Evening star., 1924-07-10
! F. White HEADS
NEW GRAND Jury
Body to Serve for Next Three
Months Is Charged by
HoehIing.
FAIRNESS is URGED
n
FAIRNESS IS URGED
Additional Jury, to Probe Realty
Ring" to Be Sworn in
Later.

Justice Hoehling today selected il
Frank White, cashier of the National
Bank OF Washington. as foreman of
the regular grand jury which will
Investigate charges of crime during
the ensuing three months. An addi-
tional grand jury to look into the
allegation of the existence of real
estate ring" will be empaneled later
In the month.
The other members Of the regular
grand jury panel are: Edward r.
Altman. Merchants Transfer and Stor-
age Company; Robert Stead, jr., 603
Hibbs building; John r. Carmody,
1910 o street: Edward l. DUNES. 2412
18th street northeast; Frances L
Baer. 1885 Vernon street: Karl E.
l'umpier. Merchants Bank and Trust
Company; J. Nelson Hughes, real es-
tate operator; Willim c. Atkinson,
$40 Park road; Howard Ball, 121
Quincy street northeast; George II.
Tucker. 1240 Columbia road; Thomas
F. Carlin. 631 Pennsylvania avenue:
J. Rosenberg, of Hecht's; J. Harry
Buscher, 312 End street southeast; !;
Niven +. Ladd. 1904 22nd street south
east; William +. Barse, 1859 street
street: Paul l. Banfield, 1741 Lanier
place; Meyer S. Cohen, 807 II street
northeast; William T. Brecht, 302 18th
street southeast: Fred Backet. 7O7 D
street southeast and Clarence w.
Banton, 1926 1lth street.
In his charge to the grand jury,
Justice Hoehling, after explaining
their duties and responsibilities. said:
Wants Both Sides Heard.
The district attorney will see to it
that witnesses are summoned to ap-
pear before you for examination. and,
upon your request, he will summon
such other witnesses as you may de-
sire and indicate to him.
while, as I have said. the pre-
sentation of cases before you will
quite naturally be along the lines of
an accusation of crime committed
and evidence adduced in support Of
the charge, cases may well arise
where you may desire to hear testi-
mony bearing on the other side of the
question, and if such a situation
presents itself, it is both your right
and duty in the interest of justice to
develop the matter fully.
Il need not, I am sure, remind you
that you will discharge your duty as
grand jurors upon your conscience,
and without fear or favor, doing
equal justice alike to the rich and the
poor You must not permit yourself
to be swayed by public clamor, nor
will you be governed by any save
less know what that term means-it
explains itselD rumor, insinuation,
gossip-none of these constitute legal
evidence.
Your indictments must be based on
evidence that would be received in a
court of justice. Do not permit per-
sonal interest, malice, spite or re-
venge to support a criminal charge.
Not only must you see to it that your
indictments are based solely on legal
evidence. but you should stand i'm
partial between the accuser and the
accused. The accuser will be before
you, but the accused will not. You
will represent neither the accuser nor
the accused-you represent the high
cause of justice, and upon you will
rest the sacred responsibility of de-
terminfng whether a charge made is
well founded both in law and fact.
Your deliberations, as well as the
business before you. you will treat as
a absolutely sacred and Acret. Con-
verse with no one outside of the
grand jury room touching the mat
ters pending before you, and permit
no one on the outside to talk to you
about any such matters. Should any
one attempt to do so you should re-
port the matter promptly to the court
for its action