The log cabin Democrat., 1911-07-17
JUDGE CONDEMNS
"P|STOL-TOT|NC"
URGES SEYEREPENALTIES
JUDGE LANKFORD OPENS CIR
CUT COURT WITH STRONG
CHARGE TO GRAND JURY.

Declaring that strict enforcement
OF the law against carrying concealed
weapons would do more than any 9TH
er one thing to prevent crime. Judge
Eugene Lankford strongly urged the
grand jury to investigate closely all
alleged infractions of this law and
bring indictments against everyone
they deemed guilty of violating it,
when delivering his instructions to
that body on the opening of the July
term of the Faulkner circuit court
here this morning.
when a boy puts a pistol in his
pocket and gets few drinks of blind
tiger booze under his belt" said
Judge Lankford, sit furnishes a com
binatioI that almost sure to produce
trouble. Practically every murder
case which has been tried before me
since | have been on the bench,' the
Judge continued "would have been
avoided if some one had not illegally
carried pistol. The penalties for this
offense are not so severe as they
should be, but the law should be en-
forced to the letter, and when a de-
fendant charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons elects to fight his case
IN court, if found guilty, he should be
given the maximum instead of the
minimum fine" Judge Landlord COM
plimented Faulkner county upon the
| light criminal docket before the pres
ent term and said he believed this
county had fewer crimes than any in
his circuit
The court was called to order
promptly at 8 o'clock this morning,
and the impanelling and instructing
of the juries occupied practically all
of the morning session. Gus Bush of
Cypress, John Mitchell of Danley and
James Mabry of Harve townships
were excused from the grand jury,
which was impaneled as follows: P.
V. Hamilton, Benton; Pete Douglass,
California; jeff Pearson, Clifton; J.
d. Zellner, John Townsend, G. w. A.
| Wilson, j. H. Stubbs and A e. Liv-
ingston, Cadron; J. w. Mathews,
Enola; Frank Hamlet, Eagle; w. B.
Love, Hardin; James A. Davis, Mt.
Vernon; Tom Flippen, Newton; John
Connor, Mathews; Arthur Clanton,
Mt. Vernon and j. NJ Jeffries, Pierce
Greek. The court appointed Mr..
Stubs foreman and Mr.. Wilson was
elected clerk. Sheriff J. S. johnson
appointed his brother, John Johnson,
as special baihff for the grand jury.
The petit juries were impaneled as
follows: First panel-Jeff Gunter,
Bristol; Luther Bolls, J. R. johnson,
G. A. harley, John Whitten, w. j.
drummer, Tom Canada, B. T. Deal,
Lewis Taylor, G. l.. Bahner and R. A.
Reynolds, Cadron; Joe Adams, Bene-
dict.
Second PANEL. F. Cartwright
and r. F. Montgomery, Cypress; L..
T. Patton, Clifton; Terrell Lasley,
Enola; Bob Eadens, East Fork; j. R.
Holmes, Eagle, J. 7. Henry, Mt. Yer
non; C. d. Plant, Mountain; W. R.
McHenry, Palarm; J. d. Hallman,
Union; Robert Anthony, Eonla; ], M.
Bergman, Palarm.
The following cases on the criminal
docket were disposed of this morning:
State VS.. Robt. Chambers, forgery
(continued during good behavior) {;
dismissed
State VS.. Dave Hopkins, w. NJ.
Hughes, Dock Hughes, Hugh Hopkins
and Roy Ledrick. gaming; pleas of
guilty; fined $40 each.
State VS.. ID. w. Johnson. ]. l.. War
rem and William Warren violation Of
peddling act; continued pending de
cision Of supreme court.
State VS.. Arch Reynolds. selling H.
quor; plea Of guilty; fined $50.
State VS.. Floyd Smith, grand lar
ceny; dismissed at cost Of defendant
State VS.. Link Smith, trespass; dis
missed; state witness out Of state.
State VS.. Mathew Taylor, selling H.
quor; forfeiture on bail bond ordered
In the civil docket the case Of Geo
c. Brown against t. c. Watson was
reported compromised and was dis
missed