Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-08
COURT COMPLIMENTS JURORS
WHO CAISEU CONVICTION

Now. there Is a word | want to IA
to the jurors as they are here in the
presence of the court, on the question
OF this testimony. I admire these ju-
rors who have had the manhood the
come forward and tell the truth. and
swear to- It. Notwithstanding (you may
be seated Mr.. GrlegO) the result was
the infection upon, probably. some OF
your friends, and ! commend YOU for
&c.. / nope that in the future We VIII
always find jurors ready to expose this
violation Of law. that this practice
may cease for all time. but there is
one thing | want tolsay TO you-one
part Of your conduct is not what II
should have been. Counsel asked this
morning. When YOU We're approached
by these men and offered this money,
why YOU did not report il TO The court.
Now, that II q very pertinent question.
You see where you failed 10 measure
up to the courts instructions to }ou,
in failing TO come 10 the court u
have this matter taken uD at once.
Great injury might have resulted from
this conduct that you knew was going
on justice might have been defeated
hy this conduct, and yet, you failed to
measure up to the responsibility or
your Oaths. when YOU failed 10 come
forward and tell The court about II.
You remember the court asked the
fury on one or two or three occasions.
Il any person had spoken to YOU, with
a view of influencing YOU. and on
these occasions the court said 10 the
tnterpreter that he desired an answer
from Zach member OF the jury. Now,
Vou gentlemen were all members at
that time. and did not say anything
az all but answered on the contrary.
that YOU had not been approached.
Now. | believe some of You probably
took the view that the court was
a...tt,. 90 ,t9fufaara and outside in
nuence, and that Mr., Griego being
81 member Of the grand jury, that he
was not included. That Is q question:
IL taight have been true IN n or
two instances; might have been true
OF one or two of YOU. but not All, be-
cause Mr.. Aiarid was not a member
of the Jury. a.ld the testimony shows
thar he spoke personally to two
Of YOU, SO thai if you ate ever on 2
furv again. I eau your attention 10 TINS
matter. and l say 10 each 1ember 81
this jury. be particular as 10 where
that oath would lead YOU, when ina
question IS asked. When go aTt
asked if any person has spoken TO
YOU. YOU should answer they have
and tell who Il was, and you should
coma 20 the court immediately. % YOU
arc ever approached. without waiting
for the court to ask %ou the cuestich.
trust that this whole affair VIII
have a very salutatary effect. trust
This Il the end of what Is called Jury
fixing and | am heartily glad that
Tho time came when the Testimony
was SO clear and conclusive thar an
. doubts on this question must cease.
And another thing-the court eN-
cused some of the jurors here. n ms
position was not understood at that
time. Il Is now cleared IN 70 some
extent. The court never excuses %
iuror unless there is some cause lor
n. and while the court has been cruz
cisod for ~excusing some of these lu-
rors. without giving any reason, an
persons will now see why the prose-
cutting attorney OF the United states
Instituted these proceedings anu
asked for the discharge OF these Ju-
rors. Neither Of as could talk about
IL in advance Of these proceedings pul
, the person who has been senteleel y"
iail for ninety days, was seen repeat
rdty spcaking with the three jurors
who were discharged. n D result
Of these proceedings today shows that
while neither the counsel nor the
our thought IL proper 10 give any
reason until the proper time cImt'
an, time has come when an persons
can see that there was suiheleht
reason for excusing these Jurors.
Now. this IS all the court desires 70
cav SIN this occasion. Mr.. Marshal
Mr.. Gfiego has been fined 5000. and Is
committed TO your care unt the mat
ter Is paid.
AR Gortner:-Is the money paya-
ole to the marshal or 20 the clerk
The Courf.-To the clerk, where
upon MI. Griego promptly paid the
fine of S2o0 20 the clerk, % was