The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-06
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many instances something within.
them punished them until their lives
went out from natural causes. They
would have been living and wen To-
day. II they had but done right, act
ed right.
Grand Jurors Duties.
What the grand jury is to do is to
discharge its duties honestly, fear
lessly Independently. without i'm
fiuence without or within, except
that influence within that dictates,
honest, fair and conscientious admin
istration OF Justice. to white and coll
ored, rich and poor, high and low
and without social or class distinc-
ton, That is its fair and reasonable
duty.
The Judge reminded the jurors
that 1t was unpleasant to investigate
the conduct of their neighbors, but
II the latter have transgressed the
law. it Is their fault and not that of
the grand jurors. 1t is the fault of
the latter, however, If they fail to
investigate and render indictments
against them according to the evil
dence presented.
Here Judge Lynch told the jurors
that they were as much interested in
the administration of justice as any
one, but they should remember that
they not only represent themselves
but the intelligent citizenship of Har-
rison county also. All are interest
ed in seeing that the law is obeyed,
and its non-enforcemeat means
anarchy and confusion. The strlcter
and the more promptly law is en-
forced the more healthy the order
and conduct of the community. Elk
cusing merely means to encourage.
Law Protects Violators.
Judge Lynch stated that in many
cases the law protects the man that
violates it, citing attempts at sum
mary justice, such as mob and lynch
law.
Men are constantly violating the
law, which is intended for their pro-
lection, and they ought to become
ashamed of themselves and cease
therefrom.
Evasion of Jury Service.
Attention was called to the law
providing for contributory members,
enacted to keep up and maintain the
national guard and not to use as an
excuse for evading jury service, as
some recently tried to do. Every
man owes it to his state, his county,
his neighbors and himself to do jury
duty, when called upon. 1t pays in
principle and in good citizenship, II
not in dollars.
Judge Lynch here quoted another
clause of the bill of rights provision:
The courts of this State shall be
open, and every person. for an in
jury done to him, in his person, prop
erty or reputation, shall have rem
edy by due course of law; and justice
shall be administered without sale,
denial or delay" The court here
showed that class distinctions were
artificial-made by men and not the
law, and referred to Moses, who
created the courts of judges. In this
connection Judge Lynch urged jus
tice and the same treatment to all,
and especially told the jury not to
indict foreigners simply because they
are foreigners. but to treat them the
same as any old-time citizen of the
country.
Refers to New Laws.
Several new laws were referred to
and explained, among them the law
prohibiting drinking on trains and
street cars, the passenger rate law,
the law for the protection of birds,
the eight-hour law for telephone and
telegraph operators, the mine laws
and the pure food law.
In closing Judge Lynch charged
the jury on the license and assess
ment laws and instructed it to in
qulre diligently as to what violations
had taken place.
The charge was out of the ordin-
airy as 1t took the jury back to first
principles and dwelt on life, law and
duty in an instructive manner. \
Louis Arnold Carr was admitted to
membership of the bar.
Henry C. Batten. of the Mononga-
liza county bar, was admitted to prac-
tfce at this bar.
The case OF Thomas Mcdonald
the B. & o. was dismissed.
Permission was given to withdraw
note in the case Of Broaddus InstI-
tute against John s. Stone.