Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-09

wolves the destruction of govern
ment, and the inauguration OF a
reign of terror.
you should, therefore, approach
the performance of your duties
with calm and unbiased minds, but
with stern determination to uphold
the laws of the state and bring all
offenders to justice.
"The first and principal matters
for your consideration should be to
inquire into and true presentment
make, if in your opinion justified, of
such persons as are now held in the
county Jail to answer charges pre-
ferred against them, especially with
reference to persons charged with
crimes growing out of the disorders
above referred to, and this you
should do as speedily as possible.
Not to Be Influenced.
"In this connection you are
specially cautioned that you should
not allow yourselves. to be inau-
enced by passion, popular clamor,
fear, favor or prejudice, but should
make presentment or refuse so to
do without regard to any of those
considerations, and solely as in your
Judgment the evidence produced
before you warrants and requires.
1T is not for me to say whether
any crimes have been committed,
or, if so, who committed them
these questions are solely within the
province of the grand jury and are
to be determined in the manner
above outlined from the evidence
which may be brought before you or
which your diligence may procure.
Practically unlimited inquisitorial
powers are conferred upon you, and
you should exercise the utmost dill
gence, to the full extent of your
skill and understanding, to investi-
gate both generally and specially the
manner and extent to which the
criminal laws of the state are being
enforced. and if crimes have been
committed, bring the criminals to
the bar of justice that they may re-
ceive merited punishment.
To Probe Innkeepers.
THE law requires the court to
call your attention to that portion OF
the statute relating to innkeepers,
and in this connection the court
charges you to carefully read the
statute on that subject and investi-
gate as to whether or not there is
any violation of the law in this
county, and if so, you will make
proper presentment by indictment.
I'm addition to the matters to
which the court has specially direct
ed your attention, you should inves-
tigate all violations of the criminal
laws of this state, and it the evil
dence before you seems to warrant
indict any and all persons who have
violated the same; your investiga-
tons, however, on all subjects will
be confined to crimes committed
within the county of Douglas and
state of Nebraska.
I'm addition to and somewhat
aside from your duties connected
with the commission of crimes. the
law places upon you the duty of
visitation with reference to the pub
lie institutions of the county, and
you should visit the several jails in
the county at some time while in
and examine their state
and condition, inquire into the dis
cipline and treatment of the pris-
oners, their habits, diet and condi-
tons, and report in writing whether
any provisions of the law or rules
governing jails have been violated.
pointing out in what particulars.
and you should make any recon-
you think proper for the
benefit of the officers in the man
agement of the Jail,
Will Visit Hospital.
"You should also visit the Doug
las county hospital and thoroughly