The weekly true Democrat., 1907-12-13

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Monday morning, Decenber 2, and has
been tie busiest place "a the county for
the past two weeks. Hon. John W !, Ma-
Ions, Circuit Judge, knows hOwNto get
BE mist work done q q given time.
The grand jury, William 3. Bryan,
foreman, returned, during the first week
Of the term, twenty-five trne bills, and
has continued its good work during the
The new sheriff, W. N. LangstOn,
has secured . fine set Of deputies Jack
son Gray, Thomas Coe. j. r. Lewis,
Frank Alexander and Thomas Atkinson,
and has given excellent service IN every
department of bis work.
The following civil cases were con-
tinued 20 next term:
Robert Hall W.. Amos Parrish, w. r.
Crowder We. Gordon Pearce, Blake Gro
maRtie W.. l.. B. Bryant, Lewis ZuzNSky
Co. We. Mrs. George b. Currfe.
Du. ing the first week seven jury Grim
inal trials were had, in four Of which
the defendants were convicted, and in
three three the defendants were ae-
quilted. Seven defendants pleaded
guilt The following is schedule Of
the CAGES disposed of Convicted, Ar
thur Brown, burglary Israel Fisher,
unlawfully selling liquors; William
Walker, aggravated assault; Ben Bry-
ant, larceny Of goats. Acquitted Jerry
Hall, unlaWfully selling mortgaged
property Dave Moore, unlawfully sell
ing liquors Tom Chester, unlawfully
selling liquors. Pleaded guilty: j. Cor
don Dampier, grand larceny Charley
Harts6eld, larceny Of horse Byrd Lin
ton, assault Charles johnson, larceny
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goats Waites Tucker and John Tucker,
assault.
Only one civil case was tried, Eliza
Edwards vs.. G. F. & A. Railway Co. /.
trespass on the case, in which there was
q verdict for the defendant.
The second week of the term was
quite as busy one as the first. The
grand jury returned FIVE additional in
dictments, making thirty in all, and was
discharged, after returning its general
presantment, which appears below.
There were, up to Thursday, noon,
nine jury trials, resulting in five con-
victions and four acquittals, according
TO the following schedule Convicted |:
John Washington, aggravated assault
with intent to murder Chas. G. Myers,
forgery Lucius Culton, burglary Mat
thew Knox, larceny of mule Prophet
Wilkins, breaking and entering with in
tent toscommit misdemeanor. Acquit-
ted: Jesse Adams, unlawfully selling
liquors Purman johnson, vagrancy I;
Jesse Swallwood, trespass Joe Ford,
murder.
The following cases were continued
until the next term State vs. Blank I;
State vs. Myers, q cases) State VS..
Floyd; State VS.. Sales.
II is expected that the docket will be
cleared before Saturday night.
THE PREsENTMENT.
We, the grand jurors inquiring in and
for the body Of the county of Leon, fall
term of circuit court, A. d. 1907, do
make the following general present"
ment:
First. We have carefully examined
into all cases submitted to US by the
proper authorities, and we regret 10 say
that there we're an unusually large
number. But it Is some relief TO know
that with comparatively few exceptions
they were not Of q very grave nature.
Among all Of the cases that we have
considered there was but one involving
the taking Of human life. This shows a
marked Improvement over former
years, az there has been atnearly every
term Of court heretofore several cases
for the consideration Of juries.
We regret TO say that there have been
many violations of the liquor laws In
this county. It 10 not within the prov
ence Of this body 70 discuss the merits
or demerits Of the liquor question, but
simply to enforce the law as it exists.
This we have endeavored to do. Before
closing this subject, we reiterate the
statement Of former grand juries, that
IL seems strange to us that man with
any degree Of intelligence should delib-
erately violate any law, much less the
one In relation to the sale Of liquor. II
] for no other reason than that one per-
son who sells liquors to another places
the purchaser In one Of two unenviabIe
lights. He has either to falsify 10 pro
tect the seller, or tell a truth and con-
denim him.
Second. While il is not strictly with
in our province so 10 do, yet we do not
feel IL amiss to mention the fact that
the result ofgeneral inquiry made by Us
has developed the fact that the roads
and bridges In this county are Ia quite
a satifaetOry condition, with the excep-
tions following:
That part oil ths Lake bradford road
runninf from Tallahassee TO said lake,
and the road Leading from Tallahae-
see, known o. the Miocosukie road,
for b distance Of about three
milea' from Tallahassee. And two
poiRts on the Meridian road.
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