Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-17
GRAND JURY LEAK
SCORED BY JUDGE
DAVIS IN CHARGE
New Inquest Today Enters Upon
Its Six Weeks De-
liberatiOns.

| Emphasizing the necessity of secrecy
in it's proceedings, Judge Thomas A.
Davis today started the second April
grand jury on it's six weeks delibera-
tions.
Chief Justice William S. Gummere,
contrary to custom, did not deliver the
charge to the incoming jury, although
he was at the Court House in con-
ference with Judges Davis and Ten
Eyck before the jury was sworn in.
Following the swearing in of the
grand jury, Abraham p. Cooper, the
twenty fourth juror drawn on the
panel, was excused. Judge Davis then
charged the new inquisitors as follows:
"The grand jury for the first half
of the April term, discharged last Sat
urday, attended TO all ms tiers that
came before it, leaving but one mat
ter of Importance to call your atten-
ton to at this time. That is the
killing of young man named Andrew
Chisholm, who died Sunday morning
following an alteration at McWhorter
and Ferry streets early Sunday morn
ing. Three young men have been ar
rested in connection with his death. and
the matter will come before you for
Investigation.
Judge Davis then spoke of the neces-
sity of secrecy on the part of the jury
men. He said: You men who have
had experience on grand juries know
how you are subjected to all sorts of
opportunities for information when
you are outside the grand jury room.
Scores Grand Jury Leaks.
'"rhe object of the solemn oath you
have just taken is to protect the State
to protect the accused and to protect
yourselves. No member of n grand
Jury should hold conversation with any
person outside of the jury room on
any matter connected with the work
of the jury at the time or on any sub
ject that is likely to come before The
body.
"On more than one occasion recent
ly there has been a leak in grand jury
matters, and the entire panel has been
brought under suspicion by the acts of
few, possibly only one person"
Judge Davis then spoke specifically
of the fact that when affairs at the
Overlook Asylum were under discus
sion by the December grand jury there
was q constant leak that made it pos
sible for a newspaper to print accurate
news of the secret sessions of the jury.
He also called attention to the fact that
the presentment turned in by the
grand jury last Saturday was printed
in substantial and accurate form sew
eral hours before 1t was turned over by
the foreman to Chief Justice Gum
mere.
"These facts show conclusvely that
there is a Leak" said Judge Davis.
land it must be stopped. The chief
Justice was visited by committee
from the last grand jury with request
that the new jury be charged to as
expeditiousy as possible investigate
and find out who is and was respon-
sible for these leaks and whether it IS
inside or outside of the juryroom
"This Is, it would seem, an easy mat
ter for you to find out You can
subpoena the editors OF the papers IN
which the articles appeared and the
reporter who wrote the articles. In
this way the secret source OF news can
be determined and stop put to 1t.
"The judges OF the criminal courts
and the prosecutors will always he
ready and willing to give you any ad-
vice as TO questions of law and pro-
cedure in connection with this particu-
lar investigation as well as In the usual
line Of your inquisiton."