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* * * aa 4 VV/ • %. UV V-i V/ u 4 V4I4W| iii CUUV Vwere:“Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, theoath you have just taken Is a comprehensive one. It in a general way,prescribes and outlines your duty as a regularly impanelled grand jury,and but little needs to be added bythe court in this charge. The obligations imposed upon each of you by this oath are weighty and are notto be lightly considered or thoughtlessly laid aside.“You are charged that open and flagrant violation of some of the penal laws of the state of Indiana exists in this county. These -eporta are matters of common knowledge to the citizens of the county and especially so with reference to vice, suchas prostitution, the operation of houses of ill fame, gambling, gaming, keeping of slot machines, manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, or any violation of the law.So-called moonshining in any of its various phases, the operation of houses of ill fame and prostitution, gambling and the keeping of gambling devices are reported to be flourishing in various cities in the north end of the county and fit numerous roadhouses outside of such city limits while violations of the liquor laws are reported to exist at Cedar Lake, various roadhouses and at the county seat.“These matters have been broughtto the notice of the court largely through the medium of the press and the common talk of the citizens ofthe county.“And the court acknowledge* an inestimable service in regardto the disclosures the obtaining of facts In regard to these matters rendered the public, this grand jury and this court by The Lake County Times in its fearless crusade to expose the presentconditions.“All the evidence and facts in regard to the lawr violations now in The possession of The Lake County Times. or any other paper or persons, will he voluntarily submitted to this grand jury upon your request. You may also obtain any other information that you desire by summoning before you any persons whom you believe can inform you of any evidence or facts, and you may also summon to appear before you any person whom you may desire to question as to either charge of any law violation in the county. Your powers and authority in this respect areunlimited.“You are further charged that you must thoroughly and fearlessly investigate all reported law violations and all law violations that any of you have or can obtain any knowledge of, and return into this court true bills of indictment against each and every person against whom you shall be aole to obtain sufficient legal evidence to warrant his or herindictment.A true bill infers a criminalcharge, but do not indict in either manner unless you have evidence sufficient to warrant prosecuting the person or persons with reasonable expectations of convictions, and this evidence should be the only basis upon which to anticipate the results of prosecution upon any criminal charge. You may have heard vaifous opinions expressed, as the court has heard, as to the purpose or motives for the publicity given existing conditions in regard to law violations in this court, but be not mislead in this respect, as it makes no difference to any onecharged with the enforcement oflaw as to whether or not either has any purpose or motive or as to what such purpose or motive, if any. mar be in exposing existing lawless eon. ditiona It is sufficient to know thafcI (Continued on Paige
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East Chicago Times
East Chicago, Indiana, US
Fri, Jun 16, 1922
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Lake C.
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