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Show BECOIEIIG OF THE HI JURY 01 . TUESDAY District Judge Alfred W. Agec was asked today whether the grand jury would reconvene tomorrow, as forecast fore-cast exclusively several days ago by tho Standard, and he replied that it would reconvene; that tho jury was not discharged, when the indictments were returned; that the court was informed, in-formed, on that occasion, that the jury's work was not completed, and the court, In accordance with law, allowed al-lowed the jury to take a recess, as desired, de-sired, instead of discharging it. "The grand jury will not be discharged," dis-charged," said Judge Agee, "until it reports to the court that its work is completed, which is the procedure required re-quired by law." The Judgo also called attention to the fact that every act in connection with calling the grand jury was in strict accordance with the law, including includ-ing the court's order to the county clerk, stating tho public need, and directing di-recting that a jury be drawn. The grand jury can legally continue its work, of course, until the end of the present term of court, which will be on May 6. This fact was misunderstood misun-derstood in cortain quarters. County Clerk Charles M. Ramey today to-day summed up the financial record of District Judge Agce's court, showing that the court's cost to the taxpayers in its first three months was $1,427.50 less than tho cost of the court for tho same period last year, which was ?3,-350.25, ?3,-350.25, against ?1.922.S5 under Judge Agee, of which about $1,000 was for the grand Jury. The clerk's figures showed that if tho record of tho first quarter, including includ-ing the grand jury, is maintained at the same ratio for the whole year, the court will save the taxpayers the salaries sal-aries of both the judge and his official reporter. Judge Agee declined to say whether the grand jury would be discharged tomorrow. to-morrow. "I do not know," he said. "That depends altogether on the grand jury." - on ! |