The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-17

would require from all business con-
Germs. not exempted, rs well as the
saloons. Indeed. The spirit Of The law
is aimed at the saloon. as police regn
iatipn. with the view Of restraining THE
drunken men Of which the grand jury
complain "as feeing OF the streets gti
Sunday
With all due respect. we do not hest
Late to say that the illusions Of The
grand jury to the class who do not re-
member where they have had their drink
on a Sunday should have bet ii more
pointed and direct The evil Of which
tic grand jury complain mist be feaehe
| through the court. where rests finally
/ The only authority and power to eotnprl
The respectful observance CT the law: Il
IL fact notorious that more than one
saloon have violated the law. even dur
] ing the sitting Of The grand jury. at least
| the circumstances would indicate that
lively business was in progress by the
number Of people going in and out Of
side doors. In their efforts to enforce
the law the police have to contend with
watehnieti on the outside, with electric
bells and other devices. to warn the III
side Of The approach Of the police, and
it Is Of record that In cases tried. re-
lease has been secured OH teeht1icalities,
| when The facts, and especially the cir
| eumstanees, we're fortefully against the
| eioiatar of the law. The police have no
power 10 convict. The police can make
complaint and arrest, bill the can not
go beyond their authority. In some
what facHiats view the grand Jury re-
fers to Rip Van Wrinkles dram. and
leaves to the city officials the Job they,
as grand Jurors. could not unfavel. If
with all the legal power vested i'll them
as body, The grand Jury could not ennl-
pei the witnesses who conceded they had
violated the law, to refresh their mem
Dry, 1T least II the extent Of recalling
when anil where they had ui9ained the
liHHof. how are the officials Of the city to
ntravel the job when their authority
is eiftnnisefibed to making complaints
and arfestsP II will not be denied that
If the grand Jury had desired, it WAS in
their power 10 have compelled The wit
i1ssses to refresh their f1elnory and to
testify TO the facts or go to Jail The
question Of the violation of the Sunday |
law, to which the grand Jury has called |
specific attention, Is no Joke. In their
investigation the ,fat,d Jury have in
dieted several saloon keepers for the |
violation Of the law, and one Of these
Is notorious for his persistent and con-
teniptHous disregard Of the law. These |
cases III time will be tried III The State
eettrt. II il assumed that the same evil
dellee which led to The finding Of the
trtte bills viii be submitted III the dis
tfiet court and oil the Intelligent pre-
seiltation Of these eases will depend the
aeqttittal OF conviction Of the accused,
II The court should rule thai only tie
naked, the barefaeed facts shall be COM
sidered and that all the circumstances
indicating and emphasizing guilt shall
be disfegarded. If The testimony of the
police who have caught the sioIators
red handed iii the act shall be naniinizedi
and the statement Of tile defendant shalt
be accepted beyond d doubt. then there
shall follow an abortion Of lava tra=
vesty Oh Justice
& was Sir Henry Hawkins, one of the
greatest Of criminal lawyers. ai, eminent
Judge Of England, who has held tlatl
sireufiistat1tial evidence is the best and |
tiast direct of evidence, and III no less
u eminent and honored citizen than
Judge A. w O. Hicks has held that cir
'ui11stai1tial evidenee.is The best and the
strongest Of evidence. and that when the
circumstances We're direct against the
refused It fevoIved Oh him to establish
IL Innocence II this grand old man.
loi1orea and respected for his manly
worth, ever erred 1t was oil the side Of
NV and order. Of good morals and JUS 1
Ice.
This criticism, Of The grand inry's re- i
OFT i suggested BY The rather flippant /
nusiof1 ~ the Sunday law and It's en- /
The enforcement ST The law
aaast resi- hi The city court and the State q
pnrt. and not Oh tic police nor the d. i
Gals IT Shreveport. Iiis fact The grand
ny should have emphasized and made
lain beyond III to,isinterpretasiefl II
1seet stfietipii i
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