The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-05
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this and that you will do this. so that
whoever the guilty ones may be, whether
they are high or low, rich or poor, the
man who gave the bride or the man who
received it, they may be made to pay
the penalty the law affixes to their crime
II is your duty, I repeat and solemnly
enioin it upon you. to follow them up
like the sleuthhounds and track them to
their lair"
The Grand Jurors Oath.
Judge Falligant next read the oath the
law prescribes shall be taken by all
Grand jurors in this state, which those
who sat before him In the jury box had
taken, and which Judge Falligant said
expressed their duty as well as it could
he expressed This oath is as follows
you shall diligently inquire and true
resentment make OF all such matters
and things as shall be given you in
charge or shall come to your knowledge,
touching the present service; the states
counsel, your fellows and your own, you
shall keep secret, unless called upon to
give evidence thereof in some court of
law in this state: you shall present no
one from envy. hatred or malice, nor shall
YOU leave anyone unpresented from fear,
favor affection, reward or the hope there
of; but you shall present all things
truly, as they come to your; knowledge,
so help. you Cod"
your duties as grand jurors could not
be expressed more clearly, more lucidly
nor more distinctly" said Judge Falli-
CANT than they are in this oath which
YOU have taken. You shall diligently in
uuire You have no right to shift re-
eponsibility from your shoulders to those
of Others but if in the execution of your
duty you need the assistance of the Off
GERS of the court call upon them and
know the assistance needed will be readi-
Nv and cheerfully and ably rendered. True
presentments make of all such matters
and things as may be given you in
charge or shall come to your knowledge
1 know there are many things known to
you that sometimes you do not like to d.
sulge, but under your oath, when these
things affect or concern the public veal,
il is your sworn duty so to do.
The states counsel, your fellows and
your own, you shall keep secret 1t is
your duty to preserve the secrets of the
grand jury room You should not tattle
or prattle of what transpires in your
conferences with your fellows.
Lastly in the grand jurors oath Is
expressed the highest and most sacred
of all his obligations. You shall present
no one from envy. hatred or malice, nor
shall you leave anyone unpresented from
fear favor, affection, reward or the hope
thereof; but you shall present all things
truly, as they come to your knowledge,
SO help you God The feelings and the
motives that control or affect your pri-
vate life should be left in allegiance when
you come to discharge your duties as
grand jurors. No Interior influence should
ever be permitted to affect your deter
mination. Your oath requires that you
lose sight of political and partisan preju-
dice of personal hate, of external infiu-
ences of every kind. and do your duty
fairly and without fear. Can human be-
ing be placed on a higher plane?"
Pistols and whisky.
Judge Falligant directed special atten-
ton to the laws prohibiting the carrying
of concealed weapons. He said the his
tory of our own city, within the last few
months offers a forcible object lesson of
the dangers that tread on the heels of
this practice, and If the view is widened
its evil effects become not less dreadful
or less evident. How many families
have been precipitated into miseries I'M
endurable almost by this practice of car
rying concealed weapons and the conse-
quenes which so frequently follow itv'
Sunday liquor selling came in for it's
share of strong condemnation. Judge
Faligant prefaced what he had to say on
this subject by pointing out to the grand
July bHdL lub liNuOI Is legal LTdI-
nc and that as long as 1t is conducted
within the limits of the law no man has
a right to interfere with it. As long as
the liquor dealer observes and obeys the
law, he is entitled to the laws protec-
ton, but the moment he steps outside the
bounds of law and violates it, he be-
comes a criminal, meriting it's swift and
condign punishment.
And the law has said liquor shall not
IA krA CoIa L
this and other injunctions designed to
preserve the sanctity of the day the Di-
vine mandate that came down to Moses
OF old from the heights of Sinai: Re
member the Sabbath day, to keep ii holy
1t is not "a question of religious belief
Our constitution and laws guarantee to
every man the right to worship the God
OF his belief in accordance with the die
tates of his own conscience. Dear to us
and to our law is the religious liberty of
the individual citizen.
But the law has declared that liquor
shah not be sold on Sunday, and it Is
the duty of every good citizen, no mat
ter what his religious Affiliations or reli-
gous beliefs may be, to obey the law in
letter and spirit. 1t is your duty to see
to ii that the law is obeyed.
1t is to the interest of the liquor deal
er that this law should be observed, so
'NN VIC ddS Ia SeVcIl he may nave lot
himself, free from business cares and
business distractions. It is to the inter-
est OF his family. that they may enjoy
DAY with him and that he may direct
their steps. Just as much, when he vio-
iates this law, it is your duty to indict
MIN and it is the duty of every good
ciuzen to give Information against him.
lhose who violate the law should be
punished, whether they are corporations
or individuals"
The Worst of All Evils.
- come now. as my duty directs me,
10 the consideration Of the worst evil
.Aat curses our modern life, if there can
Oe anything worse than over-indulgence
~ the use of liquor. mean public gam
olhs. The men who perpetrate this
Sr''he who maintain public gaming
houses where this vice is pampered and
encouraged, should be driven from the
community. They seduce many into their
oehs Of iniquity, they produce misery and
"cIe 10 crime, and they are useless citi-
Gems have thought over this question
seHously' and ask any good man to tell
pe what good a professional gambler can
o 10 any community
Ihey seduce many, they lead young
men from the paths of virtue to squander
eH Pttance or even large sums of
sSoney with them; there is no reason to
merciful with them; no reason not to
hard and harsh with them. They
o1Vllo be scourged by the strong hand