The evening world., 1911-05-01
Thus Judge Mulqueen, While,
in Brooklyn, Fawcett In
structs to Probe Police.
GET FACTS, NOT TALK.
New York County lnquisitorS
to Investigate Only
Proof of Crime.


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befueen tro armed jpdpeS ot me
,r,,, ,bo No, Cro,d Jvy;ce ,nerc
s,,oy, IL, me Court, of General Scs.
Sims Manhattan and the County
tourt Brookluu
Judoe Nulouecn uarped the fro
Grand JurieS OF The Court of General
Sessions that then must consider
uofbipo bpf IeooI cyideuce and in.
gestoote ,o,bino but crnpcs .Jydoc
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Judge MulqUcen ADVISED that the
Grand JurV has nothing TO do iCith
the government OF ann cify depart.
menf beyond dudju1 indictmcnts
nnop sumcieu, erjdence ooo,,st nj.
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t~eStigdft0n mo ciric c0nditions
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queen e"ec'"any smounere" 'ne pr"lect
to-day when he swore In W Grand
Juries In the Court OF General Sessions.
He went to some length and took great
pains In explaining 10 the members OF
the two bodies that Their sole duty II
to Investigate crimes and ind tndict-
ments upon legal evidence. or refuse to
find indictments should the evidence be
insufficient.
The necessity OF keeping the proceed
inss OF the Grand Jury secre. was en-
phasized. The Jurors we're particularly
instructed to refrain from engaging
themselves with gossip or trivial AMI
davi,s and to particularly avoid any
thing that might tend to advance or
retard the political fortunes OF any dn-
dlyldual or organization, Grand JurIer.
Judge Mulaueen said, have no legal war
rant for returning presentments. nor are
they entrusted with IN, management of
thu poIIc. Dana rtnen, although 1, in
thctr duty TO investigate eorr,,pt prac.
tees OF public officials
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one Oh Judge Mhqueehs statements
"As Una !. 10 a mlsueheahor Tor any
one 10 uisc'ose the urahu jury pro'eeH-
uss "heh 'hls STATEMENT WAS ch'ieh
10 'ne attention OF pls'r'ct-fttorhe
whitman ne sa"' Ihht IN not NO.
lHe Jay" only makes IL a mlsueiheahor
Tor the stenographer To DISCLOSE what
Nrshhpl'es peiore the 'ranu jury
daniel r. Treacy' a piano manufac-
turer on NO " East Eighty-ninth street.
was cvhosen foreman OF the regular
Grand jury Maurice jacob, n real es-
tate man. OF No. IL Nassau street, Will
af as FOREMAN OF the additional Grand
Jny' Judge Mulaueen charged both
Grand Juries as folloWs'
Gentlemen not from choice, but
because am legally enjoined 10 do So
! am going to charge you as to your
duties as members OF the Grand Jury
] am going to call your attention 70
the law which YOU must observe a
'others are 10 he a.nectea In ohov IN,
,aw
'.pub,le officials should act. not talk
i suggest that Won make that youl
mo,to
,.rha cod crt,,t,o, p.o,. u.
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NV" " IA" soNe'"tms "'aiu 'ur'es
~ 10 the cut! or the SIerk or the Cour
TO supply you with copies OF the Code
but. so important Is the necessity 70
ampressdmg upon YOU that you have n,
ers other than those conferred una,
,,ou hy tho lou tho, 7 am so,r, :,
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your "u''es anu oo"'er" yourselves VIII
matters OUTSIDE YOU Jurlsdlctlon yo'
violate the law governing the Gran
Jury, which is the oldest legal institu
ton IN America"
Judp. Nu,oueen carefui,v road m
soo,,nns r.la,irg % crard III. an,
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'hen "'''e' 'o"''hu'"s' ne s"iu'
'fou see from TINS that you nav
nothing to do but investigate crimes
1T is not you duty to advance or re,ar