The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
CIRCUIT COURT
 SESSION OPENED
GRAND JURY IS CHARGED WITH VERY FoRcEFuL RESUME OF
 THE CRIMINAL LAWS.
Petit Jury Will Probably Today Rt- ceive It's First Case from the
 Justice Dockets.


 Circuit court was formally opened yesterday for the fall term when Cir cult Judge Gotham empanelled both grand and petit juries and delivered a most forceful charge to the former. The charge to the petit jury was de layed until the afternoon session as a courtesy from Judge Gotham to Dis trict Attorney Whitman of New York, who desired one of the jurors to tes- tify before commission here taxing evidence in New York murder case. Prosecuting Attorney Wood. Judge Huff, Judge Hogue, and Chancsllor Henderson had previously extended similar courtesies that would facilitate the work of the New York district at torney here
 The grand and petit juries are com posed of the following:
 Grand Jurors.
 H. J. Coomber
 Chas. Goslee.
 Douglas Hotchkiss.
 J A. Townsend.
 T. j. Bledsoe
 w. C. Gillian.
 John F Gilmore.
 c. r. Taylor.
 ]. Ed. Gross.
 J. B. McCullum.
 Walter Agney.
 J. D. Houpt.
 J. McEirath.
 J. M. Housley.
 W. O. Creason.
 R. L. Peters.
 Petit Jurors.
 F. w. Rowles.
 A. s. Reynolds.
 c. V. Love
 Walter Sammons
 F. A. Bradfeld.
 Geo. w. Jamison.
 B. F. Simonton.
 J. B. Forbes.
 c. s. Grover.
 H. F. Rector.
 Fred Simms.
 H. H. Twyford. Geo w. Bray
 George 7. Ellenbrook. John D. Erwin.
 Henry Bray
 Henry Mowrey.
 c. c. Parvin
 John w. Ritter.
 0. l.. Van Laningham.
 Warren Wilson.
 Fitz Burton
 Joe Kempner.
 Joe I,onginotti IT.
 The charge Judge Gotham made to the jury was probably the most ex- hal8tive ever made from the bench in this city. It was not what might be termed severe charge, for aside from special reference to some of the most malignant evils, the court was not harsh, but it covered thoroughly the criminal law, and plainly set forth the penalties. Judge Gotham read the charge except in instances when he discussed the various questions orally. First, Judge Gotham gave attention emphatically to the dynamiting of fish in this county. a severe offense. Par ticularly was this charge timely since there has been a congressional bill for hatchery here, that streams of the state might be stocked.
 Tn the matter of election frauds, Judge Gotham paid high tribute to recent conditions here, and declared that from his information and from what he had observed. the elections here were more free from corrupt in. fluences now than they had ever been before.
 In reference to the white slave traf- fife, to the crimes committed against young girls, and against women in gen. eral, Judge Gotham exhausted the law, defining how every violation col>i be reached, and urging the grand jury to give that protection to woman kind that was becoming of men interested in the purity of the homes and the wei fare of society.
 
 In discussing the gambling ques- ton, Judge Gotham recalled 4he re- cent developments in New York. show ing how millions of dollars were taken over by the grafters, how the police force was demoralized. and how mur der finally resulted He spoke Of the reference to graft of the last political campaign and urged that gambling and the attendant evils be investigated by the grand jury.
 In the matter of the law as applied to felonies, Judge Gotham declared that life had never been held so cheap, and that freaueptly men were sent to