The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-12
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court convened at 10 o'clock IueS-
day morning with Judge Charles w.
Lynch on the bench. The first
business was to empanel the grand
jury as follows: ID. II. Outright,
foreman, Peter I. Lynch, Duncan
Lodge, z. X. Stout, William Hick-
man, Clarence Harbert, Lee Holden,
Samuel S. Floyd, John S. Cost,
Chester L. Pigott, Herman Strother
c. L. Ladwig, Howard Martin, John
X. Free, Lindsay Jett and L. NJ.
Goodwin
Judge Lynch then delivered a
lengthy charge, characterized as one
of the strongest and most earnest de-
livered here within several years,
and featured by emphasis on Sun
day selling aud the existence Of
houses Of ill-fomc. Judge Lynch
explained tic object of charge to
n grand jury and then stated that
they had an important though pain
full duty to perform-painful be-
cause of the fact they had taken an
oath that required them to inquire
INTO the conduct of all the citizens
of the county, and especially that
class who disregards the laws. and
he was sorry to say such class eX-
tied in Harrison county and 1T
Clarksburg-important duty be
cause none can be punished for
crime against the law unless they
are first presented to the court by
the grand jury. The inquiry Is
made. eewhy does the court not
suppress crime?'' 1t can not eX-
cept by the grand jury. The court
IS powerless, even though it Possesse.S,
personal knowledge of crimes, until
: the grand jury acts. 1t can DO
nothing until after the grand jury
acts. -.
That there is wrong doing. sale
Judge Lynch, in some parts OF the
county. there can be no question
THE grand Jury Is 2owerless to act
except through witnesses brought ne
fore it by the prosecuting ATTORNEY
and then the prosecuting attorney
,can only get them before the grand
inrv and can not make them tell the
fr,,ib if they do not want to- lie
stated that the grand Jury nli9n ~
find men who were unwilling TO zen
the truth. 1t was hard to say, ou'
fact. MS he was convinced from
what he had seen and from what
had taken place in court. He was
sorry to say that many people waH
GRO otherwise good citizens are III
svmDathv with the commission OF
crime. In the time of Malachi ahG
ovor since there were and have peer,
those who called evil good and gooo
evil. There are persons who tnlnN
it wrong to institute prosecutions
against law breakers. They say
Certain classes of violators are neces-
sarv. and that certain Illegal and un,
IawfuI businesses should be tolerated
for the common good. No CRIME
whatever should be tolerated and
good citizens will not tolerate IT.
There is unlawful and illegal
business carried on in Clarksburg'
said Judge Lynch, and certain
street is notorious for this lileSal
business, openly. notoriously and de
family carried on. 1t is your duty
to inquire into it. Witnesses WI
be before YOU who know about this.
and when YOU find out. present
these people to the court.
Another class, said Judge Lynch.
as he believed, are violators. Clarks-
burg has a council that has seen mt
10 grant license. These are legally
and lawfully granted, the majority
having placed in office men who
voted for license, and because of TIN,
majority vote it was lawful that
there should be license, as the sys-
tenn of American government is bas-
ed on the will of the majority, and
on the principle that the majority
shall rule. But these licenses arc
restricted by law, by bonds gwen
and in certain other respects. Those
to whom they are granted can not
sell on the Sabbath. and intoXicantS
can not even be given certain
class. except in violation of law
bond and the license itself, such as
one intoxicnted at the time. in tho
habit of getting intoxicated, or I'M
der 21 years of age. or one whose
appea rance makes tho impression
that he is under 81 wears old.
Judge lynch said he was safe N
saving that it is an open fact, an
omen secret that as much business OF
tbis sort is done on Sunday as or
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