The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-27


together and go forth, for the pur-
pose of molesting, injuring or de-
stroying any property, real or per
sonal, of another person, persons OF
corporation whether the same be in
jured. molested or damaged or not
they shall be guilty of felony, and
upon conviction be confined in the
penitentiary not less than one nor
more than five years"
Now, in connection with that Sta
tute you read 1873 in your grand
jury room, which is as follows: "If
= two or more persons shall unlawful
! ly confederate or band themselves
together. and go forth armed or dis
guised for the purpose of intimidat-
ing or alarming any person, or to do
any felonious act, they shall each,
on conviction, be imprisoned in the
penitentiary not less than six nor
more than twelve months" And
subdivision 2 of Section 1241a, 'If
any two or more pesons shall con-
federate or band themselves togeth-
or and go forth. for the purpose of
molesting. injuring or destroying
any property, real or personal, of
another person, persons or corpora
ton, whether the same be injured,
molested or damaged or not they
shall be guilty of felony, and upon
conviction shall be confined in the
penitentiary not less than one nor
more than five years" Then there
is still sub-sections 3, 4, 8, and z
along this line.
What ! am calling your attention
to especially, gentlemen of the grand
jury, is this: / have within the last
two months passed through this good
county, seen many of its good citi-
gems in and near their homes. l do
not know of kinder-hearted, more
generous hospitable people in this
world than live in Ohio county. But
il seems from reports of grand jur-
les that perhaps there are some in
this good county who do not live
strictly within the law, and these
are the persons, II there be any per-
sons guilty. that your attention is
especially directed to.
take IL that all of this grand
spr In tho fhnnnht that tho
government in the state was organ
lied and instituted for the good of
the whole people. and that all of us
must live under the government and
pay respect and obedience to its laws
Otherwise we would pass into a
state Of anarchy. In good govern
ment security in person, security in
property. protection of life. requires
on the part of all of us that we stand
for the enforcement of the laws OF
our country and obedience to its
mandates.
want to get into your mind
thoroughly and distinctly that in
your investigation in the grand jury
room of these unlawful acts, IL there
be unlawful acts before you, that
you ought to proceed with soberness.
with kindness of heart. without any
malice toward any living human be-
ing. You will proceed wrong, gen.
tlemen of the grand jury, IL you pro-
coed in the investigation of any
mans case with malice. ill-will; but
cody. calmly, without any passion
or prejudice or i'll will toward any
man or set of men you investigate
his case for the express purpose of
finding out whether the laws of the
state have been violated, and il they
have. your oath of Office and your
duty as a grand Juror requires you.
after you have heard all the evidence
the case or cases, to bring
in an indictment into this court
charging him with the offense that
the evidence authorizes you to so
Shoh o. Dbt NoatiOh yOut
men, that no innocent man or set of
men ought to be indicted by you. |
Bear in mind that you get all the
evidence before you proceed to act
on what you shall do with any case.
and after having the evidence before |
you, deliberate, discuss and talk
over the case. and II in your judg-
ment under your oath of Office an in
iictment ought to be returned. then
your duty is plain; but II in your
judgment he ought not to be indict-
ed, your duty is likewise plain; no
Indictment should come.
All of us. gentlemen of the grand
Jury. in the good county Of Ohio. and
in fact over the State of Kentucky.
As good citizens are interested in
obedience to the laws Of our coun-
Try. We are likewise interested be-