Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-06

Boston, Dec. 5.-1he Suffolk grand 1ufy
iefore which Dist. Atty. John B. Moran
refused to appear, yesterday. to present
evidence, today took up of its own accord
he cases which had been assigned for its
consideration. Mr.. Moran did not engage
in the work in any way. The grand jury
proceeded to its business after II had been
instructed by Judge DeCourcey of the SUI
Jerior court, that it could of Itself ana
without the presence of the district attor-
uev examine witnesses, reach conclusions
and report its findings on the cases on
the December docket. Possessed Of theS"
instructions the jurors returned to their
room and despatched u messenger FOR doc
1ments pertaining to several eases on the
list.
A large number of witnesses who had
been excused. yesterday, were ready, To-
day, to be summoned to the grand Jury
room 1t was learned, today. that the
witnesses in the ease of Thomas W. Law
son, who has been held for the grand jury
on the charge Of criminal libel, were no
tified by telephone, yesterday afternoon
from the district attorneys once mat
there would be no session of the grand
iury, today, and that they need not ap-
pear. Later Dist. Atty. Moran asked the
clerk of the superior court to send out no
1iceS to this effect
Mr. Moran was notified that this was a
matter which the district attorney could
not dictate. The court must pass upon
ii. Thcreupon the Lawson case witnesses
We're notified that they should be present
today.
Subsequently Dist Atty Moran issued
;.,l, H.. nae n
Rrould have nothing to do with the pres
sat grand jury, because it had violated it,
cath of secrecy. His statement follows:
MIR. Moran refuses To present evidence
before the grand jury for reasons mad
public by him on the platform during hi
,dmpaiEn particularly because the gram
,ury by letters signed by its foreman
llHdr public its doings in violation OF it.
oath Of office as to secrecy.
-'EecogniZing the right of the gran,
.inry to proceed without him. MIR. Mora
placed at its disposal an assistant district
;,ttorney. ar indictment clerk and Il stem
Usrapher, who are to render such assist
.lncc to the grand jury as 1t may desire
MIR Moran will have nothing further /;
dQ with the present grand jury
Previous to the issuance of this state
lucnt Judge DeCorcey had granted III,
petition of Moran in which the latter asl;
"a that n court st"nographer be rermitte
10 take down all the evidence preSvntCl
the grand jurv
Judge DvCourcey refused Mr. Moran.
requeSt that he administer the cath %
Mice to Michael J. Dyer, whom Mr. No
IN had appointed second assistant dis
trict attorney. The court ruled that Mr.
i)wyer must be sworn in by the secretar,
uf state.
1t is understood that the case in which
Mir. Moran alleges that the grand iur,
Violated its oath was that in which tn,
Erand jury inveStiga ted charges of brih
'ry by 4 Boston alderman in connection
with the passage of an order granting I,
= corporation street Transportation priyi
i'SeS III East Boston. The alderman m,
Lm;tde charges against his fellow members
ne grand Jury returned no indictment
Supt. of Police Pierce announced today
mat thc police would take no further nc.
uon IN the reported plan against The lif
81 Martin NJ LomaSney the pemocrn III
nader OF Ward s. District Attorney Mn
ran mad a long conference yestcrda,.
matter @'''i"S I'M
ne ilo.nasncy matter was rcnrcnel
ms ms afternoon, when John +. FitzGcrl1i
tnE Democratlc candidate for n,oX,r
tsj'd upon Dist. Atty. Moran. :ccon,,S,,
trc bF stenograDhcr. MIR Fi.z~nr,I l.
-, 'S ueen mentioned publicly as witnns
- me case OF l.omaSney. III Nr vor.,
, H,H ne public officials present Air HTi" M |.
Trlai9 denied specifically thar be r Ma ~. i'n
t>omasney- - ''ire;'t aS'iins