The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20
GRAND JURY IN SESSION
Renders Partial Report Thursday
Ignoring Bill Against Jean
Banon Charged With Arson

T. A. Burdick Ernest A~franchino
: ". j. Mahoney John Depaoli
John Swan K. T. Flavin
@. c. H. HUI Dave Morris
T. A. B%ruffey Joe J. Siri
Dennis Keefe A. G. Dibble
Spencer Plummer John Conway
Frank Kopp J. II. Jury
George ID. Shultes. Foreman
With the exception Of w. s. Raine Of
Palisade, who was taken to San Fran
cisco last week for q surgical operation,
all Of the "a summoned appeared in
court. Phe following persons were ex.
cused from service: P. H. Bennett, r.
s. Raine, s. G. Dye, j.. o. Tyler, J. o.
johnson, Abram Laird, f. o. Lewis.
After appointing George d. Shultes
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 offences com.
mitted and triable within the jurisdic-
ton of this court and present them to
the court either by presentment or in.
dictment.
Presenfment Defined
A presentment, is an informal state.
ment in writing. by the grand jury
representing to the court that a public
offense has been committed. which is
triable within the district. and that
there is reasonable ground for believing
that a particular individual. named or
described. has committed it.
Indictment Defined
An indictment is an accusation in
writing. presented by q grand jury to q
competent court. charging a person
with q public offence.
You are instructed:
That il is your duty to inquire into
the case of every person imprisoned in
the Jail of the county and not indicted I;
into the condition and management of
the public prisons within the county (;
and into the wilful aud corrupt miscon-
duct in Office of public officers Of every
description within the county.
Access to Jail, and Examine Records
The grand jury shall be entitled to
free access, at all reasonable times to
all public prisons and to the examina-
ton without charge of all public records
within it's district.
Ask AdUice of the Court, etc.
The grand jury. may at all reasonable
times, ask the advice of the court, or
any member thereof. aud Of the district
attorney.
Report of County Expert
The recent report Of the expert APP
pointed by the county commissioner to
examine the books and records of the
public officers is on file and subject to
your examination and consideration.
Guide Boards
l call your attention to sections 440.
442, inclusive @. the Compiled Laws re.
curing Boards of Co. Commissioners
to erect guide-boards on public roads
and highways, and you will enquire and
report whether or not the law has been
complied with.
Births and Deaths ecordation
You will make similar inquiry into
the question of whether or not the law
requiring the recordation of births and
deaths within the county is being COM
piled with. Sections 5000 to and iuclud-
ing 506S. Compiled Laws. deal with
this subject.
Conclusion
Gentlemen: In. the performance Of
your serious and solemn duties / par
ticularly request you to act with the ut
most impartiality. 1t is not rightnor is
il the law, that one man, perhaps poor
and f~riendless. upon a showing of his
having committed a felony should be ar
rested and prosecuted as the statute pro-
vides. and that another. equally guilty
Of felonious acts, should. through fear.
favor or friendship. be temporized with,
and instead of being dealt with in the
manner of his less influential fellow Gull
prit. have his criminal conduct practi-
cally condoned. IL is only by holding
all men equal before the law. that law
and courts can have that respect with
the people which will insure justice.
Let not place nor power. nor influence.
social. political, MONETARY or otherwise,
swerve you from the honest performance
Of your duties. Nor be afraid Of libelous
criticism when it comes to you as an On
w%arrantable consequence of your i'm
partial actions. Such criticism is only
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