Arizona Sentinel and Yuma Weekly Examiner, 1915-06-03

The entire quota of 16 grand jurors were in court yesterday to receive instruc instructions - tions instructions from the court as to duties. Following is a list: Jobe W. Barber, Oscar P. Bondesson, 'George F. Cot Cotton, - ton, Cotton, John Ghiotto, Andrew Y. Greer, Edward D. Hodges C. A. Livingston, Edward Metcalf, Paul Moretti, David Fred Samuel, Earl B. Smith, E. L. Crane, J. W. Edwards, R. F. Gray, A. E. Johnson, J. M. Thacker. The last five on the list are those drawn by special venirs. Oscar P. Bondesson was named by Judge Baxter as foreman, after which the following charge and infor information - mation information was given by the court. Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: You have been selected from the-body of the people for the purpose of making an investigation of all public of offenses - fenses offenses against the laws of the state, committed or triable within the county of Yuma. The oath that you have ta taken - ken taken requires you to make diligent inquiry and true pre pre-sentment - sentment pre-sentment make of all such matters and things as shall be given you in charge, or otherwise come to your knowledge touching the commission of such public offenses, and that in all in indictments - dictments indictments you shall present the truth, and ,nothing but the truth, according to the ftesf of your understanding. The cases to be considered by you are those which will be given to you in charge by the court, those which will be submitted to your consid consideration - eration consideration by the County Attor Attor-. - . Attor-. ney, and those which you, yourselves, may have cogni cognizance. - zance. cognizance. It is not your province in considering presentments, to determine whether the per persons - sons persons thus accused have been the offenses charged; that is the province of the trial jury. Your duty is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to put the accused on trial before a trial jury. This evidence must be legal evidence, not hearsay, re reports, - ports, reports, rumors or conjectures such evidence only as would be competent in a court of justice. It is your duty to receive no evidence in any charge under your in investigation, - vestigation, investigation, except such that is given you by witnesses

The Calexico Chronicle says: Charles Hoy, formerly a saloon man of Mexican and later the gambling concessionaire at Tia Juana, is held i prisoner in the Mexicali jail and was .'ormally charged Friday with the mur murder - der murder of Charles Gale, which occurred February 1G, 1914, at which time it is said that nearly $10,000 was secured. With Hoy in jail i "Sleepy" O'Brien who is also held in connection with he crime. Soon after the, brutal mur murder - der murder of Gale it was reported that the actual murderer was "Red" O'Brien, the shirt which was found on Gale's .iremises being identified as belong belonging - ing belonging to O'Brien. The man held, 'Sleepy" O'Brien, was in Mexicali at the time, but is not the same charac character - ter character although having a similar name. Hoy came to Mexicali about one veek ago and was in that city several lays before being arrested. At the drae of his arrest, Hoy was at a less :o account for the reason, and did not find but until his case came up Fri Fri-lay - lay Fri-lay morning. Gale's body was found on the morn morn-'ng - 'ng morn-'ng of Monday, February 17, 1914, the .)remi:es indicating that a violent truggle had taken place before the murder was committed. Several ar ar-'ests - 'ests ar-'ests have been made since that time, but no direct evidence was obtained, an dthe suspects were released.

"Is there any possible show for us to get the Examiner tc help us- "Personally, we dare not mention cur grievances, fot if we do the water tender, and other employes are apt to make life so disagreeabk for us that it would break z man. "All I ask is that the Ex Examiner - aminer Examiner send us a. competent man or help us get a compe competent - tent competent one to look over oui claims a man like Mr. Mul Mul-holland. - holland. Mul-holland. "Out of 173 vater gates not more than twenty are locateo where a practical irrigator vould put them. When i get the water on my lowest cor corner - ner corner the government has to bank up the ditches four feet to force it over my land, and, of course, it has cost me sev several - eral several hundred dollars to con connect - nect connect and I am always fight fighting - ing fighting breaks. "If possible, let me know if you are the poor people's friend, and I shall be glad to give you more data."

transpires in the Grand jury room must be kept secret, un unless - less unless you are called upon in a court of justice to disclose the same. Your own actions, the action of your fellow jur jurors, - ors, jurors, the action of the county attorney and the testimony before you, all must remain inviolate. This is due to the protection which the law gives to innocent men against whom accusations may be brought as well as to prevent the defeat of justice by in informing - forming informing persons of indict indictments - ments indictments found against them, and thus, perhaps, permitting the guilty to escape; the court earnestly trusts that' you will keep this charge in mind. Under our Penal Code it is a misdemeanor for any grand juror to wilfully disclose the fact of an indict indictment - ment indictment having been made for a felony, until the defendant has been arrested, and it is also a misdemeanor for any

"You know how the Rec Reclamation - lamation Reclamation Service advertised this land. A class of the very best settlers went in, all with some money. Now the facts are that the said land was swamp and never has been reclaimed. The year when the people on the Mississippi were flooded we had to take our stock up on the levee anc our land was swamped some places two feet deep. "We paid' the government p55 per acre. The reclama reclamation - tion reclamation service hushed up oui claims, stating that they sure would get help for us from :he government. For foui years we have all lost oui crops every year in June anc July. It has cost me $40Ui cash and many years of hare saving, and now they wil! plaster my place with $35.3.': oer acre more.

tions of matters of law, unless quannea aepury. you should be instructed to In order to find an indict indict-the - the indict-the contrary by the court, ment, at least twelve of your The grand jury may, at all number must concur, and reasonable times, ask the ad- when an indictment has been vice of the court, but unless -found it must be indorsed "A such advice is asked, the True Bill," and the indorse indorse-judge - judge indorse-judge of the court must not ment signed by your fore fore-be - be fore-be present during your ses- man and the names of the sions. Upon the demand of witnesses examined before the COUnty attorney, when- (Continued on Page 4)

'produced and sworn before you or furnished by lebal documentary evidence, or the deposition of witnesses as provided by law. Your investigation of crimes is one-sided only; it goes to the guilt of the acus acus-ed. - ed. acus-ed. You have no right to pre presume - sume presume that there will be evi evidence - dence evidence upon the trial of the case that will explain or con contradict - tradict contradict the evidence present presented - ed presented to you in support of . the charge. For this reason, however, you ought to be

lowed at all times to appear so issued wil1 be punished before you for the purpose for contempt of court. The -of giving information rela- judge of the court will ac active - tive active to any matter cognizable minister the oath to the by you, or for giving you ad- stenographer and interpreter vice upon any legal matter in case you need either, be be-when - when be-when you may require it, and fore either enter upon his Hp msv intprrnaatp witne.sse.s duties. The reference to the