The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-03
COURT ADJOURNED.
SPRING TERM OF CIRCUIT COURT
ADJOURNED YESTERDAY
DOCKET NOT FILLN
COMPLETED.
Last Term To- ne Presided over Nv
Judge sykes. and General Re-
grct Over His Departnrr -
Expressed 10y All


The spring term of Circuit Court.
which convened here last Monday.
adjourned yesterday afternoon. and
Judge Sykes left on the evening train
for his home IN Aberdeen The bust
ness of the term had not nearly been
completed. but the law PASSED az the
recent session of the legislature re-
Arranging the Circuit Court districts
of the State goes into eject on June
/. and. under the law. Judge sykes
has no further Jurisdiction in L0wn-
des county. which. under the provis-
ions OF the act. becomes "a part 90
Judge Cochrane's district Both
Judge Sykes and District Attorney
Mitchell are very popular. not only
among the members 81 the local bar.
and the court officials. but among the
people OF the county generally. and
the fact that they will not be- with as
again is a source of general regret
The time OF the court last we~k
was devoted almost entirely tO the
hearing OF criminal eases. and though
quite "A number were disposed o.
there were still Il great many Ieft an
tried. and these were continued until
the next term OF court Very little
time was devoted To the civil docket.
the only cases being disposed OF On
this docket being those I'm which fhe
defendants failed to appear and in
which Judgment by default was en-
tered. Under the nsw law. Iudgs
Cochrane is TO hold three terms of
court here each year. one in JanuarF
one in May and one in September.
The eases now remaining umfried ou
the civil and criminal dockefs wil 30
disposed Of by Judge Cochran at the
September term OF Court.
Grand jury Adiour1l~.
The grand jury adiourued fr=ter.
day morning. and the report submit
ted TO Judge Sykes shows thar durirr
their session they dOckefed f1 case.
examined SO witne~se~ found trul
bills and referred cases fo magi..
trates for disposition.
The report states fhaf eommiffa...
visited the county farm and counrt
jail and found the prisoners at both
places well fed and well cared for.
but AYERS that many inmates 81 fhe
county jail should De- in The funatic
asylum
considerable portion of the re-
port is devoted 10 the violation of th.
law prohibiting the sale of liqnor
within the county. The paragraph of
the report referring fo this matter
reads as follows:
Illegal sale Of Whf-ke..
In the matter Of the unlawful safe
of whiskey and other intoxicafinr
beverages there We're several cases
brought To- the know ledge of fba
grand jury. where strong suspicion
pointed 10 the violation at fhfs Iau
but after the examination ar n aoodIr
number of Witnesses w. failed 10 ir-
dict I'm most cases FOR lack 0f ths. nee
essary evidence We. the grand furr
think that a number 0f our mar.
chants, both in the citv. the r0rnfr.
and other towns ia the county. have
1nthoughtedly ordered whtskev and
other alcoholic beverage for partfa.
both by telephone and mail uof
IL any violation 81 fhe Law
and our time. being very limited 49,
,ould not fully investigate these
matters. We leave them to future
grand juries. We also ask au law
tbiding citizens TO refrain from order
ng whiskey or alcoholic beverage.
or We are Informed that they are iia.
DE TO indictment as solicitors
The grand jurors extended fhanEs
o Judge Sykes and the officers of tho
'ourt for kindnesses extended them
Turing their session.
Judge sykes Addresses jury.
In discharging the grand FURY
Judge Sykes delivered The following
emarks:
Gentlemen am very much
ratified tand no doubt the people OF
our county are) al the report YOU
make Now in regard TO these mar-
hants selling this stun. I don't know
what IL Is. but it is some kind of
Iisguise of whiskey--T am thorough
in sympathy with you in what You
ay. / am quite sure there il moth
ng so detrimental to the peace and
ood order of your county as the sale
4 this stuff" / will call it. I don't
now what IL is. but IL is whiskey I'm
arious and sundry names-whiskev
disguise. I believe the greatest