The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-01
SUPERIOR COURT.
MOSTLY 4 CRIMINAL DOCKET.

boro. presiding. Court was called
about u o'clock Monday and lmmedl-
atelyIthe following grand jury was
drawn:
Lee johnson, foreman, F. ?. Gold,
il. Pope, J. E. Woodland, Sam White
head, w. F. White, James Bland, W.
3. Drewry, J. H. Pope,<J. E. Harper,
w. Staten, w. B. Barnhlll, }. W.
Dickens, C. F. Hawkins, E. A. Crawley,
"a. Lilly, W. S. Scott and j. IL.
Parker.
JUDGE sHAW's CHARGE.
Immediately after the. drawing OF
the grand jury Judge Shaw delivered
a most excellent charge. He did not
20 Into any extensive details in detin-
ing crime, but rather gave general
charge upon the importance OF up
holding the law. Special emphasis
was LAID on the statute against carry
ing deadly weapons. Amongst other
pointed things Judge Shaw said on
this subject we're the following en-
1hatic declarations
when you find a man who always
carries deadly weapon on his person,
you find coward"
"Men who go about armed all the
time are towards at heart"
He said that the law against carry
ing deadly weapons should be enforced
or repealed, and as long as 1t rem aims
on the statute books he will do his
lest to have it enforced. The good
man is put at disadvantage alongside
the bad man ; for the bad man with
lis concealed weapon knows the good
man is never armed and therefore will
attack him in a cowardly manner
when If the good man were armed the
bad man would run 50 fast you could
almost play marbles on his coat tail
Judge Shaw said that it is foolish tC
say that the habit of carrying concealed
7eapons cannot be broken up. II the
good people of the State will put THEN
energies together they can break it up
Special stress was also laid on The
crime of the Illicit hand "g Of Ilquo
its manufacture and its lie.
Judge Shaw said that Is had beer
informed that the liquor sentiment !
pretty strong in Halifax county, ant
s. he deemed it proper to emphasize
the crime of handling it without Ii
cense. He said that "bllnd tigers" ar
about the meanest institutions you Cal
ind in the land. They are responsible
f.: about IS per cent. OF all the hOmi
c.des and like crimes in the comm uni
ties where they are located. He sal
that men who are engaged In the legs
handling of liquor are entitled to tn
same protection as other men--n
more and no less--but the men VIII
manufacture and sell liquor lllegall
should be brought to justice and ma
to suffer for the crime.
Perjury was emphasized as a ba
cline, and Judge Shaw says he lea
the crime Is growing in North Carol
liquor is one of the most FRUIT,
sources of perjury.
4 aosr
r. almost dangerous crime in any cor
munity. "Said the Judge, "a man
drunk, within the meaning of the la
long before he is down, Or stagge
t.om one side of the highway to a
other. He is drunk when his I'D
lnent is impaired"
1t is crime for person to 60 to
l,.ace OF religious worship in a state
iItoxication, whether he raises any d.
turbance or not. Men ought to
punished for public drunkenness as
protection to the boys OF the countr
tacause oft-times when a man &C
drunk and becomes the object of
gard in crowd he at once becomes
hero to some boys, and they think tn
VIII be noticed also when they can e
drunk.
The charge was able and clear a
slowed that Judge Shaw has an exa
Cd idea OF the majesty of the law a
clear-cut convictions of bis duty to
S ate as he performs the functions
lis high and responsible Office.
made a fine impression on all W
beard him. Solicitor w. E. Dan
was in place as we'll as all the ott
officers OF the court, and the work
the criminal docket proceeded at OF
with good dispatch.
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES