The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-08
JUSTICE M|NTURN
SWEARS IN FIRST
HARR|GAN JURY
tcontinued from First pase.)


Judges Davis. Adams, Ten Eyck and
Heisley, of the local courts, sat with the
justice as he delivered his charge.
THE court Is informed" the justice
began, that there is nothing of a very
serious character at this time to which
your attention may be specifically d.
rected by the court. | take this oppor-
tunity to congratulate you and the
county generally upon that fact.
you will direct you attention in
the order Of business, first to those
cases that are in the Jail awaiting your
attention, and secondly to those cases
that are out upon bail, to which your
attention may be called by the prose-
cutor.
"You will have observed, however,
from the nature of your oath, just adj
|ministered to you, that you are not
limited or clrcumscribed in the extent
Of your Investigations as grand Jurors
by the attention you may give to cases
in Jail or without bail. You are to con-
slider. as you recall your oath, not only
such cases as may be presented to you
by the prosecutor or others, but also
such matters as may come to your at
tention otherwise as grand Jurors.
Your duties. therefore, you will OBJ
serve, are not limited by what you
may learn from any officer Of the
court, but you may extend you in
vestigation into all directions for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the
law in this county Is being observed.
You will observe, therefore, that you
are constituted by law as the guardians
of law, order. decency and morality in
this county In which you reside. and
you have been selected out of the
great body of the county by reason of
the fact that you are supposed to
be peculiarly fitted for the investi-
cation Of crime and consideration Of
law Inc order In this county.
Without your- assistance the efforts
OF the court and the efforts of the legal
officers of the county become inert N
helpless.
solemn O%bligation.
you are, therefore, the guardians of
the life, liberty, property n security
Of the citizens of this county. You are
the guardians of the morality and the
decency that may be. said to exist in
this community, and this responsibility
the law casts upon you.
TT is a great responsibility, because
If the law be violated, IL criminality ex-
lists to any great degree, the fault can
never be charged to the court or the
administration of the officers OF the
county, because the initiative Is. always
/ for you, as upon you members of the
grand jury will fall any,criticlsm of tine
non-observance of the law in this coun-
ty. and this is a great responsibility.
You are interested in the prosecution
OF the law. not only so far as 1t may
affect your homes and your property,
but you are interested as the fathers
Of families, as guardians of morality
! and decency. in the proper enforce
ment of those laws enacted by you
through the Legislature to see hat the
law may be enforced. s.4..
"The law. therefore, leaves 1t to. you
to say which condition shall prevail
and leaves. the responsibility as to tbs
prevalence of these conditions entirely
with you as grand jurors. s.
Full Duty Expected.
THE court directs your attention, to
these facts, satisfied that as citizens
interested in the UNFOLDING and man
tenance of the law, as fathers of fami.
lies, charged with their protection, and
as citizens Of this great commonwealth
that you will do, yonr duty in the Ian
guagc, the light and spirit Of the oath
just administered to you." IF,
Before the jurors retired Foreman
Shoenthal announced the appointment
Of Constables Charles F. Hummel and
Thomas F.. Burns as Its doorkeepers.