Arizona republican., 1909-04-20
THE OPENING SESSION
 0F THE APRIL TERM
THE GRAND JURY SWORN IN.
One Member Whose Service Ended
 Before It Beoan.

The April term of the district court was opened yesterday but it was not until late in the afternoon that the grand jury was charged and retired for the consideration of the long list of criminal cases which had accumu- lated since last November.
 The members of the grand jury are. l. T Hosey. foreman. D. G. Buck, Ed ward Van Kirk, F. M. Avis, l.. D. Rousseau, J. H. Kinney, J. l.. Cant. J. c. Goodwin, c. T. Kirk, Harry C. Thomas, Price Wickliffe, Louis NJ. Sands. James S. Griffin, Clifford s. Mckee, William Wallace. Levi Young. w. H. Teasley, Charles H. Dunlap and c. c. Hurley.
 But for rather sensational incident there would have been one more mem Der of the grand jury. Frederick Zim- merman who arrived in the morning late but as the impaneling of the grand jury had been put over until the after noon. MT. Zimmerman up to that mo- ment had lost no standing. In the meantime however he had partaken of many bowls and when, in the after noon his name was called he had to be reused out of a trance. The atten- ton of the court having been called to his condition, he was asked to stand up. The request was repeated and it was complied with not understanding ly. In reply to questioning. the juror was hay as to his residence and the direction of it from Phoenix.
 Have you been drinking?" asked the court.
 Whats de matter init you?" replied MT. Zimmerman aggressively.
 You are drunk, sir" said the court.
 I'm no more drunk as you are" was the retort of Mir. Zimmerman.
 Mir Sheriff." directed the court. take this man into custody and bring him before me at nine o'clock tomor row morning"
 The juror uttered an angry protest and attempted to say something more to the court but the sheriff led him away, whispering, shut up; the more you say. the more it will cost you"
 When he was turned into the wo- mems cell and was made to under stand that he would remain there for the night he said, Somebody will keep monkeyin' aroundt init me until they get hurt yet"
 After this episode the jury was sworn in and charged In the course of his charge. the judge defining the duties of the body said that by reason of the fact that the late legislature fin Its wisdom" had abolished the of flee of public examiner. it again de- volved upon the grand jury as in the old times to make an inspection of the county offices. The court twice after that referred to the public examiner as a useful officer whose wiping out had made it necessary to return to an old system of the nasty grand jury inspec- tion of offices.
 After the grand jury had been sworn it was confronted by the defendants charged with various offenses from murder down. There were thirty-twO persons who had been held. most of them in custody. Some were out on bond and some whose case had been held over from the previous term or many previous terms, were not in suc- tody.
 The cases which have developed since the last sitting Of the grand jury ars as follows: forgery, 12: murder. l: grand larceny. 9: rape. ,; selling liquor without license: aggravated assault. 1: assault with a deadly wea- pon. 4; burglary. 2; embezzlement. 1; obtaining money and goods by false pretenses, 1. There were seven cases under the general title of felony. There are, of course. not as many defendants there eases since Cavara1 charges are frequently made against the same person. There are thirteen cases held over from earlier terms.