The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
CIRoU1r COURT CONFINES.
Judge MiIler Delivers Strong And Able -+ Charge To Jury.

Charge To Jury.
 Camden, Oct. Especial. )--Cir- cult Court convened here yesterday af- ternoon, Hon. B. M. Miller presiding.
 Owing to tho lateness of the train. court did not convene until 3 o'clock. The grand jury was organized with Clay Sheffield as foreman
 Judge Miller after interrogating the grand jurors as to whether they be- leved in enforcing the criminal laws, and if they would indict for violation of prohibifion law, road law, carrying concealed weapons, murder, etc, and the jurors answering in the afiirma- five charged them briefly upon the most important crimes.
 He admonished the grand jurors that 1t was their duty to dtvulge all they knew concerning any violations of law in their beats or anywhere in the county. Judge Miller first charged upon the new road law, urging upon the grand jurors their. duty in seeing that the law is enforced and that Su- pervisors, overseers and road hands do their duty. Give the law trial be- fore you criticize 1t and if 1t Is not satisfactory, repeal it, said the judge, He emphasized the necessity of good roads in this county, showing how good roads would improve our county and enhance It's prosperity. That if every man uaDle 10 EOAQ QulB W0utU Wohh or pay his commutation tax we would have good roads in this county.
 The judge then took up the crime of gambling. '.One who plays diceS or cards for money Is unfitted for any other work. If person wins several dollars day in game of chance he will not engage in any other work.
 Judge Miller urged upon the grand jurors to investigate and see if there A xrt<a 1u& faf fhA laN against cheating in the State examina- tons. by teachers. showing, the moral degradation of such practices as re- ceiving help during examination.
 ssdow would you like for such 2 teacher to teach your boy or girlT Such a teacher would not be in posi-. tton to reprove or correct your child, nation. If we want our boys and girls pure and upright they must not pc taught by such teachers. N
 Blind tigers next engaged the atten- tion of the judge He said that he had three sheriffs in his circuit who would do their duty in enforcing the law and he felt sure the sheriff of Wilcox cour- ty would do his. duty in this regard. The sheriffs should not wait for pre- sentiments by grand Juries to be made. but as soon as they have reliable in- formation that a blind tiger is being operated at certain place they should investigate and arrest the offender.
 +'The cry that prohibition will not prohibit is all stuff. We have laws against stealing. murder and other crimes, and these crimes are being committed every day. Should laws against these crimes be repeaIed2 The Ten Commandments are violated daily but should these commandments be taken from the divine word2 The re- cent overwhelming prohibition major ity in this county shows that the sen tiraent in this county is for the en- bforcement of the law against blind tigers and if after such a vote any ons
 should have the hardihood to run q blind tiger in defiance of such a senti.
 ment he should be sentenced to ths
 county jail or hard labor for the | county
 1 The concealed pistol evil was ther briefly touched upon by the judge.
 'sWe do not carry pistols to hum
 game. but 1t is used to take human life and this evil should be stopped bs
 bringing indictments against the of.
 lenders.