The leader., 1904-09-07
COURT AT MAGNOLIA.
A Big Law and Order HISS Meeting FOI-
lows the ORGANIZATION.


lows the Organization
Magnolia, Sept. ). Every avail
liable space ID the big courtroom
twas occupied this morning when
Judge M. II. Wilkinson called the
| Pike county Circuit Court to or
der. Fully 200 people were una
/ BILE to crowd into the building,
and remained ID the courtyard.
The opening Of court, however,
was not the only attraction. The
lmags meeting arranged BY the
Ministers Union for the purpose.
of discussing topics Of general In
lterest to the people was the cause
lof many of the spectators pres
fence.
Judge Wilkinson delivered a
Lengthy charge, ID which be pre-
scented subjects for consideration
and investigation. After impan-
cling the petit jurors fol the
week, the court took d recess ID
order to get time for the citizens
mass meeting, arranged FOR by
1.-The Minister'S Union.
After prayer by Rev. j.. T. Ed
Egar the audience was treated to a
masterful address by Rev. I. H.
Anding, of Summit, who discuss
ed the subject: Civil Govern
ment an Ordinance Of God at.
the conclusion Of which The meet
| ing took a recess for dinner.
In the afternoon Hon. j H.
Price, Of Magnolia, discussed the
subject: An Attorney s Duty to
His Client and the Public. Rev.
M. l.. Burton, of Magnolia, spoke
lon the subject of the Relation of
Public Schools to Civil Govern
ment.
Judge M. H. Wilkinson closed
the discussion with an able pre-
sentation of the subject assigned
him, to-Wit, Crime, the Proba-
Eble Causes and the Remedy Z
The following resolutions we're
read and adopted
Resolved, That every officer
III the county whose duty it is to
deal with crime is hereby request
ed to leave the zone of minimum
penalties and fines and ascend to-
the maximum limits prescribed
By law for the blind tiger, pistol
toter and the crap-shooting men,
thus making these callings SO ex-
pensively odious that parties will
not be able to follow them.
Resolved, That all employers
are respectfully requested not to
strengthen the sinews of crime BY
using their influences with naagis-
trates to procure small penalties
for persons convicted Of either of
these crimes.
Resolved, That we respectful
ly solicit every county officer
every minister, every school
teacher and every law abiding cit
|izen to lend their respective in
duence towards the repression ofa
crime ID The community wherein
they reside.
Resolved, That we desire to
lessen crime by che application 81
civil and moral forces alone; that
we have no sympathy with mob
law ID any of the departments Of
justice, and we respectfully ask
all our magistrates where the PRIV
|ilege Of bail is granted sin the
three cases we have considered,
that bail bonds be placed at high
figures, and that no straw bail be
taken.
Resolved, That we respectful
II ask all our citizens who are
tired Of tie era Of crime and ruin
TO assemble at their respective
churches, sehooIhouses and other
places of meeting, and indorse the
above, or similar resolutions, tIus
giving moral aid to this public
effort. 3
After adopting the above reso-
lutlOns the meeting adjourned
The cases set for trial today
were passed and the court ad
iourned till 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning