The age-herald., 1902-01-23
Judge Greene Says Body Should Find Who Is
 To Blame
DO TOO MUCH PLAYING
Court Tells Members They Should Hold Longer Sessions and lnves- tioate Cases Fsster-Four
 Indictments Against Dye.

JUDGE SAMUEL E. GREENE of
 the Criminal Court charged the
 grand jury yesterday, telling them that it was their duty to in- vestigate thoroughly the recent jail delivery and that thsy had full power and authority to do so. Judge Greene also told the grand jury that they were not working hard enough, in fact that they were working less than any grand jury heretofore.
 Since the pres> 1t grand jury was or ganized," said Judge Greene, 'ft is matter of common knowledge that there has been a jail delivery and that sev- eral prisoners have escaped. I wish to call your attention to the fact that it is your duty to investigate this matter, to find out how the escape occurred and whether the prisoners had outside as- sistance and if so and you can find the persons 1t is your duty to indict them.
 This is the duty of the grand jury. You are in better position to make this Investigation than anyone else. For any other tribunal to investigate the mat ter 1t would be necessary to have warrant sworn out or an indictment found charging some person with the of fense You are the only body that can make this investigation without this be- ing done. It is not necessary that any particular person should be charged with this offense for you to make an in- vestigation. You have the right to sum- mon before you as a witness any pris- oner in the jail or any person, and I hope you will make a thorough investi- gation into the affair.
 Not Doing Enough Work.
 There is another matter gentlemen, which regreat to have to mention, and this is to call your attention to the fact that the dockets of cases to be investi- gated by the grand jury have to be set in advance of your assembling. The num- Der of cases which the grand jury is to investigate in a day has to be estimated. In these cases the witnesses have to be summoned before you meet. Aside from the expense to the county of seventeen or eighteen men sitting daily 1t Is a great hardship on the witnesses to come here and wait two or three days before they are reached. l understand that your hours of sitting are from 9:30 to F and from 1 to 3. This gives you about four hours session a day. This would be all right if you got through with each days business.
 "We have never had a grand jury in this county that held such a short ses- sion. I am not asking the grand jury to hold night sessions but I think your ses- sions should be longer and that you should not adjourn until o'clock or 4:15 D. m. at least. l must insist that your sessions be prolonged so that the wit nesses can be examined. The law does not intend that your pay as grand jurors should fully compensate you for your services or loss of time from your busi- ness. It is only to cover actual ex- penses. It is a sacrifice to serve on the grand jury but 1t Is public duty. l feel 1t my duty to call your attention to this matter as I have had many complaints from witnesses about delay in being called.
 "Some grand juries in this county have examined as many as 115 witnesses day. I hone you gentlemen will adopt these suggestions of the court"
 Jurors Ask Questions.
 Judge Greene concluded by asking if any of the grand jury wished to ask any questions.
 Foreman T. J. Baton asked Judge Greene to repeat his charge to them setting forth the different degrees of murder. This was done by the judge.
 Juror A. J. O'Keife said that the grand fury was under the impression that they could not sit after the foreman had gone home and asked Judge Greene If they could. He explained that the foreman lived in the country and had to leave early.
 Judge Greene replied that he would not decide this point at present and that the foreman must stay later if neces- sary.
 Mr. O'Keife replied that the Dispatch Printing Company had run out of wit ness blanks and had said that the pres ent grand jury was using more than any other and that the grand jury thought they were doing well.
 Judge Greene explained that they were not The jury was then discharged and returned to their work.
 Worked Later Yesterday.
 One result of the judges charge was that the grand jury worked until 430 o'clock yesterday afternoon and return cd four indictments. All of these were against A. J. Dye the prisoner who re- gently escaped and was recaptured. Ono cnargeS nm Wltn escape anu tne otnef three charge him with assisting the three other prisoners, Duncan, Van Horn and Bullard to escape. NN
 In addition to these four indictments, each one of which charges a fe.ony. with punishment from two to ten years. Dye has two indictments outstanding against him for burglary and grand larceny in connection with the robbery of the Bir- mingham Arms Company and May and Thomas Hardware Company. The penalty for each of these crim es may be ten years. Thus Dye has possibility facing him or Deihg sent to the penitentiary for sixty years if he is convicted on all charges and given the miximum penalty in each.