The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-17

I'd. brossemer j. Ill. Fine
w. J. Harris James Mackey
/. II. Rogers Frank Winzell
Miles McKinnon J.. ID. Murphy
c. IL. Rand w. s. Yates
Joe Flynn L. d. Waltz
M. j. Hough +. K. Leonard
Il. A. Fulkerson Dan Johns
John M~cNaughton, Foreman
j. G. johnson, B. l.. Plummer, w. J.
Mahoney. Daniel P. Murphy, Joe
Franchi, A. y. Dibble, James Romano,
who we're drawn as grand jurors to APP
pear in the District Court. were excused
from service.
Indian Maggie, sent here from the
Justice Court at Palisade in December.
1910. on a charge Of murder, and mat
ters relating to the Eureka County
Bank, which are referred to in Judge
Breen's charge to the Grand Jury, is the
only criminal business that the SESTI-
MEL is aware of hat has so far been
brought before that body.
After appointing John McNaughton
foreman, Judge Breen charged the
jury as follows:
Charge to the Grand Jury
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury-You
are charged: That it is your duty to
inquire into all public off ,nses COM
mitted or triable within the jurisdic.
ton of this Court. and TO present them
to the Court either by presentment or
indictment, and whilst so engaged you
may command the services of the
Sheriff and all other peace officers of
the county; you may subpoena wit
nesses and go thoroughly into the ques.
ton of whether or not any law Of this
State Is or has been violated within the
county of Eureka in recent times.
You must inquire into the case of every
person imprisoned in a Jail of the
county, on a criminal charge and not
indicted into the condition and man.
agement Of the public prisons within
the county; and into the wilful and
corrupt misconduct in Office of public
officers Of every description within the
county.
Under a law of the Legislature of the
present year, the County Commission
ers have appointed an expert to ex-
anime the books and records Of public
officers; l understand this duty is now
being performed and doubtless a report
or partial report of the condition of the
books and records will be made to you
before } on are discharged.
Sign Boards and Births and Deaths
The District Attorney will call your
attention to the law requiring County
Commissioner to maintain guide
board at the intersection Of county
roads; also as to the provisions Of law
relating to the r~ecordation OF births and
deaths.
And now gentlemen. for a few words
anent a Grand Jury, and its powers and
duties.
In order to better safeguard the
liberty and rights of the citizen. u
constitution. which is the paramount
law OF the State. provides that no person
shall be tried for a capital or other in.
famous crime-.elonies and certain
misdemeanors-sxcept on presentment
or indictment OF q Grand Jury.
A Grand Jury has been defined as q
body Of men selected among the people
Of a community, by authority of law to
among other things-inquire what
violations of law have been committed
therein. and by whom. Let 1t be well
understood. the function of a Grand
Jury is not to establish guilt, but rather
to ascertain whether there Is sufficient
ground to suspect q person guilty OF an
offense to warrant trial before q pent
Jury. You will therefore see your in
vestigations do not embrace a trial on
the merits Of any accusation which may
be brought to your attention, but rather
to hear legal evidence, and If all OF the
same. taken together. as a statute puts
it, is such as In your judgment would
if unexplained or uu~contradicted, war
rant a conviction by a trial jury, 1t
would then be your duty to find an
indictment against the person charged
A more specific exploitation OF your
duties as grand jurors, whilst inquiring
as to whether or not crime has been
committed is succInctly set out In the
oath which has been administered to
you by the Clerk. 1t is in part: That
you should present no person through
malice, hatred. or ill-will. nor leave any
represented through fear, favor, or
affection, or for any reward or the
promise or hope thereof. 1t would be
difficult to put in language a clearer
definition of your duties.
Constitutional Meaning of Oath