The Glenwood post., 1904-11-19

: their guilt or innocence may be prop
erly shown by a fair and Impartial
trial.
First you are to examine all the wit
nesses on behalf of the people, in sup
port of a bill, or enough of them to sat
isfy you of the propriety of putting
the accused to trial and you may fine
an. indictment on the oath of one wit
ness only, or upon the information OF
two of your body, except in cases OF
TO the same fact will be necessary
You are the sole judges of the credit
and confidence to which a witness be
fore you is entitled.
| The law provides that a grand jury
shall consist of twelve men, and il
is necessary that at least nine 90 OF
that number shall concur in the find
ing of true bill of indictment. Your
foreman has authority and it is his
duty to administer oaths or atfirma
tions to all witnesses who may be re
Qured to testify before you.
| Whenever bill is presented to you
it is the duty of your foreman to en-.
dorse on the bill your findings. If you
| find true bill he will endorse the
same "a true bill' and sign his name
| thereto as foreman. If you find mot
a true bill" he will endorse and sign
it accordingly, and, in either case, re,
| turn the s',r, int Cren court.
The law requires faithful dis.
ability on the part of all public serv-
| ants, and requires the court to give
you specially in charge the laws reg
ulating tho 'nv' stigation by you of the
county ,reaSurc' office, and | there.
fore charge you to examine the official
bond, to carefully investigate the
the treasurer of this county, and to
report to this court the condition
thereof; and | appoint as committee
to make said examination C. c.. Hou-
pei and NJ. Z. Morror and George J.
kendriCk and the law for guidance of
this committee can be easier found in
| and 459.
The law provides that whenever a
grand jury is called it shall examine
| certain buildings to ascertain whether
or not they are provided with proper
fire escapes, etc. The court therefore
calls your attention to this provision
20 Mills Annotated Statutes, where
the subject is fully set forth, will be
sufficient guidance for you.
The court desires to call your at
tention to the dastardly crime commit
ted by some tiend or tiends in human
shape at New Castle in Dec, 1903, that
of blowing up, with some high explos-
i've. several dwelling houses then oc-
cupied by some of our citiZens-a
more heinous or diabolical crime than
this can hardly be conceived. Inves-
tgate this matter as thoroughly as
you can, having in view the object of
bringing the real scoundrels to justice
and let your investigations be in this,
as in other matters, thoroughly fair
and impartial.
Further, the court desires to call
your attention to the Importance of a
strict enforcement of our public laws
in regard to morality and particular
ly as to the existence of wine rooms,
gambling houses or rooms, policy
shops, bawdy and designation houses
and other places of like character, es-
pecially in permitting women and
minors to frequent such places and en-
gage in drinking and carousing there
in. If you find the same to exist, it
is your duty as grand jurores, to re-
turn indictments against all such Of
tenders and violators of the law. And
in this connection, let me say to you
that common rumor has it that these
places will close at the commencement
of your deliberations and the world
will not know them again until after
your adjournment, when they will
flourish as usual; but this will not
avail them, because you can find an in
dictment for any offense committed
within the period of limitations, which
is eighteen months in cases of misde-
meanors and three years in felony
cases.
1t seems that crime is upon the in
crease in this county, and it is the
opinion of the court that such increase
is very largely chargeable to the fact
that other communities have been
purifying themselves by rigid en-
forcement of the laws and particularly
those relating to gambling and the
criminals driven out are findig ref
uge here where these laws have late
ly been permitted to be openly de-
fed.