Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-11-02
CIFcaIG COurt-RevIew Of the
Term.

CIFcaIG COuFt-RevIew Of the
Terra.
HON. UPTON II. YOUNG, PREsIDISG-H.
DEMO, CLERK.
Yesterday evening the Circuit Court
for the October Term, 1877, for the
transaction Of criminal business, closed
lls labors, after being IN session four
weeks-all the time allowed by law.
On the first day OF the term, Judge
Young delivered 10 the Grand Jury
most excellent charge, which was lie.
tened to with marked attention by q
large assemblage Of our cilizens, who
were attracted hither by q desire to
hear whath would suggest that would
tend TO lessen crime that is Of such con-
slant occurrence in our midst. Judge
Young spoke With a great deal of earn.
estness when Alluding 10 the constant
violations of the laws of our State In
our city aud county, and urged upon
the Grand Jury the imperative impor-
tance 10 our future prosperity as peo.
pie, 10 put down crime. He charged
them upon all the points Of which II
was his duty 10 do, but particularly as
to the almos, every day occurrence oil
: the use of the pistol and the knife and
subsequent events during the term
} show conclusively that he was not
alone In recognizing the Importance OF
an early return 10 the proper admins
tration Of the laws of our State, which
alone could bring peace aud prosperity
! 10 our country. We are sorry that we
could not gel a copy Of his charge, that
We might publish it In full, for we feel
. assured that il would have been read
with interest by the people of he en-
! tie State, as Ia the able charge Of Judge
} j. s. Hamm, delivered at the last term
I of the Kemper county Circuit Court.
The grand jury empanueled for the
term just ended was one Of the very
: best that could have been selected,
: having been chosen by the Board oi
} Supervisors at their September meet
: ing, and represented all portions of our
. county. This is at It should be, for II
. has been too frequently the case In the
( past that the Board o, Supervisors have
. neglected this important duty, and the
: grand juries have in a great part been
I made up from the city. The CourI
Q opened on the first day Of October with
3 q docket OF Al cases of the following
I oiFenses: s for murder, l receiving
: stolen property, 7 assault with intent L
| kill, 2 larcery, 10 grand larceny, l big
n amy, embCzzlement, 3 assault an(
= battery, 2 burglary and larceny,
] gaming, l selling liquor oD Sunday,
4 false pretensP, unlawful retailing,
s extortion, l drunkenness In Office,
G unlawful exhibition OF q deadl!
II weapon, burglary, arson, l assault
j To this was added on the lst day o
i the term twelve appeal cases from
d Justices Courts, making docket OF d
- cases TO begin on.
!, The Grand Jury was in session dI
Ir teen days and found true bills of in
'e dictment In forty-fve cases for the fol
b owing ofEenses: s for murder 10 70
IS assault with intent to kill, 2 for lal
\. ceny, 8 for grand larceny, for big'
is my, for assault and battery, l fC
o. false pretenses, 2 for unlawful retail
IN ing, for extortion, for drunkenne
fe In office, Cor unlawful exhibition Of
,h deadly weapon, for burglary.
% Owing 10 The fact that four capif
re cases for murder were tried during th
)r term, the i cket was reduced very III
er tie. Indeed it is larger now than whe
G. the Cour; commenced, fourteen day
ID Of the term being consumed In th
III trial of the capital cases alluded to.
,? And in order that our citizens ma
d. have some idea OF what II costs III
IL county to try cause in our Crimint
lie Court, we give below the figures OF Ii
re expense In he trial Of one cause.
In will be observed that the case allude
ys 10 was one TIN; consumed much moi
)n time than III joIity Of cases do, bI
is. still Il will serve 10 ba,e s calcnlatio
an upon, and the only ralioDal conclusio
tn 10 be arrived at Is, that in point OF IA
y; the taxpayers of Warren county, aflt
le, all, have 10 pay for the crime that
K. committed IL our county, by way
ey taxation. For should a criminal
ng convicted If Au infamous crime, q
lie State gets the benefit of his labor
tn the Penitenliary:
lb, Salary OF Judge Young, six days.
ar- say $40 per day Ay.................... $50
An Salary ofClerk, six days, at Shopper
-. month. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .....'''. "
ng Allowance to Clerk, six days, ,s9per
~ uny y',,...,,,,...''r. ..'''''''''' A@
ire Allowance to two bai.lts, seven
ira days, 81 per day each.............. %
~. Allowance to twelve jurors, seven
~ days, 81 50 per day each ...,....,. l26
en- Allowance to witnesses for state
nd (as per minutes ),..,........,.,... 10
IA. For meals from restaurant for
~ twelve jurors and two bailihs, six
- days ....,.......,'.'' ''...''..'''''. loJ
", Attendance OF twelve jurors not
in- used in case, but who had to be in
ace attendance from day to day, five
be. days, at 81 50 per day ..... ....,.. %
ep. Total ............... $40
"a. In the above eatimate is not includ
, n the allowance TO the Sheriff q
In Deputy, each - per day, as we'll as
ont four bsilifTs, who had TO be constan
he In attendance, and which very propeI
inc could be included in the above accou
His as the entire time Of the Court was
liz cupied, to the exclusion Of all oil
ole business, In the trial Of this eau
'nT which would make the actual cost