The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-14

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presiding, William s. Forwood, DR., Clerk,
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The petit jury stands as follows:
Thomas n Wiley John A. Mitchell
Joshua Glenn Ambrose Armstrong;
Martin W. Gilbert William e. Roberts
Michael " Webster J. Howard Scarf
u Il W. Norris. tfpDrEe t. HlrhllS,
VIM II Fletcher Frank H. Morgan
Parker +. Eyerjst. Benz. f. Darbie,
Richard Moore, John T. Cathcart,
Peter Guyarty joseph TimmOns
julius +. Thornton, George W Bolts,
Harry F. McComas David f. Wilson, Jr,
J, Frank ZONES. Thomas B. Heatou.
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II Is customary when grand Jury Is EN-
paHeied Tor II 10 receive charge from The
Court, "h!cn Is usually reference 10 sPec'al
crimes "hlCh are suPPoseu 10 nave peth CON-
mIIied' anu WhlIh especially require lhEesil-
gatioh' or reference 10 particular Grasses Oh
crime "hich at the tme seems sPeclaiy threat
ehihS' or instructions 10 the jury as 10 the
general routine OF thelr duties
Hehtlemeh, 40 not kho" OF any CLASS Oh
cases that are likely 10 come before you re-
curing special charge from the court
There have been no gross violations OF the
law That know or since the last grand Jury
met. The eases that Will come before you
will probably be OF an ordinary Kind, OF lar
ceny aud m!sdemeanors OF various kinds;
! there may be some serious oftenses that l
know nothing about; II thty come before you,
| Of course you will have to investigate them,
| but | know Of none now to call your attention
| to. So far as instructions in regard to your
| routine duties are concerned, l see upon this
| panel quite number of men | know are IA
mlIldT WIN inc uuIleS Oi lHe Sldbu jury. L
recognize the faces OF those present as men
vino do not require special instructions.
| The charge have TO give you, gentlemen,
| is that you accept your present service as 4
| public duty, discharge it in the spirit of the
oath you have taken without fear, favor or
| RilectiOH-'that way all the honor hes" IN
| civilized countries the duty which the individ-
ual owes to the State holds the highest place.
| Long ago Roman poet, who knew the hui
| man heart and human nature said, lit is
| sweet and honorable to die Tor ones country"
Then the military spirit was supreme and the
| poet ; reference was especially TO service III
| the field. In fact, however, Horace only gave
| expression to Il decree of Him who formed the
human heart-evcry performance of public
duty. faithfully, honestly and fearlessly done,
| is entitled TO be underwater "dutce Ct deco
| rnDt.n Your present service is, in one sense,
| AN humble one: but it belongs to the very
| highest class. Accept and perform it as an
| honorable service. The State pays Its SER
wants and 1t detracts nothing from your honor
to accept its pay, but the Judge on the bench,
or the iurymen in the box who serves merely
for his "stipendium," loses entirely the
sweetness and the "honor' OF his service
1t was never written that sit Is sweet ana
honorable to die for bounty, however great
| or for pay and ratlons, however Douutllul
The honor of public service depends on falth
ful, fearless performance and not upon us
| prominence, or successful issue. lhousanu'
of men, honored by us and by the world, the
benefits of whose services we enjoy today
died on the scafTold or languished in dun
| geons.
The cases that will come before you,
think will not occupy much of your time, ant
upoa this point, probably a suggestion from
| me may be received as it is Intended; that is,
it is desirable always that terms of cour
should be made as short as possible, consisten
with the due administration OF Justice. o
course. economy is not the highest virtue il