The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-05
Court.

SEul)lol AlNCll tliNt OllG oGltI COuIU
officials were present. Solicitor
Ansel being called to Columbia to
attend the sessions of tho logisla-
ture, turned over the criminal |
business for the State to j. E. |
BoSgs, who performed the duties
of solicitor.
The state against Robert Kirk
soy for assault and battery with in
tent to kill, was not handed out to
the Grand Jury and tho case was
continued to tho noxt session OF
the court.
Judge Earl charged the Grand
Jury as follows:
MIR. Foreman and Gentlemen:
This is your first torn. 1t is
incumbent on mo to instruct you
in your dutics. 1T is no holiday
service, your duties are not merely
perfunctory. You have very i'm
portant duties to perform. Pub
lie duties aro discharged by tho
agents of tho pooplo, all officers arc
but agents of tho pooplo. You arc
to sec to it, that tho power and
duties of the officers are properly
discharged. You aro tho grand
inquest of tho county; you are
to supervise, investigate and re-
port to tho people. You are first
to supervise the county Offices, you
arc to investigate the bonds, you
arc next to go into each ollico, in
tho spirit Of investigation, just
as you din not know tho officers.
1t IS your duties to investigate the
acts of the county officers just as
if they were the grandcst rascals
in tho county. Whom the officers
know that the Grand Jury, if in
competent, will be on his guard;
tho competent onos will be glad to
SEQ you. You must look after
your Jail, tho jails are sometimes
Il disgrace to civilization, somo Of
them are no bcttor than tho mines
of Siberia.
Pay strict attention to your
poor house.
Your jurisdiction is unlimited ut
pertains to every thing that affects
tho public III their hoalth, safety
and morals.
1t is your duty to report ovcry-
| thing that comes to your knowl-
odgc, which you, in your good
Judgment ought to be investigated
Evory citizen owes it as his duty
not only to obey tho law, but to
enforce it.
Every man should oboy tho dis
pensary law, and you should sec
that tho law bo enforced,
whcthor you agrco with tho policy
or not. L bavo found out that the
county dispensers violate tho law.
| want to soc if II Pickons Grand
Jury will do their duty. Tho act
provides that there shall bo no in
toNicating liquors sold except upon
request which is furnished in
blank to tho County Dispensary
but these requests must be. signod
by tho party who applies for liquor
in tho presence of the County Dis
ponsor. Tho requests are to DO
presented by the dispenser to tho
Board of Control and used rs
vouchers in his settlement with
the Board Of Control. Request to
be signed inoperson, no person can
buy except he sign the request.
This is the only chock on the
County Dispensary, if this is not
complied with Dispenser may sell
as harkeepor. Iftho Dispenser sell
except on these requests, he is gull
ty Of perjury, besides guilty Of NAL
tcasanco in Office. The Judge read
a portion Of the Dispcnsary law.
Instead of the act being an act to
minimumizc tho evils OF drilking,
it has tho opposite effect, if tho law
is not complied with. l hope this
does apply to Pickcns county, but
ii the dispenser has violated the
law in the particular rs to tho re-
quest, | charge you to report for
not only malfcasancoin Office, but
for PERU If the state intends
to make money out of tho dlspen-
sary without regard to tho barriers
thrown around it, it would have
boon better to have lot tho opcn
barrooms alone.
Judge Earle thcu charged the
Grand Jury specifically on tho bills
of indictments upon which they
were to pass.
Tho Judge told the jurors and
witnesses that tho business Of
court was no foolishncss, and that
he would require them to be pres
ont in the court room and attend
to thoir duties as thoy wero called.
llo tixod tho hours of opening
court and took up tho docket, put
ting tho machinery of tho court in
motion.
judge Earlo made fine i'm
prossion on the court attendants,
and tho business promises to DO
carried on in an orderly mannor
and with prOnor Srond