The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-07
March Term 81 lis Criminal
Court 81 tlis ounty
Opens
GRAND III AIR
by Judge n ayflord M aSwell
is Quite Bret Bud
Very Able

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Very Able
! For half an nollf aft he GRIND
jury Of the March term 3 ie crlinI-
NAL court here had been Formed as
follows Judge Hay1lbnd sswef in-
strtieted that body ir al able inter-
esting and practical nianne ay
morning:
M p, Newton, lee lolin'
=. Williams Jason X Iaines
A. y. Day ROSS stoat olin John
son, Moses b. shaveI, oilSi Il1i an.
Henry II: sWlger saac ixN aii
Chester =. Plgott, John llteman,
T. Clyde st1rrn, A q ooti ind Bet-
ferson Dy Basel, foreman
Duties Of Grand Jafie
Judge Maxwell direets ha atten-
ton Of the members 81 i,e erand
jury to the high lightly ii t body
and the inportant part grand hiries
perform IN the afalin ol
justice and the protection society
and property He stated hatit was
not only a duty but als pIiylieee
to serve as gram jilrot dirty q
bring about Justice ana "a protaet
TING innocent from Wfong bFoseca-
ton. He 9aclpEed that rnd iarors
had almost unltfgit ID pesef and that
they could do thsir al 81 o %
it, II being as1nat ncs
and sense Of patriotlc 1t bai ne
&Dressed the confdence aat ne
present grand jury had nat cor
science and sense Of patriotic diits
Due Diligence.
The investigators were tritc eti
not to iadict any one on 4
pict6n but only when the grand urs
is satisfied that there Is res sonable
ground to believe ia crime has been
committed and the one accused
guilty. Diligent inquiry ana true
preseh6ments without fear Or fa4ot
were insisted ,rpon.
Judge Maxwell said That ne Inv
required presiding Judges Is deiiyer
charges to the grand tvries and that
the intentions were not to
with that body but to discharge
duty imposed.
Inherent Evils.
Discussing liquor licenses Jaid
Maxwell stated that the iaw reco
nized the inherent evils o. the vil
Of the liquor business and had pIa eed
safeguards around Il to protect hs
people against the business sud not
TO protect those in the business
Under this head he emphasized tie
the fact that druggists are not
mitted to dispense liquors iifiile
their license us druggists nc
event that any have iol ated Eiis
license laws, they should lie indicte
Protection Of IabOrers.
Special protection 70 those ilo
labor is intended by the state AVS
relating to labor, especially 70
who work in mines in which no te
male Is permitted to work ana no i5v
under the age OF fourteen eaf
There are regulations c6ncsgiihE oli
ventilation and other feature ii tie
interest Of the miners and no opera
tor is permitted 70 compel any miner
10 purchase goods a. any ciiiar
store but must pay the mines his
work and let him be- re buy
where he pleases.
Speaking Of the criminal eIi
orally, Judge Maxwell said de tafe
has a beautiful system az
against the dignity 81 tt
known as treason Win tho
the person the nest highest cind
ing murder, mansla1 inter-, atiit
and battery and yarious as
grees oE-erime Of this gclas 6i
lenses against propert public us
tice, dece1ey and mnFalisy
Exercise d cafe
Referring to assdlsi 5ldg NIX
well instructed the probers ia
should be carefuin6t to make man
cious assault ont q sinp ii,
as the mistake nee tfed
ment and conduct NE
felony.