The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-06
BEGINS IVilkins's T11o Vioes are BofI a ffer Hin
ULAR TERM One Choroes Bioop11v the Other Larcen,
Judge lynch Goes Back to Bill
Of Rights As Basis for His
Charge 10 Grand Jury.
LAW AND JUSTICE MOTTO.
Grand Iuries Should Follow in
Their Deliberations, as
Pointed Out by Court.

The January term of circuit court
convened Monday morning with
Judge Charles W. Lynch on the
bench and the grand jury was or
ganized and charged. The latter VIII
SIT four days. Friday and Saturday
VIII be given mostly to the arraing
ment OF those indicted this week
and 10 setting dates for their trials.
While the grand jury sits the court
win give q portion OF its time to the
consideration Of chancery business,
The term is expected to last at least
six weeks and win be a busy one.i
The Grand Jury
The grand jury as organized Is as
falIows:
John J. Dolan, Amos Hawker, John
Mcwhorter, Seymour Pigott. Austin
II, Davlsson, Burgett swisher, Lloyd
Z L. Smith, John r. Williams. John
c. johnson. n d. Stuart. George W
Harrison, William Kellison, Henry
'wickenhofer. J. N. Conley Z. P.
sommeryiIle and Samuel S. Farls,
foreman
Two or three of the regular drawn
Jurors did not answer and their
places were supplied. attention being
given to maglsterial districts.
Judge Lynch's Charge.
At 1890 O'Clock Judge Lynch be-
gan his charge to the grand jury
and finished at 1895, going into CON
siderable and careful detail. especi-
ally as to the duties OF courts, of
which grand iuries are a part. and
the purpose OF the law and its en-
forcement
Judge Lynch prefaced his charge
with d citation from the bill of rights
clause in the state constitution, con-
tanning these words: Free govern
ment and the blessings OF liberty
can be preserved to any people only
by firm adherence to Justice. mod
eration, temperance, frugality ana
virtue, and by q frequent recurrence
to fundamental principles" and
stated that u any thought an apol-
ogy due for what he said, he referred
them to the language of this clause
rs his apology.
Judge Lynch then told the jury he
would reeur TO elementary or funda-
mental principles and not to occupy
much time discussing matters that
would be before it to investigate, as
It was an Intelligent body acquainted
with the duties of grand Jurors.
Said Judge Lynch the. courts ard
iuries are for the purpose OF admin
istering justice. II every man was
Just with his neighbor courts and
juries- would have little to do, but If
they but saw the immense docket be-
fore him they would readily con-
clude that some have forgotten to
be just or to observe the law.
Grand Jury Supreme.
The grand jury is supreme. 'Tf
you fail TO do justice, to administer
justice so far as the public is con-
cerned and 50 for as private indi-
yiduals are concerned. II you refuse
TO indict those who violate the law.
there Is no power that can control
you except the power OF your own
: conscience. There is no authority to
compel you 10 do or not to do, but
i do not take 1t that you win arbi-
trarily refuse to do your duty. but
have confidence in you that you viii
do your duty"
In these days we read a great
deal about disasters brought on by
failure of those in authority to act
in the interest OF those they rep
resent. The experiences the last few
months are largely the results OF per-
sons representing capacities, because
they fail to do right. As long as we
do right between man and man there
IS no cause for complaint. This is
what the members OF the constitu-
tional convention had In mind, when
they framed the bin Of rights clause
and what the people meant when
they approved the clause.
Recently banking institutions
not in clarksburg or West Virginia.
underwent distressing conditions.
which affected the entire country.
Some in charge and responsible had
Eelf-interest In view and not the in
terest Of those they represented. They
felt their degradation and sought re-
lief BY taking their own lives. In
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