Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-03
TIE WORK LAID OUT.
.JUDGE ADAMS POINTS OUT THE
GRAND JURY,s DUTIES.

Going for the Gambling Hells and the
Barkeepers-The County Commission
ers Touched Up on the Court House
QuestIon-A Fund for the Expenses OF
Constables and Deputy sheriffs'
After the grand jury Of the Superior
Court were sworn yesterday, Judge
adams called their attention 10 the du-
ties which devolved upon them under the
laws Of the State, aud particularly 10 the
importance Of enforcing the statutes pro
hibiting gambling and selling liquors 20
minors. Under the latter head ne caileu
especial attention to the law pfo1Io--tIlls
the employment of minors IN osrToSuI;S >
and cited the section OF the Coue
,vbicb roads. sit shall not
ie lawful FOR any person Eeellh. %
,.arrviuar on. either BY himself or anotheI'
a barrO0m OF other place Where s3lIIt 9 l'
LIQUORS are sold by retail 10 "e al uilA 1. Oii
the spot. 10 employ any minor III SUI w
harro6m or other place, anu an! one
,-ic1atiug the provisions OF this secllOli
et,au IL entity Of a misdemeanOr, etc.
M also took occasion 10 impress upon
Tie minds Of the jury the i1Ws
prohibiting the keeping open Of tipping
houses on SUNDAYS. and that relating 10
Inc f.,rrviuysof concealed weapons. he
S,id M would be their duty 70 careIullH
examine the condition ofthe public ouliu-
iuas belonging to the county. anu tuc
books and records of the county ollcers;
including those kept by the Justices ol
tLe Peace aud ex-0ficiO Magistrates.
The nacessltv for some improve
ment in the court house building had oesh
referred 10 bv other grand lurIes ol lle
oountv- and the matter had been impress
"a ,ir0n the minds of the County commas
sfoTars- Nevertheless. very little had been
dome IN accommodate the increasing DusI-
ness Of the courts.
Tho c01lrt rooms and the offices IN the
building were, however, kept IN 4 cIednll
condition, Vet II was apparent tLi3l IN u
movements might still be made ana some
aIitarsfions might be suggested which
would give an increase OF room AoI tLe
sittrro az the grand and petit luries'
These rooms. lie went on 10 say. were
very uncomfortable for Jurles, esl'eclaIlS
when confined in them over Night anu
that there were no cOnyenlences IN Tue
shane Of washstands about the oulIdIn-
His Honor further remarked ihat tne
records Of the court showed tuat tne
,,.oraI sentiments Of the community were
improving and that II was . ~ $50
GENERALIZATION that some OF the NOR
tiogTant crimes were lessenlrg IN
DUmbar. but il occasionally happened
thst crimes were committed Wnefe
tSe nerDetrators escaped apprehen-
sion for the reason that the ohcers
of the law did not feel justified to pursue
and arrest them when there was no means
provided to defray the expenses incurred
County cOnstables or other hlhcers VINO
might be authorized to arrest offenders
should not be expected 10 detray the eX-
Dausn of the arrest out OF an peck
cts. especially when their are uncertainty
existed whether they would be promptly
COMPENSATED by the county. he
urged upon the grand jury the, adYls-
ability OF suggesting mode ZOE
providing fund for the purpose referred
10. TO be drawn upon only by the concur
rent order of the Judge Of the court ana
the Solicitor General, or such other ON
GERS rs the grand jury might deem II
proper to recommend.
His Honor concluded his charge by
calling the attention Of the grand jury 10
the general presentmeut Of former
grand Jury relative to the duties OF Road
Commissioners. and that If they, upon IN
vestiratiOn. found that those duties had
not been discharged, they could make
such recommendation as they deemed
necessary.
The charge was comprehensive ana eX-
haustive. and dealt forcibly with the evils
which His Honor deemed the jury, IN
their best Judgment, authorized TO re
move or remedy. Its delivery occupied
nearly three-quarteT5 of an hour, ana II
was generally commented upon as one Of
the ablest charges that has been heard
from the Superior Court bench.