The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-03-21
FAVORITISM
Shown BY Judge Hart In
Disposing of
WHlSKEY AND GAMBLING CASES.
League Investigates the
Records of Davidson County Grim
inal Court For 1901.

! Nashville. March 14-The Anti
2 Saloon League is out in another mani
} festo in which Judge W. M. Hart, o
! the Davidson County Criminal Court
i is the shining light. The league ha
' had committee of lawyers, two younl
men. to go over the records of thu
tribunal for the year 1901 and compil,
, data. Upon this is based an attacl
, upon the court.
In the address to the public the Anti
Saloon League officers make some bolt
, charges, which they claim are sub
stantiated by court records, as to the
disposition of whiskey and gambling
cases. Here is the language used il
one portion of the manifesto: ut
proves referring to the alleged record
beyond question that the criminal court
has not dealt equal justice to all classes,
hut has consistently and persistently
favored the saloon men and gamblers.
To substantiate the latter statement
a comparison is drawn as to the dis
position of cases between white and
negro gamblers The address is trifie
warm at places.
Port of Judge Ha1t's record, as
shown by the report, is as follows:
Number of cases against white de-
PENDANTS charged with gaming. run
ming gam milling houses, Sunday tipping
and selling liquor to minors tried in
the Criminal Court in 1901, 100; nun
Der found not guilty ON these offenses,
49, number fined $50 and costs, 81;
number fined $50 and COSTS 81 num-
Der fined $15 and cost, / number fined
$40 and cost, IA; number nollied on
full cost, 10; number nollied on actual
cost, 102; total amount OF fines ad-
judged in such cases, $3.50.
1T should be stated that full cost in
these cases includes State tax, 50;
county tax, So; Attorney Generals
fee, SO; Sheriff's and clerks fees,
amounting to from rs to SO, making
total of from $23 to $50 When
actual costs are assessed the State and
county tax and Attorney Generals fee
being S15-all of which goes to the
State and county-are RENTED, and
only the sheriff s and clerks fees are
taxed up.
Number of $50 fines RENTED and
suspended in such cases, g. number
of S25 fines. RENTED and suspended in
such cases, 10; number of $40 fines
remitted and suspended in such cases,
Z; total amount of fines RENTED and |
suspended in such cases, $500; amount |
of fines in such cases less amount re-
mitted a nd suspended, 500; average
fine of 145 cases found guilty of said
offenses, $1.3S.
SOME NEGRO CASES CITED.
"Number of cases against colored
charged with gaming, etc,
tried in the Criminal Court in the
year 1901. 472; number not guilty Of
said offense, 81 number fined $50
and costs. g.; number fined $15 and
cost, 5; number fined $40 and cost,
1877; number fined So and cost, 6;
number fined cent and cost, 8; num-
Der nolied on full cost, 40; number
nollied on actual cost, 1888 total amount
Of fines adjudged in such cases against
colored defendants, 81, S25 number OF
s25 fines RENTED and suspended, 4;
number of SIC fines RENTED and sus 1
pended. 81 total number of fines re-
mitted and suspended in such cases
against colored defendants, $3.50; ,
amount of fines in such cases less i
amount RENTED and suspended, !
81, 645; average fine of. the All cases
against colored defendants found guilty 7
" said offenses, a. 8
CARRYING CONCEALED
WEAPONS. !
Number of cases against white de- T
endants charged with carrying '
Weapons tried in Criminal Court, 36
lumber found not guilty. Z; number b
med 500 and COST 49,; number nollied v
N full cost, 81 number nollied on n
ctual cost, 5; total amount of fines T
djudged in such cases, $3.50; number t.
f 800 fines remitted and suspended in "
UGH cases, IA total amount RENTED II
nd suspended against white defend Z
nts in such cases, 500; amount of II
mes less remittances in such cases, tv
ESQ., average fine of the twenty nine Il
ases OF white defendants charged with ei
arrying weapons, So so. Ct
THERE WERE QUITE A FEW. m
Number of cases against colored Ia
efendants charged with carrying
eapons, 101; number found not ~
nilty, 10; number fined $50 and cost, "
number nollied on full cost, 4 p
umber nollied ON actual cost, 9 total u
mount of fines adjudged against "A
)lored defendants for carrying =,
eapons, $3, $50; number of $50 fines NJ
united and suspended in cases of IN u,
eapon carrying against colored de- ~ ~
ndants. IL; amount of fines RENTED ~
ID suspended against colored defend az az
its in such cases. $3.50; amount of he
les in such cases less remittances, w
S00 average fines of the eighty
rec cases against colored defendants
arged with carving weapons, 1913. 10;
mount of State and county taxes re-
tilted in these cases against white de- tn
ndants 81, O70 amount of Attorney ur
eneral's fees RENTED in such cases, su
85 amount of State and county wi
xes remItted in the foregoing cases tiff
ainst colored defendants, $3.50; a
Mount of Attorney Generals fees tic
mitted in such cases, $945; total pl,
,ount of State and county taxes and cel