The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
L71pressiue Charge
 Of Judge h1glis
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1 in murder cases do not necessarily apply to you.
 That being the case you will be guided as to your procedure not by the rules laid down for the guidance of grand juries summoned in murder cases, except of course where they are applicable to you, but rather the rules of procedure established by long custom in the common law. And what those are I will endeavor now to outline to you.
 Orders On Retirement
 When you retire you will elect foreman from your own number and If you see fit clerk. After you are organized you will then proceed to the taking of evidence, then to your deliberations nd then to a vote as to whether any present. ments are to be made and if so what Of course you do not need to wait until all of Jour investigations are completed before you start your deliberations and take your votes. If at any time you should feel that the evidence already before you is adequate to justify you in present. ing one person or group Of persons you may If you desire pause in the taking of evidence, deliberate and vote the presentment and then go on and take more evidence either as against those whom you have presented or others. But in the main you will see that your proceedings are to be divided into three parts CD the taking of evidence, CD the deliberations and (3) the votes.
 No One But Jurymen
 Now as regards who is to be privi- legged to be with you in your room while you are in session. Besides yourselves no one is to be allowed to be present at any time while you are in session except CD the attor- ney for the state and lis assistants (2) a stenographer, (3 an inter- preter, If necessary, and (4 one witness at time. Now let me speak little bit more in detail on that subject.
 Refers To Alconr
 This court has appointed as spe- cial attorney for the state for the matters With which you are to deal, Hugh M. Alcorn and as his assis- tants Harold E. Mitchell and Hugh Made Alcorn, Jr. These or any of them are privileged to be with you during the taking of tes- timony but only during the taking of testimony. That is when you come to your deliberations and your vote on any subject they are to be all excluded. Their main purpose in being present is to assist in the ex. animation of witnesses and to sug- ges. to you various lines of inquiry. AS I said before they are not to assist in any way in your delibera- tions, they are not to be permitted to make an agreement to you by way of trying to induce you to make presentment of any person. You may, however, call upon them for advice either as to procedure or as to the law generally and they may function by way of explaining to you the testimony with reference to the law.
 May Have StenOgrapher
 Secondly you may have the serv- | ices of stenographer. In these days and particularly in such an involved matter as you may run into the services of Stenographer are necessary for efficient work. He should be sworn by some one of your number qualified to administer oaths' to faithfully perform his duties as stenographer, and to keep secret from all except members of the grand jury and the special attorney for the state and his assis- tants all that transpires at the ses- sions of the grand jury. He is to be with you only during the taking of evidence. It will be his duty to take in shorthand all of the testimony which is given before you and trans cribe so much of 1t as you order him to do. He will furnish copies of such transcript to you and the spe- cial attorney for the state and he will render tu you whatever other stenographic services you may re- quire.
 Jan use 1nLcTpTcNT
 In the third place you are privi- legged to have an interpreter pres ent If necessary to translate to you the testimony of any witness who does not speak ineligible English or understand English. Such an inter- preter should be called, however, only when it is necessary, should be allowed in the room only during the taking of the testimony of such a witness as he is needed for. and should be administered the regular interpreters oath and likewise sworn to secrecy.
 And fourthly, of course, witnesses are to be allowed in the grand jury room but only one at time. l have no doubt but that the prosecutor will suggest the names of possible witnesses to you. You are not, how ever limited to that. You are privileged and it is your duty to call other witnesses if you think they can shed any light on the subject of matter of your inquiry. You may cause subpoena to be issued for any witness whom you wish to ex- anime and by such subpoena you can compel him to bring with him any books, papers or other relevant material which he has in his posses sion. A subpoena issued under your direction should order the witness to appear before the superior court for New Haven county, held at Wa terbury, to testify before the grand jury. When a witness appears you should cause him to be sworn as witness and also if you see fit may swear him to keep secret whatever transpires in the session of the grand jury while he is present. h. cidentally let me say here that if you do see fit to swear a witness to secrecy, he will be guilty of con- tempt of court if he violates that oath and I wish you would advise each witness to that effect and also that if anyone outside of the grand jury room Seek3 to interrogate him as