The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09
THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT.
Convened in oeala 1uesday-Judge
AIeek Boarman, Presiding.

AhS "lhteT lcIIn OL the OulleO
States district court for the southern
district Of Florida, convened in this
city Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
The officers of the court are: Aleck
Boarman, Judge; J. M. Cheney, dis
trict attorney; r. P. Marks, assistant
district attorney; Jno. F. Horn, mar
shall; E. o. Locke, clerk; c. E. John
son. deputy clerk; H. H. Eyles. crier:
Thurlow Bishop, deputy marshal; C.
T. Merrill. office deputy.
Judge Boarman is acting in place of
Judge James w. Locke, who Is hav-
ing leave of absence on account of
illness.
Judge Boarman was appointed Unit
ed States district judge in 1881 by the
late President James A. Garfield. dur
ing the brief time he occupied the
presidential chair. He Is a native Of
Mississippi and we judge is about 81
years OF age. He has a very strong
and rugged face and every line de-
notes character and strength.
He has occupied the bench in Flor
ida, sitting at Tallahassee, Tampa,
Jacksonville and Pensacola, but this
time Is his first visit to Ocala.
Judge Boarman's charge to the jury,
after It was impannelled Monday
morning, was a clear cut, strong and
we'll defined presentation Of the law.
He called the attention Of the jury to
the fact that 1t was their duty to In
quire into all violations against the
laws OF the United States and called
especial attention to the fact that vio-
lations against the revenue laws, pos
tai laws, depredations on government
lands, counterfeiting money and SELL
ing liquor without license came es-
pecially under their province.
Two cases that came up Monday
afternoon will Illustrate the manner
OF man Judge Boarman is. Two ne
groes came before him for trial. They
were charged with violating that we'll
known statue, No. 1882. viz: selling
liquor without a license
The judge asked the prisoners if
they had a lawyer and they replied
that they had not. He then asked if
they were ready to go to trial and
ha tI,aV
asked them how long they had been
arrested and whether they had been
out on bond or had been in Jail. They
replied that they were arrested last
July and had been in Jail ever since.
He then said you had better let me
represent you and plead guilty, which
they did. The sentence Of the court
then, is. said the judge, that you serve
six months in Jail and this sentence
expires today. You are discharged.
The following are the names of the
grand jury:
G. W.. Hyde, J. #. Weeks. ]. b, Jar
rel. w. III. Rainey, 3. G. Bridges, r.
w. Hayes, w. d. Seigler. S. b. Willis.
G.. w. Perry, Roswell 'Schafer, w. f.
Hill. II. 4. Pickett. Paul Thompson,
J. S. Harrison. J. d. McDuffy. s. c.
Cook, j. r. Teamster. George Giles. f.
P. Gadson, w. c. Bull and S. e. Rowe
The following are the names of the
petit jury:
w. D. Hatchett, ]. 2. Williams, Will
liam Arnold. George Gamble, w. d.
Lowell, r. H. Beville, A. H. Priest r.
A. Hall, H. r. Fennell, Alex. Hough,
]. A. Lee. J. NJ. Gates, w. NJ. Shock
ley. Alfred Tooley
After the adjournment of the court
Monday morning quite a number of
local bar were introduced to Judge
Boarman and the officers of the court.
Mr.. C. w. Hyde. of Gainesville, was
made forman of the grand jury.