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Show THE GK AND JURY. THE PANEL COMPLETED AND THE BODY RETIRE FOR BUSINESS. The Court Keelt.s the Distinction Between 1'olygainy and Other OITensas That Come I'nilrr IU Comprelieosire Head-Mall Service Frauds. The sellings for the opening day before be-fore Judge Zaue having been disposed of tho selection of a grand jury wan resumed re-sumed and tin) following panel swurn: '1. M. Bishop, foreman; J. M. Stout, (J. M. Erb, Fred Halo, T. A. Wiekersham, George Arbogast, K, P. Scars, W. J. Paine, W. II. Dodge, J. C. Wright. J. M. Diet,, K. C. Collin, George Hall, David John iind George Moore. In delivering his charge to the automata auto-mata the court said: Gentlemen of tho Grand Jury: It is your duly as jurors to intelligently inquire in-quire into the crimes which have been committed in this district and present indictments against those against whom you mav find sufficient evidence. You should investigate carefully as to the truth, and you have a right to and it is your duty to consider and investigate only legitimate evidence. You should not act on hearsay, but actual evidence, either oral or in the shape of depositions, deposi-tions, which can he properly taken. You should act with care, in order that you may not be imposed upon, as there may ho witnesses who will act from improper im-proper motives, There are those who will testify through prejudice or other wrong motives. You are the judges of the creduality of all witnesses, ami may take into consideration their statements. You should have uo motives other than to reach the truth. The crimes that may be committed against tho laws of this territory anil the United Slates are defined in the statutes, and if at any time you have doubts as to the construction construc-tion of those laws, you may consult the district attorney, w ho will be with you from time to time. Or you may, if you so decide, come in and ask instruciions of the court. The most common crimes in this teeritory and those to which your attention will be called more frequently fre-quently are polygamy, adultery and fornication, although the latter may not come under the head of polygamy, while a man guilty of polygamy is guilty of a series of adulterous otlenses. You have no right to consider that a man believes polygamy right in considering such cases. The law against this oll'ense is for the protection of society and should be enforced. There are complaints of crimes against the mail service, frauds, etc., and offenses against the laws governing gov-erning postolliees and the carrying of the mails. There are other offenses against the laws of the territory and the U nited Slates. The criminal code embraces em-braces inany crimes, such as murder, manslaughter, polygamy, arson and larceny. You should be careful in investigating in-vestigating in order that no guilty man may escape and uo innocent mau be indicted. in-dicted. An iunoceuL man is injured very much by the mere fact of his being be-ing indicted. The man whom you select se-lect as your clerk should be a ready writer and should keep a record of the most important part of the testimony which you take. As a rule the testimony given you will bear only on one side of the case. You will therefore need to exercise exer-cise deliberation in weighing it. You must be very careful in this that you may not divulge anything that transpires trans-pires in the grand jury room. This is especially true in regard to indictments. indict-ments. You should not divulge anything any-thing regarding au indictment until it is returned into court after being served. Such action might tend to defeat thxi ends of justice. With these and further admonitions that it would bo their duty to inspect and report upon all penal'lnstitutions the jury retired to its room and began its deliberations. |