The Glenwood post., 1917-03-10
the. JUDICIAL GRIsIr
GR|NDIND THIS week
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Will leave no one unpreSented tnrOuSh
fear, favor or affection, or for any fee
or reward or the hope or promise there
of; that you will keep secret your own
counsel touching all matters coming be-
fore you, and that in all your present
ments you will present the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth
according to the best of your. skill and
understanding.
Your object then should be to seek
for the truth fairly and impartially,
and you believe that you have proba-
BILE ground as conscientious men, for
thinking that offenses against the law
have been committed, it becomes, your
duty to return indictments against the
probable offenders, SO that their guilt
or innocence may be properly shown
by fair and impartial trial.
First you are to examine all the wi.
nesses on behalf of the people in sup
port of Bill, or enough of them to
satisfy you of the propriety of putting
an Indictment on the oath of one wit
ness only, or upon the information Of
two of your own body, except in cas.s
of perjury, when at least two witnesses
to the same fact will be necessary
You are the sole judge Of the credit
and confidence to which a witness b.
fore Won ia entitled.
The law provides that Grand Jury
shall consist Of twelve men, and it is
necessary that at least nine 10y of that
number shall concur in the finding Of
true bill of indictment.
Your foreman has authority, and 1t
is his duty, to administer the oaths, or
affirmations, to all witnesses who may
be required to testify before you, and
should one Of your members testify, he
should be sworn as any other witness.
Whenever a bill is considered by you,
it is the duty of your foreman to in
dorse on the bill your findings-that is,
If you find true bill, he will indors,
the same ssA True Bill" and sign his
name thereto as foreman, or if you find
not true bill, he will indorse it &C.
cordingly and sign it as foreman, and
in either case you must return it in
open court.
The law requires faithful discharge
of duty and strict accountability on
the part Of all public servants, and re-
quires the court to give you specially
in charge the laws regulating the in
vestigation by you of the county treas
urer's office, and I therefore charge you
to examine the official bond, to care
fully investigate the books, official ac-
counts and affairs of the treasurer Of
this county and report to this county
the condition thereof, and I appoint as
committee to make said examination
Mr.. L. D. Hudson of Divide, Mr..
Geo. s. Swigart of Carbondale and Mr..
Lee Noren of New Castle, and the law
for guidance of this committee will he
found at Section 1886 to 1910 inclusive,
Revised Statutes of Colorado, 1908.
The law also provides that whenever
Grand Jury is called they shall ex-
anime certain buildings within tho
county specially named in Chapter IS
of said Revised Statutes at page 267.
to ascertain whether or not they are
properly conducted, have proper exits,
fire escapes, etc. Your attention is
therefore called to this provision Of the
law and reference to said Chapter 1s,
where the subject is fully set forth,
and this will be sufficient guidance
for you.
A crime or misdemeanor consists Of
violation of public law, in the COM
mission Of which there shall be union
or joint operation Of act and intention,
or criminal negligence, and your atten-
ton is called to the different provisions
of our Criminal Code touching ofenses
against the person; against habitations
and other buildings; relating to prop
erty; forgery and counterfeiting; Of
. fenses against public justice; against
the public peace; against public NOR
ality, health and police; offenses by
cheats, swindlers, takers, etc.; fraudu-
lent and malicious mischief and defac-
ing natural scenery, and you should
diligently inquire into any transgres-
sions Of each and every one Of these
chat may be brought to your notice.
And because, Of the fact that various
complaints have been made to me touch
ing alleged violations against the law
Of morality, desire to call your atten-