The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-06
IURIEs IMPANELLED
Judge Joseph A. Gill COmpIi-
ments People OF the Dis
trict Upon COmpar-
atlve Freedom
from Crime

The October term OF the Federal
court for the Northern District con-
yened Monday with Judge Joseph A.
gill, presiding.
Judge Lawrence, the newly appoint
ed judicial officer, named TO cooperate
with Judge Gill, was an interested
spectator. Marshal Darrough, District
Attorney soper, Deputies IIuckleberrY
and Rider and Clerk Davidson were
In attendance.
NJ. G. Maddox was appointed grand
jury bailif, Dave Meredith, crier, and
+. a. Williams and Il. w. Housely,
court bailliis
From the names certified by the
Jury commissioners these we're chosen
TO serve as grand jurors: Turner Ed
mondson, foreman; Alex perryman, J.
w. Tolliver, W Green, Jess McCurdy,
w. A. Walton, T.. II. Perry, John
Butler, John Washburn, y. G. Chand-
Ter, Oscar Massey, Lewis Ruddisell,
Thos Palmer, Ezekial Fields, George
Vandeyer and J. ". Bumgarner,
Assistant Federal Attorney Huckle.
berry questioned the gentlemen rs 10
their qualifications and Judge GIN ad.
monished them as 10 their duties.
They will be called upon TO examine
15e cases Of charges, mostly larceny
and liquor, In addition TO five for mur-
der, two for rape aud ten for assault
to kin.
In charging the jury Judge Gil
said In part: 'aThe grand jury alone
has II In power TO indlct individuals
charged with crime and place them
upon trial Ia this court. No other
officer OF officers has this duty to
perform. II there Is person In this
district goes unwhlpped Of justice
after you have adjourned your session
II will be because you have failed to
do your duty aud indlct such person,
We have IN jail 127 persons charged
with offences either serving scnten.
ces or bound over 70 await your
action. These persons are OF all
colors, Of all ages and sexes, but il
Is astonishing how many persons con
fined IN our Jail are comparatively
BOYS, and some just past their major
ity.
s'E'our full months have passed since
the last term of court. A eonserya.
tive estimate Of the population Of oai
district places Il In the nelghborhood
Of 10000 people. We have seven
places OF holding court IN this district
and the law requires that three terms
be held In each plaeeevery court year
We have seven commissioners In this
district and each commissioner ha'
two places Of holding court. Each Of
these have constable, and with tho
numerous deputy United States mar
shals are searching through the length
and breadth and hidden recesses Of Tho
entire district.
'sThus you see the government 4
prepared TO do It's full duty 70 th,
people In reference TO the suppression
OF crime With all this searching and
scrutinlzlng In this great district. IN
four months We have only LIT crlmi
nals, or supposed criminals
"Taken all in all, think the record
proves that the citizenship OF ths
Northern Diftrict Is comprised Of mel
and women deslrous OF upholding ant
sustaining the law and that we ar
remarkably free Of crime and steadily
improving"
Judge GIN was more than usually
ea.nest IN impreasing the jurors witl
the Importance OF their work and In
strueted them 10 enquire thoroughly
into al charges Of violating the liquoI
and excess holding laws.
A trial iurY Of twenty-fouF was i'm
panelled after which the orlmlna
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