Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-02
Ben Hill Superior Court
Judge Whippe Convenes the New County's
First Superior Court, and Gives the
First Grand Jury A Model Charge
M. DICKSON FOREMAN. OF GRAND JURY.

Hill Countys Superior Court by Judge
u Whpe the Fitzgerald house Monday morning the
first inst
Sheriff W. H. Fountain the rap cried oh Yes
The Honorable Superior Court of the County of Ben Hill
April term 1907 is OPEN"
His honor directed the clerk Whitley call the roll
All the thirty answered their names except
Werner L. M. Bea. R. Lee j. c. Story and B. Brown
asked be excused This left twenty-five barkses Twen
yhee being the limit The clerk instructed to call the first
tweutyhree, which G NJ williamson and W. Robtzsch off
the jurors Which organized follows
NJ Dickson foreman; Chamble.s vice foreman J. E
Merce Secretary G. A. jolly Asssecretary; p F. Ston T. j.
Livingston A. B. Dorminy Minshew, A. Dormny' Chas
ser Gaf w. H. Robitsch H D. Vaughn W. 7. Paulk, r.
Preutiss, w. G. Broadhurs G. Pryor, S M Whchard M
Bareutine Young H. A. Burkhart, w L. Babb,
Brigham. D. B. Null elected balif
The charge Judge whppe inspiration for good and
profound impression the jury and the BAR aud every
m who listened to it.
In his charge to the Grand Jury Judge Whppe sought
press Y, of ALL it had the opportunity of set
ting ghteouness in this county-that its
Ct the public and create
lasting in the He hoped that it
morality virtue. He appealed eoquently and
effectively the that is 10 each individual composing
the jury.
'hea THY moral sentiment ,he counys
sset"
up evil in detail and first of all he
paid respects class and pictured his banefu in
his susceptibility crime His experience at
orney had taught him that large cent of the crimes that con-
time of the courts and increased the coun expenses
by the idle vagrant class He strongly urged the
which often
the preparation of the most horrible Crimes
the point that the who carried pistol in his hip
pocket protection usually claimed by pistol
oters always served make him less courteous to his
feowmen, mpuden and often insulting with tendency to
peace rather than protection against assaults He
that part of his charge in which he
paid his respects of whisky He begged the
jury right the enforcement of what he termed the
brightest Jewell county $4,000 license law
the bnd tiger peculiarly strong, and
doubt fully madeup to find True Bill
wherever is of dispensing the ardent in
Ben Hill county since the tenth day of last August.
State Commissioner W. B. Merritt the Grand Jury
county after they had received
the crarge of the court
The jurors organized in panels fol-
lows;
B. R. Young A. A. Ewing, Samuel Gray W. D. Branch,
J. M. Giddens D. L. Martha E M. Whitman, G. B. A. Kinard,
J. J. Mink l. Levine L. E B Deyo, End panel c.
A. Newcomer T. Young j. L. McCarty j. @. Ross, c. F.
Dixon Perry Fitzg raid, A J. Chapel D. Wisham. W. B.
stne J. H. Bishop, J. A, Justice, Willy K Whitley
Sheriff Fountain called his list of baifs as follows;
Herman Smith, B. F. Barton, Pridgep c. L. Prescott
aud Oskar Minex.
Court senograpber E. Kker. of Americus and soc-
tor general Granam. of McRae, and the following attorneys
attendance at the converting of the term Luther Bosser OF
Atlanta Swea, of Waycross, Haygood A j. McDonad
Jaw Clayton Jay B Teal Elddge Cults E. WALL c. P.
Mng1edorf Tom E2son J. A. Griffin, Ed. A. Griffin,
E. S. Fuller Drew W. Paulk, J. w. Quincy, Douglas,
H. Quincy Ocila and Hal La C. c. Curry, of AbbeVlle
T. Brown, excused from grand jury duty by
Judge Whpp Yesterday impressed the grand ay that it
did like their that he asked to be
lieved by presenting grand jury with of CIGARS and
which appreciated by
every member of the jury.
Pauk ex-clerk Irwin Sup eror Court is assist
Jog clerk Whitley this week
The following have been disposed OF
Dormny N. K Wilcox Verdict $500 and interest
for L. Dorminy.
Maggie Nc Frank McDerm Verdict divorce
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