The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-06
IN BLIND TIGEROOM.
EVERY INDICTMENT rs REJECT.
BY THE GRAND JURY.
BODY HOpe!essly Divided - Mayor
Rhett Supplies list of Federal Rev
enue Licenses and Solicitor is Ask.
ed to Indict all Those Whose
Names Appear TherOn-Straieht
Talk by Judge Dantzler.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
e After being advised by Judge
Dantzler yesterday morning that 1t
was its duty to consider the dispen-
sary cases. the grand jury brought in
batch Of indictments on each of
which was written mo BILL" Twen-
ty-four cases had been handed to the
grand jury and twenty-four mo bills"
were returned. The report did not
cause much surprise among the
regular attendants on the court, as it
had been rumored for several days
that the grand Bury was hopelessly
divided on the caseA. and that a suffi-
cient number to bring in a true bill
could not he gotten. After the report
was made, Judge Dantzler took occa-
sion to address the jury In very dig
nifi~d but very plain manner, regard
ing Its action.
Shortly after court convened yes
terday morning, Mayor Rhett was
sent for posthaste. by the grand jury,
and appeared before the body. Itis re-
ported that the jury desired the lis,
Of those who had paid revenue licen-
ses and this Mayor Rhett willingly
furnished. The list contained 1h0
names taken from the books of the
collector Of internal revenue. Some
questions were asked the Mayor re-
garding the cases brought by the po-
lice. but the Moyor was unable to fur
nish any additional light on the SUBJ
ject.
The jury then repaired to the court
room and presented to the solicitor
the list of those holding revenue lic-
enses and requested that the solicitor
hand out bills against every man
whose name appeared on the list.
Judge Dantzler then asked the
foreman II he understood that the
jury did not wish to pass upon the bills
which the solicitor had already hand
sAsat for violation Of the dispensary
alw. to the number of twenty-four.
before the bills were handed out
against those on the list The fore
man answered that that was meant
whereupon the court charged the jury
that while the possession of a reve-
nue. license was prima facie evidence
that the party holding same was
guilty Of violating the dispensary law,
still at the same time in the judg-
ment OF the court it would ne a mat
ter of physical impossibility for the
solicitor to pass out bills against all
OF the parties named in the list sub
mitted by them at this term of court,
and while he felt sure that the solic-
itor would do his duty. still the court
must insist on the grand jury taking
some action on the bills that they had
before them now. The Judge also
stated to the jury that it would be
we'll for the members to try to gath
er some testimony in regard to the
parties they wished presented as it
was not the business Of the solicitor
to act as detective for the grand
jury.
The jury then retired and later re-
turned mo bill" in cases against the
following named persons:
Andrew Morans. Nick Gixelle, p.
AthanOs, A. r. Matson and M. ]. c.
'steiling, a. Tsopinolo. George Hontas
md Charles Coi,stan, q. Hass, Nick
Kannaspaulas, c. H. Christopolo, J.
Gratzick I. Heyman, F. Gratzick,
George L. Hockemeyer, James Hen
lerson, w. Timmons, G. Saragalos, T..
w. Dowling. A. L. Schultz, Tom
flynn. Sam Roper, George Abetto;
saac Gillerd, F. ]. Gratzick.
Judge Dantzler then addressed the
jury as part as follows:
Your report meant that there
were not twelve of you in favor OF a
true bill for it takes that many to
render true bill. You have had
many bills before at this term and
you have brought in no more than
three mo bills" except those Just
handed In. The findings of "no
bills" in twenty.four cases. indicates
20 my mind that there is some other
reason than the lack Of evidence, l
have my opinion, but it is not for me
to state 1t. / am satisfied that the
hnding was not unanimous. know
that there are some of you who fav.
ored true bills" The solicitor is not
detective for the grand jury. and
he Is not expected to 20 and gather
evidence. The possession Of a reve-
nue. license is sufficient for a truo h,,,