The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-05-16
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
THE MAY TERM OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT CONVENED ON LAST
MONDAY. JUDGE COCH-
RAN PRESIDING.
Hon. j. HI. Curry Officiated as Dis
trict Attorney - Judge Coch-
rams Charge to Jury Was
ViriIe and ForcefuI.

The May term of the circuit court
convened on last Monday morning,
Judge Robert F. Cochran presiding
and Hon. j. H. Curry officiating as
district attorney. The first work to
be taken up was the selection of the
grand jury, and when the panel had
been completed the following gentle
men were in the box: Messrs. T. A.
Perkins, ]. S. Robertson, w. d. Ste
venson, w. c. HIKE, c.. E. Belts, w.
NJ Bell, j. NJ Beard, t. w. Harris,
T. Z. Pinkston, Frank Skinner, Fl. A.
Greer, C. A. Williams, Z. T. Halbert,
Jr., c. V. Taggart, ]. d. Dotherow, H.
c. Foreman, l.. Fl. Hatchett, T. w.
Stinson, T. B. Brownlee, and J. B.
Cook
After appointing Mr.. T. w. Harris
foreman of the grand jury, Judge
Cochran proceeded to deliver his
charge to that body. This charge
was one of characteristic strength
and virility, having been an impas-
stoned plea for a purer and more
clared, could be secured only through
a rigid and indiscriminate enforce
ment of the laws. Judge Cochran
reminded the grand jurors of the fact
that all Federal and State laws are
founded upon the commands of God,
and said that to comply with the stat
utes it was only necessary to live up
to the teachings of the Bible. He
averred that the future of the entire
country was being menaced by indi-
vidualism and by the spirit of greed
which characterize the age. He de-
clared that the downfall of all great
nations that have become disrupted
since the beginning of the world was
due to a Capitalization of wealth, and
said that unless this greed and avar-
ice on the part of the citizens of the
United States could be checked the
disintegration of the government was
inevitable. According to Judge Coch-
ran, the only way to prevent the CEN
traliZation of wealth and power is to
enforce the laws against both rich
and poor with equal vigor, and he
admonished the grand jurors to "hew
to the line, let the chips fall where
they will
The grand jury numbers among its
members some of the best citizens of
the county, and those who know them
feel sure that they will not falter in
their duty, but will do all in their
power to detect crime and to bring
the perpetrators thereof to justice.
After the grand jury had been en-
uaneled and charged, the work of
forming the two petit juries for the
current week was taken up, and con-
sumed the remainder of the forenoon /
Monday afternoon the docket was
sounded and specific date set for
the trial of the different civil and
criminal cases. There were several
cases in which counsel on neither
side was ready for trial, and these
gases were ordered continued. After !,
having disposed of few unimpor-
tant motions, Judge Cochran ordered
that an adjournment be taken until
Tuesday morning. When court re-
convened pursuant to adjournment the
civil docket was taken up and will
consume the time of the court until
the cases thereon are disposed of
District Attorney Curry was alb
sent from the city yesterday, having
been called away on important husi-
ness, but expected to return to the
city last night in order that he might
be with the grand jury today and ad-
wise and assist that body in its de-
liberations.
The following cases had been dis
posed of up to the hour of adjourn
ment yesterday afternoon:
Lindamood & Puckett VS.. Colum-
bus Underwear Company. defendants,
Columbus Insurance & Banking Com
pany, claimants, assumpsit; contin
ued.
Peoples Ice & Cold Storage Com
pany VS.. Columbus Underwear Com
pany, plaintiffs, Columbus Insurance
& Banking Company claimants, as
sumpsit; continued.
Pauline Hayden VS.. Fishermen of +
assumpsit; jury and YER
dict for plaintiff.
Mary Samuel VS.. Masonic Benefit
NJ. w. Stringer Grand
Lodge, assumpsit; continued.
H. E. Johns, plaintiff in execution,
VS.. Columbus Underwear Company,
defendants, Columbus Insurance &
Banking Company. claimants; con-
tinued.
s. Se1ig VS.. Southern Railway Co.,
appeal; continued.
Beverly Alexander, by mother and