and
L.. ,,,oc +rioS and raSu1fpf in