Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
J. 5. COURT OFFICIALS
 COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER
Grand Jury Dsposes of 171 Cases. Getting Nearly 15O Con-
 victions

For expedition and accuracy tba Ioct three days have been records in ar falgning and passing sentence. The sooo work of the different depart lAents enabled his honor to disnosa o1 a large number of cases in very snort order and at very little ex- pense to the government
 In reporting to Judge Morrow it's iour days work the Grand Jury sub mitted the following:
 we, the Grand Jury. sworn and empaneled at the April 1913. term o1 thls court. beg leave to report thar We have examined I'll charges. That we have found 142 indict- ments.
 1 That we have ignored twenty-two | charges.
 That We have referred seven l charges to the next Grand Jury. Having given careful attention to 1 all of the business before us, and completed our labors, we respectfully ask to be discharged.
 | Signed,
 ALFRED c. SIEBOTH. | foreman" | dismissed it in the following words: l MT. Foreman and Gentlemen of the 1 Grand Jury:
 l concur with you fully in the res l oiutlon you have adopted commend | ing the able and efficient manner in which the United States attorney and his assistants have performed their | duties with respect to the matters | submitted to your consideration: and ! also add the United States marshal and his aids, in their duties with re- | spect to the attendance of witnesses. l have no doubt that the efforts of I these officers have aided materially | III the completion of Your labors in l such remarkably short time. But 1 wish also to especially thank you for | the promptness which you have dis played in the performance of your duties. The court appreciates fully that in many instances it is great hardship for grand jurors to come | from remote distances to the court for the purposes of serving on grand ! juries. But it is a duty which fAust be performeN if our system of juris- prudence is to be preserved, and I commend you for the good service you have rendered.
 In discharging you from further duty as grand jurors at this term the court wishes again to cordially l thank you for the efficiency and prOmptness with which you have performed your duties
 | The Grand Jury also passed a strong resolution commenting the diligence of the l.. S district attor- ney's office.
 Tho extension Of final judicial powers to United States commission CTS in cases of selling liquor to In dians which makes the first offense Q misdemeanor, has brought up quite q deal of agitation since the first session of the U s. Court In con- cluding it's labors, the Grand Jury took the time to recommend strongly making the change in law which would place sentencing powers in the hands of the commissioners. It is argued that such a change will de- crease the number of cases which certain crafty rcdmen produce for the sole purpose of getting a vacation { trip to the capital. The resolutions: "Whcreas q large number o charges against individuals for vio- lation of the provisions of sectiof 2139 of the revised statutes of the United States and acts amendator! thereof have been presented to thi: Grand Jury necesstating the attend ance of' several hundred witnesse coming from all parts of the distric 1 Of Arizona, and, in the judgment O the Grand Jury. needlessly occupy ing the time of the Grand Jurors an' | the court should the following sug ] gestions be compiled with; and, } "Whereas in the opinion of tn
 Grand Jury, much expense to tn 1 government could be eliminated am 1 such cases be handled in a muc
 more expeditions and equally ef
 fectve way by an amendment of tn
 present law:
 Be it resolved. that this Gran
 Jury favors the amendment of tn ;. said section 2139, revised statutes C = tue United States and acts amenda s tory thereof, so that the crime ( ,. giving, selling or disposing Of lntoxl : eating liquor to an Indian shall . reduced to a misdemeanor, and tn; T jurisdiction be conferred upon Unite
 States commissioners to hear and de
 termine with or without a jury,
 congress shall deem proper. all cas'
 of this nature where it shall not |
 made to appear that the offendt
 has formerly been convicted Of
 like offense: that an appeal to tf
 district court from the judgment
 such commissioners shall be allowed l that for second or more offenS'
 of this nature the crime shall be
 felony and the commissioners hay jurisdiction solely to hold the d. fendant to answer or discharge hii
 Resolved. that a copy of this re olution be forwarded to Hon. Marc'
 A. smith and Hon. Henry F. Ashurs
 United States Senators for AriZon
 and to Hon. Carl M. Hayden. repr
 sentative in Congress for Arizon
 who are hereby requested to u
 every effort to secure the amendme
 of the present law in the manner her
 in described, or in any equally e - fective way. (Signed)
 ALFRED C. SIEBOTH.
 Foreman of the Y. $. Grand Jury
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