The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-06

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posings Of the question VI ono way W.
ora}s tiic other IL the city does! At 70
propose tobuy tho old bridge and replace .
lIt with, Ii Biiewp ne the sooiiersits fllll t4
determined, nlld made ki,o NJ
IEthe better " II Re "A III
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Again,&the Grand Jury. d
Since our article OH tho grand Jury sy,s.
l5ton1 was wrltteilSwe ieart, from the Chlct'-
40 Post that Aiitnesota IS not tho tho only !;
State Swhicli has abolished the system ten,
Iours Chicago contemr says that Wis
conslnS und North Dakota courts fre also
working without grand &luries, tlra tint
lltwas tho satisfaction ii, these Suites hat
prompted The Legislature Of NJ Minnesota r' 25s
to submit tho constitutional amendment,
which was carried Tho attorneys III these
States argue that the grand Jury Inns out
|llrGd the purpose for which AZ was /. ere
lnted In England, and y should never l1nre
boon adopted IN this country. THEY i,old
THAT tho grand Jury hears but ono &, slds
OF the fcase--tlia prosecutions FREQUENT
|,lyS brings In an Indictment on little evil
dcnce. 1.-The frequent duashings by the
court md acauttals BY the trlal .juries
led tho Legis to tnko action. vi
$$unde tic new systems there Will be
no change in tho trial procedure except
that the grand Sjtiryf8wll DO eliminated
rTheYg csommitting magistrate holds the pre-
illminary} examination. e 4 the evidence,
III M.
warrants 1.-THE prisoner Is n bound over
To tie court. Tile county attorney then
fllcsan Information with the court, an 1lf
the case is aplnced on tho nlendarS for
trial.. AS explained IN vest erday' 3nrticlGf,.
these details In the; pr ocedure will have Y I
To- DO provided by a special act Of 5 S;tl he
Legislature. Nj IA II, f NJ q 39;
Even with this explanation we are still
unable to see the wisdom Bof : abolisling
the grand jury. 1t tl,ero#is fault, UT lis
with the members OF tho Jury, and mot
With the SYSTEM We cannot understand
Why d magistrate should be better quail
fled to make ~ presentlnent than q Jury
\ OF twelve or&inore "a men Il vel sci ectets
8Nroroovcr,$ the grand 4 jury does not con-
yfinei work to specific Indictments II
sometimes happens In every community
that thereSaro rumors and reports Of 3tn-$
fractions Of the law In sucl, situations
the Judge usually calls tho ttention 8of
the grand Jury to $suc, rumors and re-
ports, instructs the members to inquire
into them and to ascertain through wi t.
tnesses summoned whet Their Or ct they
be well founded. II n all ssucf cases, even ven
though there be no specific ind ctments,
the grand jury may reportS n He general
why that there IS eyid ence Of such lay y y
ilessness and the report usually has 81 g
good Influence. " r Q n abolish the grand
Jury would, In Our opinion, be to abolish
the best form Of inqusltIon and ato de !s
p,rve lis 81 one 81 the STRONGEST arms
OF the law. 81 III q ~.
tsj y, gsS=--=-----== ID 5lsa E5Es5 ri
IN, tic death rheod Il he
music world has sus tadned ais eTo,is loss
ii, stlis NV ME-. hplnas was -e asil the
leader oGs allE Leaders or }IorcfestraSs and I
Ills orchestral was easily the leading nlust-H
cal Reorganization Of Its kind In the United ted
States. His visit to Richmond Ma elk In the.
eighties was 4 musical event Sof great
moment and lie apas {; a.l house.
He was a8true lover Of sthe best music:
and was devoted t6. his profession. His
orchestra was as a great instrument In
his hands, upon which 5he played II with
the skill OF an artist the orchestra being
so5twell trained that the musicians re-
spondcd with sone consent to his every
mood and inspiration. ike 9th m us-.8
clans, Mr.. Thomas could mot Stolerate any
sortHof intcrruptions during his perform
ances, and oil one occasion in New X rlsS
he administered q rebuke to some ofthe
society folks which was never forgotten
During the perfornlancc these persons had
engaged in conversation, much to the \
annoyance OF Mr.: Thomas and the au-E
diencc, BYEand by, In the midst Of one
OF his best numbers, lie raped the orches-ss
ira to silence. rl1e musicians NIL looked I
up in great surprise, and by$their looks
asked for an explanation, when Thomas
replied !: A Excuse mo, gentlemen, but I'll
fear that NO are interrupting the con-S
versation"t 1t is related that from that
timc on Thomas was never Interrupted
in New Y ork. II @ g "a }5 n "
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Governor Pennypack er, ofSPennsylyanla,s
lis still after the inewspapers OF that state,
and now asks tho Legislature to mako a
law to allow him to / suppress any paper
ho may regard as a nuisance. First, II
may be necessary to defno n nuisance,
and when the Legislature starts on that
work, It may have to use T ennypacke
rs y horrible example. "A H N si4S
be lS}t l4aH ,, Az at
There were .. $40 suicides inRthe United
States in 1899; o,755 in 1900; 7,sst5 in 1aol;
s, 29l in 1902; S,5a7 In 1905, and 02io in 1901
The cause of this yearly growth sin tho
number OF suicides is said by the experts
y, ~, or, no