The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-04
AFTER vloLAToRS OF THE LAW
ONE EVIL BROKEN Up AND OTHERS
on THE LIST.


Gamblers and Persons Who sell
Liquor TO TinOrs-PuzzIed About
Youthful Criminals - Butler and
GiIdea Indicted for Selling Liquor
to MinOrs-Sfmon sternberg to BE
Tried for Forgery-Abe smHlFs
Trial Set for Monday, June 10.
Mr. FitzseraId's appointment Con-
Grmed-lIr. W. p. schIrm's VIII
Filed.
The grand jury of the city court met
yesterday afternoon for the first time
! since the beginning Of the May term.
This was because of the fact that Solicit
tor General ". W. Fraser has, during the
last month, been buslly engaged on the
circuit.
In charging the grand jury, Judge T.
NJ. Norwood spoke of the duties Of the
grand jury in connection with the law,
and said the preceding grand jury had
rendered him valuable assistance in break
ing up an evil which had existed in the
community for period OF a quarter Of
q century. While this evil had been Broken
up, he said, gambling in various other
ways IS carried on openly in the city, Sc
ducing the young and inexperienced. He
! spoke Of the different classes that are at
tendants on these gambling rooms, and
said it need hardly be necessary to call
to the attention Of such men of intelli-
! gence as composed the grand jury the ne
cessity Of putting a stop to il.
Another great evil, he said, is the SELL
ing OF liquor TO minors. This, he said,
was a growing evil in this community.
Parties who sell liquor to minors drunk
ards and persons under the influence OF
liquor should be summarily dealt with.
While a great many matters he said
would be presented to them by the solicit
tor general, sJill il was their province
and their duty to make inquiry them
selves into such matters as might be
I brought TO their attention, and If the
facts justified, TO have indictments found
wnere. IN their judgment, the same was
he spoke Of the oath of a grand juror
as being as comprehensive and fun of
meaning as anything he knew of, there
not beng one superhuOus letter. The
principal portion Of this obligation, he
SAID, IS keep your own cOunsels," keep
| secret your work and by no word act,
mint, nCd or wink allow anything 10 es-
cape you that happens in the jury room,
as IN secrecy lies the ability Of q grand
Jury 70 Qlsch2rge IT'S duty faithfully andi
| lmparually. The obligation of a grand
juror snail present no one from envy, ma
| tired or malice, nor leave anyone unpre-
scented from fear, favor, affection, reward
or the hope thereof. The duty OF the
| grand jury Is TO protect the public veal
D
vides 70 deter others from committing
crimes.
My experience has taught me-" he
| sald, that the duty Of a grand jury can
| be best performed where this obligation
OF secrecy is carefully kept. Another
subject OF Importance is the convict sys-
! tenn When / first came on the bench 1
| foresaw trouble in handling the children
! VINO come before this court too young to
| be subject to punishment for crime, but
who, nevertheless, are inVeterate thieves.
rms problem / nave been utterly unable
to so4ve, as to what is best TO be done
/ with these children. have been send
ing them to the poor farm, which is
| the best that can be done with them un-
] der the present circumstances. They are
| OF no use TO the county, as they are m
/ able to earn their food and clothes. They
! receive no moral instruction and have
! Tor companions older criminals, whose
| influence cannot fail TO harden and cor
/ rupt them. / don't send them to the
! chaln-gang, where the older and more
| hardened criminals are sent, inasmuch
! as that would work an even greater in
| jury. They have to be sent somewhere,
or else turned loose like pirates on the
| public. Their parents seem to have no in
! huence over them whatever, and don't
! seem to care to control them. They are
| sent from this court to the poor farm,
! ana IN nineteen out Of twenty cases they
! are speedily returned upon a similar
! charge, which in most cases is for theft.
! When loose on the community they live
! like Arabs, who refuse 10 sleep at home
! but in the warm weather sleep under
| stoops or houses, eating wherever they
/ Gan StL d CIulllD Oh BIGau. 1 want YOU TO
| carefully consider this matter, and see
if you cannot devise some plan
TO provide place for these
| ii possible, and at the same time try 10
protect the community.
1t is your province and your duty to
| examine the books, accounts and records
of the offices of this court. and see il
! they are kept in a correct and proper
| manner; II incorrect you will report ac-
| cordlngly You can even indict the off,
| GERS, II you find their conduct has been
| such as TO justify such measures"
Ihe grand jury after it's deliberations
! dictments:
7, 3. Butler. selling intoxicating liquors
70 Ihomas s. Wayne, a minor, May ,,
=. Nen Gndea, selling liquor to E. NJ. Led
| lie, a minor May ., 1896.
| n. Wullams, Fred Bashlor and Robert
| MN Goldman, May d
John Hanley, assaulting and beating
| W m. Il. Grayson April Is, at the fire de-
! partment headquarters.
=, IL. Doss' carrying concealed wea-
W. T. Mccullough, Thomas Ruck ana
! Willie Thornton, larceny of IS and a sill
yer watch from the person of j. L. Bax-
The assignment of criminal cases for
trlaI IN the superior court was made YES
Monday, June 8, Doweu Mcpherson
| burglary; Ch2s Berry, assault with intent
] ~ HluIuef, w NJ BAKER, assault with n
| tent to murder; George Washine+o,, b,,,e1-
larry; Pompey Way and Maria Way. simple
larceny Jordan Green assault with intent
to murder; James Lloyd. simple larceny.
and George Leighton burglary
Tuesday, June 9, S. Sternberg. forgery.
jerry Holman, arson; Robert Fialzendorf
assault with intent to murder; " r
Barclay assault with intent to murder
and carrying concealed weapons ana
James Simmons, robbery
Wednesday June 70, Richard Man.gault
murder, and John Monroe assault viii
intent to murder. WIN
Thursday, June Il, J. c. Heron and G
| c. Heron, assault with intent to nanr.
der; Caleb Reed, assault with intent 70
murder murder; Ezekiel General, burglary:
ceny, and D. c. Swindle forgery
Monday, June Is, Abe Small. murder.
Connolly and Fred Floyd, murder
Judge Falugant signed an order YES
| terday confirming the appointment nv
the grand jury Of Mr.. John FITZGERALD
as notary public and ex-oficio Justice of
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