The San Francisco call., 1906-11-10

through the constitutional and legal
channels, to be determined by the
law of the land. We are COM
munity founded on the laws which
have been handed down TO us
through generations and which
are the result of the wisdom OF the
lawmakers of the times past.
The Grand Jury is a most an
cient and important factor in our
legal and civic life. Upon 1t de-
wolves the duty of investigation
and the initiation of proceedings
against all forms of criminals and
civic dereliction. Upon 1t the COM
munity depends for legal. honest
and disinterested investiga ton
investi cation that is thorough and
complete and made without fear,
favor or affection.
Your Investigations lawfully
comprise the whole field of legal
public welfare and the enforce
ment of the law in all its public
branches. 1t is your bounden and
sworn duty, without fear, favor or
affection, to make thorough investi-
cation into all public officials and
matters pertaining to the public,
law and order. and for any
dereliction of public or legal duty
in any way to bring the matter in
proper form to the attention or the
court and the District Attorney.
the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, according to
your best skill and understanding
regardless of persons or conse-
quences.
LAW MUST BE ENFORCED.
You are not performing your
duty by negative action. This is
no time for laggards in industry or
laggards in law.
Unless law is enforced and those
derelict in every public duty are
punished the community will be at
the peril of its worst residents.
These propositions 1 cannot too
strongly at this time impress upon
you. Each individual must do his
fair share of the work and perform
the full duty imposed upon him by
his citizenship. If a public official
neglectS his duty in any form or
disregards his duty he encourages
guilty as if he had himself perpe-
1rated the crime against the public
law and order.
Your investigation must be act
i've. unbiased, free from favoritism,
self-interest, prejudice, fear or
affection. Duty, right, law and jus
tice must be your only guide. I'm
less you act accordingly with
Vigor, promptnesS and decision you
are unmindful of your duty. false to
your citizenship and to your oaths
as grand jurors.
where praise is due, and criticism,
condemnation, indictment and the
finding or true bills should be your
act in all cases of neglect and
wrongdoing, no matter what indi-
vidual or official may be caught in
the dragnet of a fair, legal investi
cation The great and small, the
powerful and the weak, the rich
and the poor-an stand in like
equality in the eyes of the law, and
should be dealt with by you ac-
cordingly. l repeat, you are false to
your oaths and unmindful Of your
trust unless you act accordingly.
AT any time during your inves
legations or deliberations should
any juror be disqualified by rea-
son of interest or bias-that is, if
at any time there exists in the
mind of any individual grand juror
a state Of mind with reference to
the case or matter under inVesti-
cation, or with reference to either
party which will prevent such in
dividual juror from acting impair
TALLY and without prejudice to the
substantial rights OF either party
or the public, it is your sworn duty
TO make that state mind known to
your foreman or this court, and to
be excused from taking part in the
deliberations and proceedings con-
nected with such case or such
matter.
The law only requires that twelve
jurors should concur and be present
for the finding of a true bill or in
dictment. and any individual juror
disqualified for the reasons that l
have stated should withdraw and
take no part in the proceeding TO
which he is disqualified. AS jurors
you are not to act as partisans. but
as judges, and, as such, do your
full duty in seeing that the law is
adhered to in all matters of public
concern and public necessity. This
court wishes the utmost public
good and assistance to result from
your Investigations and delibera-
tions. and repeats, to that end, that
this court will always lend YOU its
aid and assistance
This court further admonishes
you that unless you do perform
your duty with vigor, promptness
and honor to the community, ii is in
the power of this court to discharge
and dismiss you at any time and
impanel another Grand Jury, under
the law.
RUFF PLAYS FOR DELAY.
Before the jury retired to ORGANIC
County Clerk Harry l. Mulcreyy aske
permission Of the court to make
statement regarding an article in TIL
Call of yesterday wherein was relate
he discovery by Heney at the DRAWN
IF the grand jurors OF several sir
names OF Ruef men folde
together In suspicious manner, an