The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-03-11
COBB SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENED MONDAY.
Judge Morris Charge to
!, Grand Jury. j. F. P.
Lindley Foreman.


A. Morris was present. it being the FRS
court held by him ia Cobb county. Ar
immense crowd flIed the court room
many standing in all the aisles.
The new solicitor. j. p Brooke, and his
assistants. Col. Howard Tate and Col.
Butt we're present in the active discharge
Of their duties.
The following grand jury were sworn in
j Lindley, foreman; w A Mcdonald, s
J Cason, CT Billiard. F Shaw. Picksns
Tate, L j KeheleY, @ P Scott, W L Cot.
trell, C A Kemp. e Coleman, R E But
Ter, Fl J Sprayberry. W M Gober. g W
Campbell, CF Morgan, r D Delk, W G
York, Fl B Paris, r B Brown, James B
Wsde, W P Hsrdage. D G Cole, ClerA.
Mr. Sp.atlin. of Powder Springs, bailiff.
Judge Morris charge to the grand jury
consumed about one hour and twenty min
utes. 1t was clear and explicit exposi-
ton or comment upon the various sections
of the code, made incumbent upon him to
give in charge.
He impressed upon the jury the impor-
lance Of their oath, that no cases can DC
discussed or disc iosed outside of the grand
jury room, but everything must be kept
secret, as the oath makes it mandatory;
that no grand Juror could 60 outside and
say, Tell Bill he had better look out, and
thus put on notice some one who could
escape. Don't allow anyone to talk to you
about any case, or approach you to block
the discharge OF your duty. II they do,
report to him, and there would he some.
thing doing. Secrecy OF the grand jury
room could only be divulged as witness.
Gambling, he said was generally accom>
panied by whiskey drinking and carrying
concealed weapons, as evidenced in the
trial last week OF young Smith, % years Of
age, in Milton county. sentenced for life
for killing companion ia "crap shoot
ing" game. You eau swear one man ems
gagged in gambling against another to get
an indictment.
The illicit sale OF whiskey was prohibited
by law. You cannot sell, keep for trade,
congregate and drink at place 0l bust
ness. 1t is good law. aud he believed
would remain on the statute books, but it
was hard matter to convict the violators,
owing to false swearing. A few convic>
tions for perjury and wearing OF stripes,
he believed, would prove beneficial He
didn't propose to dig up old matters, but
the enforcement OF law upon all alike
would create respect for law. You must
find true bills regardless of the standing of
the violator whether rich or poor, white
or black, regardless OF how or whom he
voted for, or what his politics were; that
every mar had right tovote as he pleases,
the same right he exercised for himself,
aud the grand Juror who would excuse or
IN account OF mans politics,
was not fit to he Juror.
He said there was no excuse for carry
ing concealed weapons.
In regard to disturbing religious worship
by being intoxicated or otherwise
would be severely punished if convicted
that it would be one of his hobbies
II you do disturb public Worship, and are
convicted in this court, you had just al
we'll tell your people at home goodbye, fol
there will be separation.
In regard to selling minors cigarettes
cigarette paper, or cigarette tobacco, tina
Was a violation OF the law he proposed t.
help break up il the grand jury would hell
him. Young boys seen on the street, a
country churches or elsewhere, CONSTANT,
striking matches and smoking these pois
onous cigarettes, blowing out brains ant
lungs, was on the increase. The evil hat
become go pernicious, that cigarette fen'
could not find employment in any respon
sible place of business where money i
handled. He had boy whom be hat
rather see drink whiskey than be a ciga
rette and coca-cola 6end. The impair
ment of the physical and mental facultie
were so great, that you just as well TAX
such boy and turn him over to the un
dertaker for burial, as far IS developin,
manhood snd usefulness was concerned.
Water ard lights on passenger train
we're required under the law.
Prisoners in jail are innocent unit
proven guilty, and entitled to human,
treatment, and not mistreatment snC
abuse,
The pension roll should be scrutinized
and those not entitled to be there shoulC
be eliminated.
He inveighed against any officer arrest
ing any one on trifing chsrge, get hi
weeks wages, COMPROMISE and then turf
him loose. The weak should be protected
against the strong, and such practice
were outrageous, and public officers woult
not be permitted to do so
1t was a violation OF law for hotels, res
taurants, or drug stores TO sell on Sun6a,