Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-25

GINNMQNNlAABg T ib1g NONs go 4gOVt
Hon, J. T. Wills, lodge Of Eighth Ju-
dicial Circuit. State Of Florida, In
and for Alachua County, Florida.
We, the Grand Jurors for the Fall
term Of Circuit Court of Alsehua
county, having completed our labOrs
beg 10 present to you this, our final
pFesentment,
DpFing this term we have sndeav-
QSsd faithfully to discharge the duties
eneumbent upon uS, giving careful at
tentlon to all complaints made to uS
and where In our conscientious iudg.
ment a violation Of law was evident
We have made proper returns therefor
We have been In session ten days
We have had before % thlrty-eighi
cases, and have examined one hundred
and seventy witnesses.
We regret 70 report that in a num-
Der Of cases coming before us. for.
Warded from the several justices OF
she peace Of this county, many papers
necessary for us In our investigation
we're missing, such % afidavitS, war.
rants and witness recognisanceS, which
has OecasIoned some delay on our part,
and peFchAnee defeated q foil invest
CATION by US In some instances. We
recommend that hereafter all justices
OF the peace comply with the law in
forwarding TO uS all papers Issued by
them in their preliminary exsmlna-
tionS, and In addition, they make q
written statement Of the testimony Of
ell witnesses appearing before them 10
such preliminary examinations. The
latter We especially uTge, not only be-.
cause II 10 their duty under tile Law TO
DO 20, but because We are told by some
Of them that witnesses In cases before
them give testimony sufficient In their
Judgment 90 warrant convictions,
whereas, We have found 10 several In.
stances, the same Witnesses, when sp.
peaFlng before th0 Grand Jury, do not
give such testimony % would warrant
che Grand Jury In reporting . bill Of
thiB court,
We further recommend that ell pa
psFa issued By any justice In q pFelImi.
nary examination had before him,
shall DO returned By him 80 soon 80
che case shall be completed before
him, 20 the clerk Of this court, end
that came shall DO securely kept by
said clerk 20 be presented TO the next
ensuing Grand Jury,
We tind that nearly one.hAli OF the
eases before ne for consideration dur.
ING this term have been for the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors Ia this county We
ere Of the opinion that the standing re-.
ward Of $50 for che conviction OF per.
sons engaged 10 thIO unlawful business
10 largely responsible for the large
number OF cases before us, From our
Investigations Of them Wo are led 60
believe this In many instances parties
have been Informed aRalnSt, either
from motives OF peFOOnal Onmity or de-.
sire 70 earn the reward, or both. II 90.
cure 20 ne, a,ide from che enormous eX.
psuSe that the payment oi these 70.
WaFdS will impose upon the county (ll
ths pFOeeht term ot court IL an indlca.
zion Of What will happier In iaturs),
that this reward lea dangerous pFese.
dent By reason Of che tAct that IN many
instances witnesses In eases Of this
character are people to whom the large
cum OF money might be an iRducslneHt
20 present cases against peesonS who
might not b. viOlAtoJ OF che law. The
10 more likely 20 be true Ia view Of The
fact that nearly every one charged
with thls offence IL = negro aud LARGE
numbeS Of che witnesses against them
ere also neErOes, We do NOS see that
any LIBERALIZATION should be made be.
tween the efforts 10 suppress one crime
naOSe than another. aud 90 far a. our
observation EOet OUT officers are dill.
sent 10 the investigation and snpprrS.
0ion Of other classes Of crime, aud We
feel iully assured that without The ~.
WaFd thRy will BE- equally faithful In the
suppression Of this particular crime a.
tl,ay are IN ell OtherS We therefore
recommend that the county commits.
aloueFs Of this county Immediately ~.
voke he reward previously offered by
them for convictions OF all pesOns
charged with selling Intoxicating Il.
ouoPa an tha eonHtV.