The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21

/ Importance that the recent law, which
is known as the Calvin Act. should
and ought to be vigorously enforced,
for the reason that we believe that it
would have a tendency to check crime.
| We believe that idleness begets crime.
We know that. in the condition that
our country is in to-day, that there is
work enough for all. There is no ex-
cuse for idleness. The law fixes the
rule as to who are Migrants. We want
this law enforced by the officers who
are sworn. under the law, to enforce
it. We beg to call their attention to
the fact that the following officers are
instructed to carry out this law. at
shall be, and is, hereby made the duty
of the sheriff and the consta b1es in
every county, the police and town mar
shals, or other like officials in every
town and city of this state. to give
information under oath to any officer
now empowered by law, to issue Grim
inal warrants of all Migrants within
their knowledge, or whom they have
good reason to suspect as being va
grants, in their respective counties
towns and cities; thereupon the said
officer shall issue a warrant for the
apprehension of the person alleged to
be a vagrant, and upon being brought
before him. the said officer. and prob
able cause be shown. shall bind such
person over to any court of the county
having jurisdiction in misdemeanor
cases"
We invoke the aid, in this resolution,
of the management of the municipaliS
ties within this county.
In the performance of it's duty this
jury has seen fit to inquire into the
jury list of this county. 1t has ap-
pointed a special committee to look
into this matter. That committee has
made its report, which has been adopt
ed, and is as follows:
In compliance with your instructions,
we have investigated and learn that
the jury commissioners, in recent re-
vision of the jury list have seen proper
to take out of the grand jury box and
thus disqualify from jury service alto
gether, large number of citizens who
have been in the habit of serving upon
the grand jury. 70.
The law provides that all male citi-
zens of this state, above the age of q
years, who are not idiots, lunatics or
insane, who have resided in the coun-
ty for six 90 months, and belong to
the class designated as the most ex-
perienced, intelligent and upright per-
sons, ARE qualified and liable to serve
as grand jurors, unless exempted by
law" Our understanding is that it is
not in the power of a jury commission
er to take a name out of a box unless
he is prepared to say that the citizen
whose name is taken out is not quail
ified under the law, for jury service.
This claim will hardly be made as to
the citizens whose names have been
taken out.
The following grand jurors have
been stricken from the jury list alto
gether: Messrs. William H. Adams,
Clarence c.. Anderson, George w. An
derson, James NJ. Barnard, r. A.
Blandford F. d. Bloodworth, John E.
Burgess, John J. Carolan, Fred l..
Cooper w. G. Cooper, Charles A. Cox,
Horace A. Crane, F.. A. Cults. A. S.
Egan, NJ. l.. EXley Aaron Ferst, John
w. Fretwell Robert G.. Gaillard, John
j. Gaudry, Beirne Gordon, w. l..
Guerard, e. N. Hancock. f. H. Hin
ton, Daniel Hogan, John H. Hunter,
Il. S Jette T. F. Johnson, Lewis Kay
ton, Henry Kolshorn, Mills B. Lane.
j. Moultrie Lee. w. c.. Lyon. John
Lyons, A. Il. Moynelo. Lee Roy Myers,
w. c. McDonough, James McGrath,
Andrew McGreal, John J.. O'Neill, AL
bert L. Rees. Joseph Rosenheim, q
NJ. Ryals, Clement Saussy, James r.
Sheldon, w. ID. Simkins, A. A. Solo
mons, H. NJ. Stoddard, James Sulu-
van S. E. Theus. T. n. Theus. C. II.
Wilcox. w. l.. Wilson, Thomas f.
Youmans and John r. Young. Other
names have been taken out where the
parties appear to be exempt by law
and. for this reason, they are not given
The following have been transferred
to the traverse jury list: Messrs. Lee
G.. Armstrong, Oliver r. Bacon John
g u. Carswell, c. A. l.. Cunningham, s.
l.. Gerst, Christopher p Gray, H. H.
Hull. r. NJ. Hull. Lawrence Kelly,
John j. Kirby, William 1. Miller, j.
F. Minis, w. c. Neidlinger. w. ].
Robider, Abraham f. Smith, John w.
Smith and r. II. Tatem.
over 500 names have been taken out
of the traverse jury box, these citizens
made no longer eligible to jury duty,
and the public have been denied their
services as Jurors. We suppose that
/ i'm most Of - 50 cases il will not be
claimed that these citizens are not
qualified, under the law. to serve, and
do not belong to the class known as
Intelligent and upright"
We feel it our duty to call attention
to the action of the commissioners, and
to submit that it is not contemplated
by the law that they shall take any
name out of the box unless they know
that he is exempt by law. or is not
! qualified. under the law. to serve.
r We beg to say that the court and
! the courts officials have been courteous
and respectful to this body.
We recommend that. for the infor-
nation of the people, these present
ments be published in the Morning
! News and Savannah Press.
John r. Young. Foreman.
Jacob i. Gutman.
James McGrath.
Thomas H. Mcmillan.
Lehman Putzel.
Daniel Hogan.
Oliver T. Bacon.
Adolph Berg.
Benjamin II. Levy.
Samuel L. Gerst.