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Judge Mahon's Charge to Grand Jury The Smaller Crimes
The CALIFORNIAN reprints Judge Mahon's full charge to the first grand jury. He warns the jury of their grave duties, urges secrecy and impartial inquiry into all crimes, notes danger of minor offenses fueling felonies, and calls attention to assignation houses on Main Street as a duty of officers to address. The text stresses keeping counsel, avoiding prejudice, and reporting neglect by officers. [10 be concluded Monday.]
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Mahon
Howell
Court
Grand Jury
Santa Clara County