Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
Jurors Ordered
to Resume Duties
Continued from Page One

TO prosecution for m;SdcmpNnor in Of
fee and also for contempt Of court.
Where m indictment for the COM
mission Of a crime Is laid before yoI.
YOU will in an orderly way hear the
witnesses brought before you after they
have been sworn, and hear the evidence
in a dispassionate way.
When you have heard those among
you who desire 70 say anything. and you
are satisfied that in the evidence there
IL sufficient cause and suspicion that
the accused has committed n crime. then
you will return a true bill.
There should be no hesitation in
finding a true bill where the evidence
points to the guilt of the accused. Your
duty is, sitting as You are for the
publics good and yindication Of public
morals. TO hear all the evidence and
judge il accordingly. II YOU nrr salts
fed nfter hearing ovilcnre that the
accused is not guilty, then YOU should
ignore the bill.
Jurors Instructed Again
LET each member Of the Grand Jury
search his or her mind and duly con
slider IL the evidence at hand is Sufficient
TO return true bill. You must bear in
mind at oil times YOU are at the direc-
ton Of the foreman in the Grand Jury
your instructions as 10 your duties as
grand jurors, There is no need Of me
further celebrating on those duties.
''Tnder tho penalties | have men
TONED you will proceed with your
duties and failure on the part Of any
member Of the Grand Jury to proceed
with the work, means that they may b."
liable as have already mentioned '
The strike OF the eleven jurors Fri
day night was without parallel in the
history OF Delaware County.
Three cases involving gambling in
Chester were brought before the jmy. IN
ench the testimony TAs fer .hP greater
part given by private detective, TN
ployed by District Attorney William
Taylor,
Sixteen witnesses were called Their
testimony was sufficient for return Of
true bill against tho men involved.
Mrs. Yarnnll says But despite that,
the evidence was disregardrd and the
men went free, she says Twelve votes
are necessary. Nine voting against
prevented the indictment.
John r. Dix, Of Chester Township
one of the eleven jurors who will make
charges against the nine others. re-
marked the attitude Of these nine Jurors
Is pertinent matter, POLITICALLY
Lots OF Talk on Street
There is great deal Of tax or
the street. of course. he said. II was
IN Chester after the action Of tbs
eleven jurors became known, and moth
Ing else is being talked about in poilt-
Teal circles The situation calls for
action.
THE evidence was absolutely con
elusive, said Mr.. Dix, There COulC
have been not tie slightest douHt IN
any Of the three cases. When nine mer
get up repeatedly to protect men
against whom evidence of this kind is
brought. there is su,' Gn ng wr0ng.
According to one Of the nine juror
who refused TO ind true bills Of in
dictment. the jurors wanted evidence
In addition 10 the testimony Of private
detectives. and they refused to b'
"steam rollered," he asserted
One Of the stubborn nine, who
Iefrsed to allow bis name to De used,
was asked to explain the situation an
their refusal to indiCt He was tolt
what Mrs. Ycrnall lad said.
Some of us wouldn't believe some OF
those private detectives who gathered
che evidence II they were placed under
oath a scYe Of times" be said. 1--WE