Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-19
COURT.
JUDGE T. B.. CARROLL AND H. H
BROOKS HOLD FIRST COURT
In Noxubee-Judse CAROLS Charge De-
livered in a Calm and Dispassionate
Manner, in Marked Contrast to
Some of His Predecessors.

livered in a Calm and Dispassionate
Manner, in Marked Contrast to
Some of His Predecessors.
The August Term of the Noxu-
bee County Circuit court con-
vened Monday morning at nine,
Hon. T. B. Carroll on the bench.
This is Judge CAROLS first ses-
sion here and the fact occasioned
much interest. Judge CaProll i'm
pressed every one with the quiet
dignity of his bearing and the
promptitude with which he put
the machinery of the court in mo-
ton. AS soon as the grand-jury
was organized the Judge began
his charge. It was delivered in
calm and dispassionate manner
with none Of the attempts at ora
tory that have disfgured similar
utterances of some of his prede-
cessors on this bench.
THE JUDGES CHARGES.
Men-ought to feel complimented on
being drawn on %juries. The law pre-
scribes higher qualifications for jurors
than for voters, not all voters being
qualified as jurors. The latter, so says
the law, must be intelligent men and of
good character, men of a higher class.
1t is important to have good men on
juries, good business men for much of
the county's important business passes
under their supervision. Not necessa-
rily town business men, merchants, etc.
but men of al occupations who manage
their own business we'll. The grand
jury must investigate the county pro-
perty, examine the county books and
the expenditure of the county's school
funds, roads, bridges, etc. They must
not only see that there is no misfea-
sance in office, but that nonfeasance is
corrected. Intelligent men to under
stand and good men to act are what is
needed on grandjuries. Criminals are
not apt to want to indict their own kind.
1t is often necessary in surgery to I'M
putate a limb to save the rest of the
body and life so it is often necessary,
painful as it may be, to amputate the
body polite, cut off some of it's dis
eased members to save the whole from
infection and corruption. The Judge
proposes TO deal with the grand-jury as
good intelligent men. knowing their
dutu opI wiUipr 70 do #
The charge then took w the several
matters specifically required by the
Code to be charged. Special emphasis
was laid on the illicit sale of liquor,
carrying concealed weapons and gamb-
ling. Centres of bad influence, if al
lowed to exist. became breeding places
of crime and should by all means, be
suppressed. The evil effects of liquor,
especially in this climate, and upon such
men as live here were finely expressed.
Great moral lessons, said the Judge,
were taught by juries. The pulpit was
the great place from which to learn
morality, but many men were there who
remembered moral lessons only when
taught them in the court room.
The good results in a material way of
a community being law-abiding was
touched on. Land values were higher,
labor conditions and wages bettered and
more assured, and social life safer and
pleasanter.
Too smaller fines being assessed by
Justices of the Peace were commended
on.
Secrecy as to the actions of the grand
jury was strongly charged. The Judge
commended the innovation of District
Attorney Brooks and County Attornry
Allgood in having witnesses before the
grandjury summoned in advance SO that
they nigh get down to work immedi
ately.