The Glenwood post., 1904-11-19
GRAND JURY
IN SESSION
will Probably Probe Divers Evils
Said to flourish Throughout
the COuRty---COurt Gives
Elaborate Instructions
BUSINESS or THE DISTRICT COURT

Tread softly, speak gently, eyes to
the font and mind your p's and q $
cause the grand jury's in town.
The Post does not pretend to know
for what purpose the grand jury has
been called nor what business will
come before that body, beyond such
interences AS may be deducted from a
perusal of the courts instructions
printed below. The deliberations of
this body are secret and up to the
time we go to press no findings by
the jury nave been matte public.
The personnel of the grand jury is as
follows: Z. b. Everett. foreman, W.
w. Livingston, George Kendrick, II.
Is. Walz, A. S. Ramsey, NJ E. Nor
row, Ed. Connor, w. II. Worthington,
Z. c. Hoppel, John Tenbrook, John
Grigor and j. b. Hays.
The following was the Courts ad-
dress to the jury:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury-The
court has deemed it advisable to call
you together at this time mainly be-
cause Of the several petitions present
ed to it from different parts of this
county, signed by numbers OF reputa-
Bile citizens and taxpayers, asking that
grand jury be summoned to investi-
gate and ferret out violations of the
law, and because also of the fact that
heretofore numerous petitions and
complaints have been made to this
court touching the open and fragrant
violations of the laws relating to
gambling and the keeping of gamb-
ling houses, and that, in the discharge
of his duties as an officer of the law
and under his oath Of office which
sternly requires of him to enforce the
laws of this state without fear or IA
vor, or without regard to person he
did. in open court, enter an order for
gambling and the keeping of gamb-
ling houses, and calling the atten-
tion of the executive officers of this
county to such violations and giving
them knowledge thereof under the
statutes, and particularly referring to
section 1343 of Mills Annotated
Statutes. Yet, Notwithstanding that
order and that official notice, said open
and fragrant violations still continue in
reckless disregard of the law and in
open defiance of the orders of this
court made under, and in compliance
with the law. Certainly this court
then became poweTiess TO enforce its
own orders, much less the laws of this
state, since the executive officers of
this county have ignored the law, re-
fused to aid the court or to carry into
effect its orders in enforcing an obe-
dience thereof and of the law; hence
this court was impelled to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity and to
call upon the good citizens of this
county, through you, gentlemen of the
jury, as their representatives, to aid
it in the performance of its duties in
this particular, by your Investigations
under the law.
AS representative citizens you are
called together that you may invest-
gate carefully and impartially all vio-
lation of the criminal laws which may
be given you in cnarge or properly
brought to your attention. And there
is no desire on the part of the court in
any manner to restrict limit or intiu-
ence your work in that direction, ex
cept to give you instructions defining
your duties under the law.
Your oath gives you the measure of
your duty, and by it you are required
to diligently inquire into and true pre-
sentiment make all of such matters and
things as shall be given you in charge
or shall otherwise come to your knowl-
edge touching the present service;
that you will present no person
through malice. hatred or ill-will, and
that you will leave no one unpresent-
for any fee or reward, or the hope or
promise thereof; that you will keep
secret your own counsel touching all
matters coming before you, and that
in all your presentments you will pre-
sent the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. according to the
best of your skill and understanding
Your object then should be to seek
for the truth fairly and impartially.
and If you believe that you have prob
able ground as conscientious men for