The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-28

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this morning and was allowed to
take such a recess as might be mu-
tually agreed upon by its members
before reassembling to continue its
investigation.
The grand jury was convened on
Monday morning. April 13. and has
been in session ever since. A partial
report OF its work was made to
the court some ten days ago and the
findings submitted to Judge wilkin
today were supplemental to the re-
turns made at that time.
Thus far sixteen true bills have
been found by the grand jury. which
include indictments against a little
more than a hundred individuals.
who will be made defendants In
court on the charge OF violating the
law. The nature of these indistments
and the names of the people against
whom they have been brought can
not be ascertained until the capiases
have been issued by the court and
executed by the sheris or his dep
uties.
After the grand jury had entered
the court room and had taken its
place in the box a list OF the bills
and indictments was handed by the
foreman to Judge wilkin for his Pc
rusal After glancing over them. the
following dialogue occurred. closing
with an address to the jury.
The court: Each OF these several
bills OF indictment will be entered OF
record and proceedings accordingly to
the due course of law will be taken
upon each one OF them severalE.
The clerk upon admitting these doc
uments to record and entering them
in the court. will forego a publica-
tion Of the record until after the par
ties named severally shall have had
an opportunity OF coming into court.
or until the further order Of the
court m this behalf.
Has the grand jury anything fur
ther to report at this time?
Foreman jackson: Nothing fur
ther. your honor. except we are con-
templating an adjournment for an
indefinite length OF time. and would
like to know your pleasure in the
matter In regard to the time. We
have been very much at a loss 20
take care of our own business in the
last six weeks. and we have these
matters pretty wei straign'ensi oI
before US at the present tiEie n aid
would like very much to have a re-
cess for a couple ,f weeks.
The court: am glad the grand
Jury does Lot ask 20 be discharged
I think that In the intorcs: OF public
Ieata and order I. Is well fr the
rrand jury to con;irhc and remain
as a grand jury Of the court and
county. There are some other thin IS
undoubtedly for the grand jury to
investigate and in particular It is
the wish Of the court that by a com
mittee OF the grand Jury an examin.
alton be made. as is directed by the
constitution OF the state and by the
statute OF the state. OF the books OF
account of the treasurer's office and
report made to the court as to the
result OF that examination. The court
viii name Mr.. ]. p. Farmer, Mr.. c.
c. Patton and Mr.. c. Z. Friend as
the members OF that committee. That
sommittee need not feel that II is
necessary Immediately to make the
examination and the report. The
committee may take It sown time
for that. II II can make an examin.
ation and render report by some
day in the last week OF the month OF
June the court win be glad to have
It by that time. and II 1t is able to
make the report earlier than thar. Of
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