The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-21
DALLAS GRAND JURY
BODY Is CHARGED BY JUDGE b. M.
MILLER.
He Declares He is Proud Of the Rec
ords of the Fourth judicial
Cfrcuit-Central
City News.

Selma, Sept. 20.-(SpeciaI--The
blind tiger" evil. the habit of carry
ing concealed weapons, the good which
the people living in the country derive
from good roads and the crime II mis-
cagenation were the principal things
talked about by.1udge b. NJ. Miller to
the grand jury of the fall term Of the
Circuit Court OF Dallas county which
convened this morning.
The address delivered to the grand
jury was a strong one and was pro-
nounced one of the abIest which Judge
Miller has delivered to grand jury in
Dallas county since he has been pre-
siding over the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult.
In beginning his remarks to the
grand jury Judge Miller said that the
laws upon the statute books were not
worth the paper upon which they were
written unless they were enforced by
the grand juries and the Officers of the
law. With that he made a general re-
sumo upon the enforcement Of the laws
and told the members of the jury their
duties in the premises.
Judge Miller took up the matter of
carrying concealed weapons and par
ticufarly dwelt upon the habit of car
rying a pistol in ones hip pocket hid
beneath his coat, Upon this matter he
talked at some length and stated that
perhaps fifty per cent. of the violent
deaths in the State could be attributed
to the habit of carrying concealed
weapons and to the blind tiger.
Judge Miller in discussing the pro-
hibition question read the heading and
paragraph from c. L. Harold's let
ter In the Montgomery Advertiser from
Mobile on March II. The paragraph
was the opening one and wildly set
forth the difference between the way
the prohibition laws were being re.
| garded and enforced in the BLACK
Belt" and in Mobile. He said that the
| comparison made him proud Of Selma
and of the BLACK Belt" and glad that
he lived in the Fourth judicial Dis
trict.
He asked were the conditions now
the same as they were then and told
the members of the grand jury that 1t
was their business to ascertain II they
were and that If they were not they
should return indictments against all
whom they found had violated the
laws.
At length he discussed the evil Of
the blind tigers" and said that they
did not mind paying fine of $50 or
500. which was a small license but
he thought that they would object to
serving a term in the coal mines.
which was perhaps the only way to
break them up.
Towards the latter part of his re-
strongly upon the crime of miscegena-
vening Of the court prayer was offer
tion and the evil effects of 1t. He ask
ed the members OF the grand jury to
investigate carefully any such cases
which were brought to its aotention.
The fall term of the Circuit Court
was convened this morning at IL o.
clock and Immediately after the con-
vening Of the court prayer was offer
ed by Rev w. P. Dickinson, pastor of
the Church Street Methodist Church.
The venire was then sworn in and the
following members were. selected as
the grand jury: G. K. Cothran. fore
man: Arthur Morrison. NJ. D. Boykin.
F. L. Wade, J. B. Simmons. Morris
Keonigsthal. J. Kent West. Samuel Ir-
by, A. p Rollins. w. J. Templin, J. s.
Eaves, J. J. Crawford. w. D. Rut-
ledge, George Wright. J. NJ. Seymour,
r. L. Hunter, C. NJ. Hunter and J. NJ.
Walker.
The empannelling Of the petit juries
followed Judge Miller's address to the
grand jury and after adjournment the
civil docket was taken up by the court
this afternoon