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do it, but it is your duty as a clti-
zen TO give the information TO the
proper officers of the court The mo-
ment that you take that oath as grand
jurors 1t becomes your duty 10 impart
the knowledge you have of the crime
TO your fellows. because it is a fact
that lies within your knowledge.
ION the other hand, three or four
years ago you heard a man say that
a murder was committed; you did not
see ito use the language of the faw,
it does not lie within your own knowI-
edge-you heard that a murder was
COMMUNICATION you take the oath as
a grand juror you are not bound to no
tice ii.
ITO restate 1t, after you are sworn
you are bound TO inquire and present
all matters that come to your knOwl-
edge in any way. Before you are
sworn. it is not your duty to notice
anything. but ii your privilege to do
so, unless you saw it and knew it of
your own knowledge.
Can Have Detectives.
LAS far as the prosecutions for crime
in this county are concerned, If you
desire agents, when you hear of any
crime having been committed, let me
know it, and you shall have them. We
have about as good a corps of deputies
in the service of the county-from the
sheriff down-as can be found any
where. They are good men; they ara
honest men: they are brave men, and
they are ready and willing. If you
want anything run down-any crime,
from murder to a lesser crime-if you
want TO have it ferreted out, let me
know and 1 will put all of them at
your command. But if they do not
suit you. and you want some others,
let me know, and if the County Conn
missioners will authorize it, you shall
have them.
The Gambling Question.
There are certain provisions of the
Code that the law requires me to give
you in charge. One is gambling
Everybody knows. that is, every good
man, ought to want this crime stop
ped They say there is a great dea
of it going on in Savannah. If there
is. il ought to be stopped. / don't know
of my own knowledge that there is
If you will excuse me for stating q
personal fact 1 will say that l never
was. in all my life. inside the walls Of
a gambling house or a gambling room
In Savannah or anywhere else. 1 never
in all my life, lost or won single dol
lar at cards, horse racing or any form
of betting or gambling. and all l have
to say about this particular crime is
hearsay. OF my own personal knowl-
edge know nothing about it.
IL is always a wise course for a
grand jury and judge TO pursue a
middle course. There is an old Latin
maxim as old as Horace In medic
tutissimus ibis"-in the middle course
the safest way lies
There are plenty of people who Will
tell you if you talk 10 them that you
cannot do anything with gambling in
Savannah or anywhere else; that it is
as old as Christianity because they
played a game of chance over the body
of our Savior. and have been at if
ever since. They will tell you that ii
is not worse in.Savannah than in other
places, and that there is no use for
you to try to stop it, but gentlemen
you ought not to pay any attention tC
that sort OF a man. He is a hopeless
pessimist. He does not believe in try
ing. He is an extremist He would
discourage the grand jury in any at
tempt in stamping crime out.
A HystericaI Fanatic
ION the other hand. man will tel
you, why 1 can stop 1t. 1 can put al
end to it in thirty days if 1 were {
judge. or a grand juror or a solicitor
general. 1 can shut them up Tha
is the other extremist. That man il
a hysterical fanatic. and is not a SAT-
guide. Your oath is to diligently in
Quire and true presentmentS make o
all such matters and things as shall
be given you in charge, or shall com
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pected to go about 'nosing.' You ar
not a body of detectives. You are Sc
lect men of this county. You are, gen
tlemen, chosen as men of intelligence
uprightness and experience to sit il
that box and put the machinery of tn
laws in motion. 1t is not your duty &
play the part of a detective. 1t is you
business TO call for assistance whel
you hear of a crime being committed
If you call on me, I will see that Vol
are furnished with men to ferret on
crime.
1T is an easy thing for man. VIII
IS not clothed with responsibility, t
talk freely and holly. l know it my
self. / have talked with a fiippan
tongue before now. I have talked hot
" about what could be done-durini
the war and at other times-but whei
the responsibility was put upon me
became silent. l became thoughtful
and ! became deliberate. instead O
inouthy and blatant. Nothing sober
a man like the weight Of responsibility.
coming down upon his shoulders.
Open TO Criticism.
you. as well as !. are fair subject
OF criticism. Public officials are opel
10 criticism. This is a free country
Anybody has a right 10 crucise as
But when you hear criticism upon you
ofhcial acts. remember that the criti
has not taken the oath and you have
i have also had suggested 10 m
Ahat u was my duty, as judge OF th