The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-14

Of life in Marietta Is llk" that OF
Goldsmiths "Swret Auburn. .oyelicst
village of the plain" peaceful and
an unwOntcd fever of excitement Not
only Is it court time. but public in
tcrcst Is cnhycnod by the cNtraCrdin
iry sensation Of session Of the
grand jury the second had since
statehood The grand jury was call.
cd by Judge Sti'wcll II. Russell upon
crs Of the county to The number OF
l5O
Judge Russcll's charge TO the grand
jury was in his usual trlnChant ycin
aud bristlos with homc-driycn. plain
spoken admCnitO1s and instructions
to the gllnd jurors upon their duties
and how to go about dscharging
them In order to produce the best re
suits for the people
"Pc sonal'y or Officially said The
! Judge. in his charge, Il did not see
! the necessity fer grand jury at this
/ time in this county have taken
/ great pride in stating In d.fiercnt por
tiOnS Of the state. that Love county
is SO far exemplary in its conduct
as a whole. or ~ the conduct of its
( people. that law and order seemed to
prevail here more universally than in
any county | knew Uf In the state.
Itut | was confronted. on my return
Ia this district from service in other
parts Of the state. with this petition
informing me that such a condition
seemed to exist here a. made grand
jury necessary and as the tax payers
have wilcd IL. being their servant,
yielded 10 :hcir wishes and you have
now boca cmpancllcd.
"A grand jury has this good effect
at all times, II nothing else. IL pre-
scnts a nucleus Of twelve good deter.
mined men for the investigation of
that which il wrong and adds a
whole lot OF terror to the arm of the
law against evil docrs
"a fearless. bold and determined
grand jury can instil more terror into
"A law breakers heart than any other
instrument OF the law, because he
doesn't know wh"a or how or wher,
II is going to strike.
Root Logging. while not the worst
crime in the calendar, is the fountain
head Of the worst crimes that are
committed
The man who sells dram now
and then on the sly does not. it is
true. poison the entire community
but the fellows who make a business
oi making men drunk in the hrS,
place and violating the law in the
next place are the promoters and or
iginators of most of the crime in
your community
1T il hard matter tn get AZ tn,
boot leggcr. because the men who
patroni2c them will commit perjury
10 shield the boot logger. and you
can't get the information out OF IN,
boot ut-leggcr himself. because he gen
fore he ever reaches the grand jury
room. How YOU are To arrive at tn,
facts. is for you To determine. but
will say this, and il will b. Of som,
c'p-it you have any one before yot
that refuses 10 answer your Qu, !
, tionS. you Just march him here be-
fore me- ard | will guarantee tha
he will be- ready 20 talk when h,
gets hack 10 your jury room"
judge Russell "a kcd Ia the jury q
length upon tn" pistol tOtiug habit
which h- characterized AS one ~ IN,
great banoS OF society.
'Pistoltoting and wh.skcy peddlini
an, the Sthm,sc twins of crime" sal,
the judge, There are two ways O
stopping this whisk"y traffic and pl-
duty in the fist place and indict IN
offenders, without fear ar favor, an,
Then when they com" To- trial in IN
' county court. which has jurisdiction
70 OF such oTon-cs and every MAJ ha
: the right 10 trial by jury--if they ar
" found guilty, let every whiskey pct
dl,r and every pistol toter got ti
limit of the Law, the very limit q
7 the hw GNr il 10 them every tim,
y II they are found guilty
IL The granu Jury VAS instructed b
Judge Russell TO look into the a
fairs of the officers of the count!
u II any OF the pubic officers of YOU
county are In arrears To your count.
If they owe your county or your pc,
pie any money, or are behind in the
settlements with the proper boards ,
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