Show FIRST DISTRICT colet grand jury tiie charge tn bew alie first district court opened yes benlay abay at 10 a m ane was transacted in the case 0 david kay vs adolplh al aa order aaa the mollon to t acute judgment the case s jolin et ul in order was entered from the cost bill the amount of 10 claimed lor services in surveying in the casa of herschol hallen et sl vs thomas jessop ai order was entered eteuini aside default and alloa ink to 18 filed in the cases ot the people etc vs D I 1 tarpey joseph smith L sl ismile aeo F bowell jedediah II ampton misdemeanor and james sherwood and jamea berry perjury abay irth was set for arraignment an order was entered admitting col alien sillier as a member of the bar in the cases ot alie united tales va orson knitli two cases samuel N iee I ee book unlawful cohabitation john girard adultery and catherine graehl fornication may was set for defendant to plead in the bases rases of the united states vs win avans perjury liana I 1 nielson and abram chadduck unlawful cohabitation may was set as the day on which doten danta were to bi arraigned the selection of the grand jury waa proceeded with after a large number had been examined and a number excused for various rcA ions the following jory was obtained judge jib bona foreman andrew Lindi win wheeler J II 11 enk lara hansen erikson ole allgon alfred Y kesler joseph cook aeo oeo Muir dve albert tuttle john warber alyward J igaac 11 It frederick Frederi tk west the judge then proceeded to bharga 1 believe it is babe to eay that the duties of a gracd jury are in no place so important as in aliis Teni tory the situation in part of the first district is very peculiar we are so situated that we leave a crand jury organized only every six months or a year you can readily BOO that it ia six between pach timo eliat you can inquire into the law throughout the territory none can be charged with any crime unless the cafa has bashed pashed through the hands ot the grand jury As i cm can bot meet only once in bix months you can easily perceive abo importance of your labora toward the people of the territory your duty is to inq lire iota all violations against the turri and beneral government as aliey are called to your attention here the relating to the duties of the grand jurors were real never indict a man on rumor but by scicli evidence aa may bring to your mind alie conscientious belief that if presented a trial jury would convict your investigations however should be on such information as you receive but evidence be advanced before inducting indicting indic ting aiila and places of confinement as are accessibly to you be visited and biah reports of their condition as yon may deem advisable from hiir observations should be the rule of secrecy in your deliberations erat ions ia very important it violated it should be anade subject of your there are purposes in tho first is to prevent offenders from escaping by gaining a knowledge of the steps to be taken aft acost them and lie second liet ouina be held responsible for suh as you may have con reached in your deliberations the bills of and 1887 re latin tto polygamy adultery and nn lan fill cohabitation were dilated upon if no indictment was founds during abreo years past from the time a man bad ni arrieu woman oliue be lad another wife living be could not be indicted for polygamy but if lie continued his relations and carnal intercourse could be proven or evidence tending to show to a reasonable man that such intercourse bad existed euh person be indicted for adultery IF no sexual intercourse vi as proven but the offender continued to lia and cohabit with more than ono woman within the meaning of the statute an indictment for unlawful should be returned your attention is now drawn to the territorial statutes As far as the jury or t oart la concerned theao statutes when in force passed legally by the legislature are of equal weight and forca with any congressional enactment I 1 therefore call your attention to one statute which if kepote and rumor are true Is violated tho statute relating to was read your loo is called to the fact that it is at least public hearsay that this statute is biily hourly and shamefully violated investigate this nutter and it true say BO to the court malto your fearlessly let no unpleasant comment or criticism sway your course when in the airy room deliberation on the result of your rations yoa should for ket all thinks and act without fear or favor your only view to be the of abo law in this matter aa you would in others you may make inquiries and may wit nesses who may know 0 the wrong dolue iha closely deanea this none are exempt from testifying they are compelled to give and cannot be excused on tha ground that it may criminate themselves such witnesses however cannot bo convicted on made liila testifying 1 trust thal one of two things may IM alono kotlier that abo parties lt aca OT tint tho our action my ala to ue br untrue too court read alm 00 ciul bruni lirar Bay the liu lilic beli avoil that aliat max most ami II 11 was ewt to binl that lucli Mo lation idail taken place if public lepolo atul ibe view of alio llio ettiena ei tiena in any toniJ eil to alie ex of houses ot alio enry alie nat tr aure ly jurici coald bo ulin boin eat ami abero alain vio alj caery citizen should abw aid ill to juanice any other i rimes come before you kinli a assault aud battery assault deadly weapons and othera lu your attentions aro directed to lyhs imd brakla are really aliu inception of and alie are brou glit to task the public ill inov that they are and iho greater enines alt of ilia geould be presented lor trial and ilia vio latora punished le diligent in 5 our duties lalia Haco eliat situation a arand jury only anice a is liy to tiline intermediate time oie people defend on ou to see alie law enforced perform your duties without fear or avor never permit or criticism critic iam to your action your latizis may lead to unpleasant results and redactions but you are only called occasionally to this work and do it fadl permit no one to improperly on anny matter any one do BO it iio reported keep aloof and determine accord ing to your conscience and your oath remember the oath istead it it is more instructive jia to your duties than any other if cual length and matter alie grand jury began their labora in the afternoon |