The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-23

District Attorneys Office of Lacka-
wanna county. William II. Lewis,
district attorney.
July %, 1901.
Dear Sir-From present indications,
a large number of cases will be pre-
sented to the grand jury of LaCka-
wanna county, which will meet Sep
tember O. 1901, requiring the attend
anCe of a large number of witnesses.
Owing to this. many witnesses, men,
women and children alike, will of ne
Cessity be compelled to attend from
day to day, thereby hampering them
| in following their usual occupations;
| mothers with families that require
| their constant attention will be kept
| from their homes. To remedy this as
much as possible the following system
| of calling cases before the September
grand jury has been adopted and will
| be adhered to.
| All cases will be heard on the dates
| hereinafter set forth, according to the
| first letter of the surname of the prose
cutors. except in the cases where the
| chief of police of Scranton appears as
prosecutor, as follows:
| A or r, Monday, September Q.
| G or ID. Tuesday, September 10.
| f., f or G, Wednesday, September II
| Cases wherein the chief of police OF
| Scranton appears as prosecutor
Thursday, September l..
II, l, } or X, Friday. September 13
| l. or Nc, Saturday, September IA.
| NJ, n or ., Monday September 16.
| p, Q or K. Tuesday, September II.
| S or r. Wednesday, September Is.
L, V, w, y, Y or u, Thursday, Sep
tember 49,
For the purpose of giving this sys.
tenn fair test | ask the cooperation
of the aldermen and justices of the
peace throughout the county, as it is
| expected, that if practicable, ii viii
be the means Of great saving to the
county in witness fees. In all cases
hereafter, returnable to the Septem'
Der grand jury, you will please notify
the prosecutors and witnesses on be-
half of the commonwealth, of this sys.
tenn of calling cases.
have consulted our judges with
reference to its adoption and it ha:
met their approval,
| call your attention to Section 1
Act May g. 1854. P. l.. 67S), which
reads as follows:
From and after the first day o.
July next. the aldermen and justice!
| of the peace of the several countie!
of this commonwealth shall be re-
quired to return to the clerk of The
court of quarter sessions of the peace
of the respective counties all tn,
reCogniZances entered into befor,
them by any person or persons
charged with the commission of any
crime, excepting such cases as may
be ended before an alderman or jus
tice of the peace under existing laws
at least ten days before the com
mencement of the session of the cour
to which they are made returnabl
respectively; and in all cases wher
any reCognizanCes are entered int,
less than ten days before the com
mencement of the session to whicl
they are made returnable, the said al
dermen and justices are required t,
return the same In the same manne
as if this act had not been passed."
And also to Section I, of the Act o
June II, 1855, (P, l.. l10), which read
as follows:
From and after the passage of thi
Act it shall be the duty of all alder
men and justices of the peace an,
committing magistrates, in this com
lmonWealth. upon complaint bein
made in criminal cases, upon oath o
affirmation of any person or persons
to enter such complaint upon thei
dockets, with the name residence an
occupation, if any, of all defendants
bail and witnesses, in every crimina
case and to return to the clerk O
the court of quarter sessions of tn
|
lively, a true transcript from the sal
docket, within five days after tn
binding over, or committal of any de
fendant or defendants, charged wit
any felony, and any wilful violation c
the requirements of this section
hereby declared a misdemeanor in OF
flee, and, on conviction thereof, tn
party so offending shall be fined in
sum not exceeding three hundred do
lars, and the costs of prosecution"
| desire a strict compliance, i'm a
cases where possible. with the provis
ions of the sections above quoted
Hereafter, no cases OF misdemeanor
returnable before said grand jury wi
be heard by said grand jury unles
returned at least ten days before
| conVenes.
, To avoid any misunderstanding {
this system, ! give you the followin
| illustrations;
Where John Smith appears as prose
| cutor, the witnesses in that cas-
| should appear as set forth, to wi
: | September is.
Where David Adair appears a
prosecutor. the witnesses in that cas-
should appear as set forth, to wi
September 9.
|, Feeling assured in advance, OF you
|, cooperation, remain,
Yours truly.
) VIM, r. Lewis
District Attorney.