Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-04
Judge BaI,Ch llsIuCls the Grand
Jury as 10 Election Frauds,
AND OrFESsEs AGAINST MORALITY
Jurors Who VIII Serve At the Febru-
arJ Term-lral n Prisoners
Ahont to u, gin

the task VI ompanellng grand and
petit Jurors was proceeded with. This
portion OF the program consumed the
balance Of the forenoon.
luE GRAND JURY.
The examination Of these lurors, a.
10 their fitness 10 serve, was conducted
by District Attorney Judd, AMI the
following were chosen.
+. r. Ehhdge, J. r. Fabian, a. &.
Jones, Joseph Parkinson, George w.
Steele, william b. Powell, b. A. Plum.
ley, Richard Henwo0d, Joseph Moss,
samuel Carr, w. J. St,cEley, w. II.
hoy, Joseph II. Fitzgerald, Wan. Cox
and Thomas Fleming,
SIR. Eldridge was apIointod by the
court 10 act ne fireman,
"DO YouR Duly, uENrLEMEN.D
Judge Baflch's charge was longer
than usual. His honor very care flliy
aud la detail pointed out tile duties VI
the grand Jury, anu laid special stress
upon the fact that they muit Keep
btrlcty secret the proceedings In their
room. Inc Jurors were warned 20 hct
iaifly aud impartially Ia all cases, and
The Judge took scchsi0n 70 remark,
"Let him who would enforce tue law
also oUey the law"
His nonOr then proceeded:
"lhofe lisa class OF onouscg that 1
desire 10 call your attention d.. During
certain trirlu "a this court OF oasts arts
ing under the election laws there wAs
evidence aduucud tending 10 chow
ana IN some cases Ii did ah0w-that
the returns Of the Last election had
been tamporui with; also some EVIL
dcnCe tending TO show that thU bOxrs
had been tampuftd with. The statute
Oi this Territory defines a number VI
Crimeu connected with the conduct Of
elections. 10 ~ a matter OF great I'M
purlanco 10 the entire Territory ana ~
the people, aud II IL proper for
the grand jury TO inveitigAte any
charges that may come before
them III they are supported by such
legal evidence aa 10 render II probable
that the onenau las been committed.
All good people Of all pat 90 denounce
tuch conduct, anu the investigation OF
any crime Of that character sh0uld Ue
conducted with tho same spirit aud In
she same manner as any other crime,
fegatdlcaa OF where 10 may illi, or who
may be- affected by II. But care should
be exercised not 20 Unnecessarily dis
paTage the character OF individuals
who uro innocent. Hence 1 say that Ia
the investigation OF such cases II is in.
cumbent upon you 10 purdue thesame
course that you would In nuy.OtheT case,
aud not " 10 Influenced Ia the least by
what you have read In the papars, or
by what you have heard outside OF the
grand jury room. Your Investigation
should 10 upon evidence solely and
alone and not conducted for tue puf-
pOse of merely Investigating a scandal,
or Of investigating n matter for any
other purpose than 10 ascertain
whether or not crime has
been actually committed. As
have already said, when charge
comes before you OF this character and
IA supported by such legal evidences ~
90 render Il probable that an Otleuse
has been comm ed, then II becomes
your DUTY 60 investigt aud indici
Owing 10 the importance of detecting
criminal 0titnars Of that character,
have felt it my duty to call your
speuial attention 10 this matter, feeling
that all good people are Of one mind,
tho detection OF those Who are guilty
aud the shielding VI lhOse who are in-
nUcrnt."
Turning to another subject, that Of
The various ofieusos against morality,
Judge Battch said he had heard a good
ucal OF late upon that question. II be-
uRme the duty Of grand juriea TO in.
vtstlgRte such utleuses carefully and
impartiAlly, TOT they struck At the very
root Of society. When casrH OF that
class cAms before the grand jury-nO
matter from what soufoe--they should
give them serious attention. ltshould
ue their object, however, 10 avoid tho
investigation IA mere rumot. Charges
should to supported by legal evidence
the same aH Ia any other case, whether
VI high or low degree.
la conclusion tho court charged tho
grand jurors TO discharge their duty
iearlessly and impartially.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY w.
District Attorney Judd then arose
aud said-Beiore your honor finishes
your charge 20 the grand iuty, there IL
one thing 1 desire 10 have you call
their especial attention 10, Ordinarily,
In cities OF this size houses Of pr0stitu.
ton, or their control aud supervision,
are usually leit 10 the city authorities
and the grand iufieH and tbs Courts
rave not felt n incumbent upon them
10 interfere with such local regulations |
and control, although the statutes Of |
This Territory denOunob such thiugu aa |
a crime and give ample authority for |
the Jurisdiction Oithis court. Certain |
citizens OF salt Lake have In person |
and through their lawyers complained |
~ me, az the prosecuting attorney, that
these houses have been moved from |
where they were iifmerly-wheTe
that 10 don't kn0wl - up |
10 Commercial street, that their
property there has been made 20 suffer
ana has become teuAntlebs and useless
by reason Of Il. The court cannot say
whether they have been moved or
ought to have been moved, hut It can
say ~ the grand Jury that those things
thall not exisl NJ all, aud l ask your
honor to give this In the charge to
them.
The district t,oruey then quoted the
following from Vol 2, 1883, Com
piled Laws OF Utah, section 4bal;
Every person who keeps u house Of
ill.iams In this Territory, rosOrted 10 for
the purpose Of prostitution or lewdnets,
or who wiliullY resides In such house,
or resorts thereto for lewtneas, 10
guilty OF mislemeanor."
Judge Bartoh-rhat IL unquCslion-
ably true, gentlemen, ana / Will say
now, in charging you with
reference 10 the crimes against |