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Gextlk.mkn of Till-: (ikANi) JiRv : . ; ^"^ Your tunction here is to examine the bills of indictment which will he laid before you by the crown prosecutors, and to hear the witnesses whose names are written on the hack of the bills with reference to the indict- able offences with which the accused are charj^ed. . The proceeding's which takc! |)lace before you in each case do not constitute a trial of the accust-d, but are in the nature of an in- vesti^>ation, and your duty will be simply to inquire and ascertain whether there is suf- hcient eviden(|:{'. tio, , require . thfe. .accused to answer the chlki'j^'ti. Uvid* '^ji^ciiiiSt ^ hin-. . and to stand a trial. ■; •• ,% > P343.8„ As it is not a trial l)iit an iiKjucst which VOL! will hold on (*ach accusation suhniittctl to \ou, the witn(!sst;s for the |)ros(.;cLition alone will Ix^ brought hctorc \'oii, and tht! evidence on Ix^haltOt the accused will only be adduced when h(; is ))lac(!d on his trial. The witnesses will ]:e marshalled hi^fore vou bv the crown prosecutors or b\ the clerk of the crown or his de])uties. and will be sworn b\ your foreman or by whoever ma\ tc*mj)orarily act in his i)lace, and as the\ are sworn vour foreman or his substitutes will write his initials aiL^ainst thctir namcss )n the back of the bill under consideration. If it should b(.' desir- able to examine as a witne.::s an\- [)erson whose name; is not on the back of a l)ill, it will be necessarx' to obtain the written order of the presiding;' judoe to that effect. I he witnesses ma\' be examined bv the crown prosecutors or by the clerk of the crown or his deputies, but you may put any c[uestions you like to them or you may your- selves conduct their examination. As soon as vou ma\' bt* satislied that a sufficient case has l)een made out to send an accused to his trial, vou \\i^vx\ not hear anv further evidence;, but, on the other hand, vou mu St not declare that a case has not l)ee n established until nou ha\'e heard all the wit- n(tss(:s;v/^\(')M>,'. il;*ilni*.«;ifu-cv.>V. the bill or whom the,cn>wf.vj)i'(;seclitV)V.^*may' (')btain the authori- zation j.\f ithc'.jiidi're tc;)'br5iij4"*.b'jVore you. hi ch f th a?i H ih\ tur ~ 3 - NoiU' nthcrs than the crown j)n)S('ciit()rs. llu; clerk of the crown and Iiis (lc|)iiti(',s. and the witnesses ulien introduced, imisl he all()wed to ei-ter sour room. When you clt^h'herate on a case, after haNin.^" heard 'the ctvidence. you should he alone, and vou must therefore cause the persons who'.u-e not mcMiibers of the ,L>Tand jury to withdraw. At the j)resent time a ^'rand jurv is com po.scd of twelve jurymen,' hut you 'may pro- ceed with your investigations' whenever at h'ast seven jurymen are* present. Whatever number of jurymen may he in attendance, it requires the concurrence of .seven jurvmen to maintain the charo-e. H It should therefore aj)pear to .seven of you, after havin.i^- heard and considered the evidence which may he adduced, that th(! crown has established sufficient ostensible .•^rounds for calling- on an accu.sed to answer the accusation which has l)e(;n brouL^ht ai^ainst him, you will report to the Coun that the charo-e is well founded ; but if, on thecontrarv, seven of you should not \]\u\ that the j)roof IS .sufficient to justify the j)referrinu- ,,f the charo-e, you will' rt^port that it is not'founded. In the first case, \our foreman will write; on the back of the bill the words : " A true bill," and in the other ca.se the words : " \o bill." He will in eith(;r case sion his name below the indorsement and will add below his signa- ture the word " Foreman," to show his office. 62147 ■/i - 4 Voii will \n-\\vy all the 1)ills which you mav consiik'r into court, ami your foreman will deliver them to the clerk of the crown who will in vour i)rest:nce announce your Inuhni^^s |)ul)liclv. , . In all your proceedings you must act with strict impartialitv. and'you must not allow voursc'lves to be swayed for or a.^^amst an accused 1)V either fear of consetjuences or f.-ivor. The institution of the <;rand jury, it has oftcMi l)een said, is a safe«>uard to the liber- ty of the subject, and it will Ik: your bounden (lutv, without regard to the position of the accuser, to throw out every bill which may api)ear to vou to have bei'ii preferred either thnuK^h malice or on insufficient ^rounds ; but at the same time you must not forget that it is due to societv.'and is necessary for the preservation of order and of the well-bemi;- ol the community, that evil-doers should be l)rought to justice and punished, and that it therefore equally becomes your duty, without favor or re^rard'for persons, to find a true l)ill whenever the evidence induces your minds to the belief, aUhouoh you ma\- not possess a moral certainty, that the crime charjj^ed a^amst an accused has been committed. The calendar for the term contains a laroe number of cases, but I am ^1'^*^^ ^o l)e able to sav that the number is less than in the March term of last yt^ar. In view of the increasm^ poiHilation o'f the city and also of the district ( I ' ~ s - of iMoiitn.-al, this fact speaks well for the con- duct and L(oo(| behaviour of th(^ inhabitants and is a subject for congratulation. Although we have t(. regret that there should be a k'w capita' cases," it is at least an alltniation to the |)ainful sensation caused l)y the commission of such crimes in our midst, to know that the\- do net reveal the rexoltinLj- fcatiM-es which have characterized the recent commission of similar .rimes elsewhere in our province. And in connection with this subj(,'ct I can- not n^frain from reurettino", as I did once Ijctore in addressin^r another orand jury, the publication of extremely sensational articles aiid wood-cuts in main of our newspapers, with reference not only to the murders and other cajjital crimes which have occurred from time to time, and to the judicial |)r()ceedino!; which hav(; taken place respectinj^- thc^m, but also with reference to the personality of the; j)ris()ners who were on their defence'. Such articles and wood-cuts are not recjuired to convey to the public the information, to which they are entidcd. of what is haj)penino- ; and while a moderate and thou.i^ditful article can form and direct a proper public feelinir, these sensational articles and wood-cuts, on the other hand, only pander to the imai^rjuation and to morbid feelinos. and sometimes incite to the commission of crime persons who are wanting in moral perception and who crave for ruTsoiial notorictx'. riicN ar<' also luirtlul to the proper adiiiinistration of criininal justice, as they tend ini|)(.'rc(;ptil)ly to influence; the; minds of jxTsons who nia\ be railed upon to act as jurors, and thus hinder the sek'ction and formation of impartial juries. Under tin; law as it now stands, however, thi; j)ublication of such artick^s ,uu\ woods-cuts cannot \)ii judiciall)- sui)|)ressed, and if I draw attc^ntion to this matter, it is onlv so that 1 mav at the same time express the hope that the; evil, if it cannot l)e abated, may at least be s(Misibly lc;ssened by the inlluence; of an awakene;d sane piil)lic opinion. There is another thini;- in this connection which is much to be deplored ; it is the fact that reporters are allowed to interview prisoners for the purpose of publishing' articles describing" their appearance and demeanor, and li^iving their sayings. The j)ublication of these articles is certainl)' productive; of no i»'Ood and onlv gratifies the morbid curiositv of inconsiderate people. Prise)ners have rights like other {;eople. and for a reporter, without iheir invitation or consent, to intrude upon them and to interview them, is an encroach- ment on their privacy to which they should not be subjected. In fact none others than the ne;ar relations and intimate friends, those having urgent business, and the counsel of prisoners awaiting trial or under sentence in capital cases, should be allowed access to 1 — 7 ~ thcin. Hut this is a mailer which can In- rr^ru- l.itcd by ihc rules and rcL^ulalions of The prison ins|)ect()rs or In an order froin ihe Provincial Atlorn(;\ deneral lo the Sheriffs, and I beh'eve that it will he sufticicMit lo draw ihctlr attention to it. I now invite son lo retire to iju: nxMii sel apart for the- (irand Jur\ and to pr()ct!(!d witii your work. If you should re(|in're anv ins- tructions ()n any le^ral (|uestions which inav arise durin^" your proceedings, xou niav ap|)ly in open court to the i)resith"no 'judnc and the information which you re(|uire'vvill be L^iven to \'ou. • •• • • • . • • I , • • ft I -■ > . • • • • • • • • • • • • •