New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11
CUMBROUS INDICTMENTS
Technically in This Country Contrast
ed with Simplicity in England.

From The Journal OF Criminal Law and
Crminology.
For the sake Of comparison we insert here
the copy OF an indictment Tor murder re-
Gently found IN middle Western state at
is taken from one Of the current Reporters
and Is fairly typical of indictments touni
in most OF our states, and following II we
publish the same indictment as II would be
drawn in England II is as follows:
The State OF --, w. County - SIS: in
the CC-rt of Common Pleas, W. County
= OF the term of October, in the year
Of our Lord ore thousand nine hundred and
eient The Jurors of the grand jury OF the
County of Y. and state of -, then ana
there dG'y impanelled' sworn ana chdTsed
TO inquire of and present all Offences what
ever committed within tie limits or SAID
county, on their said oaths, IN the name
and by the authority Of the state OF -,
DO find and present that j. +. g., late OF
c9id county, on the 9Th day of August, in
the wear OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eight, at the county OF W.
aforesaid, in and upon one T.; >, ailSS H.
NJ. then and there being, did unlaWiullE'
DurposCly and Of deliberate and prencdl-
tatod malice make an assault, IN a men
acin2 manner, with intent, him, the sdld
T. NJ. uniaWfuly, purposely ana or CelD-
crate and prer1editated malice, TO XIII and
murder and that the said j. G., certain
pistol then and there charged WIth &un-
powde- ln1 leaden bullets, "hlch sSld Pr
tol he. the sad J. +. g., then and there IN
Ills right hand had and held, tncn ana th'Ie,
unlawfully, purpOsely and OF dellberate ana
nremeditated malice, dld discharge tll
Shoot off TO. against and upon tLe SAID r.
n with the intent aforesaid, ana That the
eaid / +. c., with the leaden bullets aiore-
said, out Of the pistol aforesaid by ne
fnrce of the gunpOwder AFORESAID, by Inc
eaid l. f. G. then and there dlfcharScu
and shot off as aforesaid, him, the sald +.
~ IN and upon the upper right Slde OF inc
hack Of him, the said T. NJ theh una
there. unlawfully, purposely ana OF dehD-
Ito and UTcInt. itated malice did StIlke'
nenetrate and wound with the inteni atore.
tand 60 as aforesaid discharged, ana Shol
out OF the pistol aforesaid, by the sai" >.
4, q in ard upon the upper IlEut sac
- tte hack OF him. the said !. NJ, one
,,tortaI wound o. the depth or four inches
IA of the breadth Of half an lnch' OF
y.bich moral wound lie. the sald T. NJ,
men ard fhc~" Cied. ana 50 W" JuioiS
foro.4id upOn their oaths ana aitrmatlJnS
fCree.id do say that the SAID j. L. g.,
btu the said T. NJ. I'm the manner ana by
49," means aforesaid, Inlawfully. purposely
a,d Of deliberate and premcditated nance
did KIN and murder contrary 10 me Slh'-
- IN such 90 ses made and provided ana
against the 'eace ana dignity OF TIE STATE
Oh w are informed by Dean lawson. Of
,tisSouri. mat the same indictment IN Eng
land would nave read as follows: -,
County Of ----. Inc jurors OF our !"iI'
10 IioG upon taeir oath present that j.
- &c On the Gth cay Of August. lJ5' leio-
i.,"iv vi,fuflv and Of his malice aiGre-
,bouctt d'd Kiil and murder one T. ~
'.'r 1OIi The p,ace Of our lord the k!ng' hls
rrovn ana dignity. ,-..,,,...... nam.
We leave ii "A" Inc cdno4d, ihteliis'l' e,,,g
t~s a. re bar 50 say which OF these ioIihs
" ,nCst i'm accord witn common sense M
.tnr n anything can hc saio IN de-
49,. If tb. cGmurr' "ul.. VrtAH.'. go,
,''. form OF which tine above Is typcil
.,.in,nlo. we should be glad to near H.