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Show A Snreplos Uenuilcie''an'. Si. liovni, Xov. 3. The State grand jury Saturday handed in a sweeping denunciationof thu whole grand Jury system, and called for its abolition. The report declared tho grand Jury a superfluous adjunct ad-junct to criminal Jurlpnidoce, and averted that in most easel It hinders hin-ders and delays the administration of justice, while it affords the members, mem-bers, when so Inclined, au opportu nlty to gratify malice or to blacken the reputation bf reputable men. It gees on to say: Mltre consider only the more obrtons olicUoa to tfie system we flail Tint The tvWence it considers is entirely en-tirely ex parte anC its sessions are secret, both ot woica are la riolatioa of the spirit or our Cons utauoa and sabrernre ot Jas tlce. "second The methods of criminal pro-CCdare pro-CCdare already throw aroaad the criminal tx raanr satesnardi. ao many that It is prscucauy ttrpowele to cootlct aayea-rrpt aayea-rrpt tboso who are uilKr2t money cr whose crimes are so llarrant that coane tioa follows oary la deference to pabllo seaumenL "The preseat frriad jary has spent nearly three weeas la lhe consideration of cases, everyone of which coold hato been Ols posed of by the cnmlaal coart mjre prompUy aad economically aod wtia a rrea cr desree ot justice Persons hare been 10 Jill ior threo oonths awilUag oar acuoa.who.bat for tbo mad Soryajstem would hare bets tet at liberty or promptly coancted. TbeaTeateapcnseot L pres eat system. Is not its mo.t serious leature. bat it Is worthy or eoasideraUiin. and lo resueauon will show that was.efal ex prBd.tares are nai voidable under lhe present pres-ent system," |
