Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-09
CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge Mason Delivers a Fine
Charge.

(dGlRC.
He wants Tax EYaders Looked after
Carefully Liquor Purchases to be In
yestigated MonongaIia County Com
/ plimented on Her Law Abiding Citi-
/ Gems Personnel of Grand Jury
Changed Somewhat Business Trans
acted.
| Owing to delay Tuesday OF over
one and oneshalf hours in the arriv
al of the 9:07 train, Judge j. w. Ma
son, who was passenger on the
same, did not order the Circuit Court
convened until 10.40
Immediately after the announce
ment of the opening of the court by
Sheriff Greenberry Barrickman. the
Grand Jurors were called. G. w.
Henry and w. l.. Sutton were re
ported sick, and i. Fetty absent
from the state. The court directed
the Sheriff to select three qualified
electors in their places, and Frank
lin Barrickman and Thomas Sutton,
of Cass, and George Vance, of Nor
gan district were named and quail
fled. j. McElroy and Lee r. Shriv-
er were disqualified, and were re
placed by.W. A. Park, of Clay, and
Captain John A. Thompson, of
Grant district. johnson Price was
named as foreman of the jury
Judge Mason in his charge to the
Grand Jury, complimented the peo-
pie of Monongalia county, his ex.
pressions in this regard, with a Gym
opsis OF his other utterances to the
Is iurymen are briefly as follows: 1t
is very gratifying to know that in
Monongalia county, the laws of the
state are being enforced, and that
the efforts toward their enforcement
appear TO be uni emitting. It's graf
| flying also to know, that the Jurors
l.selected in Monongalia county are
not forced or compelled to act as
such, and the fact is credit to the
citizens of this county. By willing
service in the enforcement and exc
cution of the law by the citizens of a
community, lawlessness is put down
and discouraged A little laxity
here and therein the enforcement of
the law develope anarchy, and
while but few individuals may
actually become anarchists, the re
suit is the growth of it's principles,
and the commission of such crimes
as the recent assassination OF Presi-
dent Mckinley. Single acts of vic
lence is not anarchy, but unless pun
ished help to create anarchy. Courts
are powerless to punish or prevent
crime, without very strong senti-
ment for the enforcement of law be-
hind them, and it is gratifying to
me to know, that the people of this
county are strongly possessed OF
this sentiment. There are two class
es of men who do not care whether
the law is enforced or not One of
these is the man who has considera-
BILE means in money, and who can
without any loss transfer his place
Of residence at any time. The 9TH
err is the crank WHO hrV Nothing in
the world to lose. and noresponsibil
tiles 10 which he will own. The
court at this point instructed the
jury as to the manner in which they
should fipd indictments. The court
charged it's members to be fair and
impartial with everybody, rich and
poor, black and white, and to make
this place truly Temple Of Justice.
Allow neither politics, religion, nor
preju dice to be injected into the
proceedings of the jury. No man
!. should be presented for indictment
unless it appear very reasonably
certain from the facts adduced, that
the man committed the offense with
(which lie will be charged Follow
|, out ei7s oeths careful
~, diligently inquire into the facts,
and without feeling or prejudice de
termlne what it IS your duty to do.
The Prosecuting Attorney will help
you to make distinctions between
misdemeanors, felonies, and such
other matters also as may require
his assistance.
No statute. said the court. in the
statute books Of this state is VIC
lated more often, than the one re-
curing taxpayers to answer truth
fully to the amountof personal prop
erty of which they are possessed,
and by the evasion Of these ques-
tons. avoiding cue pay neuy q Llieii
taxes, and thus compelling their
neighhors TO bear more than their
share of the expenses OF the Gov
ernmenl Of county, state and city.
The attention of the jury was spec
/ tally eaiied to this matter, and the
icoNrt expressed the conviction that
great good would result from a
thorough prosecution of snes cases
as these as fast as they can be
brought 70 light. + we have laws