The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-03-16

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The March term Of the Circuit
court was opened BY Judge Charles
w Lynch at ten O'Clock this morn
ing. The imnaneling Of the grand
urjy and charge givon;hy the court
occupied the morning hour.
.JndgetLvnch in his. charge went
fully into the fundamental princi7.
pies on which the grand jury system
is based, pointing out The place INK
the administration Of Justice occu-S
pied by the grand jary and ms PEI
culiar dnE in the enforcement Of
law andsbringing criminals to JUS
tice.
Emphasis was laid upon the duty.
of the grand jury 70 preserve abso-
Lutte secrecy as to all matters cons
ing before them. No one is entit-
led 10 know or has any wight to know
anything that transpires in your
sessions. The contlmaciDus and
evasiye witnesses were next touched
upon. and a method pointed out BY
which they could be compelled to
answer
OflotFcnsas lint 1niel,t come befo- d
In, M b;,slcst wore offen. il
.ags;nst M ;5;srson-4snIrder. MATS
;pg ana assault as treason alone * 4
higher oiFense, and no case Of traaso Il
So FAR as can be recalled has arr j
j;n orr slate. Attention was called
Ia fhe statutes defining the several
crin,il,olacts and Classifying the aif-
fersl,Iaiacgrees Of murder. Alton
tion MAS called "a the reports pub
IliShed insthe local papers that fhe
Ibody ~ IA infant child was found
tn 1 fence. corner bv the roadside.
Elbe iitFy Syere asked ID make 4 full
inyestigstion Of this report, and If
il an,eared that, The lifeof That child
Md been falsen. aud he person IT,
str,,taental "a the crime identified,
liz should 81 duly ,prosceptel.
.ortion was ae6ned and atten-
;a, asl M ;,,ra Z. s,yas csiled Ia fhe
I.rset tlai as l,einoiIs olTense Ma
llncortSnsteIv occurred III this
county. ANY ) ersotl offending in
|this paFiicilar sliould.hs brought ii,
account
Aya;,a;no robberv blaclmails ob-
,l,,nt;on IN n,,r,,a;ses u exfortion.
rayo and nrost;tnf;on wore defined,
and the div "a tLe eourt q punish.
for ti,ese - otfenscs vas ~ forth
1rbe d,,fv of railroad com nanies to
lseep fhe doors of passenger cars I'M
lacked While soccnpicd ana in mo-
t;;or !. fbo ! tfanso of.dnclino or send
;ng ana .acccnting j challen 90 arson
~ ~ 'tba w il, destruction Z az proper-
4 ~ Instruction III of property to &C.
,,,ro ;ns,ranca IN the same. buro-
lary lar ns. embezzienent and var
;a,,s afbo. crimes a %, liz nerson
omd nrone,+y were noi III, III ont. ma
tha 1l g.y snJ manner ofbr;nginr r.
fa r ~ i ~ i,,st;ca for ,ny Eli these
! as ); ,,,es ',,o J. 'axnIa;ned,
',s u, ,.i4s,,sa;s,' III. ,.1,.1 I.
laIalSnlar s saass,'aslon sas 49, y
lhs crime n,, y I aissssMs''5' al,u HI ].
july lne susso,n " Il IL ~ III; III
weapons Was co ~ II q ~, W.
y .rsisileu y Wy ptssaieliss = ! t u
crime s,l, olca ,, leso. .s NV s'as
e {. rs wouia ny na1aa a.' III - -
,aoNs ii' y st Me,,psas NJ 49,. -. /
lounq ileNers l, s1 ~, " " eo,' !
soom =, were seareliea, y. y, esprssss !,
5ne nope mag lolle M1a'p De louiia =
Ens II gg E ~ s w.
\ me aHentlon : otstne July was
cared e 5he o1ense o. keeping
mouse q a,l lli-Iame, any n y was poln1-
eo osle l gnat tlle ssas1te VAS ace9Fa-
ing n, to all reports p, Openly violated y
GlaTksoufg. lhalElt was !. not .,5 ON. onls
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