The chronicle=news., 1913-12-20
OWNER
FINED For
THREATS

theatre. .as Ha.d 500 and si,-n :.
iu"@l severe r-nrimaad by judge \,
". Mrii-GiTi. ia the district .ouf,
this morning when L- catered q
plea of guilt Z" the .hars. Of son
t-u,pt-of making threat. and iatin.
lia,ins references 4" certain pisiu-
bet. u. the xssaa jury III. .our,
assessed the fin. aud Imposed an ai-
aiiionai .-nsi,y of thirty days ia III.
.ouaiy Jail. but suspended TIA. Jail
s-nsrns-, Pointing oat 10 the de-
i-ndant the s~Tino.as~. ot u. a'f-nsa
which h- aaa,i,I.d. the s.arI de-
eisf.i that IL roaid not asain h. in,
eiin.a tn show i-ai-nsy Ia oau suIity
OF the same acts,
I Nash ~ae bfouz.i, Into ,0ifi by a
citation ss.-i ai-pn a petition filed
~ fE-a itaa,orsi. foreman af the
grand IuFs. .hn somplsinSi that
Nash had Ia other m-nib-ss q. The
jury aisa. thr~ass and us-i abusis .
language trniins ,o Interfere ~ith
sr in,inlaa,- the grand iury in tn.
iisshsrs- Of its duties Nash Va soars
sansiu-s Iho truth af th- all. cat ions
in the i--,i,lsa and extended an aIss.-
osy hath 10 th., soafs aud I. ia-
n.-s,s,.-se .f IN. jury sni stated that
h. regretted having mad. the state
-a-n,s
The siat-ns. nss mad. b. the lsls
azaass-r Esti--tins upoa ia- grand
isF, aai .hi.h --r- threats against
certain nt-mb-rs p-S- tho a.i'sr"~tf
at uh- action ot the xrsnn iaTy IN
r-s a,a naH nslIas Ia sh- siiy so,in.ii the
passage .s = drastic ordinance s-su.
laiins tho th-atr-s snd s,svess .,ir'r
ur- h.i..s. so as I. psosidrf.r aid
er sisi->. t-af exits. ctr; Na.A s"a'
.idessa ,hs, tho ori.ssnsg ss is-
,-sd-d I. satus- Lis hss ,>ss: -
The ~S,r-m~ s--.fousa.Ae III The .f-
.-ns~ rs charged ss,insl the ;h~ais-
man ~as f-oiai--, oat by Iu.is. N.s
ii-nsri- 10 his r-msEk. q. ,h- d.'.
t~naants The saai said:
'MF p-t.adant. gh- matter -i,hI
-aish y"s. att charged. is extremely
serious I suass ~. noe appreciate
ho. serious The tsrs .f y"ur ""ns
i-s.i.s .t ~Foua aud y"sr si-"i.Ey tn
'h- C.Irt anJ ,h- Grand Jury. ~iII
mitigate considerably the rIh hish.
m-as that viii b- imposed ni-pn ,nl.
bai ~iii ~, entirely excuse Jour of
f-Rs~ " you had not come bcfur"
tile Court aud before the Grand Jury
aud apoIozis-i asi Acknowledged
your Wrong II would have bcua ih"
Court. duty. painful though u might
have h--n. I. iafiI.' upon sou an IN
,ar,-rattsn in the Couaty Jail of this
County for a considerable period "f
time In fact. Z want " definitely
understood. aud I an not speaking
aion, 'oT yuu. but for everyone and
anyone .f this community to whose
attention II may -.u,-. that the ON"
one thing that tn. Court cannot and
will no, overlook. Is an attack upon
IL. Officers. ani particularly its jps-
prs. \ Grand Juror u the mos' ser
ioua aud important officer OF the
Court: they arc brought In hero
against their will. to perform u n
s,on.ibic and sometimes arduous du-
": they are brought sway from their
business. and the important matters
entrusted to their attention. take
I tyY,s.
heavy burden upon them; they should
be absolutely free from any appr -
brn.ton Of undue criticism. II there
IL ANYTHING that a Court will punish.
1, vii, he any attempt to influence a
juror. either by favor or intimida-
ton. or by harsh criticism. or by
threats. II u member of tn" CON.
munity should sec fi' ,o assail th.
Judge of the Court. there might h,
circumstances under which the judge
would overlook that: there can be
no circumstances under which the
Judge would overlook or could over
look all attack upon n bod, such az a
Grand Jury. there is no duty that n
lcitizcn is called upon to perform that
.o intimately affects the welfare nj
the entire community as the dIty ol
serving as a Grand Juror. and " they
cannot go about their duties with the
full assuranc" that so long as the,
obey the Courts instructions. and
fairly and impartially do their duty
they shall be protected. not only dur
ing their sitting. but forever there
after from any criticism or attack
upon them. then the very purpose fol
which the Grand Jury is summoned
will he violated.