The Glenwood post., 1905-11-25
THE JURY SAYS
mot GUILTY"
But Judge Shumdte Makes d Strong
Talk in Open Court in Con-
neCtiOn with the Jones'
DupIiCe Shooting Case
APPEAL TO MOTHERS AND FATHERS

In the trial of Edgar Duplice. dis
posed of in the district court last
week, the evidence disclosed state of
affairs which should not exist at any
point in Garfield county-or any place
else for that matter.
Duplice was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to
kill the object of his attack being a
neighboring young man named Roy
Jones'
In the scrimmage which it appears
was nothing more nor less than a
drunken row, Jones was quite badly
stabbed by Duplice, the latter making
his getaway and escaping arrest for
several days.
Although jury acquitted Jones
ldst Saturday, the testimony clearly
showed that both boys We're somewhat
to blame, but the principle fact
brought out was that neither young
man was at himself, both brains be-
ing fired to a hign pitch of excitement
and hatred with liquor obtained at
the saloon absolutely contrary to law
There was scarcely person who
listened to the testimony who believed
that the difference between the two
would have resulted in this crime had
they not been under the influence of
liquor obtained illegally.
So apparent was this to all the
spectators as well as the Court that
Judge Shumate, when the verdict was
rendered, expressed himself in open
court in no uncertain manner as fol
lows:
The Court has discovered during
the trial that the law has been vio-
lated in serious respect by the own
ers and keepers of the saloon at Grand
Valley, and made memorandum Of
the law at the time on the subject,
Sections 1852, 1853 and 1856. Any
person who desires to make COM
plant will come before the district
attorney, or, if they so desire, can
make the complaint in writing to the
Court who Will then sit as examining
magistrate. | cannot let these things
pass, nor can any man who has any
respect for his community or for his
country, as he must know that if the
youth Of our country sixteen, seven
teen and eighteen wears old, and even
older, are allowed to drink and have
nj or ViNr t. ha, hat
we will have absolutely lawless
country, that it will be absolutely
worthless because our boys and girls
of today will soon become the con
trollers of the destinies of our nation.
81, for one, feel that if man dares
to sell my son liquor, the father in
me would rise so high that | would
forget | am Il law abiding citizen of
this state. | regret these things so
much, because see the evils of saloon
keepers selling liquors to minors. and
failing to put up notices that minors
are forbidden there If complaint
is made to me, | will sit IA examin-
ing magistrate at any time it must
be stopped if | can stop it The idea
of an affair of this kind occurring in
this country, and all from the cause,
apparently to me, of the sale of liquor
to boys who are irresponsible practic-
ally or become irresponsible for their
acts through that business. -
This cutting would have never
occurred, in my estimation, if these
boys had not been allowe ed to go into
that saloon, one, four or five times,
and drink while inside the saloon or
elsewhere. Four or FIVE drinks to u
boy; that much would be as sufficient
for him as ten to fifteen would be to
grown man, to intoxicate. 1t seems
to me an outrage; l feel compelled to
call the district attorneys attention
to it, and not only his attention. but
also the attention OF. every father and
mother and every good citizen of this
country, 80 that our boys may be "as
plants grown up in their youth and
our girls as the polished corners of
the temple emblems of strength.
beauty and sefulness.