Lowry v. Thompson

Under tbe common law, “When the grand jury *72have heard the evidence, if they think it a groundless accusation, they used formerly to indorse on the back of the bill, ‘ignoramus’; or, we know nothing of it: intimating, that though the facts might possibly be true, that truth did not appear to them; but now, they assert in English more absolutely, ‘not a true bill’; or (which is the better way) ‘not found’; and then the party is discharged without further answer. But a fresh bill may afterwards be preferred to a subsequent grand jury.” 4 Chitty’s Blackstone, 305. An act approved January 29,…