Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1910-09-29
CLEAR CHARGE
TO GRAND JURY
Justice Trenchard Tells of
Duty.
MUST INVESTIGATE.
The Court Is Very Explicit Concern
ing Liquor Selling and Bribery
in Elections.


terday Supreme Court Justice Thom-
las w. Trenchard was explicit, clear
and forceful. What he said smade a
profound impression upon the people
who were in the Court room in the
; Institute building. One lawyer who
has wide practice in the law declared
that the charge was one of the most
forceful that he ever heard presented
to grand jury, and he felt that the
words of the court should be present.
ed to the public in full.
The Pioneer is enabled to present
the charge. 1t is as follows
"The oath which you have taken is
generally speaking, a comprehensive
guide for you in the performance of
your duty.
Among other duties thereby laid
upon you is to diligently inquire into
such matters as shall come to your
knowledge.
"The matters referred to are, of
| course, alleged violations of the Grim
| inal laws.
.'The Court will declare to you the
law with respect to such matters as
seem likely to be brought to your at
tention, insofar as it is practicable SO
to do.
1T is the duty of the grand jury to
find out the facts in regard to such al
legeGg violations of criminal law, and
| if the facts indicate that a crime has
been committed, to indict the offender.
"It is not the function of the grand
jury to try the accused, but rather,
when the evidence before you tends
to show guilt, to return an Indictment.
'The guilt of the accused is to be
determined finally by a trial jury, after
| hearing the evidence both of the state
and of the defendant.
Numerous complaints will be pre-
sented to you. Most of them, how
ever, Will be of familiar character,
and hence seems to require no special
mention or charges from the Court.
Illegal Sale of Liquors.
But the Court is informed that
complaints of the illegal sale of Ii
quor will be so numerous that it seems
necessary to say a word upon that
subject.
Broad speaking, it is unlawful to
sell intoxicating liquors without a Ii
cense. That is familiar law.
Druggists may, nevertheless, sell
by less measure than one quart under
certain conditions only, which | will
now state.
THE sale by druggists is allowed
only when such liquors be, in good
faith, compounded o. sod for medi-
cinal uses only, upon the prescription
of reputable physician.
1T is essential to the validity of
sale by druggist, that the liquors be
in good faith sold for medicinal uses
only on prescription of reputable
physician. Any sale not so made is
unlawful
"A sale that is unlawful is a mis-
demeanor. For misdemeanors all
persons who aid, abet or assist are
equally guilty with the principal. A
physician who enters into a combina-
tion with a druggist to aid him in an
unlawful sale, and in pursuance there
OF, corruptly and knowingly gives a
prescription which results in such un-
lawful sale is equally guilty with the
druggist.
THE act of 1908 known as the Bot
tiers Act, has made it misdemeanor
to sell bottled beer without license in
any city, town, borough, or township
of this state. Accordingly evidence
of such sales will require indictments
notwithstanding the seller holds a
license in municipality other than
that in which the sale is made. In
other words a license to sell bottled
beer in neighboring county will not
justify sale in this county.
The driver of a wagon who sup
plies customer in this county with
beer out of common stock in a wa
gon and collecting the price on deliv-
cry, is not protected by his employers
license in another county.
when orders are sent by mail ac-
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