Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
INSTRUCTS Jurors
/ TO PROBE DEFICIT
chief Justice cummere Wants
$3.50, 900 Shortage lnvesti-
gated at This Term.
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ffsonfinued from First PaEe,D
the charges against the two men,
hoth Judges practically ordering that
Indictments should issue under the
evidence that would be presented to
the Jurors. No indictments were re-
fsr4ied by either of the September
saf,es. IN making his charge the
e1ief Justice did not refer directly
~ Indirectly to the primary day mat
tbr hit everyone In the crowded
rs,t1rf-rnom knew what was meant by
4he instructions that no one, no q
fBr how high he stood. should be ex-
snipt from indictment il the evidence
Hynrrbnted the issuance OF one
JudRe Delivers Charge
The charge was as follows:
s'rentlemen of the Grand Jury
Every citizen has a general idea OF
what the duties and functions OF q
Grand Jury are. with one exception
the grand Jury is a judicial body.
trhat exception is the power TO In
ssisate Investigations wherever and
,whenever the grand Jury deems It
aarpssarv. In one respect the grand
s,,rv is exalted over any other tri-
a,snal or judicial body or person. II
81 not answerable to any other power
rs members are only answerable TO
he Almighty Power and to their own
epneelence.
III may refuse TO present indict-
,,atrts against persons who are mani
testify guilty OF violations OF the
,,rl,,,iraI law or may find indictments
against innocent persons. The obli-
cation Of q juror requires him To
know no one in the course OF nis in
Vestieations. The jury must treat the
a,nnr begsar on the street the same
as the highest person In the com
tn,,niiv When testimony produced
warrants an indictment an indlet-
,.pnf should be found, no matter who
tbs party Is or how high hs stands In
the public community.
.srhe grand jury hears but one side
of cases before II, that of the State
n "a not the province of the grand
iury to try cases. They are to find
indictments II the States evidence
warrants. II is for the trial court to
establish tho guilt or Innocence of
the accused"
Takes I'd Gefney Murder
After lnstructing the grand Jurors
An The nature Of their oaths the chief
tuAtice took up the Gefney muir
der. He said:
"A more brutal murder has seldom
lf ever been committed in this county
AZ this time Il is uncertain whether
she murtIerers will be run down OF
1ot. If the authorities do succeed In
running down the men who Killed
this valuable officer II will be your
si,tty to find indictments for murder,
and I am sure you will gladly do go,
As the chief justice said the latter
shere was an emphatic nod Of assent
from the twenty-three men who COM
prise the Jury. He then launched Into
the water board shortage and said;
"Aa 1 stated earlier, one Of the func-
tious of the grand jury is to invesu-
Eate end disclose matters that may
affect the entire community. An eN-
animation of the books of the water
department Of the city Of Newark has
disclosed a dehcit OF more than a
uuarter OF a million Of dollars. II is
said by n that the experts who
u1HHp the EA"dltiihttbh NEA1 nv 8NNA
sHed 60 DO so and that therefore the
report Is OF no value. On the other
hand II has been stated that the de-
tfost is due to an improper method OF
bookkeeping. Whatever is the cause
there Is said to be a deficit, and IT is
Of interest 90 The citizens and tax
payers Of the city to know whether
Ii n degree this deficit Is the result
Ola ~defelcation.
enc BODY IL so we'll qualified TO
make an Investigation as a grand
Jury, and l suggest that you investi-
ante and determine whether the
deficit is due TO improper bookkeep-
or TO a ~defalcation."
Court officers Charles II. Bumnell
and Thomas Burns were appointed
officers 10 the grand jury. Foreman
Laurence 4. Fell announced that the
arst session Of the body would be
held Thursday afternoon n that
regular sessions would be held on
,ruesdays. Thursdays and Fridays
the term Of Office Of the jury