Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-15
JURY IS In SESSION
Sixteen Men Are Sworn In at Opening
of District Court.
INSTRUCTIONS ALMOST FORMAL
written by SHdge EsteIIe and Read
by Judge Sears, They Make Most
OF the Liquor and child
Labor Laws.
INSTRUCTIONS ALMOST FORMAL
res of Grand Jurors.

tcs of Grand Jurors.
A be. 1910 California street, tele-
graph rator.
+. lSruger, S2 South Thirty-irst
Gus GTmme, Bennington, rural free de-
w. p. Critchfieid, AZ North Sixteenth
street, clerk Hayden Bros.
s. Z. Peterson, 1920 Hamilton, shoe dealer.
w. ). Curtis, 1923 Cass street, insurance
Inspector.
L. c. Wroth, 1916 Farnam street, res
taurantcur.
Percy Amber, 22iO J. street, South
r. a. Ehlers. 4o1 South Thirty-eighth
street, h%ouseman Paxton Gallagher com
H. e. Peterson, 1A5 South Twenty-eighth
Theodore vogel, 1916 Martha street, travel
I, 4. Ewold, 500 South Twenty-third
F. 3. Young, Benson. clerk Union Pacific.
o. II. Albrecht, 2425 South Twenty-fifth
street; superintendent correspondence
L w. Yule, 1919 Burdette street, clerk
Beebe & Runyan.
Sears Reads EsteIIe's Orders.
A grand jury is in session, having been
sworn In by Judge Sears in district court
shortly before noon. Judge Sears read to
the body the instructions prepared by
Judge Estelle, absent for the day, and APP
pointed w. S. Curtis, an insurance inspec-
tor. foreman Of the body.
Deputy County Attorney Magney took the
grand Jury to its room on the first floor
of the court house. Mr.. Magney will have
charge of It's deliberations.
Indictments for the sale of liquor in re-
sorts and indictments for violation of the
child labor law will be the most interest
ing result OF the grand jury's work, IL the
instructions of Judge Estelle are carried
out. No particular stress was laid on other
themes.
Judge Estelle's charge to the jury
is almost entirely formal. But special
instruction is given with respect to
the violation of liquor laws and of child
labor laws, The court also hits at pool
hall offenders who rave let minors play
therein. As promised. the court gives the
jury the state law on trusts, but does not
go into detail, saying that it is a com
plicated matter and that one of the deputy
county attorneys will elucidate it.
The instructions contain the regular in
junction to inquire into and to visit the
county Institutions, including the jail, court
house and county hospital, and to report
on their condition.
Relating to Liquor Sales.
The charge relating to liquor selling is as
follows:
1T is not my intention in these instruc-
tions to read a moral lecture to this COM
munity, and I am not going to do 30
but 1 shall call your attention to chapter
L of the compiled statutes OF Nebraska
entitled, Liquors. Under that act It il
made unlawful for any person to sell
liquors in this county without first having
received a license therefor from either the
county or municipal authorities. 1t has
been publicly charged and stated that the
government has issued twice, or more thar
twice as many licenses to sell liquors in
the city OF Omaha as rave been Issued
by the authorities Of the city of Omaha,
Thu men who are engaged in the lawful
sale of liquors in this city pay a license
of $1,000 as well as a government license
and, while they should at all times observe
the laws governing the sale of ~intoxicat,
Ing liquors, they are as well entitled tC
this protection of that law, and it is treat,
ing them unjustly, as well as the entire
community, to permit persons to sell in.
toxicating liquors without having first OBJ,
tanned a license from either the county OF
the proper city authorities.
You will inquire into this matter, and
If you find that this law is being violated
by any person, it would be your duty tt
return a true bill against such person Sc
violating the law. AS to whether or mo-
this is being done is a matter solely TO bt
determined by you, after proper investiga.
ton, The court knows absolutely nothing
in regard to the matter.
1T is we'll also to bear in mind that Il
Is in your province to inquire into any
other violation of said chapter L, and L
you find that it Is violated in any respect
you should return true bills against tho
person or persons SO violating it,"
Orders Three Hotels PrObed.
The Brunswick, Lang and Arcade hotel
viii be investigated by the grand jury OF
order OF Judge sutton in juvenile court
Complaints nave reached the court tina.
minors are permitted 20 register as maj
and wife.
Take your. evidence 10 the grand jury.
said the court to Probation Officer Mogy
bernstein. .H...