Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1906-10-26

law-breaking, and it was the duty Of the
Grand Jury under the law, to get all the
evidence il can and to return indict-
med > where evidence justified. The
mo ~ prominent man is who engages
in hlaying poker is more dangerous in
the community than the common gam
bier who has no influence or standing,
and the higher man stands the more
jealous the jury should be in securing
evidence.A man who will lure boy into
blind tiger and fill him with liquor
and rob him, is thief and should be so
regarded. To the Courts mind the
most pernicious form Of gambling is the
buying and selling Of future contracts,
and convictions for such make it the
Courts duty TO impose both fine and
Imprisonment. He urged the Grand
Jury to be diligent in its efforts to Sc
cure evidence upon which indictments
can be returned and con sictions secured
Directly interrogating the Foreman, the
Court asked him If he would be dill
gent in securing such evidence, and il
any Of the jurors attempted to defeat
the ends of justice, would he (the Fore
MANI report such facts to the Court.
Foreman Smith answered affirmatively.
Selling tobacco TO minors, said the
Court, is an indictable offence, and the
Court wanted the jury TO look out for
any who were guilty.
Upon the question OF the illicit sale
OF liquor, the Court was very severe.
This (Yazoo) county is under the law, a
"dry county, and under their oaths it
was the duty Of each member Of the ju-
ry to do what they could to let no gull
ty one escape. He complimented the
officials OF Yazoo City for the enforce
mcnt OF the local option law, and be-
heved aame possible throughout the
county if the people would only do their
dnty toward suppressing the illegal sale /
OF liquor. Recognized that it was hard /
to get evidence; but occasionally some
one would squeal, and the guilty be
caught. Urged the Foreman to get
summons upon every one in each COM
munity where it is alleged liquor is be-
ing sold.
The carrying Of pistols, said the
Court was pernicious habit, and that
habit was responsible for so many honl-
cides having been committed in the
county. II pistols and whisky can be
xant aWay rom tbe araes, ssaa u
ihe gfaver kind win diminish. The man
who stays where he ought, has no use
ior pistol and the toters Of them as
'ule are towards.
Selling cocaine had among the me-
yroes, become one Of the most danger
,us, as the Court understood from emil
lent ones that it excited all OF their
'rutal animal passions. Ii the jury
ouuld get the evidyhce against any one
Who had been guilty of selling cocaine
Q negroes he implored the jury to re-
urn indictments.
The Court urged the jury to look into
he condition Of the public roads, and
1here the contractors had failed to do
heir duty it was the duty OF the jury to
ldict. Under the contract system the
'ourt said the county could have good
Dads, and as the people paid their mon
y for them, they had right to see that
ley got value received.
The Court insisted upon a thorough
iyestigation of the books OF the county
fficials, and il there we're irregularities
} SO report.
In closing the Court said that he had
led to do his duty in calling the atten-
on of the jury to such facts az the law
irects, and he wanted the jury to con-
'ientiously discharge theirs. If pro-
ssses Of the jury could not be served,
scause of indifference on the part of