The Glenwood post., 1904-11-19
GRAND JURY IN SESSION
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compose the state and debauches the
young, who, seeing the gamblers
dressing in fine feathers and appar-
emily enjoying life without work, seek
to follow in their footsteps.
| Equally as dangerous to our com
munities are the uine rooms, where
women and young boys are permitted
to frequent and carouse therein
Wise legislation has provided that
these things are absolutely illegal, and
your attention is directed to some of
the statutes:
Section 1853 Mills Statutes provides
that if any person shall keep any
place for gambling etc, he shall be
guilty of a crime, etc.
Section 1889 Mills, makes the habit
and practice OF gambling for liveli-
hood, ETC., crime.
Section 1341 Mills, makes it crime
to induce or cause any minor to gam
BILE.
| Section 1343 Mills, makes it the i'm
perative duty of all officers to enforce
the gambling laws, to seize gambling
devices wherever found, breaking in
doors where necessary to do so, etc
Section 1346c Mills relates to wine
rooms and section 1852 Mills relates to
selling intoXicants to minors
Section 1166 Mills defines an acces-
/ and h. f.,
while section 1859 defines an accesso-
ry after the fact
/ There are numerous sections relat-
ing to the matters which you have in
charge, and otherwise, as to the Grim
inal laws, and l will leave it to the
district attorney to point them out to
you.
/ 1t is possible that great pressure
will be brought to bear upon you to
induce you not to return indictments.
Perhaps some person may say to you
or in your hearing, that the towns and
cities need the revenue which can be
raised from gambling or places of
prostitution and if that revenue is not
no raised taxes will be higher, and
that it has been customary to raise
revenue by permitting the crimes re
ferred to; and probably here they will
tell you, or say it so that it will reach
your ears to influence your verdict.
needs the gambling dens, else the town
would be ruined, that visitors come
here to gamble. and that they are the
ones that suffer, and the citizens are
not hurt. These citizens do not real
ize the fallacy of their sayings-they
fail to see that the money so raised to
go into the Golfers of the towns is
J through the decentralization and de-
basement of human beings, and the
fostering of crime, and that one muir
der trial arising out of these crimes
would cost the county more than any
town can derive in revenue in years
by this illegal system, besides what
little increase in taxes, if any, would
be a mere trifie to each person.
But, in order that you may not be
annoyed by these sayings, either to
you or in your hearing, or communi-
Gated to you by any means, and so no
reflections can be cast upon you, and
so you may act fairly and impartially
in all matters. | desire to call your
attention to section 1897 Mills, which
defines 'Embracery" as an attempt to
influence a juror corruptly by threats.
persuasions, money, promises or 9TH
er improper means Should any at
tempt be made to so influence you,
or to annoy you thus directly or indi-
rectly it is your imperative duty to
proceed against the offender by in
dictment, or inform the court of the
act, that the wrongdoer may answer
for contempt.
1t will also be your duty to inspect
and look into the affairs of the county
and town jails and the county poor.
house and hospital, and report as to
their condition.
Your proceedings shall be kept Sc.
cret by you, and the names of persons
who shall be admitted necessarily dur
ing the hearing or taking of testimo-
ny should not be revealed, as one per-
fectly innocent may be charged
through hatred or ill-will, or possibly
in good faith, of having committed n
crime, and after investigation you may
conclude that the charge Is without
foundation. 1t would be a great wrong
to such a person to have the fact
known to the public that he was charg
ed before you with crime. Nothing
should be held more sacred than good
character, and it is as much your duty
to protect the innocent as to condemn
the guilty. This secrecy also extends
to the vote given by any one Of you in
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