The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-02-27
THEY GRIND EXCEEDING FINE


to crystalline that command into the
laws controlling human beings, have
said that no man should work at his
regular avocation on Sunday. This
law is especially important. and you
should see that 1t is not violated, and
n II is, that the parties are indicted.
The law also makes It the duty Of
all justices Of the peace, judges,
preachers, and other persons perform.
ing marriage ceremonies, to return
the marriage license within certain
time, and II they fail to do so, they
are guilty Of crime.
The law prohibits the clerk OF this
court, or his deputy, from buying
fees, directly or indirectly.
Sections iI3j and i131 prohibit the
sale, or giving Of cigarettes, or cigar.
cite papers to minors, and prohibits
minors OF certain ayes from'smoking
cigarettes In public places, and II this
Is being done In your county, II Is
your duty to return bills.
The jurors investigating the vari.
Gus county officers can do 30 by com.
mlttees Of three, or more, Or as an en-.
tire body; however, It. would be more
convenient for you to divide your
number up into committees Of three,
and let them 20 TO the various Of
Hcers. II will be the duty Of the jury
to investigate the county jail, and see
how II Is kept, and report It's sanitary
condition; also how the prisoners are
cared for, treated, clothed and fed,
and make any recommendation they
see III. The same IL true A. TO the
county poor farm. All these reports
In regard 10 the officers, the jail, and
poor farm will be made In writing,
and signed by the jury.
II will be the duty Of the foreman
of the jury to administer the oath to
each and every witness who comes IN
the grand.jury room, and In doing so
you want TO caution the witness that
the oath says he must not tell what
occurred In the grand.jury room, and
II Is against the law for him to do so,
Have the clerk OF your body write
down the substance Of what each Wit
ness says; he particular about the
names, and dates, and then read II
over to the witness, and have him TO
sign II, SO II can he used by the prose
cutting attorney afterwards In Tie trial
Of the case, and II the witness goes
back on his testimony, lac can Ire con
fronted with the evidence hr gave he.
fore the grand Jury, with his sigma
ture attached. Then, tup. u makes
IL more binding un lnr Witness, anu
easier TO convict hin Of perjury.
People should Dc taught thai wh.u
they take a solemn oath To tell the
truth, and all the facts they know,
that they must do 80, and II Il Just
as much violation OF our Law, and .
violation Of their oath for witness
10 keep back something tia, they
know As to tell something that they
do not know, 50 II any witness refuses
to tell all hc knows when called upDi
TO do 50, and you can lind II nur, YOU
should indict hin for perjury,
There are certain olIenScs which ia,
prosecuting witness must cniur>,
upon the indict mrnl 81 A. 10 bc liahl,
for the costs In case of an acpuiital
The prosecuting attorney viii inform
you Of those cases,
You gentlemen will have your owl
time for citing, and adjOurning, but
the expense now of grand jury i
very great, a. the jurymen get ~ 1
day. For that reason you SHOULD
commence early, and put In u ful
days work, because all OF the expense
comes out Of the county, and you, Ike
myself, are servants Of the people, an'
should put In a full days work.
Compel the witnesses to be on han'
promptly, and walt on you instead o
you waiting on them. II any wit
ness, who has been subpGnad, fails u
appear, let me know his name, and
will issue an attachment for him.
Ifany witness has undertaken t,
run away to keep from coming befor
the grand jury, issue a subpona 70
him so that he can be gotten when h
comes back, because we will have an
other grand jury some day, and W
can force him to 20 before that body
and tell what he knows. Teach wit
nesses that they must come In obedl
ence to subpoena before the gram
jury, and that running away viii d
no good.
II any witness fails or refuses I
testify, and tell what he knows, an
1t is proper, under the law, that h
should tell IL, write the question on
piece OF paper, and bring II into tn
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